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More than a language debate: NEP needs to focus on funds, quality

Among the five states that allocate the highest proportion of their total expenditure to education, Bihar and Rajasthan stand out

RSS top body meet to discuss 'Hindu awakening', centenary plans from Mar 21

The RSS will complete 100 years of its foundation on Vijayadashami (Dussehra) this year

MoC inked for India's 1st API, green hydrogen, ethanol facility in Himachal

The Rs 1,400 crore-project will be set up in Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN), Solan district, and is expected to create 1,000 jobs

New India Coop Bank: EOW searches ex-chairman's home in Rs 122 cr fraud

The house search was conducted in the Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai, where Hiren Bhanu and his wife Gauri Bhanu stayed in a rented flat

Strengthen NDCs, int'l cooperation to reduce climate change effects: Yadav

This comes as global temperatures continue to rise. After 2024, January was the warmest month on record, with temperatures 1.75°C higher than pre-industrial levels

Highlights: Indian govt met domestic carmakers in February to discuss 'reducing tariff to zero'

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CM Gupta prioritises safety, financial aid in first BJP-led Delhi budget

As part of these consultations, she also interacted with private school associations and trade bodies to gather inputs for the 'Viksit Delhi Budget' set to be presented between March 24 and 26

SC seeks Uttarakhand govt's reply on 'misuse' of environmental funds

According to a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, CAMPA funds, meant for afforestation, were allegedly used towards inadmissible expenditures

BJP slams Karnataka Cong over alleged 4% Muslim quota in govt contracts

State BJP president B Y Vijayendra alleged that while development work across the state had come to a halt, the Congress government is focused on extending reservations to religious minorities

VP Dhankhar advises students to think big, embrace failure as a lesson

About digital transactions, he said these are four times more than the combined transactions of the USA, UK, France and Germany

Rashtrapati Bhawan to host South India-focused cultural fest from Mar 6-9

The first edition, held last year, focused on north-east India and received an overwhelming response with 1.3 lakh visitors and over Rs 1 crore in sales for artisans

Delhi HC slams govt over delay in enforcing SC marriage registrations order

The high court also issued notice to both governments on a petition seeking direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare rules for a centralised database of marriage registration

U'khand performs better than Himachal in last 2 decades: EAC-PM paper

The Paper titled 'The Great Convergence: A Case Study of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh (2000 to 2020)' compares the growth and economic transformation of Uttarakahnd to that of Himachal Pradesh

Drug addiction a quasi pandemic; need strict compliance of rules: Bombay HC

The bench in its order said the prosecuting agency has to strictly follow the procedure laid down in law during recovery procedure

Who is Ranya Rao, Kannada actress arrested for smuggling 14.2 kg gold?

Ranya Rao came under the DRI's radar due to her frequent trips to Dubai. She was caught while flying back from Dubai on an Emirates flight on March 3

SC quashes rape case against ex-Army officer, says woman accused 8 before

The Supreme Court has quashed a rape case against a former Army officer, citing the woman's prior accusations against eight men

SC issues contempt notice to Punjab for not implementing pension scheme

The court asked the chief secretary to answer in clear terms whether the state was willing to grant benefits under the scheme while warning of contempt action

They can't dictate govt agenda: Delhi CM slams AAP over poll promise issue

The Aam Aadmi Party has been mounting pressure on the newly-formed BJP government to expedite the rollout of its promised scheme of providing Rs 2,500 monthly assistance for women

Cabinet nod to livestock disease control programme with Rs 3,880 cr outlay

The scheme aims to improve the animal health sector by implementing prophylactic vaccination programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry

How a Delhi man duped senior citizens by posing as an insurance agent

The accused, Priyesh Giri, confessed that he had committed fraud with more than five senior citizens over the past year, including an elderly woman