NEW DELHI: Government school enrolment for children aged 6-14 has declined sharply from 72.9% in 2022 to 66.8% in 2024, as per the ‘Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2024’ released Tuesday. While overall enrolment for this age group remains high at 98.1%, the drop in govt school share signals a post-pandemic shift toward private…
NEW DELHI: In the early hours of Tuesday, as locals and rescuers in Burari combed through the debris to scan for any sign of life, they caught a glimpse of a faint light coming from a mobile phone. However, once they reached the spot and cleared the debris, they realised another life had been snuffed…
NEW DELHI: Despite troop disengagement in Depsang and Demchok last October and a flurry of top-level diplomatic meetings, there has been no let-up in China’s strengthening of its military positions and infrastructure all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) stretching from eastern Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.“The infrastructure development activities of the People’s Liberation Army…
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has said that PM Narendra Modi will do “what is right” on illegal immigrants, underlining that discussions are going on with India.Making these remarks on Monday while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to Joint Base Andrews from Florida, Trump also mentioned that Modi…
CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim, a rape and murder convict, was released from Sunaria jail in Rohtak on a 30-day parole Tuesday. The release comes as Haryana readies for civic elections & coincides with Delhi polls.According to records, Ram Rahim has been out of jail for 121 days since Jan 20, 2024….
NEW DELHI: India summoned acting Sri Lankan high commissioner to lodge a strong protest against an incident of firing by Lankan navy at Indian fishermen, two of whom sustained serious injuries. Indian high commission in Colombo also raised the issue with Lankan foreign ministry, saying use of force was unacceptable under any circumstances. According to…
LUCKNOW: Challenging the minority community to accept that Ram was their ancestor, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday gave the example of the Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto, who recently said his DNA was Indian and that Ram was considered an ancestor in Indonesia.Talking about Subianto, who was the chief guest at the R-Day parade in…
JAMMU: Not taking any chances with the health of eight patients from Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district who recently recovered from the “mystery illness” after being treated with atropine medication, Rajouri Government Medical College and Hospital authorities Tuesday delayed their discharge until the final report on the toxins they had ingested was made available…
NEW DELHI: To give boost to India’s space-based navigation system and make it more easily accessible to civilians, Isro is set to launch new-generation navigation satellite NVS-02 by GSLV-F15 rocket at 6.23 am from the second launchpad at Sriharikota on Wednesday.GSLV-F15 is the 17th flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle and the 11th flight…
Arvind Kejriwal (left) and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Daggers are drawn and shields are up between two opposition INDIA bloc allies ahead of the Delhi assembly elections as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Arvind Kejriwal “shivers” on hearing PM Modi‘s name. Soon after Rahul’s remark, Kejriwal rebutted with a dig linked to the National…
