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New Delhi, Jun 3: Following outrage in Tamil Nadu over a draft education policy favouring teaching Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said state governments will be consulted before a final decision is made on the issue. Jaishankar's response came after a Twitter user posted a query to him on the issue. "The National Education Policy as submitted

Howrah, Jun 2: In a move that is being hailed as “historic” and “path breaking” by students and teachers alike, at least 50 colleges in West Bengal, including a few in Kolkata, have added 'humanity', 'agnostic', 'secular' and 'non-religious' options in the religion column of online admission forms for students who are unwilling to disclose their faith. This allows students applying for

New Delhi, Jun 2: Soon after the head of the Congress' social media wing Divya Spandana deleted her Twitter account, the team's member Chirag Patnaik has also left the micro-blogging site. As per reports, Patnaik was arrested in Delhi last week for allegedly sexually harassing a former colleague. Later, Divya had defended him. The reasons behind their decisions to delete their respective Twitter

Islamabad, Jun 2: India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria has offered a public apology after numerous Pakistanis trying to attend an iftar party hosted by him were harassed and forced to leave the venue. "I want to apologize to all the friends who were subject to some extra scrutiny outside," Bisaria said on Saturday, using diplomatic language. "Thank you so much. Many friends have been

Hyderabad, Jun 2: A month after Anamika Arutala from the city who committed suicide after failing in the Intermediate examinations, a re-evaluation of her answer sheet by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) declared her passed. Even as the student's family blamed it for her death the Board put out a fresh update claiming the updated passing marks were a "clerical error"

Chennai, Jun 2: Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu have opposed the three-language formula for schools in the state, as stated in the draft national education policy presented by K. Kasturirangan Committee to the central government. Speaking to reporters here, DMK Lok Sabha member Kanimozhi said her party would oppose any such move. Reacting to the formula, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said

Mumbai, Jun 2: A Mumbai woman IAS officer's tweet has triggered a row by calling the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statues from across the world, including his images from the Indian currency notes. Demanding that institutions and roads named after the Father of the Nation be renamed, she also "thanked" his assassin Nathuram Godse. After the controversy, the officer, Nidhi Choudhari, posted as

Mumbai, Jun 2: A Mumbai woman IAS officer's tweet has triggered a row by calling the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statues from across the world, including his images from the Indian currency notes. Demanding that institutions and roads named after the Father of the Nation be renamed, she also "thanked" his assassin Nathuram Godse. After the controversy, the officer, Nidhi Choudhari, posted as

Srinagar, Jun 2: A tourist guide lost his life after saving five tourists, including two foreigners, from Lidder river at the famous Pahalgam resort in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. A raft capsized at rafting point in Mawoora Pahalgam in the south Kashmir district on Friday after it was caught in sudden gusty winds and all passengers onboard fell in the Lidder river

New Delhi, Jun 2: After a brief interval, high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are again being printed across India`s eastern borders and are being pumped into the country at an alarming rate. An ongoing investigation of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that nexus between Pakistan`s ISI and the D-Company has resumed to supply fake currency notes into the Indian