Coaching centre conundrum
The flashing neon signs of coaching institutes lining the avenues of every major Indian city present an undeniable truth: India runs a parallel education system.
The flashing neon signs of coaching institutes lining the avenues of every major Indian city present an undeniable truth: India runs a parallel education system.
Education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk entered the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Friday.
The son of two doctors, Aryan Gupta stayed focused through the cancelled exam and nationwide re-test before securing the highest rank in NEET-UG 2026. He says the real journey begins with becoming a good doctor.
Uttarakhand Education Minister and the state's well-known organisational strategist, Dhan Singh Rawat, has consistently earned the confidence of the BJP's central leadership to manage parts of its election campaigns in poll-bound states across the country.
Chhattisgarh is steadily expanding mother-tongue-based education in its government schools, particularly across Bastar and other linguistically diverse regions, as part of efforts to make classrooms more inclusive and improve foundational learning.
Rekindling the row over Sanatan afresh, actor-politician Kamal Hassan has emphasised the importance of education as the primary tool for social change and advancement, adding that it remains the only weapon which could break the shackles of dictatorship and Sanatan.
On his way to an official programme in Jalpaiguri, Union minister of state for education and DoNER, Dr Sukanta Majumdar, took time to energise BJP workers and sharpen his attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
The notions of social security and social insurance systems have their roots in the evolution of the welfare state concept. In contrast, earlier ‘laissez-faire’ or police states did not prioritize these aspects, focusing solely on maintaining order.
Sood was speaking at a placement drive organized by the Education Department at a school in Rohini with representatives from several companies offering employment opportunities to students.
In a major infrastructure and development push in Upper Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday laid the foundation stones for multiple projects worth over Rs 500 crore.