The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the......
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......
The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the board examination question papers to an exam centre located in an interior pocket of Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state,......
Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences......
'It is a matter of self-respect and dignity to live in Indra Nagar rather than in a street that identifies your caste.' IMAGE: Anusuya Saravanamuthu is all smiles next to the changed name board.......
'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......
Byju Raveendran, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Byju’s, along with its nearly 51 investors, are responsible for the beleaguered edtech firm’s current predicaments, said......
In an effort to attract investors to the Social Stock Exchange (SSE), the bourses have reached out to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the government with the industry’s......
The legal battle between Byju’s and lenders in the US on the edtech firm’s $1.2-billion term loan B (TLB), along with the company skipping an interest payment of $40 million on the......
COVID-19 forced people to work from home turned into the fuel for new demat accounts, observes Debashis Basu. IMAGE: The entrance to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......
''My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.' IMAGE: Sutapa Sikdar with Irrfan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Babil Khan/Instagram On April 29, 2020, Irrfan Khan moved......
IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) Medics wait to check people, who recently travelled from China, at the specially setup coronavirus ward at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest......
Delhi player banned by BCCI for age fudging Delhi cricketer Prince Ram Niwas Yadav has been banned by the BCCI from domestic cricket for the next two seasons after being found guilty of fudging his......
IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has lauded the new policy of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mandating daily......