NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi On Monday strongly criticised the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, accusing the Union BJP government of using it as a tool for “centralisation of power, commercialisation, and communalisation” in the education sector. The former congress president said, “The Union Government’s track record over the last decade has convincingly demonstrated…
Pawan Kalyan. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing debate between the Union government and Tamil Nadu over language policy, Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan said on Saturday that claims of Hindi being imposed are misleading.“Either imposing a language forcibly or opposing a language blindly; both doesn’t help to achieve…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah took a swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, saying under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration, the CISF aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages.He also asked Stalin to commence engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state. “Earlier, there was no place…
Tamil Nadu BJP K Annamalai and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin (File Image) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai on Thursday claimed that over one lakh people across the state have supported the BJP’s online campaign on the three-language policy. He added that his party would continue its outreach despite…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana government has announced that Telugu will be a compulsory subject for all students from classes 1 to 10 in schools across all boards, including CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other affiliated institutions, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.This decision comes amid ongoing debates over the National Education…
NEW DELHI: Amid DMK leaders’ declaration that they were ready for a language war in protest against the three-language formula, PM Narendra Modi on Friday said there has never been any animosity among Indian languages and each has enriched the other.Addressing the inaugural function of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi,…
NEW DELHI: Responding to Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin‘s accusation once again that the BJP-led Union govt is attempting to impose Hindi on the state, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticised the DMK govt for “doing politics” over the issue while reiterating Centre’s commitment to implementing the National Education Policy 2020.The latest row…
NEW DELHI: A flagship initiative towards internationalisation of Indian education, Study in India (SII) Portal, received a record 72,218 students from 200 countries for the academic year 2024-25. After a significant jump in numbers which started in 2014-15, followed by a significant decline due to Covid, the renewed multi-pronged effort of govt seems to have…
NEW DELHI: From the academic year 2026-27, CBSE schools will introduce a ‘two-tier’ system – standard and basic – for science and social science subjects. This move aligns with the existing dual-level system for mathematics. The Board plans to extend this to other subjects as well, as part of implementation of National Education Policy 2020.This…
NEW DELHI: In what could be a new milestone for internationalisation of education in India, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday held discussions with officials from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Maryland, USA, on establishing its campus in India. Academic and research collaboration with the university were also explored during the meeting. According to a…
