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Delhi Govt simplifies school recognition, replaces Essentiality Certificate with self-certification
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (543+ words) Statesman News Service | New Delhi | July 18, 2026 6:44 pm As part of a major policy reform, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood has approved the complete replacement of the “Essentiality Certificate” required to open private schools with a streamlined self-certification system. Under this…...
Coaching centre conundrum
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (193+ words) The flashing neon signs of coaching institutes lining the avenues of every major Indian city present an undeniable truth: India runs a parallel education system. BHASKAR NATH BISWAL | New Delhi | July 18, 2026 6:45 am The flashing neon signs of coaching institutes lining…...
Sandipani Schools emerging as Centres of Quality education: MP CM Mohan Yadav
23+ hour, 42+ min ago (336+ words) Statesman News Service | Bhopal | July 17, 2026 10:40 pm Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Friday claimed that government-run Sandipani Schools, equipped with modern facilities, are emerging as centres of quality education. As a result, he said, students are leaving private…...
Chhatron ki Goonj: Rahul Gandhi says entire education system involved in paper leaks
1+ day, 9+ min ago (384+ words) Taking on the “corrupt system,” Rahul Gandhi said that cases of paper leaks were rising by the day and no action had been taken against the guilty, including conviction. Statesman News Service | Dehradun | July 17, 2026 10:13 pm Leader of the Opposition in…...
Rajasthan school horror: Senior teacher suspended after girls allegedly forced to strip over missing Rs 500
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (466+ words) The suspension followed a preliminary report by the District Education Officer after parents protested at the school. Authorities have launched a departmental inquiry, while the teacher has been shifted to a new headquarters during the suspension period. Statesman News Service…...
Poems of the Personal Perspectives of a city
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (145+ words) Jaydeep Saranagi is an academic and a creative writer based in Kolkata. Notes on the Rock of Job Charnock is his latest collection of poetry. SUTANUKA GHOSH ROY | Kolkata | July 16, 2026 8:38 am (THE WRITER IS AN ASSOCIATE PROF AND HOD, DEPARTMENT…...
An important introduction to one of the most fascinating countries in India’s close vicinity
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (219+ words) This text comprises three sections, the first of about 100 pages mainly about Islam and governance, the second and third of slightly over 20 pages each on regions and culture and literature and comparisons with India. KRISHNAN SRINIVASAN | Kolkata | July 16, 2026 8:28 am This…...
Kerala child rights panel files case against CPM leader KT Jaleel over student reprimand row
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (483+ words) Statesman News Service | Thiruvananthapuram | July 13, 2026 10:34 pm Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) on Monday registered a suo motu case against CPM leader and former Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel for publicly…...
Reappointment is a Big Opportunity for Prof. Yogesh Singh to Leave a Verifiable Institutional Legacy
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (156+ words) The Hon’ble President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of the University of Delhi, has granted a second term to the incumbent Vice Chancellor, Prof. Yogesh Singh. DR. PRERNA MALHOTRA | New Delhi | July 12, 2026 9:03 am (The writer teaches at…...
Odisha orders criminal probe after Newton ‘pilot’ gaffe and 1,600 blunders in school textbooks
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (513+ words) Statesman News Service | Bhubaneswar | July 11, 2026 6:57 pm Amid widespread public criticism and mounting Opposition attacks over glaring errors in school textbooks, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the entire textbook preparation process. The decision…...