Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has welcomed the High Court verdict upholding the marks system for Class 10 for Hindi and other third-language subjects. The party has further chided that it is a major embarrassment for the Congress government. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, senior BJP leader, Legislative Council Opposition Chief Whip N. Ravikumar stated that the High Court of Karnataka has delivered a verdict stating that marks must be awarded for Hindi language, which has resulted i…
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology over the controversial chapter referring to corruption in the judiciary in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook.Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, NCERT said in a press release shared on the social media platform X that the textbook titled ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond,’ Grade 8 (Part II), inc…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) An application had been filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, to get details of the performance of former West Bengal Education Minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general as the party legislator from Behala (Paschim) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district during the last five years.Chatterjee had been a four-time legislator from that constituency since 2006. The last time he was elected from that constituency was in 2021. But almost …
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday met France’s Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, Anne Bouverot, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, and discussed expanding collaboration in emerging technologies and research.Taking to X, Pradhan said he was glad to meet the French Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence during the summit in the national capital.”Glad to meet Ms. Anne Bouverot, Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, G…
Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will demolish all dilapidated school buildings across the state and conduct third-party audits of every school structure, Education Minister Madan Dilawar told the Assembly on Friday, citing student safety ahead of the annual examinations.Responding to a question by BJP MLA Sandeep Sharma during Question Hour, Dilawar said thousands of school buildings were in poor condition and posed a risk to students.He informed the House that a dedicated committ…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Vikrant Massey recently met the Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan. On Monday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared pictures from his meeting. He also penned a long note in the caption, and shared the highlights of his conversation with the minister.He wrote, “Insightful, productive and empowering. A wonderfully stimulating conversation with Hon. Minister of Education, GOI Shri @dpradhanbjp ji. Your love for Bhartiya Bhasha…
Thrissur, Jan 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday inaugurated the 64th Kerala School Kalolsavam in Thrissur, setting in motion what is widely regarded as one of the largest cultural festivals for school students in the country.The five-day event, being held in the state’s cultural capital, brings together over 14,000 students competing in nearly 250 art forms across 25 venues. Inaugurating the festival at the main venue ‘Sooryakanthi’ at Thekkinkad Maidan, CM Vijayan tra…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The BJP-led Delhi government on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Delhi Assembly, strongly criticising AAP supremo and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks alleging that government school teachers were being deployed to count stray dogs.The second day of the Winter Session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly witnessed protests by both the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party on different issues.The ruling party targeted the opposition over the dog-counting alleg…