Is APAAR ID mandatory for school admissions? NCERT clears the air, says no child can be denied entry

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has clarified via its latest post on the platform X (formerly Twitter) that obtaining an APAAR ID is not essential for admission to schools, putting to rest many misunderstandings regarding the digital student ID system.It should be noted that Indian schools are rapidly embracing digitalization for…

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ICC ACU to investigate alleged corruption in 2026 T20 World Cup | Cricket News

ICC ACU to investigate corruption (ICC Image) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving a Canada Cricket Team match during the 2026 T20 World Cup, raising fresh concerns over the integrity of the tournament.According to ESPNcricnfo, Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) has an active investigations against the Cricket Canada as…

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4 more arrested for assaulting Brigadier, son in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar for objecting to public drinking | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Four more people have been arrested in connection with the assault on a serving Brigadier and his son in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar last Saturday, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six.The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53), Ashish (32), and Satender (35), residents…

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Worker critically injured in boiler blast in Maharashtra’s Palghar district | Mumbai News

Palghar: A worker sustained severe burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a factory located in an industrial area of Boisar in Palghar district on Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at 10.45am in Nandosal Industries located in Tarapur Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, he added.“A company worker suffered around 60% burn injuries in…

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Dhurandhar script replayed in Pakistan? Years after Bengaluru IISc attack, Amir Hamza bleeds in Lahore street ambush | Bengaluru News

Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore after a televised appearance alongside Judge Nazir Ahmad Ghazi NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore…

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Delimitation Bills: Delimitation: Between constitutional statesmanship and political expediency | Chennai News

By M K Stalin (Chief minister of Tamil Nadu)Delimitation is not a mechanical exercise in arithmetic. It must reconcile the equality of citizens with the dignity of states and preserve the delicate federal equilibrium of a diverse Union. The moment calls for deliberation, not haste. “In the legislature, promptitude of decision is oftener an evil…

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12L people prefer ‘No Caste’ tag in survey, most in Greater Hyd | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Nearly 12 lakh people, enough to rank as the state’s 10th largest community, identified themselves as ‘No Caste’ in the Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey released on Wednesday night.It shows that this group of 11,96,482 people or 3.4% of the population project themselves as caste neutral, but nearly half of…

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Fire exposes methane monitoring failure & violation of temp norms | Gurgaon News

GURGAON: Landfill fires are often triggered by methane build-up. In a critical lapse, methane monitoring systems at the Bandhwari waste treatment plant failed to detect gas concentrations, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) officials said, a day after a fire broke out at the site.HSPCB officials have found multiple violations of directions issued by Commission…

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