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Tension in Bengal school over demand for allowing saffron scarf during exams

Tension in Bengal school over demand for allowing saffron scarf during exams

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

The students demanded they be allowed to don the scarves while writing papers for the pre-board exams of class 12 claiming that some of their batchmates had already turned up in the previous day's exams wearing 'hijab', the spokesperson said.

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

It said since the appellant at present would be more than 20 years old, there was no requirement of sending him to the Juvenile Justice Board or any other child care facility or institution.

Target: Eject Modi!

Target: Eject Modi!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The full-court press on India over Ukraine, the BBC 'documentary', the Oxfam report, the Hindenburg attack on Adani and obliquely on the Indian economy, and any number of other acts are signs that India is a target, warns Rajeev Srinivasan.

Sena stages walkout before voting on CAB

Sena stages walkout before voting on CAB

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

The party had supported CAB in Lok Sabha. Sena MP said the govt did not give satisfactory answers to the concerns raised by the party.

'I didn't want to be shot by my friends'

'I didn't want to be shot by my friends'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

IAF Flying Officer Jawahar Lal Bhargava was forced to stayed in the POW camp at Rawalpindi for the year that followed only to be released in December 1972.

SEE: Gayle looks to rally around new 'head boy' KL Rahul

SEE: Gayle looks to rally around new 'head boy' KL Rahul

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

Chris Gayle had arrived in the UAE last week and he was then confined to his room for six days as he underwent quarantine as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus.

A municipal school produces karate champs

A municipal school produces karate champs

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

A municipal school in Tamil Nadu is encouraging its students to excel in karate and chess.

CSK's U-19 WC star Hangargekar accused of age-fudging

CSK's U-19 WC star Hangargekar accused of age-fudging

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Maharashtra State Sports Commissioner Omprakash Bakoria has written to the Board of Control for Cricket in India seeking 'strict action' against India Under-19 World Cup-winning member Rajvardhan Hangargekar for age fraud.

'Kasab is alive!' Witness claims in Pakistani court

'Kasab is alive!' Witness claims in Pakistani court

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

"Mudassir Lakhvi, the headmaster of a primary school in Faridkot, where Ajmal Kasab studied for three years told the court that he taught Kasab and he is alive," a court official said on Thursday.

France issues terror alert after shooting at school

France issues terror alert after shooting at school

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

The suspect who was arrested was a 17-year-old pupil at the high-school.

Shahbaz: Maths-loving cricketer makes it to the top!

Shahbaz: Maths-loving cricketer makes it to the top!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

While he has 57 first-class, 24 List A and 39 T20 wickets at domestic level, Shahbaz Ahmed does have the ability to punch above his weight.

The teacher's daughter making naval history

The teacher's daughter making naval history

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

Sub Lieutenant Shivangi, the daughter of a village headmaster in Bihar, will conduct maritime reconnaissance and search and rescue missions.

1971 War: Solitary Confinement In Pakistan

1971 War: Solitary Confinement In Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Dec 2022

''I heard from the Pakistani brigadier that Flying Officer Pradeep Apte had been killed after he ejected safely and tried to escape. This news sent a chill up my spine. I had been lucky so far...'

PIX: Tempers boil as Kyrgios stuns Tsitsipas; Nadal cruises

PIX: Tempers boil as Kyrgios stuns Tsitsipas; Nadal cruises

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

Images from the men's singles action at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.

Engineer turned cricketer is now an RCB fan favourite

Engineer turned cricketer is now an RCB fan favourite

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Shahbaz, one of the pillars of the Bengal Ranji Trophy side, is also an integral part of Royal Challengers Bangalore

'You can kill me if you want'

'You can kill me if you want'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

'They asked me if I was a devout Muslim and if I could recite the Kalma.' Flying Officer Jawahar Lal Bhargava knew his game was up. 'They threatened me with dire consequences if I didn't tell the truth.'

Did senior players scuttle Dravid's plans for Team India?

Did senior players scuttle Dravid's plans for Team India?

Rediff.com21 May 2021

'Dravid was really invested in India becoming the best team in the world.' 'Sadly, not everyone in the team had the same feeling. They would rather concentrate on being in the team.'

Runway 34 Review

Runway 34 Review

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Runway 34 is a clumsy cocktail of Hollywood movies spiked with the Bollywood brand of God complex, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Maoists abduct school teacher in West Bengal

Maoists abduct school teacher in West Bengal

Rediff.com6 Mar 2010

A group of Maoists kidnapped a school headmaster in West Bengal's Bankura District on Friday evening and threatened to kill him if the state government failed to release the six villagers arrested after police officer Rabi Lochan Mitra's murder. On Friday evening, the armed Maoists barged into Shibram Satpathy School in Sarulia village of the District and went around searching for its headmaster Ranjit Duley.

Students found dusting classrooms in Jammu school

Students found dusting classrooms in Jammu school

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

Students of a government school on Wednesday were found dusting and cleaning classrooms during a surprise inspection by education minister

The Maha village where children speak Japanese

The Maha village where children speak Japanese

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

Gadiwat village, located 25 km from Aurangabad city, may not have access to good roads and other necessary infrastructure, but Internet connectivity has proven to be a boon for children studying at the local Zilla Parishad school.

Kerala: One year imprisonment for burning Tricolou

Kerala: One year imprisonment for burning Tricolou

Rediff.com9 Aug 2008

Headmaster of an upper primary school in Kerala was on Saturday sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a lower court in connection with a case of burning the National Flag on Republic Day in 2005.

What's the big fuss about this model's armpit hair?

What's the big fuss about this model's armpit hair?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2017

Gigi Hadid flaunted her unshaven underarm hair on Instagram and people are grossed out!

How Sachin Tendulkar helped a tribal village school in Bengal

How Sachin Tendulkar helped a tribal village school in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

To his die-hard cricket fans, Sachin Tendulkar is 'God', something a tribal village in West Bengal swears by after the Rajya Sabha MP intervened to fund the reconstruction of a 51-year-old neglected school.

Rift brewing between Langer and Australia players?

Rift brewing between Langer and Australia players?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

The report suggested that Langer is no longer able to cope up with demands of being a three-format coach.

MUST READ: Modi's dos and don'ts to debutant party MPs

MUST READ: Modi's dos and don'ts to debutant party MPs

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

From avoiding speaking unnecessarily to the media, to avoid power brokers in the capital, to barring them from touching his feet -- headmaster Modi doled out advice to the Bharatiya Janata Party's class of 2014 - the first-time party members of Parliament who are yet to find their feet in the national capital, writes Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal

'I see the genius of the Indian people'

'I see the genius of the Indian people'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

'Never lose your optimism. Never lose your aspiration and never -- even if India becomes a prosperous consumer society -- never ever lose that shining light in your eyes,' advises Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster of the Doon School.

Rajan is doing his bit, will the politicians follow?

Rajan is doing his bit, will the politicians follow?

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

It took three years of collective fiscal profligacy and policy mismanagement to cause this crisis.

Rape: Juvenile accused a minor, says school principal

Rape: Juvenile accused a minor, says school principal

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The school principal of the juvenile accused in the December 16 gang rape case on Tuesday submitted before a Juvenile Justice Board that as per the school records, he is 17 years and six months old.

Pranab Mukherjee: Mirati man who craved slice of village

Pranab Mukherjee: Mirati man who craved slice of village

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

From the dusty lanes of Mirati, life took the scholar politician to the imposing Rashtrapati Bhavan through a warren of powerful offices he held, but the village stuck, the bond only grew stronger.

'BJP will pay the price for ignoring us'

'BJP will pay the price for ignoring us'

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

Rajasthan's teachers plan to teach Vasundhara Raje a lesson.

'In the city, you see only masked human beings'

'In the city, you see only masked human beings'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

'Villagers are people without masks.' 'That is why I call them genuine human beings.' 'As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.'

'There is an anti-BJP wave'

'There is an anti-BJP wave'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

'The projects that the government started to bring within Goa were totally anti-Goa and anti-people.' 'Can anyone describe a project as development when it is going to cause wanton destruction of people's houses, their surroundings and livelihoods and destruction of forests?'

PIX: School days are here again in Maharashtra

PIX: School days are here again in Maharashtra

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

Schools across Maharashtra resumed physical sessions for classes 5 to 12 on Monday after being shut for over a year-and-a-half in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with students being welcomed back on campuses with flowers, balloons, sanitisers and social distancing protocols.

Right to Education: PM writes to lakhs of students across India

Right to Education: PM writes to lakhs of students across India

Rediff.com18 Oct 2011

Marking the formal launch of a year-long campaign for the Right to Education, head masters of 13 lakh primary schools across the country will be reading out a letter written by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to their students, on November 11. The message of Dr Singh, which is being translated into 14 Indian languages, is to encourage children, parents and 60 lakh school teachers to take extra efforts to realise the goal of RTE.

Record! 19 students bag top 10 positions in WB Class 12 exam

Record! 19 students bag top 10 positions in WB Class 12 exam

Rediff.com29 May 2015

In a record of its kind, students from a boarding school with no access to mobile phones and TV sets have made it to the Top 10.

8 things India needs to do urgently

8 things India needs to do urgently

Rediff.com14 Aug 2010

'Yes, we have come far. We have progressed. Does that give us comfort? Probably, not. We have to solve more complex problems to move forward and we are impatient.'

School benefits from IPL's HEAT initiative

School benefits from IPL's HEAT initiative

Rediff.com21 Apr 2009

IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi has donated R100,000 (Rs five lakh) to a high school in Port Elizabeth as part of the IPL's Help Educate and Teach (HEAT) initiative.

SHOCKER: Teen goes to school restroom complaining of pain, delivers baby

SHOCKER: Teen goes to school restroom complaining of pain, delivers baby

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

She went to the bathroom complaining of stomach ache and gave birth there much to the amazement and shock of the teachers.

Seven things Harry Potter fans didn't notice

Seven things Harry Potter fans didn't notice

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

Albus Dumbledore was gay. Here's why.