Uttarakhand achieves full literacy status under NEP 2020 after meeting adult literacy benchmarks DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand has become the country’s sixth fully literate state under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme, marking a significant milestone in its adult education journey. The state secured the status…
Kylian Mbappe, and Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla (AP Photos) Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla has escalated her bitter feud with France captain Kylian Mbappe, launching a fresh verbal attack on the World Cup winner and refusing to apologise for the racist remarks that have sparked widespread international condemnation.The Paraguay opposition lawmaker, who earlier described Mbappe as…
Some days, you want to be noticed for all the right reasons. You may have a significant meeting, a date, a family function, an interview, or an event where you meet new people. On those days, the colour you choose to wear can have a powerful influence on how you feel and how others respond…
New Delhi: A cab driver allegedly threatened and attempted to assault a man with a stick following a minor collision inside Dwarka Expressway tunnel in southwest Delhi, with a video of the incident now going viral on social media. Police said efforts are under way to identify and trace the cab driver, who fled the…
Mumbai: CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the BMC, which has Rs 78,000 crore saved in banks, should use part of the deposits to finance projects in the city where it will earn a much higher return.He said BMC’s deposits earned an interest of just 3% in banks, while the same money could earn…
Kolkata: Three persons were arrested after a violent clash in Kadapara, under Phoolbagan Police Station, on Tuesday night. The clash involved an attack on a local resident, Ashok Yadav. In his police complaint, Yadav said around 30 men, led by a local youth named Hindol, attacked him. He alleged that the group came from the…
PANAJI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought replies from the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), department of social welfare, and other authorities in a PIL by a 32-year-old blind man, seeking directions to make Kadamba buses accessible, including providing audible announcement systems in all such buses and bus stands.A division bench of justices Valmiki Menezes…
Ahmedabad: An AMTS bus driver was booked for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after the bus hit a road divider near the riverfront road below Ellis Bridge late on Tuesday night. According to a complaint filed by a lawyer who witnessed the incident, the bus was coming from the Sarangpur side around 11.50pm….
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that the state will constitute ‘Prakriti Shree Anna Prerak Kisan Committees’ in every district to promote natural farming. These panels will be tasked with motivating farmers, visiting villages and acting as a bridge between cultivators and the govt.The announcement came during the ‘Prakritik Kheti Samvad’…
Pune: Maharashtra has succeeded in bringing the dropout rate in Stds I-VIII down to zero, but Stds IX-X remain its biggest challenge, with the secondary-school dropout at 9% in 2025-26, latest UDISE+ report has revealed.The dropout rate is the proportion of students from a cohort enrolled at a given level in a specific school year…
