Haryana blanks Tamil Nadu to enter the National Games hockey semifinals

Haryana blanks Tamil Nadu to enter the National Games hockey semifinals

Karnataka storms into the last-four stage with an easy 11-2 win over host Gujarat Karnataka storms into the last-four stage with an easy 11-2 win over host Gujarat Haryana blanked Tamil Nadu 3-0 to enter the men’s hockey semifinals in the 36th National Games at the Dhyanchhand Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. Tamil Nadu started […]

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11 killed, over 25 injured after private bus hit truck, catches fire at Nashik

11 killed, over 25 injured after private bus hit truck, catches fire at Nashik

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announce ex-gratia for kin of deceased Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announce ex-gratia for kin of deceased At least 11 persons, including a child died and more than 25 were injured after a Mumbai-bound private sleeper bus collided with a speeding truck […]

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Morning Digest: October 7, 2022

Morning Digest: October 7, 2022

Cough syrups exported only to Gambia, says preliminary report The preliminary enquiry of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has said Maiden Pharmaceutical’s four cough syrups which are suspected to have caused the death of children in the Gambia, according to a warning issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), were manufactured and exported only to […]

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HSC and SSC exams 2023: Candidates asked to pay more to submit forms for preferred institutions

HSC and SSC exams 2023: Candidates asked to pay more to submit forms for preferred institutions

External and private student candidates registering for the HSC and SSC examinations in February-March 2023, which are to be conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), faced a hurdle while filling up their examination application forms after several of them were asked to pay additional fees by the contact […]

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IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

IAS officer’s initiative scales up students’ learning level in Sangli schools

In November 2021, when the results of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) were released, the figures took 31-year-old IAS officer Jitendra Dudi, the Chief Executive Officer of Sangli district, by surprise. Students from Maharashtra, though better than the national average, still scored poorly – one in three students of Class III couldn’t answer basic questions […]

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Rani’s hat-trick paves the way for Haryana’s second consecutive win

Rani’s hat-trick paves the way for Haryana’s second consecutive win

Captain Rani Ramphal’s hat-trick powered Haryana to its second straight win in the women’s hockey of the 36th National Games Captain Rani Ramphal’s hat-trick powered Haryana to its second straight win in the women’s hockey of the 36th National Games Captain Rani Ramphal’s hat-trick powered Haryana to its second straight win in the women’s hockey […]

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Morning Digest: October 3, 2022

Morning Digest: October 3, 2022

Brazil presidential race goes to Lula-Bolsonaro runoff Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office. Poverty, unemployment […]

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Veteran Richa faces challenge from gen-next in the National Games swimming events

Veteran Richa faces challenge from gen-next in the National Games swimming events

Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival The past, present, and future of Indian swimming have assembled to make the field competitive when the […]

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Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

Final-year B.Sc students at MU demand offline semester exam be postponed

While the Mumbai University has resumed the conventional offline mode of examinations post the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a growing chorus of opposition from students. On Thursday, final year B.Sc. Computer Science students from several colleges of the city wrote to the Mumbai University administration demanding that their semester V exam, which is scheduled to […]

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Pune University calls on students to apply for 300 plus certificate courses

Pune University calls on students to apply for 300 plus certificate courses

In order to make students ‘industry ready’, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is encouraging students to be part of its Degree Plus programme. The programme is conducted alongside the regular BA, BCom and BSc degrees that the students are enrolled. More than 300 certificate courses are available on the website, a majority of which are […]

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