Representative Image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: India’s school education system faces daunting challenges as just 65% of its 1.47 million schools have computers, and only 58% have functional ones for teaching. Internet access is available in just over 63% of schools, though 92% have functional electricity.Basic facilities such as drinking water are nearly universal (99%), but…
Lucknow: Over a week after it was cleared by Parliament, the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAM-G) scheme was drummed up in the rural pockets of UP by the Yogi govt on Friday.The state rural development department, headed by deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, organised special gram sabhas across all…
Vedant Birla, son of industrialist Yashovardhan (Yash) Birla and Avanti Birla, tied the knot with Tejal Kulkarni, daughter of Sanjeev and Supriya Kulkarni, on November 2 in an intimate ceremony attended by close family members and friends.The couple later hosted a lavish wedding reception on November 3 at the Astor Ballroom, St. Regis, Lower Parel,…
Photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “linking” of India’s Asia Cup win with Operation Sindoor.“Sometimes I doubt if PM Modi has any knowledge of foreign policy and diplomacy. If we played, we should have played with sportsman spirit,” Congress leader Atul Londhe Patil told news agency PTI.His…
Mushtaq Ahmed’s reaction to Pakistan players getting dismissed (X) During Pakistan’s nervy Super Four match against Bangladesh on Thursday evening, former captain Rashid Latif sparked chatter on social media with a pointed post. He tweeted a photo of Mushtaq Ahmed — currently Pakistan’s spin coach at the High Performance Centre in Lahore and also serving…
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) The BCCI’s long-term leadership plans are slowly falling into place, and Shubman Gill now sits at the centre of it. With Gill recently appointed India’s T20I vice-captain, his elevation as the country’s all-format skipper is viewed as a matter of when, not if. Already leading…
Inaamulhaq, the ‘Jolly LLB 2’ actor, accuses Bollywood of overlooking genuine talent and a sheer biased administration in the casting business. While the entertainment industry lives on the blood and sweat of the stars, the actor demands an answer to who is shedding their tears for work. Inaamulhaq called out casting agents for manipulation The…
Khalid Jamil’s India face group leaders Singapore away on Thursday Panaji: India won bronze at the CAFA Nations Cup last month without seven regulars from champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant and coach Khalid Jamil will have to beat the odds again in his next assignment — twin qualifiers against Singapore — with another under-strength side.India…
Ibrahim Qadri, Shah Rukh Khan’s doppelganger, rose from financial struggles as a hoarding painter to becoming the highest-paid double, charging up to Rs 5 lakh per event. After being mistaken for SRK at an IPL match, he transformed his act, avoiding comedy shows that mock him or the superstar. Ibrahim Qadri, a man who bears…
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs meet foreign minister Muttaqi NEW DELHI: A delegation of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs who left their homeland over the decades in the face of persecution and took refuge in India met Taliban foreign affairs minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy on Monday and requested that the current regime in…
