NTA announces new dates for 3 crucial exams, including UGC-NET

Amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday night released fresh dates for cancelled and postponed examinations,......

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

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......

'Imagine Getting 720 Out Of 720; And 67 People Getting Such Marks!'

'They made so many toppers in NEET that automatically the paper leak issue got exposed.' 'The first mistake they did was announcing 67 toppers in NEET. No way this figure was possible.''The maximum......

'You are ruining an entire generation'

'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.''Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance,......

Meet India's best known teacher

'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......

Moudgil shoots down mental barriers en route to Paris Games

'The competition is very high in India and the pressure situations we face during trials will definitely help in Olympics. I just wanted to be my best in trials, the fire to perform in trials and......

Pele hospitalised but daughter says no worry

IMAGE: Brazilian soccer legend Pele seen in Paris. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been hospitalized as he battles cancer, his daughter said on social......

Understanding the history of Indian spin bowling

Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu. IMAGE: Anil Kumble, the legendary leg-spinner who has taken......

Cricket's dressing room blues go back a long way

'The dressing room is a precinct that abounds with all the complexities that make up human nature -- and the unpredictable consequences that can emerge from interpersonal relationships. 'A cursory......