Bengaluru: Nearly 22% of teachers’ posts in Karnataka government schools are vacant, a NITI Aayog report said, placing the state among those with a significant staffing gap in school education.Against the total sanctioned strength of 1,78,935 for 41,088 government primary schools, there’s a shortage of 38,163 teachers.Quoting from project approval board meetings of 2025, the…
Madhav Tiwari (BCCI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Madhav Tiwari still remembers how tiring bowling used to feel. As a 13-year-old kid in Indore, newly introduced to leather-ball cricket after changing schools, batting was the only thing that truly excited him. Bowling, in comparison, felt like labour. “I really liked batting. I wanted to become a batsman. Bowling…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his proposal to increase taxes on wealthy property owners, warning it could harm the city’s economy.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Sadly, Mayor Mamdani is DESTROYING New York! It has no chance! The United States of America should not…
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has announced a new system to punish streamers who use viewbots to fake their viewer numbers. The platform said it has been working on this problem for a long time because many creators use outside services to make their streams look more popular than they really are. Twitch says this hurts…
NEW DELHI: Flight operations resumed at Pune airport after the repair work was completed on “war footing” following an incident involving Indian Air Force aircraft.In a social media post on X, Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said that runway repair work at Pune airport had been completed and the air traffic…
MUMBAI: In the HSC results declared on Saturday, city colleges reported stable overall outcomes but indicated tighter evaluation standards.“Correction looked tougher, and English seems to have pulled down scores,” said HR College principal Pooja Ramchandani. At St Xavier’s College, vice-principal Savio D’Souza linked the dip to declining attendance. “Students need to return to attending lectures…
NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR is likely to witness light rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with speeds of 30-50 kmph over the next two hours, according to a warning issued by the Regional Weather Forecast Centre in Delhi on Monday.The weather activity expected to affect several districts in Haryana, including Fatehabad, Hisar, Rohtak, Sonipat, Jind and…
NEW DELHI: At least one in four smartphones manufactured in India is now produced by domestic contract manufacturers, signalling a quiet but significant shift in the country’s electronics ecosystem.The rise has been led by Dixon Technologies and Bhagwati Products, with Dixon emerging as the country’s largest device maker, overtaking Samsung Electronics in overall production volumes…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly preparing for another visit to Britain as discussions around reconciliation with the royal family continue.image credit (Instagram) The controversy surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s expected return to the United Kingdom is growing. There’s certainly a lot of buzz about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry coming back home…
Former US first lady Dr Jill Biden revealed she was interested in keeping a diamond gifted to her by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but ultimately returned it to the federal government after learning that US officials valued it far above its stated price.In her memoir “View from the East Wing: A Memoir,” Biden offers a…
