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India has expanded its classrooms, but not always the teacher. For most Indian families, college is a promise. It is the room into which a parent sends their children with the stubborn, almost sacred belief that they will emerge altered, armed with a degree, a little poise, a vocabulary of ambition, and a job too.That…
MEERUT: Skeletal remains of a teacher were found in her home in Meerut on Saturday morning, five months after her death under mysterious circumstances. The teacher was identified as Priyanka Biswas.According to police, Priyanka’s father, Bhanu Biswas, had been keeping her body at the house for nearly five months. To prevent any odour, he allegedly…
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted fresh searches against former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and others as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam in the state, officials said.According to officials, two premises were searched in Kolkata, including Chatterjee’s residence and that of Prasanna Kumar…
BIJNOR: Two Urdu teachers (aged 25 and 30) were arrested in UP’s Saharanpur on Saturday after a widely circulated video allegedly showed a 10-year-old student being beaten inside a madrassa.The footage purportedly showed one teacher hitting the child with a stick while another holds him down as he screams and pleads to be released. A…
5 govt teachers caught drunk on Nepal trip with students (Image used for representational purpose only) PATNA: Five govt school teachers were arrested at the India-Nepal border in Supaul district on Friday for allegedly being drunk while escorting students on an educational tour. The teachers, from Madhepura and Khagaria districts, were returning from Nepal with…
2 brothers killed as speeding Thar rams bike at traffic lights CHANDIGARH: Slowing down at a traffic signal proved fatal for two brothers from Saharanpur when a speeding Mahindra Thar rammed their motorcycle near Kalagram late on Tuesday night. The SUV, driven by an 18-year-old, was later traced and the accused arrested before being released…
‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ has grabbed the Best Documentary Award at the BAFTA 2026. It was written and directed by David Borenstein. ‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ has grabbed the Best Documentary Award at the BAFTA 2026. It was written and directed by David Borenstein. At the 79th edition of BAFTA, the real events of a…
Union Budget 2026 is being pitched around growth, skills and competitiveness, but school education still gets judged by access—more classrooms, more enrolment. Education leaders argue the real test now is outcomes. Shiv Nadar School CEO Arti Dawar says sustained investment in teacher development, modern pedagogy, industry exposure and equitable tech access is essential to turn…
What Nobel laureate Roy Glauber revealed about intuition, guesswork, and scientific careers. (Getty Images) Scroll past enough career advice on social media and you’ll start to believe that success is a straight line: study hard, follow the method, master the rules, and the results will come. There’s a quiet but damaging myth many of us…
It began, like most modern education controversies do, with a court order meant to protect children—and ended with teachers being told (online) that they had been asked to do something they were never officially asked to do. On November 7, 2025, the Supreme Court, hearing Suo Motu WP(C) No. 5/2025 (“City Hounded by Strays, Kids…
