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Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in Bengal school paper

Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in Bengal school paper

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

In the question paper, issued in an exercise book of a Bengali-medium school for Madhyamik aspirants, the paper setter has asked them to identify several places on the map (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (referred to as 'Azad Kashmir' in Pakistan), the place where Gandhiji had first undertaken the Satyagraha movement, and the Chittagong battleground.

NIMHANS admissions to nursing, radiography courses

NIMHANS admissions to nursing, radiography courses

Rediff.com10 May 2010

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) invites applications for 3 bachelors' degrees.

Banerjee-Stalin to discuss 2024 LS polls in Chennai on Wednesday

Banerjee-Stalin to discuss 2024 LS polls in Chennai on Wednesday

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Chennai on November 2 and is likely to hold a meeting with her Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin to discuss their strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Poverty, surgery, power cuts: He still topped the CBSE

Poverty, surgery, power cuts: He still topped the CBSE

Rediff.com30 May 2012

All-India Central Board Secondary Examination Class XII topper Mohammad Ismat battled the odds to score a stunning 99.6 percent this year.

Neal Mohan, a shy student who is now YouTube boss

Neal Mohan, a shy student who is now YouTube boss

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

What does Neal Mohan, anointed the next CEO of YouTube, have in common with Sir Cliff Richard? They are alumni of St Francis' College. Mohan, who will take over the reins of the social media platform, is arguably the second most high-profile personality after the British music icon to be associated with the all-boys institution ensconced in the heart of Lucknow.

SC on CoWIN registration: What digital India in rural areas?

SC on CoWIN registration: What digital India in rural areas?

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The Supreme Court Monday posed searching questions to the Centre on the COVID-19 vaccine procurement policy and need for mandatory registration on the CoWIN app for people to get vaccinated without keeping in mind the real 'digital India' situation, observing that the policy makers must have an ear to the ground.

Woman I admire: She proved her haters wrong

Woman I admire: She proved her haters wrong

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

Rediff reader Dr Ravi P Bhatia tells us how his daughter fought the odds in her life.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

5 students on picnic among 9 killed in Kerala bus crash

5 students on picnic among 9 killed in Kerala bus crash

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Nine people, including five students, were killed after a private tourist bus hit a state-run KSRTC bus from behind at Vadakkenchery in Palakkad district, Kerala Road Transport Minister Antony Raju said on Thursday.

Kidnapped students killed in Delhi

Kidnapped students killed in Delhi

Rediff.com13 Feb 2007

The four assailants allegedly killed the children and dumped their bodies in a wood land.

ED grills Partha and Arpita in Bengal school jobs scam

ED grills Partha and Arpita in Bengal school jobs scam

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee who were arrested in connection with the school jobs scam, sources said.

Age no bar: Meet Nepal's 68-year-old student

Age no bar: Meet Nepal's 68-year-old student

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Poverty prevented Kami finishing his studies as a child. At 68, he goes to school six days a week to complete his studies and escape a lonely home life.

Naseeruddin Shah's Ajmer litfest event called off after protests

Naseeruddin Shah's Ajmer litfest event called off after protests

Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

Before the event, many right-wing activists protested outside the venue. One of the protesters also hurled black ink on the poster of Shah.

Schools in riot-hit Delhi closed till March 7

Schools in riot-hit Delhi closed till March 7

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), however, maintained that classes 10 and 12 examinations will be conducted as per schedule from March 2.

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory, Centre tells SC

COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory, Centre tells SC

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

'he Centre has not issued any mandate, the stand of centre is that it should be 100 per cent but it is not a mandate'

CBSE to scrap division or distinction for board exams

CBSE to scrap division or distinction for board exams

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

Earlier, the CBSE also did away with the practice of issuing merit lists to avoid unhealthy competition.

31 amazing innovations from young Indians

31 amazing innovations from young Indians

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), Ahmedabad shared the ideas that shined at the IGNITE 2015.

Tabligh members under treatment not cooperating: Docs to Delhi govt

Tabligh members under treatment not cooperating: Docs to Delhi govt

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

The doctors have also demanded enhanced security outside and within the hospitals where the Markaz evacuees have been admitted. A doctor said some patients evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz, the headquarters of Tabligh-e-Jamaat in south Delhi, don't follow instructions from doctors and are reluctant to take medicines.

Why Adhyayan is good for your child

Why Adhyayan is good for your child

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

The Adhyayan Quality Standard engages schools in self-review to improve education standards, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Menstruating girls prevented from planting saplings in Maha

Menstruating girls prevented from planting saplings in Maha

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The class 12 student of the science faculty claimed the teacher had told her and others that trees will not grow and burn if girls with periods plant them.

Atishi Marlena In Delhi's Hot Seat

Atishi Marlena In Delhi's Hot Seat

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

The Delhi battlefield may not be a cakewalk for the Rhodes Scholar.

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.

Ryan child murder: SIT teams search school campus

Ryan child murder: SIT teams search school campus

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

The SIT clicked photos and shot videos of the suspected places to examine the nature of the crime again.

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

4-year-old sexually assaulted in school, 2 teachers held

Rediff.com2 Dec 2017

The child after returning home on Thursday from her school - G D Birla Centre for Education - kept on crying and complained of severe pain. Her mother spotted blood stains on her clothes, he said. The girl told her mother that the physical training teacher had taken her to the washroom but could not narrate what happened thereafter.

Delhi riots toll reaches 38 as crime branch takes over cases

Delhi riots toll reaches 38 as crime branch takes over cases

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Eleven more deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 38, a senior Delhi Health Department official told PTI.

Gwalior school ragging case: Parents seek action against principal

Gwalior school ragging case: Parents seek action against principal

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Demanding action against principal of the prestigious Scindia School for allegedly not handling the recent ragging incident properly that led to a suicide attempt by Adarsh Singh, son of Bihar minister Jai Kumar Singh, parents on Thursday staged a protest in this connection.

DU to drop Pak poet Mohammed Iqbal who penned 'saare jahan se achha'

DU to drop Pak poet Mohammed Iqbal who penned 'saare jahan se achha'

Rediff.com27 May 2023

The university's academic council in a meeting on Friday had passed a motion for the removal of the chapter titled Modern Indian Political Thought.

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

'The more educated a young person is, the higher the chances of him or her remaining unemployed.'

Delhi polls: Stage set for vote count, results likely by 1pm

Delhi polls: Stage set for vote count, results likely by 1pm

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Counting of votes for the high-profile Delhi Assembly polls in which Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party are locked in a direct fight will be taken up on Tuesday and final results are likely to be available by 1 pm.

Assam passes bill to scrap state-run Madrassas

Assam passes bill to scrap state-run Madrassas

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

From April 1 next year, over 600 state-run Madrassas will be converted into upper primary, high and higher secondary schools with no change of status, pay, allowances and service conditions of the teaching and non-teaching staff.

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

'Love is a powerful, life-saving, drug'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

'My father is a postman. My mother is a homemaker. No one in my family had studied medicine.' 'I wanted to be the first doctor in my family so I could listen to people like me and help them feel better about themselves,' says Archana Vijayan, an MBBS student with a disability, who was initially denied admission into medical school, even after passing the NEET twice.

'I can feel Irrfan's presence'

'I can feel Irrfan's presence'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'

At least 14 dead in Arunachal landslide

At least 14 dead in Arunachal landslide

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

The incident occurred at 3 am when 17 labourers engaged in construction works were inside the camp.

Meghalaya village at risk of being cut off from India

Meghalaya village at risk of being cut off from India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

At Lyngkhong village in East Khasi Hills district, the foundation for the single line fence has been built but the fencing has been stopped due to protests of the residents.

Mid-day meal scare continues: Over 50 kids fall ill in MP, Goa

Mid-day meal scare continues: Over 50 kids fall ill in MP, Goa

Rediff.com27 Jul 2013

At least 35 students fell ill after consuming mid-day meal in a government primary school at Bhandi village in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh official sources said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday when children complained of stomach ache and vomiting after eating 'poha' served in the midday meal at the school.

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

'What can a teacher do that ChatGPT cannot?'

ED raids dozens in Bengal, including 2 ministers, seizes Rs 20 cr in cash

ED raids dozens in Bengal, including 2 ministers, seizes Rs 20 cr in cash

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out simultaneous raids at the houses of around a dozen people, including two ministers, in connection with its investigation into the teacher recruitment scam and seized huge amounts of cash.

All services will not attract Swachh Bharat cess

All services will not attract Swachh Bharat cess

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Cess upto 2 per cent will be levied

Why Modi chose Rajiv Mehrishi as the economic affairs secretary

Why Modi chose Rajiv Mehrishi as the economic affairs secretary

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

The new economic affairs secretary believes that doing more of the same cannot help; you must do things differently.

Royal family very much not racist, says UK's Prince William

Royal family very much not racist, says UK's Prince William

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

William, the Duke of Cambridge, also revealed that he had not spoken to his younger brother Harry since the interview was first broadcast over the weekend but plans to do so.