New York student test scores rise, but questions remain over ELA and maths proficiency standards statewide

State data shows gains in New York ELA and maths scores amid ongoing proficiency questions. (AI Image) New York state test results show rising proficiency in English Language Arts and maths among pupils in grades three through eight, with statewide data indicating notable gains compared with the previous year.Education officials and researchers say the increases…

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Gujarat ATS nabs UP man for terror plot: Faizan Shaikh planned ‘targeted’ killings; weapon, ammo seized | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat ATS arrested Faizan Shaikh, a man radicalized by Al Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammed AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man allegedly involved in a terror conspiracy after he was found to be radicalised by the ideologies of terror outfits such as Al Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammed, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as…

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Security forces intensify anti-terror op in J&K’s Kishtwar; internet services remain suspended | India News

NEW DELHI: The security forces intensified their anti-terror operation in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir against three Jaish terrorists. The operation launched in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar has also led to the continued suspension of internet services.Areas within the 6km range covering Singpura, Arigam Dwathar and Naidgam also continue to face internet…

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‘My cricket got affected by my love life… like everything else, perception matters in Indian cricket’

There have been very few happy-go-lucky characters in Indian cricket like Shikhar Dhawan . His uncomplicated outlook has stood him in good stead, on and off the field. He has also been extremely candid about his life in his recent autobiography The One. TOI’s Arani Basu spoke to Dhawan on his learnings from cricket, the baggage of a youngster,…

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Evening news wrap: BJP shows Rs 6,900cr bank balance; Delhi HC suspends jail term of Kuldeep Sengar, and more | India News

Political funding: Disclosures to the Election Commission show the BJP has a bank balance of over Rs 6,900 crore, while the Congress has around Rs 53 crore across its units. Unnao rape case: Delhi High Court has suspended the jail sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him conditional bail while his…

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