In the first mass contact programme of its kind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact live with millions of young students and teachers across the nation on Friday on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
India has suffered the brunt of terrorism, including that of the cross-border variety, he said.
Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from? Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Bollywood stars celebrate Teacher's Day by sharing anecdotes and childhood memories with their teachers.
Their one-liners are pithy, sharp and can never be forgotten. Happy Teacher's Day, Dear Teacher.
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This "offer" comes days after Banerjee had threatened to stage a sit-in outside the Raj Bhavan to protest against his "holding back" bills passed by the state assembly.
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has appointed the interim VC of another state-run university amid a row over his move to appoint such officials in varsities that have remained headless for months.
It was a poor weekend at the box office.
Let teachers tell you what they'd like as a Teachers Day gift.
Readers remember their favourite teachers ahead of Teachers Day which will be celebrated on September 5.
Students and Teachers at a women's college in Srinagar took part in a tug of war competition on Teachers Day.
Speaking at an event in Nagpur, he also said the 'Akhand Bharat' or undivided India will become a reality before today's youngsters become old, as those who separated from India in 1947 are now feeling that they made a mistake.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday.
The Centre's move to celebrate Teachers' Day as 'Guru Utsav' and the planned interaction of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with school children on that day have kicked up a controversy with opposition Congress and others, including Bharatiya Janata Party allies Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Pattali Makkal Katchi, slamming the government.
Readers talk about their favourite teachers ahead of Teacher's Day.
Readers talk about their favourite teacher ahead of Teachers Day.
Readers remember their favourite teachers ahead of Teacher's Day which will be celebrated on September 5.
Stars love to travel, and document their adventures on social media.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Monday.
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Political opposition notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech reaches lakhs of students in the state this Teachers' Day.
In the spirit of Teacher's Day, here's looking at some life lessons that our stars could do with.
Assistant professors hired for the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme staged a series of protests against the government in New Delhi over their jobs that will be terminated on September 30, 2021.
'You taught me everything I needed to learn slowly and surely.'
If state and central governments came together, Kejriwal said that within 5 years, all government schools in the country could provide best education to students.
On this Teachers Day, I once again bow my head as I remember all the teachers who had taught me in school, college, military academy, army courses and so on. But Ms Shantha Potty Aunty, this one more head bow is specially for you, admirably says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
Miss India Universe runner-up, Aradhana Buragohain talks about her mother.
What's the best thing you learned from your teacher? Share your stories.
Silver medallist at Olympics and World Championship, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu has turned film producer to pay tribute to her coach Pullela Gopichand through a digital film on Teachers' Day on Tuesday.
On the occasion of Teacher's Day, September 5, we invite you, dear readers, to share your pictures with your teachers.
A special screening was held at Yash Raj studios, and quite a few film folk attended it.
President Pranab Mukherjee donned the hat of a teacher on Friday and gave lessons in Political History to XI and XII graders of a Delhi school on the eve of Teachers Day.
Undeterred by the pandemic, Deep Narayan Nayak, a school teacher in a village in Bengal, changes countless lives for the better. Payal Singh Mohanka reports on this Extraordinary Indian.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday addressed teachers on the eve of Teachers' Day in New Delhi.
The card offers special features like multiple reward points, weekend bonanza points, petrol surcharge waiver and 500 special gift reward points to be credited annually on the Teachers day, HDFC Bank said in a statement.
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