Govt approves affiliation of 100 schools with Sainik School Society

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the affiliation of 100 schools in government and private sectors with Sainik School Society under the Ministry of Defence, according to an official statement.

Lt Governor inaugurates two-day Workshop, on New Education Policy; launches multiple key initiatives, for school education

68percent class 11 and 12 students prefer higher studies in home country: Survey

New Delhi, Aug 27: About 68 percent over 3,000 class 11 and 12 students who participated in a recent survey said they preferred higher education in their home country, a sharp increase of 24 percentage points from last year.

Afghan students studying in Punjab worried about families back home

Chandigarh, Aug 17 (PTI) Afghan students studying in educational institutions in Punjab are worried about their families back home after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. "We have been having sleepless nights for the last several days.

IIT Madras develops drone algorithms to help study how fire behaves in space stations, satellites

New Delhi, Jun 27: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed algorithms for drones to help study how fire behaves in space stations, shuttles and satellites.

PM Modi to interact with participants of Toycathon-2021

New Delhi, Jun 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with participants of Toycathon-2021 on Thursday via video conferencing, his office said.

Online as effective as offline learning -confirms LEAD data of 20,000 students

Jammu, May 20: An empirical analysis on academic performance of 20,000 students between Academic Year 2019-20 and post COVID year 2020 has revealed that online learning is as effective as offline learning.

Last Harappan site in North-Akhnoor Fort

SHIV CHNADER SHARMA ON the right bank of river Chenab, 28 km from Jammu, there is a brick Fort in the border town of Akhnoor which is related to the Harappan period and the town was once dominated by the followers of Lord Buddha during Kushana period.

Secretary TAD outlines new initiatives, developmental and educational projects

JAMMU, APRIL 25: Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department and Chief Executive Officer Mission Youth, J&K , Dr Shahid Choudhary discussed roadmap for fast tracking developmental projects and new initiatives by the department. Projects were reviewed in a meeting of officers held today.

Rolling out of new National Education Policy won't be delayed by pandemic, Rajya Sabha told

New Delhi, Mar 18: Rolling out of the new National Education Policy (NEP) would not be delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on Thursday.

Over 42,000 govt schools lack drinking water supply, 15k have no toilets: Minister

New Delhi, Mar 18: Over 42,000 government schools across the country do not have drinking water facilities, while more than 15,000 schools have no toilets, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on Thursday.

Mumbai court grants bail to Nawab Malik in defamation case filed by Mohit Bharatiya

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) A magistrate court here on Monday granted bail to Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a defamation case filed against him by former Mumbai BJP youth wing president Mohit Kamboj Bharatiya.

Border areas deserve special efforts for development :Vibodh

Jammu: BJP J&K General Secretary and Former MLC Vibodh Gupta accompanied by convener BJP border area welfare cell, J&K Brijeshwar Singh Rana, today visited border town Arnea and interacted with the locals there.

Sat listens to public grievances of various deputations

Jammu: During the weekly routine sittings of Former Minister and Ex MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma (CA) at District BJP headquarters, Kachi Chawni numerous deputations called upon him and sought his immediate intervention in solving their grievances.

BJP women's wing asks Maha govt to fill post of chairman of state women's commission

Aurangabad, Aug 27:The BJP women's wing on Friday accused the Uddhav Thackeray government of doing injustice to women by keeping vacant the post of chairman of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.

Provide jobs to unemployed dental surgeons: Rana

Amarinder Singh, Sidhu agree on strategic policy group for better party-govt coordination

Chandigarh, Aug 20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member strategic policy group to ensure better coordination between the party and the state government and expedite implementation of various government programs.

Rahul Gandhi targets govt over issue of insurance cover for health workers

New Delhi, Apr 19: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the government over the issue of insurance cover for health workers in the country.

Urge EC with folded hands to curtail poll schedule amid COVID-19 surge: Mamata

Vardhan slams Manmohan Singh, says Cong-ruled states busy raising doubts about vaccines

Remdesivir row: Sena alleges bid to disturb law and health order

Mumbai, Apr 19: The Shiv Sena on Monday slammed BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Pravin Darekar for objecting to Mumbai police's grilling of a pharma firm's top executive over alleged stocking of Remdesivir vials, and wondered if there was a conspiracy to disturb the law and health order.

Rahul Gandhi announces cancellation of poll rallies in West Bengal

New Delhi, Apr 18: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal following a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies.

Emraan Hashmi's horror film 'Dybbuk' to release on Amazon Prime Video this month

Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) Actors Emraan Hashmi and Nikita Dutta's upcoming horror thriller film "Dybbuk - The Curse Is Real" will release on Amazon Prime Video on October 29, the streaming platform announced on Monday.

Want to make India proud at Miss Universe 2021: Harnaaz Sandhu

Mumbai: Model Harnaaz Sandhu says winning the title of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021 comes with a huge responsibility of carrying forward a legacy but she is determined to give her best while representing India at the global pageant of Miss Universe 2021.

Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi welcome baby boy

Mumbai, Oct 3: Actor couple Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi on Sunday became parents to their second child, a baby boy. The couple, who have a two-year-old daughter Mehr, had announced the pregnancy in July. In an Instagram post, Bedi said both Dhupia, 41, and the baby were doing well.

Kangana Ranaut to headline period drama The Incarnation Sita

Mumbai, Sep 14: Actor Kangana Ranaut is set to play the role of Goddess Sita in her forthcoming epic period drama "The Incarnation - Sita", the makers announced on Tuesday. The film will be directed by Alaukik Desai and backed by producer Saloni Sharma from SS Studio.

Porn films case: HC rejects actor Gehana Vasisht's pre-arrest bail plea

Mumbai, Sep 8: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea filed by actor Gehana Vasisht accused in a case related to pornographic films noting that the allegations prima facie constitute a "grave offence".

Indian Idol winner to get grand welcome in hometown

Champawat, Aug 19:This small town in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand is gearing up to extend a grand welcome to Indian Idol winner Pawandeep Rajan when he returns to his hometown on August 26 for the first time after winning the music reality show.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas named Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival chairperson

Mumbai, Aug 17 (PTI) Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday was announced as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.

Shooting of Mismatched season 2 begins

Mumbai, Aug 17: The shooting on the second season of the coming-of-age romantic drama web series "Mismatched" has begun, the makers announced Tuesday. Based on Sandhya Menon's 2017 novel "When Dimple Met Rishi", the Netflix show is headlined by Prajakta Koli and Rohit Saraf.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt to headline Farhan Akhtar's next directorial

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar announced his next directorial venture Jee Le Zaraa, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt.

Feel blessed to to work with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra at initial stage of career: Mrunal Thakur

Mumbai, Jul 5: Actor Mrunal Thakur says she entered the Hindi film industry with a dream to work with filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra but never imagined the opportunity would come so early on in her career with "Toofaan".

Mumbai court temporarily restrains Kamaal Khan from posting videos, comments on Salman

Mumbai: A court here temporarily restrained actor Kamaal R Khan from uploading any defamatory posts or videos on social media against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and held that a person's reputation is "purest treasure and the most precious perfume of life".

11 arrested near Eden Gardens ahead India- New Zealand match

Kolkata, Nov 21 (PTI) Eleven people were arrested near Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata ahead of India's T20 cricket match with New Zealand on Sunday for allegedly selling tickets illegally, police said.

J&K alpine skier Arif Khan qualifies for Beijing Winter Olympics next year

Srinagar, Nov 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir alpine skier Arif Mohammed Khan has qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing. Khan, who hails from North Kashmir, booked the Winter Games ticket in an Olympic qualifier alpine skiing event in Dubai.

Dravid will bring his own work ethic with him: Gavaskar

New Delhi, Nov 4: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Indian cricket will go ahead under new coach Rahul Dravid, who will bring not only vast experience to the team but also the work ethic he embodied in his playing days.

Kohli's captaincy future to be discussed, Rohit set to lead in NZ T20s; Gaikwad, Iyer expected to get call-ups

New Delhi, Nov 2: Rohit Sharma is expected to lead the Indian cricket team in the three T20 Internationals against New Zealand, starting November 17, while Virat Kohli's future as ODI captain will be discussed when the BCCI leadership and the national selectors meet in the next couple of days.

Shami faces online abuse: former cricketers and politicians offer support, condemn attack

Dubai: Former and current India stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, along with some political bigwigs, extended their support to pacer Mohammad Shami after he was subjected to a fierce online attack following the national team's first-ever loss to Pakistan in World Cup history.

Indo-Pak World Cup clash should go ahead: Prakash Padukone

Mumbai: Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels the upcoming India-Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup should go ahead despite the prevailing political tensions between the two countries. The match on October 24 will be the World Cup opener for both sides.

Yuvraj Singh arrested in alleged casteist remarks case, released on bail: Haryana police

Hisar, Oct 17 (PTI) The Haryana Police on Sunday said cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested and released on bail in an alleged casteist remarks case in compliance with a high court order. Singh was accused of making casteist remarks against another cricketer during an Instagram chat last year.

Bhavani Devi wins fencing competition in France

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Games, has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women's sabre event.

Pace sensation Umran Malik to stay back in UAE as net bowler for India in T20 World Cup

Dubai: Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umran Malik has been asked to stay back in the UAE as a net bowler for the Indian team for T20 World Cup after making an impressive IPL debut with Sunrisers Hyderabad. Life has changed for Umran in a space of a couple of months.

Maxwell's run-out was probably the turning-point: Hesson

Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was scoring at a good pace and his runout was probably the turning point of their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson.

Need to track Umran Malik's progress: Kohli

Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Mighty impressed with pace sensation Umran Malik, who sent down the IPL's fastest delivery against his franchise, India captain Virat Kohli said the Jammu and Kashmir youngster's growth needs to be monitored to ensure his potential is maximized.