Education
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
OpIndia had published an article attacking The Somaiya School’s Parveen Shaikh, based on her social media activity. She said that she does not intend to quit.
Prayag Arora-Desai
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Centre introduces bill in Lok Sabha to combat exam malpractices
The draft legislation includes a maximum jail term of 10 years, along with a Rs 1 crore fine, for organised criminals.
Scroll Staff
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From degrees to pay, ethnic minority students at UK universities face persistent inequality
In a reflection of systemic discrimination, the proportion of BAME students and staff declines at every stage of progression through academia.
David Mba, The Conversation
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Why students are protesting the end of a fellowship named after India’s first education minister
The Maulana Azad National Fellowship was launched with the aim of closing the education gap among Muslims, who make up the bulk of its applicants.
Zafar Aafaq
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UGC to make four-year undergraduate courses must for honours degrees
The University Grants Commission is expected to announce its new Curriculum and Credit Framework on Monday.
Scroll Staff
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Paragraphs on Gujarat riots, chapter on Mughal history removed from NCERT textbooks
The changes have been made to reduce the burden on students after the coronavirus pandemic, the education body said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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‘Shortage of doctors’: Supreme Court dismisses petition to delay 2022 postgraduate NEET
It will have cascading impact on patient care and affect the doctors who have already registered, the court said.
Scroll Staff
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Centre scraps MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas
The decision was taken as the quotas were hurting the quality of learning and students-teacher ratio, the government said.
Scroll Staff
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Data check: Twelve Indian states have reduced the share of education in their Budget allocations
Nineteen of 21 states are estimated to have spent less than what they set out to in 2020-’21.
Prafull Satpute, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Over 26% children in rural India did not have access to smartphones for online classes, shows survey
The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 survey also showed that admissions to government schools increased by 5% between 2020 and 2021.
Scroll Staff
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India’s premier educational institutions like IITs and NITs are functioning without top leadership
At least two dozen posts are lying vacant.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Why school education laws in Indian states are so difficult to understand
An analysis shows that most education laws across the country are wordy, restrictive and incomprehensible even for college graduates.
Jayana Bedi, IndiaSpend.com & Prashant Narang, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football