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Government readies new strategy for higher education institutes to boost students’ mental health | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 10, 202404 mins

NEW DELHI: The Centre is rolling out a comprehensive mental health and well-being programme for higher education institutions (HEIs) across India.In a collaborative effort, over 200 institutions, including premier IITs, IIMs, NITs, and central and state universities, 350 students and faculty, are engaged in discussions to strengthen mental health support mechanisms. Govt has outlined a…

Three judges dissent, uphold 1967 ruling denying minority tag to AMU | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 8, 202406 mins

NEW DELHI: Three judges on the seven-judge bench penned powerful dissents to the CJI D Y Chandrachud-authored majority opinion on behalf of four judges and were unanimous that the 1967 Azeez Basha judgment had correctly decided that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was not a minority educational institution.Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Satish C Sharma…

Why does Donald Trump want to shut down the US Education Department? Pros and cons, feasibility, debate and more – Times of India

adminSeptember 11, 2024012 mins

Former President Donald Trump has reignited a debate by proposing to shut down the U.S. Department of Education (DoE), advocating for a return of educational authority to the states. This proposal, highlighted at recent rallies, is not new; Trump had floated similar ideas during his 2016 campaign too. While the notion of dismantling the Department…