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NEIPA National Conference on Innovations and Good Practices in Educational AdministrationNew Delhi: The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) has brought together 84 district and block-level education officers from 22 states and Union Territories to present and discuss innovations developed to address challenges in school education administration.The two-day National Conference on Innovations and Good Practices in Educational Administration, which began in New Delhi on September 2, focuses on how education officers are addressing issues such as school infrastructure, teacher capacity, technology use, resource mobilisation and community participation at the local level.The conference also features the Awards for Innovations…
Mukul Dev’s untimely demise at the age of 54 left the film industry and audiences grieving last year. About two months after his death, the Ajay Devgn-Mrunal Thakur comic caper ‘Son Of Sardaar 2’ (2025) hit screens, featuring him in a significant role, which many assumed would be his last on-screen appearance. That assumption, however, turns out to be incorrect, as the late actor is set to appear once more in the upcoming spy comedy ‘Udta Teer’.Mukul Dev’s role in ‘Udta Teer’According to Bollywood Hungama, a major chunk of ‘Udta Teer’ was shot in 2024, and that’s when Mukul Dev…
Nepal’s devastating flash floods have killed over 1,100 people, with nearly 4,000 still missing. Rescue and relief operations continue as authorities search for survivors and provide aid to affected communities. Source link
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made an overnight change to the Form I-864, which is the ‘Affidavit of Support’ filed by those sponsoring family members for a green card. From Aug 31, only the new version will be accepted for filings submitted on or after this date – no grace period is available for continued use of the older form.American Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AILA) points out a notable change in the new version. “It includes a privacy release that authorizes USCIS to request credit related information (about the sponsor) from one or more consumer reporting agencies.”“If a…
The German government said on Tuesday that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural center in Berlin. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said intelligence findings indicated that individuals involved in the attack were acting on behalf of Russian state agencies. “Taken together, police investigations, patterns of the offenses and intelligence findings establish Russian responsibility for the attempted attack at Leipzig Airport,” he said. Standing alongside Dobrindt, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Germany did not view Leipzig as an isolated incident. “It…
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) NEW DELHI: Delhi govt has discontinued the existing rank-capping system for admissions to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), opening up the possibility of a wider pool of candidates competing for seats that remain vacant after regular counselling rounds.The move comes against the backdrop of 29,153 vacant seats across IPU-affiliated institutions over the last three academic sessions, according to university data. In 2023-24, of the total intake of 39,398, 27,482 students were admitted, leaving 11,916 seats vacant. The vacancies fell to 8,512 in 2024-25, against an intake of 40,604, and stood at 8,725 in…
A Kargil War veteran attempted suicide after being denied a meeting. BENGALURU: A retired Indian Army veteran who served in the 1999 Kargil War allegedly attempted suicide after he was reportedly prevented from meeting Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara to plead for a land grant that has remained pending for more than 24 years.Naik (Retd.) Shivananda Reddy, who was attached to the Indian Army’s Maratha Light Infantry and was injured during the Kargil War, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital, sources said.The incident allegedly occurred on August 29 when Reddy attempted to meet Parameshwara and seek his…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is set to leave for the UK on Sept 11 for a four-day visit, during which he is expected to participate in the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with prospective investors.According to sources, the state govt has made elaborate arrangements for Vijay’s first overseas trip since taking charge as chief minister in May. “The govt has just received clearance from the Union ministry of external affairs. Details of the MoU signings with investors will be known shortly,” said a source familiar with the developments. The govt has kept the visit under…
Ahmedabad: An Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) employee was allegedly threatened with a knife and abused by a man who objected to civic staff taking away his unregistered pet dog, police said.The incident occurred near Amber Tower in Sarkhej on Monday afternoon when AMC sanitary sub-inspector Nitin Solanki (45) was accompanying colleagues after they had caught a dog near the Sarkhej Roza cemetery.According to the complaint filed with Sarkhej police, Solanki works with the AMC’s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) at Jamalpur. His team carries out vaccination, sterilisation and dog-catching operations under the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023.Around 1.30pm, Solanki…
Two brothers allegedly assaulted their elderly parents after a dispute over land. PUNE: Two brothers allegedly assaulted their elderly parents with wooden sticks after getting angry over the sale of land owned by their mother in Maharashtra’s Pune district, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on the evening of August 30 at Tarangwadi village in Indapur tehsil.According to a complaint filed by 65-year-old farmer Tukaram Raut, he and his ailing wife, Anjana, were out for a walk when their two sons, who live separately with their families in Malwadi, arrived in a car.The brothers allegedly questioned the couple about…