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Congress flags "systemic" exam failures, launches nationwide student outreach
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (243+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 10: 09 pm IST - New Delhi Recurring examination irregularities are evidence of a massive institutional failure, senior Congress leader and president of the party's Assam unit Gaurav Gogoi said on Thursday (June 25, 2026), announcing the launch of "Chhatron Ki Goonj', a…...
Yakshagana Kalaranga hands over 99th free house in Udupi district
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (179+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 01: 12 pm IST - MANGALURU The Yakshagana Kalaranga, Udupi, handed over its 99th free house to a second-year pre-university student on Tuesday under its initiative of building houses for students from economically weaker sections. The house, built at Moodukukkude near Harady…...
French simulator company comes to India
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (35+ words) French aircraft simulator training provider Simaero is set to launch a new pilot training facility, with a planned investment of $100 million that will enable expansion to eight full-flight simulators over the coming years....
NCERT introduces 1975 Emergency in Class 9 textbooks for the first time amid curriculum row
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (167+ words) For the first time in over five decades, NCERT has introduced a dedicated section on the 1975 National Emergency in its Class 9 Social Science textbook. The addition comes as part of broader curriculum updates under NEP 2020 and NCF 2023, triggering a sharp…...
Teachers" body calls for delay in work adjustment
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (218+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 09: 03 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Leaders of Navya Andhra Teachers Association (NTA) on Thursday expressed concern over the State government's decision to initiate teacher work adjustment simultaneously with the implementation of the Presidential Orders2025, under which the allocation of employees at…...
KSHEC launches feedback platform to address concerns about FYUGP
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (153+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 07: 39 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) has launched a new feedback platform, "KSHEC Listens, to directly receive concerns, experiences, opinions and suggestions from students, teachers and the general public regarding the implementation of the…...
Mount Carmel College becomes Deemed-to-be University
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (110+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 07: 01 pm IST - Bengaluru Addressing the media on the development, principal George Lekha said that the college has'acquired'200 acres'of land near Devanahalli. "The courses will be expanded, with the institution offering short-term, medium-term, and long-term'programmes. The new facility is…...
Apprenticeship must be promoted to address unemployment of educated youth: Santosh Mehrotra
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (250+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 06: 51 pm IST - Thrissur Eminent development economist Santosh Mehrotra has called for greater promotion of apprenticeship programmes as an effective strategy to address the growing problem of unemployment among educated youth. He observed that work experience is highly valued…...
Lack of arts stream puts hill students at a disadvantage in Erode district
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (344+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 05: 25 pm IST - ERODE The absence of an arts stream at the Government Tribal Residential Higher Secondary School, Hasanur, has forced students from remote hill villages to travel long distances or seek admission in schools in the plains to…...
Congress to launch nationwide campaign against exam irregularities
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (187+ words) Published - June 25, 2026 07: 28 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Addressing a press conference in Vijayawada, Ms. Nayak said the 40-day campaign would be conducted across 28 major cities to mobilise students and youth, and draw attention to the "growing crisis" of confidence in examinations and…...