Being driven to abandon Indian middle-class values, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I find myself squirming with mental disquiet when I hear headlines like 'Imagine......
The inquiry committee formed by Jadavpur University to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a fresher has concluded that the victim was singled out for severe pre-planned ragging,......
'My friend scored higher than me in the 12th exam, but he could not clear NEET because his parents could not pay the fees for private coaching.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com listens to the voices at......
A raging battle broke out between activists of an ultra-left organisation with Bharatiya Janata Party's Yuva Morcha members on Thursday as the saffron party leader Suvendu Adhikari's convoy came up......
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has issued guidelines urging students to desist from asking fellow students for details that might reveal their caste and instead encouraged them......
Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......
Global oil prices have slumped and India has access to larger amounts of discounted Russian crude oil, yet refiners are not passing on their savings to consumers. IMAGE: A petrol filling station......
IMAGE: In recent weeks, three airline pilots have tested positive for psychotropic substances.Kindly note the image from the film Runway 34 has been posted only for representational purposes........
No longer Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, Mamata's principal chief advisor, will still advise and aid the 'chief minister and finance department on all matters relating to management of......
IMAGE: Kindergarten student Tejas Tiwari achieved his first rating (of 1149) at the first Late Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Open FIDE rated chess tournament in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. Photographs:......
IMAGE: Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said he still stands by his statement that he will hang himself if even one of the allegation against him is proven to be......
IMAGE: Wrestlers wear black bands during their ongoing protest. Photographs: PTI Calling it a "black day", the protesting grapplers and their supporters on Thursday wore black bands with......
'We request the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to get justice delivered as soon as possible because we as well as the nation are at a loss while we keep sitting here for the protest.' IMAGE:......
IMAGE: Competing in the 57-kilogramme (125-pound) category, Obed Hrangchal, right, won the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the Galilee last week. Photographs: PTI Obed Hrangchal, a......