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.

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COVID-19: HC refuses to postpone Mar 13-14 judicial exam

New Delhi, Mar 12: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to postpone Delhi Higher Judicial Service Main Examination-2019, scheduled on March 13-14, till the COVID-19 vaccination drive is complete for lawyers.

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.

Raut blames Centre for rising cases in Maha, Chhattisgarh, Punjab

Mumbai, Apr 12: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday blamed the Centre for the rise in coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab.

Lockdown leads to loss of jobs, says Devendra Fadnavis

Pune, Apr 12: Stating that people lose their jobs when a lockdown is imposed, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday alleged the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is not serious about providing any financial aid to the vulnerable sections.

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".

Film industry was monopolised by specific people, OTT gave chance to new actors: Priyanka Chopra

Mumbai Jun 23: Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas says that people should embrace streaming platforms because they have not only allowed the audience to consume diverse stories but also democratised the film industry.

Ekta Kapoor, Anita Hassanandani support Pearl Puri amid rape allegations

Mumbai, Jun 5: Producer Ekta Kapoor and actors Anita Hassanandani and Krystle D'Souza on Saturday extended support to Pearl Puri, who has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor.

Vicky Kaushal tests negative for COVID-19

Mumbai, Apr 16: Actor Vicky Kaushal on Friday said he has tested negative for COVID-19, more than 10 days after contracting the virus. Kaushal, 32, took to Instagram and shared a note thanking his fans for their wishes. "Tested negative today.

COVID-19 strikes B-town: Akshay Kumar, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, others test positive

Mumbai, Apr 5: The coronavirus pandemic seems to have hit the Hindi film industry hard with actors Akshay Kumar, Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar among the growing number of Bollywood celebrities to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Dope violators eligible for national sports honours if ban period served: sports ministry

Indian Army and Youth Club Organises Cricket Tournament at Ramban

Ramban: With the zeal and will to excel in the sports field, youth of Sangaldan approached the Indian Army to organise a cricket tournament in Sangaldan Village. The faith shown by the youth of the Indian Army to conduct such events, display their trust and harmony with the men in uniform.

India reach 34/1 at lunch on Day 3, trail by 320 runs

Leeds, Aug 27: India reached 34 for one in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the third Test against England here on Friday. The hosts took a massive first-innings lead of 354 runs before being all out for 432 in their first essay at Headingley.

Kohli, BCCI brass 'informally' chat over roadmap for T20 World Cup

New Delhi, Aug 20: The Indian team is fully focussed on winning the ongoing Test series in England but both skipper Virat Kohli and the BCCI mandarins are also discussing the roadmap for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be an acid test for the captain himself.

Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra

Mumbai, Aug 19: India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be difficult and "tricky" given the shorter three-year cycle. The shooting ace also lauded the country's performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.

Hero's welcome for members of Indian Hockey Teams in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (PTI) The members of the Indian Women's and Men's Hockey Teams were given a hero's welcome as they arrived in Odisha.

In this England team, so far only Root looked like scoring a century: Tendulkar

New Delhi, Aug 17: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar says the current England team is in complete awe of India's world-class seam attack with only its skipper Joe Root looking capable of getting a big hundred.

India to face arch rivals Pakistan in T20 World Cup opener

Dubai, Aug 17: India will clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup opener on October 24 in Dubai, the ICC announced on Tuesday.

Neeraj's gold winning feat named one of 10 magical moments of track and field in Olympics

New Delhi, Aug 11: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's historic gold-winning feat in the Olympics was listed as one of the 10 magical moments of track and field in the Tokyo Games by World Athletics.

Emotional Messi says he wasn't prepared to leave Barcelona

Madrid: Struggling to control his emotions, Lionel Messi said in his farewell to Barcelona that he wasn't prepared to leave the club. Messi began crying even before he started speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Camp Nou Stadium, and had to stop talking to compose himself few times.

Man held for passing casteist remarks against hockey player Vandana Katariya