2026

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has announced the practical examination schedule for the April 2026 public examinations for Secondary (Class 10) and Senior Secondary (Class 12) courses. Students registered for the upcoming exams can check the practical exam schedule and download their hall tickets through the official portal.According to the official schedule, the NIOS…

BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: An electrical fire originating at a trauma unit of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack killed 12 patients on Monday. Hospital source said the blaze followed a small fire from an electrical spark in the first-floor trauma ICU that had been quickly attended to and doused. Till late Monday, there was no…

The Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) 2026 provisional answer key has been released by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB). Candidates who appeared for the state-level teacher eligibility examination can now access the answer key and download their individual OMR response sheets through the PSTET official website.The answer key enables candidates to cross-check their…

ITANAGAR: Four people were killed and three others injured after a landslide triggered the collapse of a protection wall of a building at Niti Vihar in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city at around 4pm on Monday, reports Joken Ete. Seven workers were buried under the debris after a wall of the building under construction collapsed, officials…

Tennessee bill to collect student immigration data advances in House panel (AI Image) A controversial bill that would require public schools in Tennessee to collect and report data on students’ immigration status moved forward in the state legislature on Tuesday, raising renewed concerns among educators, immigrant advocates, and lawmakers.According to The 74, the measure advanced…

Rajya Sabha elections Monday accentuated the opposition’s inability to hold its ranks, with absentee legislators costing the Grand Alliance a seat in Bihar, cross-voting delivering a bonus seat to BJP in Odisha and a dispute over ballot secrecy leaving the poll outcome in Haryana hanging. In Bihar, Mahagathbandhan’s lone candidate, RJD’s Amarendra Dhari Singh, lost…

How students can use AI prompts to study smarter Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are now part of many students’ study routines. What once felt experimental has now become normal. Students ask AI to explain concepts, check their writing, and sometimes help them begin assignments.Data from the Pew Research Centershows that 64% of teenagers report using…

JAMMU: J&K deputy CM Surinder Choudhary has sought jammer and bulletproof vehicles to upgrade his security cover in the wake of an attempt on National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah’s life on March 11.Seeking an immediate review of Choudhary’s security cover, his OSD has written to SSP (security), demanding the restoration of a jammer vehicle that…

Harvard SEAS layoffs disrupt labs, courses, student projects Recent layoffs at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are beginning to affect research activity, coursework, and student organizations, with reduced staffing leaving laboratories with fewer technicians and slower equipment maintenance.According to a report by the The Harvard Crimson, the cuts were…