Education Challenges
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As first-generation learners seek to crowdfund fees for Western universities, help pours in
With scholarships difficult to come by, Dalit and Muslim students admitted to foreign institutions are finding financial support online.
Akanksha Mishra
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Centre scraps order on seeking permission for online seminars related to India’s ‘internal matters’
The order was taken back reportedly after backlash from scientists.
Scroll Staff
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Centre says it will modify new webinar rules for universities amid backlash from academic world
In an order issued in January, the Centre said all public universities will require government permission to hold online sessions on India’s ‘internal matters’.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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State officials now need Centre’s permission to attend online seminars on India’s ‘internal matters’
The names of all participants in virtual seminars will have to be approved in advance by the government, the Ministry of Education said.
Scroll Staff
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On Teachers Day, a conversation in my head with Premchand on keeping the torch of learning blazing
A Delhi University professor discusses the meaning of a real education.
Apoorvanand
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Cuts in India’s education budget have meant fewer scholarships for students from marginalised groups
In charts: An analysis of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships disbursed from 2015-’16 and 2019-’20.
Protiva Kundu, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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Amendment scrapping no detention policy will weaken the entire Right to Education Act, say experts
The Lok Sabha passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 on Wednesday.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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In Gujarat’s isolated Rann of Kutch, ‘tent schools’ offer hope to children of Agariya salt workers
But they are not getting enough government support.
Anjali Mody
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In South Sudan’s cattle camps, mobile schools are introducing children to formal education
Aid agencies are starting schools in the remote settlements amid fears that the latest civil war will create another ‘lost generation’ of uneducated adults.
Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Kerala Islamic preacher held for spreading hate through schools says others used the same textbook
MM Akbar’s arrest came a month after the state shut down one of his Peace Schools over ‘objectionable content’ in a textbook.
TA Ameerudheen
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Uttar Pradesh government is itself responsible for the cheating racket it is trying to fix
With just 2,152 government secondary schools, the state has left exams in the hands of an unregulated private sector.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Meet the UP students who dropped out of the school exams because they could no longer cheat
The dropouts came from diverse backgrounds. What united them was they had all bunked classes in school.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The Field
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FA Cup: Nathan Ake’s goal helps Manchester City beat Arsenal in marker for Premier League title race
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi