HRD starts 70-point grading index to assess state school education
New Delhi | The Ministry of Human Resource Development has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality of school education offered by states. “We...
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CRPF jawan shoots self after firing at colleagues in Srinagar
Srinagar | A CRPF jawan shot himself dead after firing at two of his colleagues inside a camp here, police said on Sunday. The incident took...
IndiGo plane returns after mid-air engine failure, government to review incident
Mumbai | An IndiGo Airbus A320neo plane flying to Kolkata from Chennai suffered a mid-air engine failure with a “loud bang” and was forced to return...
Respond in 8 weeks to PIL to introduce spoken English in government
Chennai | The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to respond within eight weeks to a PIL by a former DMK MLA, seeking...
J&K raises income ceiling for economically backward classes to avail reservation benefits
Jammu | The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council has increased the income ceiling from Rs 4.50 lakh to Rs 8 lakh for people belonging to...
PM launches a basket of projects worth Rs 4,500-crore in Odisha
Baripada (Odisha) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a number of central government projects in Odisha worth more than Rs 4,500 crore. The projects were unveiled...
Make separate OPD, ICU for swine flu patients: Rajasthan health minister to officials
Jaipur | Rajasthan government on Saturday directed health department officials to make arrangements like isolation wards, separate OPD and ICUs for swine flu patients in hospitals...
Journalist Abhisar Sharma receives Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in Hindi Journalism
Abhisar Sharma received the Ramnath Goenka Award for his report that emphasized how over 1,00,000 UP children lost their lives due to the disease. ...
Special PMLA court declares Vijay Mallya a Fugitive Economic Offender
Mumbai | Business Tycoon Vijay Mallya has been named as a ‘fugitive economic offender’, by a Mumbai court. Vijay Mallya is the first tycoon to...
HIV blood tranfusion: Tamil Nadu government assures action against officials
Chennai | Tamil Nadu government assured action against senior officials in connection with the recent transfusion of HIV infected blood to a pregnant woman at a...