Enrollment in government schools across India has fallen from 71 per cent in 2005 to 49.24 per cent in 2024-25, according to a latest report released by NITI Aayog on the country’s school education system.As government school enrolment declined, private schools expanded steadily over the years. The report says private institutions now make up 44.01…
Dr Sameer Malhotra, during Let’s D-Stress Workshop at IIT Delhi, organised by The Times of India on Wednesday New Delhi: At noon, under a scorching April sun at IIT-Delhi, a student stood before a wall, phone in hand, thumb frozen mid-scroll.Freshly pinned-up chits read: “Scrolling between work”, “YouTube I can’t quit,” and a playful “Scrolling…
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man was killed and three members of his family were injured after a car collided with their motorcycle on Vikas Marg in east Delhi early Thursday morning. The driver of the car was apprehended at the spot by passers-by, police said.According to police, a PCR call was received at Shakarpur police…
Safety for women is often perceived as deeply divided, almost as if it exists in two different worlds at the same time. On the one hand, there are places where everyday life moves relatively peacefully. On the other hand, there are regions shaped by war, instability, and deep-rooted social challenges. Countries ranked among the most…
Kolkata: BJP has sent out 1,000 special invites for VVIPs — that include judges, industrialists, writers, actors and other important members of the society — to attend the swearing-in on Saturday. That apart, 9,000 other invites are being sent to senior BJP functionaries, family members of state icons and former state representatives. Preference is being…
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate’s Hyderabad unit has conducted searches at 12 locations in Hyderabad and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh as part of its probe into an alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state. The searches targeted key aides of former chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.The premises searched were linked to several individuals, including…
High-voltage electricity substation with transformers, switchgear, and transmission lines distributing power to the regional grid. Gurgaon: A persistent shortage of natural gas has become a major stress point in Haryana’s power supply system, leaving several gas-based generating stations stranded and forcing the state to rely heavily on additional power procurement for the summer.The Haryana Power…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana police have arrested two city residents who worked as couriers for miscreants running IPL betting and hawala money transactions. The police said that the accused duo would arrange mule accounts for their bosses, and those accounts were further used in hawala transactions. The arrested accused are Shubham Dikshit of Grewal Colony and Vikas…
Varanasi: A 27-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife and mother-in-law to death at Bachhaeepur village in Ballia late Saturday after his in-laws refused to send his wife with him. His minor son and father-in-law were injured in the attack, police said.Ballia SP Omveer Singh said the accused, Amit Gupta, a resident of Singhachaur under Gadwar…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday said the state assembly must function as a forum where even parties with a single MLA receive the same respect and opportunity as the ruling party.Delivering his maiden speech in the assembly, Vijay said democracy could flourish only when all the voices in assembly were given equal…
