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Protesters in India are celebrating after the resignation of the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Tens of thousands of young people had been demonstrating in Delhi, demanding Pradhan resign after exam paper leaks and testing irregularities. Now Pradhan has resigned, the protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been called off. CJP is a national movement born out of a satirical campaign, rather than an actual party, and has faced heavy police crackdowns.Read more here. Source link
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday accused the previous TMC and Left Front governments of destroying the education system in the state, and said the current BJP dispensation was undertaking reforms to restore Indian culture, traditions and nationalist values in school education.Addressing a programme organised by Vivekananda Vidya Vikash Parishad, Adhikari alleged that the previous governments had altered the education system and curriculum in a manner that weakened the state’s cultural heritage and national consciousness.Also Read: Suvendu Adhikari slams ‘Azadi’ slogans at JU, says time to end threat culture”It is the duty of a state government to…
Amravati: A seven-member committee headed by public health services commissioner Sanjay Katkar will probe the fire at District Women’s Hospital (Dufferin Hospital) in Amravati and submit its report within eight days. Govt will take stringent action against all those found guilty, Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar announced here on Monday.Abitkar was addressing a news conference after visiting the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) where a fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, killing three newborns due to suffocation.Terming the incident “unfortunate”, Abitkar said the expert committee will examine all aspects of the tragedy and pinpoint the exact fault.…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S.Washington: The Trump administration proposed rules to strip private schools of their tax-exempt status if they consider race in areas like admissions and scholarships, the latest move in a wider push to transform US education.Under proposed regulations issued by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, a private school would not qualify for the status if it “discriminates on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin.”The agencies estimate that this could impact as many as 18,000 private educational institutions.Since returning…
‘Hanuman Ansh’ has turned into a surprise box office winner, raking in Rs 61 crore net in India over 27 days since its release. Interestingly, before the spiritual drama made its way to theatres, director Vishal Chaturvedi faced a rejection that, in hindsight, pushed him to move forward with the story of Neem Karoli Baba, also known as Maharaj Ji. Vishal recently opened up about pitching the project to an OTT platform, revealing that he got emotional while narrating the story during the meeting.Vishal Chaturvedi recalls breaking down during the pitchIn an interview with India TV, Vishal shared, “I had…
Imagine reaching retirement with a bond portfolio that works like a staircase. One bond matures this year, another next year, and another the year after, giving you access to money at different points instead of having to unlock the entire investment at once. This is the idea behind a bond ladder: spreading maturities across time so your money becomes available at different points of time, while giving you opportunities to reinvest as interest rates change.Time diversificationThe strategy is essentially a form of time diversification. Instead of putting a large sum into bonds that all mature together, the investor spreads the…
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.The decision on Thursday (September 3, 2026) marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle that Mr. Trump urged GOP-run states to launch last year. Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms.Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, said she would immediately appeal to the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets young space entrepreneurs and innovators in New Delhi on August 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 23, 2026) called upon the country’s private space sector to build an ecosystem that can attract global talent, companies and investment, saying the country should create an “aura” that makes it a destination for people seeking to build careers in the sector.Mr. Modi was interacting with the CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups here as India marked the third National Space Day. The day is observed on August 23 to…
A White House website featuring arcade games is photographed on a computer screen (Picture credit: AP) TOI correspondant from Washington: America has spent 250 years arguing about how it was built. The White House has now settled the matter in the most authoritative medium available to the United States: a video game.The Trump administration on Friday unveiled “Arcade,” five retro-style games on the official White House website, turning pieces of President Trump’s MAGA agenda into pixelated entertainment. The collection includes games titled “Build the Wall,” “Rio Run,” “Supply Line,” “Flappy Bill” and “Trump Savings Tycoon.”If this sounds like something dreamed…
Burnham is unusual in politics because even colleagues who are furious that he ousted Sir Keir Starmer say he is an affable and decent person.But does he have the experience and skills to pick Labour’s morale up off the floor, and tackle the deep problems the country has?One old friend wonders: “He is a lovely bloke, but I just don’t know if he is up to it – that is the honest question.”Being Mr Nice Guy isn’t enough to be an effective prime minister in a confusing and brutal political era.But you can be ruthless with a smile, and Andy…