KOLKATA: Kolkata-based filmmaker Sriyanka Ray was posthumously awarded independent Emmy as a director and producer for her short documentary ‘Homeroom Dreams’. The film won the award in the category ‘education/school – short or long form content’. Ray was 33 and passed away from a sudden illness on May 30, 2023, while holidaying in Bolivia.“The film…
Teachers Day is one of the most important days in the yearly calendar. Teachers play an important role in shaping the future by educating and inspiring students. Teachers’ Day is a special occasion to celebrate their invaluable contributions.In 2024, expressing gratitude and appreciation for teachers can be both heartfelt and creative. Here’s a collection of…
Teachers’ Day in India is celebrated annually on September 5th. This special day is dedicated to honoring and appreciating the invaluable contributions of teachers in shaping the minds and futures of students. In 2024, Teachers’ Day falls on a Thursday, providing an opportunity for students and communities across the country to express their gratitude and…
BHUBANESWAR: India’s first international university for the blind will come up in Odisha, providing education and technical courses, officials said on Thursday.India has over 50 lakh blind people and Odisha is home to over 5.21 lakh, including 2 lakh young population. “We need a comprehensive and exclusive university for them to cater to their education…
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for 2024-25 allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling across the country. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized its focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class.Sitharaman announced that the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested the alleged “mastermind”, a B.Tech graduate, and two MBBS students who acted as ‘solvers’ in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case. The arrests were made a day after the arrest of Surabhi Kumari, a first-year MBBS student at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences…
NEW DELHI: Reacting strongly over the Hathras stampede incident which claimed 121 lives at an event held by ‘Bhole Baba’ alias Surajpal Singh, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on Friday urged people that they should not indulge in display of blind faith. “You know that an incident occurred in Hathras recently. People lost their lives…I…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir, celebrating the revival of an ancient seat of learning. – In his address, Prime Minister Modi expressed his honor to visit Nalanda so soon after beginning his third term as Prime Minister. “I am happy that I…
KOTTAYAM: ZamngIchan Chandini has witnessed horror and endured hardships that few 14-year-olds can imagine. Hailing from a violence-hit district in Manipur, Chandini, who lost her home in the ethnic conflagration that engulfed the northeastern state and was unable to continue her education, is now back in school, in Kerala, along with 46 other students who…
KOTTAYAM: ZamngIchan Chandini has witnessed horror and endured hardships that few 14-year-olds can imagine. Hailing from a violence-hit district in Manipur, Chandini, who lost her home in the ethnic conflagration that engulfed the northeastern state and was unable to continue her education, is now back in school, in Kerala, along with 46 other students who…
