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1.57L DElEd seats vacant even after second phase closes

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 23 -- Nearly two-thirds of diploma in elementary education (DElEd) seats in Uttar Pradesh remain unfilled for the 2025 academic session, even after two rounds of admissions. Data from ... Read More


Rigorous efforts needed to improve Kashi's cleanliness ranking: Min AK Sharma

VARANASI, Feb. 23 -- Calling for collective responsibility, Uttar Pradesh energy and urban development minister AK Sharma on Sunday said rigorous efforts on the ground are now required for achieving a... Read More


Yogi embarks on S'pore, Japan tour today to woo investors

LUCKNOW, Feb. 23 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will meet top industry leaders in Singapore and Japan during a four-day overseas tour beginning Monday, aimed at attracting investment and strengthen... Read More


New teacher approval rules may shut 620 schools

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The state government's revised teacher approval policy has sparked alarm among education activists and teachers' representatives, who warn that nearly 90 government-run secondary sc... Read More


Pakistan's cricket mirrors suffocation of its civic life

India, Feb. 22 -- Can we infer that in sports, a team's performance reflects, in some sense, the psychic health of a nation? I ask this question after watching the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup cricket... Read More


When cricket becomes war minus the shooting

India, Feb. 22 -- This column is not about cricket. It's about the behaviour of the Indian cricket team. More specifically, it's about grace on the games field, etiquette and the decent and proper beh... Read More


Nuh's women get a voice against domestic violence

India, Feb. 22 -- The last Engender column looked at how community radio proved transformative for women's lives in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. Community radio has been no less transformative in Haryana's... Read More


If clocks do not stop on Sundays, life too shouldn't

India, Feb. 22 -- Sundays, I dread. For me, they are an unmitigated bane. Few are likely to agree with this, barring some fellow "super seniors". Members of that fragile community know what I mean. Th... Read More


Mayawati condemns shirtless protest at AI Impact Summit

LUCKNOW, Feb. 22 -- Mayawati, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Saturday sharply criticised the shirtless protest at the high-profile 'AI ... Read More


Guyana vice prez visits Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Ayodhya, Feb. 22 -- Vice president of the Republic of Guyana Dr Bharrat Jagdeo visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Saturday, where he received a warm welcome in traditional Awadhi style. Dr Jagdeo of... Read More