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The scorecard concludes that, on average, countries are “moving away” from the public education expenditure benchmarks of at least 4% of GDP or 15% of total public expenditure. NEW DELHI: India remains just above Unesco’s minimum GDP benchmark for education, but the sector’s share in government spending has slipped below the prescribed threshold. Education accounts…
Iran releases undated video of Mojtaba Khamenei Days after Israeli media reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was in critical condition and had been hospitalised, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News agency released an undated video showing him appearing to be in good health.The video of Mojtaba Khamenei was published for the first time by Mehr,…
As much as a manga hiatus is important, it is also horribly irritating, isn’t it? Readers wait day and day out for manga chapters to release, but manga go on a week-long break or a months-long hiatus. Many people still wonder why that happens so often. Here’s everything you need to know if you also…
AI generated image, used only for representational purpose India’s economic momentum is set to have domestic strength on its side in 2026-27, but global risks may keep the pressure on.In its annual report 2025-26, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that resilient economic fundamentals are expected to support financial markets, while geopolitical…
India vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI Live: India will look to build on a dominant second day when they return for the final day of their three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, having reached 357 for 6 and moved to within just six runs of the hosts’ first-innings total. The spotlight will once…
India head coach Craig Fulton BENGALURU: Being the coach of an Indian hockey team at the moment is hardly an enviable job. With the FIH World Cup followed immediately by the Asian Games, Craig Fulton’s side has a packed calendar to negotiate. Add to that the controversy over the change in the team’s jersey colour,…
In an age of constant notifications, endless scrolling and instant entertainment, Leonardo da Vinci’s centuries-old warning about an inactive mind feels surprisingly modern. “Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation… even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind,” Leonardo wrote in his notebooks. The Renaissance polymath used familiar examples from…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for a selfie in Canada. (Image credits: Instagram) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry can’t stop sparkling under sunlight – and their smiles show it. Channelling another trip and another laugh, the 45-year-old shared a post about her visit to Canada for a fundraising event celebrating the 40th anniversary of…
Lighting a diya is one of those rituals many of us grow up seeing without ever really asking why we do it. A small wick is lit, the flame is placed before a deity or at the entrance of a home, and suddenly, the moment feels a little more special. But the diya has never…
The accused, Vishwajeet, 45, was riding his motorcycle toward his farmhouse when he passed the residence of Hariom Sharma. (Representative Image) ALIGARH: Enraged after being barked at by a pet dog, a man shot the animal dead with his licensed revolver and then opened fire on its 23-year-old owner for protesting in Aligarh’s Bhojpur Thursday…
