Thanks to the Right to Education Act (RTE) of 2009, India has been able to achieve near universal enrolment of children in schools at the primary and upper primary levels -- but the quality of what is being taught has been severely impacted by the lack of benchmarks, says a senior official
Clashes broke out at two places in Shopian and Pulwama districts on Monday after protesters in Jammu and Kashmir pelted stones at army personnel at these places.
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The Union government has asked the northeastern states to expedite the computerisation of the Public Distribution System (PDS) to ensure greater efficiency and transparency, and to check large-scale fraud.
Two men were killed after a massive blaze broke out in a three-storeyed building here, said a fire officer on Monday.
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who, as the Rajya Sabha chairman, alone has the reposnibility to decide if the opposition's impeachment notice of Chief Justice Dipak Misra will be accepted has rejected the notice on the grounds of insufficient charges.
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who, as the Rajya Sabha chairman, alone has the reposnibility to decide if the opposition's impeachment notice of Chief Justice Dipak Misra will be accepted or not, has started consultations on the matter.
Accusing the BJP-RSS leadership of "systematically destroying" the Constitution, the Congress on Sunday announced that its President Rahul Gandhi will launch a nationwide "Save the Constitution" campaign on April 23 from Delhi's Talkatora stadium.
Describing temples as centres of India's cultural ethos, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that "share and care" has been the core of India's philosophy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday advised BJP leaders not to give "masala" to the media by getting into every issue as soon as they saw camerapersons, saying such "mistakes" affect the country, party and the individual's image.
Mahindra Electric and cab service Meru on Sunday announced a joint electric vehicle (EV) pilot project in Hyderabad, to be replicated in other cities soon.
