'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Image......

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

IMAGE: Kalpana Soren doesn't just interact with voters at Gandey in Giridhi, she engages them with her friendly dialogues. What do you think she is telling them? Photograph: ANI Photo   The......

11-year-old gang-raped in Delhi Kendriya Vidyalaya toilet

An 11-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by two seniors inside the washroom of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in the national capital following which a case has been registered, police officials said......

Bomb threat mails sent to Ahmedabad schools traced to Pak

Emails threatening blasts sent to at least 36 Ahmedabad-based schools on the eve of the May 7 voting have been traced to Pakistan, the police said on Friday, labelling them as an attempt to spread......

India and Germany sign six new pacts

India and Germany on Thursday inked six key MoUs including that for putting together seven million euros for next four years towards joint research in the field of higher education and a pact for a......

From Google to SoftBank, Nikesh Arora's amazing journey so far

Just nine months into this new role, Nikesh Arora was made the president of SoftBank and has been named the heir apparent to Chairman Masayoshi Son. Working for Google is perhaps a dream most......

Tihar jail seeks IIM-A's help for better branding of products

Tihar Prisons has joined hands with IIM-Ahmedabad to improve branding and marketing of products manufactured by inmates at its in-house factory.A team from IIM-Ahmedabad will study the branded......

Target to lay 1,000 km of rail tracks annually

Inviting private sector for the development of railway infrastructure, the Indian Railways on Wednesday said the ambitious target of laying 1000 km of track per year would be financed through its......

Review: Saif's stock rises in unoriginal Baazaar

'He is evil in its most hypnotic, powerful, persuasive, expressive and exonerated avatar,' notes Sukanya Verma. When I think about Saif Ali Khan's early movies, I imagine a clueless kid using all......

'Mature' Avani sets sights on another medal haul in Paris

  IMAGE: Avani Lekhara's preparations have been helped by a quick recovery from a gallbladder surgery she underwent in March this year after the Para Shooting World Cup in Delhi. Photograph:......

'IWF should apologise to the nation: Gill

The Indian Weightlifting Federation owes an explanation and an apology to the country for the dope scandals that may lead to the humiliation of a third international ban, an angry Sports Minister M......