Raised in the slums, Ankita Singh's breakthrough came when she was crowned Miss Kolkata in 2018.
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Two days after the sexual assault on a 3-and-half-year-old girl student at a school in Bangalore, police are yet to arrest the culprit, as the state government on Thursday decided to file a criminal case against the institution for violating several rules.
'Children are always under some kind of pressure. Pressure to perform in examinations, peer pressure of all kinds, pressure to look good; their hormones are going crazy. And there's nobody to help them.
The SIT clicked photos and shot videos of the suspected places to examine the nature of the crime again.
'My Nani passed away in January 2016 and the house belonged to her and my Nana.' 'After they passed away, the family decided to sell the house.' 'My mother's immediate response was that we have to make a film in this house before it was sold.'
Few Harvard graduates are changing the way we teach students.
Eighteen-year-old Sana Samad is the second student after Kartik Sawnhey to have been allowed to pursue mathematics after Class 12 at the Delhi University.
Some 230 kilometres from Kolkata, in West Bengal's Birbhum district, 500 children stand out because of their 'unconventional' education, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Once the Covid crisis subsides in the state, the NEET exam this year, whether conducted or cancelled, could become an electoral issue next year, along with the BC-MBC reservations issue, especially the 'creamy layer' aspect, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The AAP leader, who has been recently in the news for supposedly dropping her second name, has been active in reforming the education and health sector.
The National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), Ahmedabad shared the ideas that shined at the IGNITE 2015.
'Ever since I heard the news, I have been trying to recollect his face. Unfortunately I have not been able to.' 'It seems he was a very quiet, studious boy.' 'I still do not know how I might have missed him.'
All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.
Ten days after it came to light that a four-and-a-half-year-old boy inserted his finger and a sharpened pencil in the private parts of his classmate in a Delhi school, the girl's mother says the biggest hurdle in getting justice for her daughter is to battle the disbelief that she faces since the accused is so young.
'I have to fight to ensure something like this doesn't happen to any other child, that no other parent faces what we are going through.' 'That is how I will find strength.'
Amid the row over her educational qualification, Union Minister Smriti Irani had asked the Delhi University not to disclose it to an RTI applicant, the School of Open Learning has told the Central Information Commission.
At no stage is a student encouraged to develop further curiosity in a subject and those who do stumble upon their passion or interest do so more by chance than design.
Students would enjoy the two weeks of festival time and then brace themselves for the examinations.
If the prime minister wants the tension of examinations to ease up, he may have to look at some more serious reform of India's education system than holding festivals
'More than 1,000 start-ups are created from colleges, and more start-ups are coming up every year.'
What gets forgotten in the German vs Sanskrit debate is the poor standard of teaching in India.
A former US military lieutenant travels to India to fight a battle of another kind. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met Robin Chaurasiya and the girls whose lives she is changing -- one day at a time.
Doctor who conducted the post-mortem says the child died of excessive bleeding.
In an online chat with readers overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to international admissions
And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta.
While there is no denying that certain sections of the community deserve aid, the politics of reservation can be suicidal for India.
Following her spat, 'Aunty National' Irani took to Facebook to speak out against her detractors. Here's the Facebook post in response to her critics which Rediff.com represents verbatim:
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right international university.
Overseas consultant NNS Chandra shares crucial advice for students aspiring to study abroad.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
From Dindigul to Google and Chennai, this entrepreneur has travelled a full circle riding on English
SC sought reply from Centre and Haryana over the boy's father's plea seeking CBI probe.
Make The World Wonderful, an NGO founded by Meghana Dabbara in 2015, is on a mission to set up 2,500 child adoption programme centres by 2023.
Many exemptions make little sense, such as a monthly exemption of Rs 100 for college education and Rs 300 for hostel fees.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
In an online chat with readers overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to international admissions.
