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'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......

INDIA bloc runs out of steam as BJP gains further ground

Just eight months after its good showing in the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) seems to be running out of steam with internal bickering and......

EC orders out West Bengal DGP, Mumbai civic bosses

Seeking to ensure a level-playing field in the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal......

Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand's 14th CM today

Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony in Ranchi on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president......

SC nod for NRCB's data collection in prisons sans caste

The Supreme Court on Thursday said its direction to delete the 'caste' column apart from any caste reference in undertrials or convicts' registers in jails will not impede the collection of data by......

Will budget for agri research get a big boost this year?

Several leading scientists, academicians, and agriculturalists have called for raising government support for research and development to make Indian agriculture future-ready. Kindly note the......

Budget 2025: What Nirmalaji Needs To Fix

If the fiscal deficit target of 4.9% of GDP has to be met for 2024-2025, which the government must in view of the uncertainties and challenges emerging both domestically and globally, the finance......

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the “total persons engaged” in manufacturing in the worst-hit pandemic year of 2020-21 as industrial units shut shop, according......

Govt's plan to let ED share info with GSTN irks opposition ruled states

Several opposition ruled states expressed concern over Centre's decision to allow enforcement directorate (ED) to share information with GST Network, with finance minister of AAP-ruled Punjab......

Sachin's record-breaking throw: India's next javelin star?

IMAGE: Sachin Yadav's 84.39m throw is the fifth career-best throw by an Indian javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Shivpal Singh and Davinder Singh Kang. Photograph: Sachin......

14-year-old Desinghu makes splash with hat-trick of gold!

Karnataka top medal tally on Day 1 of National Games   IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the gold medal in Women's 200m Freestyle with a new National record timing of 2:03.24......

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