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As student numbers grow, Delhi’s school infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with the demand for space. Image: AI generated For years, the policy push in school education has been bringing more children into the system. On that count, Delhi has performed. Enrolment has held, even expanded. But as PTI’s report based on UDISE+ 2024–25…
IREF pointed out that Indian rice shipments to the US are already levied with a 50% duty. (AI image) India’s rice exports may bear the brunt of escalating tensions in Iran and US President Donald Trump’s latest move to impose 25% tariffs on any country doing trade with Iran. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business…
Source: Sajid Yousuf Shah/FB SRINAGAR: BJP‘s media in-charge in J&K, Sajid Yousuf Shah, has alleged that he was denied accommodation at a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday because of his Kashmiri identity.“An hour after I checked into a hotel in Aurangabad, I was asked to leave due to concerns linked to my Kashmiri…
Kwena Maphaka and Evan Jones of the Durban Super Giants celebrate the win against Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 2 Wickets. (SA20) Durban’s Super Giants held their nerve in a dramatic finish to edge Sunrisers Eastern Cape by two wickets at St George’s Park, a result that has reignited their playoff push and tightened the race…
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan got a lot of love for his debut series as a director, ‘The B***ds of Bollywood’. Among those who have praised his work is actor Gautami Kapoor, who plays a key role in the show. Sharing her experience, Gautami highlighted Aryan’s sharp vision, confidence, and hands-on involvement, saying his…
How many words are nestled in ‘austerity’? ‘Austerity’ is the new MD: Mantri Darling. This now-WOW is not displacing earlier official Word Of Week like perennial vikas or poll-bol ‘poriborton’. It has only extended them. In post-Hormuz world, progress can continue only through a change in wasteful ways, no? Here’s my contribution to patriotic conservation….
Airline passengers are being urged to stay alert as scammers increasingly target travellers through fake emails, fraudulent calls and deceptive online offers. Emirates has issued a warning advising customers to be cautious of phishing messages, “free ticket” scams, fake invoices and fraudulent calls posing as airline representatives. The airline said scammers often attempt to obtain…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to adopt wide-ranging lifestyle and consumption changes as part of a national effort to conserve foreign exchange and reduce the economic impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict and global energy crisis. These include cutting fuel use, prioritising public transport and postponing foreign travel to…
When the US defence secretary declares that an elite university no longer serves the needs of the military, the question is not merely academic. It cuts to the heart of how power, knowledge, and obedience are meant to intersect in modern America.The Pentagon’s decision to terminate all military training, fellowship, and certificate programmes with Harvard…
Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from…
