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Progressive initiative: State to mentor colleges for improved NIRF rankings

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The Higher Education Department will shortly roll out a mentorship programme aimed at increasing the number of colleges from West Bengal featuring in the National Institutional Ran... Read More


Bengal to add class V in 2,338 more primary schools

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The state School Education Department has decided to introduce Class V in 2,338 additional primary schools from the academic year 2026, as part of its phased plan to align primary ... Read More


Presidency Univ begins review of 2026-27 admission process

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Presidency University has begun reviewing its undergraduate and postgraduate admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, with the admission committee holding a meeting on T... Read More


My students are my teachers

Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- Harihar Timilsina is a Nepali writer, poet, lyricist, and educator at Nepal Police School, Sanga. He was the first runner-up in the National Anthem Writing Competition organised ... Read More


Global Experts Chart the Future of Ashwagandha at WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), one of Ayurveda's most revered Rasayana herbs, took centre stage at a high-level international side event held on the sidelines of the 2nd WHO... Read More


TMC MPs protest MGNREGA name change, accuses Centre of 'desecrating' scheme's soul

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday staged a protest in the national capital, holding portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore to oppose what they described as the ... Read More


Vodafone Idea raises Rs.3,300 cr in NCDs, less than two months after SC breather

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Vodafone Idea, India's third-largest telco by customers, has raised Rs.3,300 crore through secured non-convertible debentures, or NCDs - less than a fresh lease of life was throw... Read More


Vodafone Idea in debt market first time since 2018, raises Rs.3,300 cr in NCDs

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Vodafone Idea, or Vi, has raised Rs.3,300 crore through secured non-convertible debentures, or NCDs - the first time since 2018 that the company, India's third-largest telco, has... Read More


Vodafone Idea raises Rs.3,300cr in NCDs, less than eight weeks after SC breather

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Vodafone Idea, India's third-largest telco by customers, has raised Rs.3,300 crore through secured non-convertible debentures, or NCDs - less than eight weeks after a fresh lease... Read More


GTA assures teachers, school closure in Darjeeling suspended temporarily

Darjeeling, Dec. 18 -- The indefinite closure of schools in the GTA area, triggered by the Calcutta High Court order quashing the appointment of 313 teachers, was temporarily suspended on Thursday fol... Read More