New Delhi: In an order that would apply to 24 crore students, Supreme Court on Monday said parents cannot be mandated to create ‘one student, one unique ID’ for their children under Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (Apaar) scheme, even as it noted the benefits of the scheme.Appearing for three parents, whose children are studying…
Quote of the day by Green playwright Aeschylus Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus who redefined theater and was known as the ‘Father of Tragedy’ gave us this lofty quote, which serves as a survival lesson even today. In his play Prometheus Bound, Oceanus gives this advice to Prometheus, suggesting that when dealing with powerful tyranny like…
NEW DELHI: The first day of Parliament’s monsoon session was a washout as opposition parties protested over a host of issues, including theft of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple and NEET paper leak, leading to frequent adjournments in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha before proceedings were called off for the day.Amid the brief moments for…
‘We suffer more often in imagination than in reality’ An executive sits in a quiet office, looking at an unread email from the board of directors. Within seconds, her heart rate speeds up, her hands grow cold, and her mind jumps to worst-case scenarios: being fired, losing her career, or facing a public scandal. By…
NEW DELHI: To address the grievance of accused facing long years of incarceration in UAPA and NDPS cases, SC Monday pushed for the establishment of additional exclusive special courts to speed up trials in NIA-investigated cases and those related to narcotic drugs registered by various police organisations.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati informed a bench of…
‘Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist’ A middle-aged man lies awake at two in the morning, his heart racing as he faces one unavoidable truth: One day, his consciousness will stop. The room is silent, but his…
JAMMU: Flash floods and landslides fuelled by torrential rain drove the death toll across J&K’s Jammu division to 28 after a house collapse killed seven people in Poonch and three died in Doda on Monday while rescuers dug four bodies from rubble left by raging streams and collapsing hillsides that ripped through Pir Panjal region…
Quote of the day by Usha Vance on motherhood. Second Lady Usha Vance has recently welcomed her fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, with Vice President JD Vance. But Usha Vance spoke about the joys of motherhood on several occasions. In her Mother’s Day message this year, as she was expecting Alec, she issued a profound…
Zoe Kissane says the birds often ate at seed spills around agricultural operations (Supplied: Murdoch Univeristy) Scientists tracking endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos across Western Australia’s Wheatbelt over three breeding seasons found worrying levels of chemical contamination in the birds’ food. Four out of five seed samples tested positive for pesticides, with some containing chemical levels…
NEW DELHI: The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of AIIMS, New Delhi, on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu seeking an independent, impartial and time-bound inquiry into the events at Jantar Mantar, expressing concern over the alleged use of force against peaceful protesters and raising questions over the continued hospitalisation of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. In…