Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Communications and the Development of Northeastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Friday that the real meaning of good education is to build a meaningful life and to serve the people. Scindia, a member of erstwhile royal family of Gwalior, who graduated from Harward and Stanford Universities in the US, made this statement while inaugurating a British-board ‘Shrewsbury International School’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal. “The cause of education is not on…

Chengdu (China), Aug 8 (IANS) Germany’s Marius-Andrei Balan and Khrystyna Moshenska claimed the Latin dance gold medal at the 2025 World Games here on Friday with a total of 195.71 points, while home favourites Du Yujun and Yan Bangbang finished fourth, marking China’s best finish in Latin dance at the World Games.”It’s our first World Games, and the atmosphere has been fantastic,” Balan said. “From the moment we arrived until stepping onto the floor, we felt that everyone around us made this co…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Purani Dilli 6 delivered a commanding all-round performance to secure a thrilling 10-run victory over New Delhi Tigers in a high-scoring match in Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday.Purani Dilli 6 posted 200/6 in 20 overs, thanks to a scintillating knock from Samarth Seth, who anchored the innings with a fluent 80 off 46 balls. His innings, marked by elegant strokeplay and timely acceleration, laid a solid foundation for a…

Gwalior, Aug 8 (IANS) Pro Panja League Season 2’s fourth day delivered an extraordinary showcase of arm wrestling excellence at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports, with the main card encounter between Arsh Virk and Rino Thomas in the 90kg category turning out to make history as the first five-round encounter.In the undercard category, the opening encounter between Kiraak Hyderabad and Mumbai Muscle established the evening’s competitive tone. Kiraak Hyderabad demonstra…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) It has been more than five years since Bollywood’s rising star, Sushant Singh Rajput, suddenly left for heavenly abode. Ahead of Rakhi, his sister Shweta Singh Kirti expressed her longing for her brother through an emotional social media post. Shweta shared a video montage of some precious moments of the ‘Chhichhore’ actor with her family on Instagram.Revealing that she can still feel Sushant’s presence around her, Shweta wrote, “Sometimes it feels like you never really left…

Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The failure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in reaching a logical conclusion in revealing the “larger conspiracy” behind the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy in August last year, precisely became the tagline of the “torch rally” on the streets of Kolkata on Friday night, ahead of the first anniversary of the ghastly tragedy on Saturday.The new tagline on Friday night was a study in contrast to similar “taglines” in innumerable protest rallies last y…

Bhopal, Aug 8 (IANS) Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of vote theft, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday that the Congress have questioned the credibility of every institution in the country, whether it is the Army, judiciary or the Prime Minister. Without naming Rahul Gandhi directly, Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2020, ending his long association with Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, asked “who rem…

Imphal, Aug 8 (IANS) The newly appointed Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel on Friday said that the main focus of the government is to resettle violence-affected internally displaced persons (IDP) at their villages and homes, peacefully and securely.The Chief Secretary, accompanied by Arun Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, visited Ngahmun Pre-Fabricated relief camp at Champhai Sub-Divisions and Mandop Relief Camp in Kangpokpi district. During an interaction with both relief c…

Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, backing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, has raised serious concerns over the neutrality of the Election Commission, alleging that its conduct has changed ever since a Union Minister was included in the committee for selecting the Chief Election Commissioner.Gehlot said the credibility of the Commission was once so high that other countries sought its expertise to conduct their elections. “Today, the people of India are looki…

Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) Sukhadeo Thorat, the Chairman of the State Education Policy Commission, submitted a 2,197-page report to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday. The Commission has recommended the introduction of comprehensive sex education among the programmes designed for pre-university students (Classes 11 and 12).Key recommendations include providing full financial support to all students from the Muslim community in higher education and taking measures to increase enrolment …