ISRAEL LOW PROFILE AS US, IRAN TRADE FRESH STRIKES
NEW DELHI: As the United States and Iran edge closer to a wider conflict with fresh rounds of strikes, Israel has taken an unusually low profile. The silence is striking because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had long pressed Donald Trump to confront Tehran militarily, playing a key role in the run-up to earlier US-Israeli operations. […]
MAMATA WOOS MUSLIM MLAS TO REVOLT AGAINST REBELS
NEW DELHI: Days after 60 TMC MLAs led by Ritabrata Banerjee revolted against the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s leadership, and sought reorganisation of the rebel faction as the legitimate Trinamool Congress (TMC), cracks are already appearing within the camp. Several TMC MLAs, who had hopped on the camp led by CPM-turned-TMC leader Ritabrata, are now developing […]
WHY PUNJAB MATTERS MORE THAN EVER FOR PM MODI?
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Punjab on July 17 comes at a politically significant moment. With the Assembly elections approaching, the BJP is making a determined effort to deepen its outreach to the Sikh community and establish itself as a serious political force in a state where it has historically remained […]
MODI TO FLAG OFF FIRST HYDROGEN TRAIN IN HARYANA ON FRIDAY
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister will flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat at Jind railway station on Friday.With this, India would join a select group of countries that have operational hydrogen-powered trains. The prime minister will lay the foundation stone and launch various development projects worth around Rs 14,700 crore at Eklavya […]
CENTRE TIGHTENS EXIT RULE OF ISRO SCIENTISTS
NEW DELHI: The Department of Space (DoS) has issued a new directive to major space research centres of the ISRO, tightening rules on voluntary retirement and resignations amid a mass exodus in the Indian space agency. The memorandum, issued on July 14 to centres like the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) and the Vikram Sarabhai […]
SC SUGGESTS THIRD LANGUAGE FROM CLASS 5 OR 6 AND NOT FROM CLASS 9
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the introduction of a third language in Class 9 under the CBSE curriculum, observing that it could increase the stress levels of students. The Apex Court suggested that the third language be introduced in Class 5 or Class 6 to enable students to cope with it more […]
SC OKAYS SHIFTING OF UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT FROM NAINITAL TO HALDWANI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has paved the way for the shifting of the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to Haldwani by setting aside the High Court’s order directing the holding of a referendum among lawyers and litigants to decide whether the High Court should be shifted. Setting aside the 2024 High Court direction for […]
Sonum Wangchuk refuses to end hunger strike as he loses over 9 kg weight on 20th day
New Delhi, 16 July—An insensitive regime has failed to break the steely resolve of Climate change activist Sonum Wangchuk who is determined to continue his indefinite hunger strike in the face of warning from medical doctors warning his that his prolonged fast are likely to damage his organs. Wangchuk has lost more than nine […]
India’s Vanishing Primary Schools: The Human Cost of Primary Education’s Decline Amid NEP Ambitions
In the quiet hamlets of rural India, the closure of nearly 94,000 government schools over the past decade is not merely a statistic—it is a silent unraveling of a foundational promise. From 11.07 lakh public schools in 2014–15 to 10.13 lakh in 2024–25, the system has shed institutions at an average rate of about 25 […]
