Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) As the new academic year starts in Pakistan, people have been buying books for their children amid higher education-related expenses. Families have reported that enrolling a single child in school costs between Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 20,000 – PKR 30,000, with expenses including first-month fees and purchasing textbooks, notebooks, uniform, shoes and a bag, local media reported. People in Pakistan have protested against the increasing costs. In addition, 40 per cent sho…
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Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Actress Ananya Panday’s So Positive, a children and family first initiative designed to acknowledge exam stress, has joined forces with Nick India to come up with new and exciting ways to tackle exam pressure. Rooted in Nick India’s ongoing Pressure Ko Bolo Bye campaign, the initiative encourages parents to actively ease exam pressure by recognizing each child’s unique strengths and learning style and by building confidence over comparison. The collaboration came to li…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan extended greetings to all veterans and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day on Wednesday, hailing their courage and long years of selfless duty as well as their efforts that remain integral to the country’s defence efforts.Extending wishes to the veterans and their families through a letter, the CDS said, “This day is dedicated to acknowledge the service rendered by those who have defended the Natio…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, who attended the song launch ‘Ghar Kab Aaoge’ from the upcoming film ‘Border 2’, has shared that he did ‘Border’ because of his father, legendary actor Dharmendra. On Friday, the actor attended the song launch in Jaisalmer, and touched upon a lesser known moment of inspiration.He told the media, “I did ‘Border’ because when I saw my father’s film ‘Haqeeqat’. I liked it a lot. I was very young then. When I became an actor, I d…
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