Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for MBBS students as part of an ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language. Terming it an important day in history, Shah said Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country … Read more
Gujarat: Nine members of the board of trustees of the Gujarat Vidyapith on Monday said they have resigned in protest against the appointment of state Governor Acharya Devvrat as the new chancellor of the deemed university set up by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 and claimed “undue haste” and “political pressure” in the selection. However, the apex … Read more
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned that it does not recognise online PhD programs provided by EdTech companies in collaboration with international educational institutions. The UGC also stated that in order to award PhD degrees to students, all higher education institutions must adhere to UGC regulations and its amendments. The UGC notice in a newspaper … Read more
Mumbai: Bollywood actors Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani have reportedly been dating each other for quite some time now and rumours of their marriage have taken the internet by storm. Although neither of them has confessed about their relationship openly, but they have been frequently papped together at numerous places in Mumbai. During an interview with India … Read more
Washington: Economic sanctions, the primary means the United States has used for years to try to exert pressure on North Korea, have abjectly failed to halt its nuclear and missile programs or to bring the reclusive northeast Asian state back to the negotiating table. Instead, North Korea’s ballistic missile program has become stronger and it has … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today acquitted three convicts who were awarded the death penalty by a Delhi court after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi’s Chhawala area in 2012. The victim’s mutilated body was found in a field, with multiple injuries due to assault with objects ranging from car … Read more
New Delhi: “We have not just lost the battle but also the will to live,” said the mother of Chhawla gangrape victim as she broke down following the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to acquit all the three accused. The victim’s father said the apex court has “let them down” and they have lost faith in … Read more
Three Global academic non-profits — Educational Testing Services (ETS), American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) —have expressed curiosity in serving to arrange India’s first nationwide school-level examination and evaluation regulator, based on sources. While ETS is internationally recognized for conducting TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) … Read more
University Grants Commission, UGC has released an important notice for Ph.D students. The notice is regarding students of Ph.D getting misled by advertisements for online Ph.D programs offered by EduTech Companies in collaboration with Foreign Educational Institutes. The Commission already has its procedure to award Ph.D degrees to students. The Ph.D degree is awarded as … Read more
Puducherry: The Union Territory of Puducherry has commenced an awareness drive against dengue and Chikungunya as the northeast monsoon has set in. The UT health department has deployed 12 auto vehicles for an awareness campaign on contagious diseases. A senior official with the health department told IANS that the vehicles will operate in all areas through Primary … Read more
People are becoming more health conscious with each passing day by following a particular diet. Amid various types of diets being followed by every next-door person, the Vegan diet is becoming more mainstream as people are avoiding having animal products for ethical, environmental, and health reasons. A vegan diet is the strictest form of a … Read more
Varanasi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said all languages have been given importance in the National Education Policy following which a month-long ‘Kashi- Tamil Samagam’ is being organised here under which about 25,00 people will come here from Tamil Nadu to understand the culture and importance of Kashi. “All languages have been given importance … Read more
Mumbai: Arjun Kapoor and Tabu’s dark-comedy ‘Kuttey’ will make its debut in theatre on January 13, 2023. The makers of the film announced the release date on Monday. The film is produced by filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and marks his son Aasmaan Bhardwaj’s directorial debut. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luv Films (@luv_films) Written … Read more
Researchers from IIT-Roorkee have identified anti-viral compounds that can be used effectively to treat the Covid-19 infection. Through medication repurposing, computational, and antiviral experimental tests, the researchers discovered three such antiviral compounds. The Covid-19 pandemic spurred both computational and experimental studies all over the world to understand the structure and nature of SARS-COV-2 viral proteins … Read more
Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honour: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. People’s selection was announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show and on the magazine’s website. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America in Marvel’s sprawling superhero films, … Read more