NEW DELHI: CBSE has decided to implement the new three-language rule for Class IX from the 2026–27 session. From July 1, 2026, all Class IX students must study three languages, with “at least two being native Indian languages”, under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023.Students opting for a foreign…
India is now a tech-driven land of opportunities, the PM told the diaspora in Hague, urging them to reconnect with the country PM Modi has warned that challenges facing the world could undo the successes of past decades and push a large section of global population into poverty if not addressed, while lauding India’s “unprecedented”…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday appointed two joint secretaries and two joint directors to National Testing Agency (NTA), which is under fire over the NEET-UG paper leak.According to orders issued by the personnel department, Anuja Bapat, an Indian Statistical Service officer of the 1998 batch, and Ruchita Vij, an Indian Revenue Service officer of the…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice Surya Kant Saturday said he ‘was pained’ by a section of media misquoting his comments on youth during courtroom proceedings on Friday and clarified that his angst was against those joining the legal profession with bogus degrees and behaving like parasites.In a statement, CJI Kant said, “What I had specifically criticised…
A Redditor shared the experience of living in India for a year after 12-year stay in the US. Taking the decision to return to India after spending years abroad is always a tough one as there are many aspects to consider. No two people’s situations are ever the same but NRIs share tips and insights…
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Saturday launched a multi-area search operation across multiple areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to trace suspected terrorists believed to be operating in the region, officials said. The operation comes days after an infiltration bid was foiled in the Mankote area of Mendhar tehsil on May 12, in which…
Calgary Police is looking for 5th suspect Gagandeep singh and released his photo. A man was kidnapped but he was not the target. The kidnappers took the man to his friend’s house who was the real target. The first man was just a bait to make the second man come out of his house, which…
BJP leaders and workers outside the police station as they stage a protest over the demand to ban liquor, in Srinagar SRINAGAR: A day after BJP staged a protest outside chief minister Omar Abdullah’s residence demanding complete prohibition in Kashmir Valley, governing National Conference (NC) softened its stand on the issue and promised to ban…
Indian man working in Australia as a massage therapist sent to jail for sexual abuse of 61 victims. 39-year-old Sumit Satish Rastogi, an Indian man in Adelaide, Australia, has been sentenced to 13 years and 10 months behind bars after pleading guilty to 97 offences, including multiple charges of aggravated indecent assault and indecent filming…
JAMMU: A 60-year-old man died and seven others, including two children, were hospitalised on Friday after they allegedly consumed a wild vegetable in J&K’s Rajouri district. All the affected people belonged to two families.Officials said on Saturday, the incident was reported from Mohra village in Kotranka sub-division, about 40km from Rajouri town. Mohammad Hussain died…