The Centre on Sunday said the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) has emerged as India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education, bringing curriculum-linked digital resources to students and teachers across the country.Launched in 2017, the platform is led by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with the…
Lionel Messi added another FIFA World Cup record to his career after becoming the player with the most goals scored from outside the penalty area in the tournament’s history during Argentina’s 3-1 win over Jordan in their final Group J match in Arlington.The Argentina captain scored with a free-kick in the 80th minute at AT&T…
Jyeshtha Purnima is one of the most prominent days in Hindu religion. This is an extremely sacred day to worship Lord Vishnu. Purnima is regarded as the most revered day in Hinduism. Devotees observe fast from dawn to dusk and offer their sincere prayers to Lord Satyanarayan (another form of Lord Vishnu) and seek his…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.Hundreds of protesters, mostly students and young people, gathered at Jantar Mantar on…
CHENNAI: The actor-director transformed supporting actors into unforgettable screen personalities. There were no “side characters” in his movies: every character had a distinct purpose, memorable dialogues and good screen presence.C R Saraswathi, for one. In ‘Enga Chinna Rasa’ (1987), she played the manipulative stepmother whose greed and scheming nature drove the central conflict. Rather than…
Tensions soared in Nizamabad when a dispute over unauthorized Urdu instruction at a school turned chaotic HYDERABAD: A controversy over the alleged unauthorised teaching of the Urdu language to primary school students has triggered a law and order situation at Bharat Chandra School in Perkit village in Armoor mandal of Nizamabad district on Saturday.After local…
PUNE: In the Ketan Agarwal murder case, counsel for accused Siya Goyal on Sunday argued that any confession made while in police custody is inadmissible as evidence. The defence said it would raise the issue during court proceedings and questioned why the investigating agency shifted its stand from initially treating the case as an accidental…
Adityanath accused the previous Samajwadi Party government of opening fire on devotees of Lord Ram. NEW DELHI: Amid the alleged donation embezzlement row in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and advised him to visit the Ram Temple.While addressing a gathering in…
Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda shuts down major media outlets Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the president’s son, ordered the closure of two leading media outlets on Sunday, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press” and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor,…
Commerce ministry has convened a meeting of stakeholders on June 30 to discuss issues related to special economic zones (SEZs), including reforms aimed at harmonising export promotion schemes and easing business operations in the enclaves. Commerce ministry has convened a meeting of stakeholders on June 30 to discuss issues related to special economic zones (SEZs),…
