India’s Schools Need Unity, Not Identity Politics

Before faith, before caste, before language, a child enters school simply as a student. That simple truth perhaps explains why the debate surrounding Karnataka’s recent decision to revoke its 2022 uniform-only order and permit limited religious symbols in schools has reignited one of India’s most sensitive constitutional conversations. The issue is no longer confined to…

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Jaguar, motorhome, luxury watches: Scottish leader Peter Murrell admits embezzling £4 lakh from SNP funds

Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period, in one of Scotland’s biggest political finance scandals in recent years.Murrell appeared before the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, where prosecutors said he…

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India reviews Ebola preparedness as WHO warns outbreak is ‘outpacing’ response efforts | India News

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday reviewed India’s preparedness and response measures for Ebola Virus Disease in view of the recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa, even as the World Health Organization warned that the epidemic was “outpacing” response efforts.However, the health ministry said that no case of Ebola has…

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President Murmu confers Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan; actor Dharmendra honoured posthumously | India News

Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar with President Murmu NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented 66 Padma awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 held at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The awards were presented in the presence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit…

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