Chennai, June 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack against the opposition DMK in the Assembly, rejecting allegations that his government functioned as the “B-team” of any political party and asserting that the administration drew its strength solely from the people’s mandate. Replying to the motion of thanks to the Governor’s Address on the final day of the Assembly session, Vijay defen…
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Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Assam will introduce a supplementary Higher Secondary (HS) final examination from the upcoming academic session, allowing students who fail in a limited number of subjects to improve their performance without losing an entire academic year, Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) Chairman Ramesh Chandra Jain announced on Tuesday.Addressing the media, Jain said the supplementary examination will be conducted approximately two months after the declaration of HS final ex…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A total of 3,032 mentors have been onboarded across the country by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) under the National Mission on Mentoring (NMM) for developing skills of school teachers, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Monday. Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Jayant Chaudhary, said in a written reply that mentors under the NMM are selected by NCTE through a structured process that examines professional excellence, mentoring aptitude, and alignment…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India has made notable gains in school enrolment and higher education institutions, the government stated in the Economic Survey 2025-26 on Thursday.The Survey tabled in the Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, credited the achievement to strengthened infrastructure and teacher capacity, due to policies such as the Right to Education Act 2009, and the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP).Other measures include updated UG…
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) To cover up its “zero-development administration”, a series of corruption scams and administrative failures, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is misusing the Governor’s speech as a political weapon, alleged Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka.In a press statement released on Wednesday, he said: “Governors are not spokespersons of the Congress government; they are protectors of the Constitution. By undermining their dignity, the Congress go…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India’s education sector has seen remarkable progress in 2025, driven by reforms under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, expansion of institutions, and global recognition.In accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ideals of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayaas”, the Union Budget 2025-26 allocated Rs 1,28,650 crore — which was 6.22 per cent more than the budget estimate of 2024-2025 — to the Education Ministry to minimise the skill gap …