NEW DELHI: The Telangana legislative assembly has passed a bill that scraps the “two-child norm” that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting in the local body elections.Panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, citing the state’s declining fertility rate, lower than the replacement rate, argued that the provision had outlived its relevance.She stated…
The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE), Hyderabad, has announced a new step for the Intermediate Public Examinations 2026 to improve transparency and keep parents informed.According to the official notice, hall tickets for the Telangana Intermediate examinations will be sent to the registered mobile numbers of parents through WhatsApp. This has been introduced so that…
Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin (ANI) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday launched the party’s election manifesto portal 2026 at the party headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, in Chennai, marking the beginning of preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.Stalin introduced the official email ID, WhatsApp number…
On February 21, when Class 10 students sit for CBSE English (Language and Literature), they won’t just be writing an exam. They’ll be practising a life skill that keeps showing up—in entrance tests, college applications, internships, interviews, even the first email you send to a new boss. English is one subject where marks matter, yes,…
NEW DELHI: A delay of over four years has pushed up the cost of the country’s first Bullet Train project by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. The first leg of the project, between Surat and Bilimora, is scheduled to be inaugurated in Aug 2027, while the entire 508-km corridor is likely to be…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training, an institution long associated with school textbooks and curriculum design, may soon step into a different institutional role. According to sources in the Ministry of Education, NCERT is likely to be granted deemed-to-be-university status by the end of January, ANI reports.The groundwork for the decision has been…
SRI VIJAYA PURAM :Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday.The meeting started at 11 am and is likely to continue till 2.15 pm.The meeting focused on issues regarding national security, disaster management, cyber security and regional…
NIFTEE 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the registration deadline for the National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Examination (NIFTEE) 2026. The decision was taken after a request from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to allow more candidates to apply for the exam.According to the latest official notice, candidates can now…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday welcomed BCCI’s decision to instruct Shah Rukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh player Mustafizur Rehman from their roster ahead of Indian Premier League.BJP leader Sangeet Som thanked BCCI for its decision and hailed it as a “victory of the Hindus of the entire nation.” ‘Very…
IIMC PhD admissions 2025-26: The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), a Deemed to be University under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has opened online applications for admission to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme for the academic session 2025-26.The PhD programme is offered in Full-Time and Part-Time modes and focuses…
