Actor, Mohammed Iqbal Khan slammed private schools mafia who are making money during COVID-19 scenario from parents

Jammu, July 10: Actor, Mohammed Iqbal Khan in a 5-minute video message for the public raised a burning issue and speaking loudly against private schools mafia who are making money during covid-19 scenario from parents.

School challenges circular to not deny online classes to students who can't pay fees: HC seeks reply

New Delhi, July 10: The Delhi High Court has sought the AAP government's response on a school's plea challenging its circular directing all schools not to deny ID and password for online classes to students who did not pay fees due to financial constraints.

IISc research team designs eye gaze-controlled robotic arm for speech and motor impaired

Bengaluru, July 10: An Indian Institute of Science (IISc) research team has designed a robotic arm that can be manipulated by eye movement using a computer interface, to help people with Severe Speech and Motor Impairment (SSMI).

Examination process nerve wracking, students' career at stake: HC to DU on postponing exams

New Delhi, July 09: Examinations are nerve- wracking and career of thousands of students is at stake, the Delhi High Court said on Thursday, pulling up the Delhi University for repeatedly postponing the exams of final year undergraduate courses in the last few weeks.

MCA to be a 2-year course from academic session 2020-21: AICTE

New Delhi, July 07: Master of Computer Application (MCA) will henceforth be a two-year programme, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) announced on Tuesday. So far, the degree programme was of three years' duration.

MP girl pedals her way to academic excellence in Class 10

Bhind, July 05: A 15-year-old girl's determination to pursue her studies by cycling 24 km every day to and from her school in a Madhya Pradesh village has paid off as she has secured 98.75 per cent marks in her Class 10 exams.

Denial of PhD to whistleblower prof's student: IIT-Kharagpur to send revised thesis for examination

New Delhi, July 05: In a relief for a student who faced repeated denial of doctorate degree by the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, the authorities have decided to send his revised thesis to an external examiner, according to an official order.

IIT Kharagpur will announce final results after July 8: Director

Kolkata, July 05: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur will announce the final results for the academic year 2019-20 after July 8, director Prof V K Tewari said. The institute had earlier cancelled the end semester examination due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Chandigarh University Comes to Rescue of Indian Students Who Have the Dream of Studying Abroad

Chandigarh, June 30: Chandigarh University has come to the rescue of Indian students whose dream of studying abroad has been shattered due to the global pandemic crisis.

GCW Parade holds 5-day National Webinar on "Development of e-content Avoiding Plagiarism"

Jammu, June 29: A five day National Webinar on “Development of e-content Avoiding Plagiarism” (FDP) was organised by Government College for Women Parade under the aegis of the college IQAC from 24th to 28th of June, 2020.

Commissioner Secretary Rohella visits GDC Parade, inspects development works

JAMMU, JUNE 27: Talat Parvez Rohella, Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, today visited Government Degree College Parade Ground, Jammu, to inspect and review the construction works being executed in the college.

Sonia holds meet with Cong LS MPs to discuss political, COVID-19 situation in India

New Delhi, Jul 11: Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha MPs through video conferencing on Saturday and is learnt to have discussed with them the COVID-19 situation in the country.

Rahul seeks cancellation of varsity exams, says promote students on past performance

New Delhi, July 10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded cancellation of university exams and urged the UGC to promote students on the basis of past performance during the coronavirus pandemic.

BJP's attack on Rahul a bid to divert people's attention from Galwan issue: Punjab CM

Chandigarh, July 07: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday dubbed BJP president J P Nadda's criticism of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Galwan Valley issue as a "desperate" attempt to distract public attention from the Centre's failure .

UP CM has done nothing except cover up statistics on crime: Priyanka

New Delhi, July 07: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the state of law and order in Uttar Pradesh, saying what has the chief minister done except cover up statistics on crime.

Rahul asks why no mention of Galwan Valley in MEA statement on talks

Modi's Ladakh visit underscored India's resolve to beat back Chinese aggression: Brahma Chellaney

TMC MP calls FM "venomous snake", BJP says he's talking "nonsense"

Follow 'Raj Dharma', tell people about reality of Chinese incursions: Cong to PM

New Delhi, Jul 4: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Leh and addressed frontline soldiers, the Congress on Saturday said the time has come for him to follow his "raj dharma" and tell the people of the country about the reality of Chinese "incursions".

Ladakhis raising voice against Chinese intrusion; ignoring warning will cost India: Rahul

New Delhi, July 04: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said patriotic Ladakhis are raising their voice against Chinese intrusion and asked the government to listen to them, asserting that ignoring their warning will cost India dearly.

Committee of JKNPP constituted with mission to talk to senior leadership of all J-K parties

Create infrastructure in UP, Bihar to decongest Mumbai: Sena

Mumbai, June 29: The Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at Union minister Nitin Gadkari's remarks on the need to decongest Mumbai, saying if smart cities like Mumbai and Pune are created in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the population density of the country's financial capital will naturally come down.

My father gave his life trying to elevate art of acting in adverse conditions: Irrfan's son Babil

Mumbai, July 08: Actor Irrfan Khan's son Babil on Wednesday said he doesn't like the political debates around Sushant Singh Rajput's death, but there is now a wind of change in cinema, something his father kept fighting for throughout his life.

My family has launched more new talent than entire Bollywood: Pooja Bhatt on nepotism

Mumbai, July 08: Actor Pooja Bhatt on Wednesday said her home banner Vishesh Films, under father Mahesh and uncle Mukesh Bhatt, has done far more than the combined efforts of Bollywood in launching new talent across the board in the film industry.

I'm done with reflecting, time to look forward: Abhishek Bachchan

By Radhika Sharma New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Abhishek Bachchan turned 20 in Bollywood years last month and after a period of self-reflection, the actor says he now wants to focus on the coming decades.

Govt to come up with SOP for shooting films in India in wake of COVID-19 pandemic: Javadekar

New Delhi, July 07: The government is coming up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for shooting films in India in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and is also set to provide incentives for production to accelerate restarting of film-making, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

Filmmaker Harish Shah dies at 76

Mumbai, July 07: Veteran filmmaker Harish Shah, best known for producing Rajesh Khanna-Tanuja starrer "Mere Jeevan Saathi", passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 76.

Bhansali couldn't work with Sushant due to date issues: Police

Mumbai, July 07: Mumbai Police on Tuesday said Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was planning to cast late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in four films, but due to unavailability of his dates the movies were offered to other actors.

Manoj Bajpayee to narrate Discovery Plus docu 'COVID-19: India's War Against the Virus' in Hindi

Mumbai, July 06: Actor Manoj Bajpayee will narrate the documentary "COVID-19: India's War Against the Virus" in Hindi on Discovery Plus. The documentary will provide a rare glimpse into all the key steps being taken across the country to battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

'Lootera' team celebrates film's seventh anniversary

Mumbai, July 05: Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane and actors Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha on Sunday celebrated seven years of their film Lootera.

Of SRK's boxing bout before 'Fauji', Kishore da's song for TV

Cinema has lost faith in writing: 'Hanna' creator David Farr

By Shubha Dubey New Delhi, July 04: For writer David Farr, the fundamental idea behind creating "Hanna", a series that he says organically empowers women, was the dearth of female existential heroes in cinema.

End of an era: Madhuri, Akshay, Kareena remember choreographer Saroj Khan

Mumbai, July 03: Bollywood woke up to the shock news of their beloved 'masterji' Saroj Khan's death on Friday, with actors Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and others remembering the role played by the veteran choreographer in their life and career.

Take your appeal to ECB if you want to resume playing cricket: PCB to Kaneria

Karachi, July 10: The PCB on Friday advised banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to approach the England Cricket Board (ECB) if he wants to resume playing club or domestic cricket.

ATK Mohun Bagan will help in making India football super power: Nita Ambani

Kolkata, July 10: The coming together of ATK and Mohun Bagan will help in making India a football superpower, founder and chairperson of Football Sports Development Limited Nita Ambani said on Friday.

Indian team unable to handle pressure of big finals: Outgoing women's chief selector Kala

By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, July 10: Outgoing national women's team chief selector Hemlata Kala says the inability to handle pressure in big finals has kept the side away from a major ICC trophy although she believes that Harmanpreet Kaur is still the best person to lead India.

ATK Mohun Bagan to retain green and maroon jersey

Kolkata, July 10: The board of ATK Mohun Bagan on Friday decided to retain the iconic green and maroon jersey which has been synonymous with the 131-year-old legacy of the football club.

Mushtaque Ahmed resigns as HI president, Nigombam to replace him

New Delhi, July 10: Mohd Mushtaque Ahmed has resigned as Hockey India president due to personal commitments, the national federation announced on Friday. HI Executive Board named Manipur's Gyanendro Nigombam as the officiating president in Ahmed's place.

Want to make a difference once hockey resumes, says striker Sharmila Devi

Hisar (Haryana), July 10: India striker Sharmila Devi, who was enjoying every bit of her time in the women's national team till the COVID-19 pandemic halted her journey, wants to make a difference on the turf with her performances when action resumes.

India sabotaged their 2019 WC campaign by creating uncertainties: Moody

New Delhi, July 10: Former Australia cricketer-turned-coach Tom Moody believes India "sabotaged" their 2019 World Cup campaign in England by creating uncertainties within the team.

Until we educate the entire human race, racism will not stop: Holding

Southampton, July 08: An emotional Michael Holding didn't hold back as he delivered a powerful message against racism on Wednesday, asserting that the black race has been dehumanised and its accomplishments wiped off from a history "written by people who do the harm.

BWF cancels China Masters and Dutch Open due to COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi, July 07: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday cancelled two more international tournaments -- China Masters and Dutch Open -- from its revamped 2020 calender because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Examining conflict of interest complaint against Kohli: BCCI ethics officer

Chhetri motivated enough to keep going, very valuable to youngsters: Stimac

New Delhi, July 05: Indian football head coach Igor Stimac feels that talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri is motivated enough to keep going and remains "very valuable" for guiding the national team youngsters.