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SRINAGAR/JAMMU: On Constitution Day, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, speaking at separate functions on Wednesday, called for upholding the values enshrined in the Constitution and uphold the rights of citizens. However, while Omar expressed concern that religious educational institutions were being unfairly targeted, Sinha asserted that the “practice…

We have all faced those moments at the workplace when Monday blues often overwhelm us. It is usually that day when we keep staring at the laptop or typing our favourite song lyrics just to pretend we are working. Well, no giggles. It’s the truth of every corporate employee. But what happens when this occasional…

NEW DELHI: The operational cooperation between India and the US in the area of counter-narcotics has “surged” in the last several years, and New Delhi wants to further strengthen the joint fight against narcotics, the MEA said on Wednesday. At his weekly media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in response to a query,…

Pennsylvania is preparing for a major shift in how its youngest students learn to read. From the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, according to an announcement by the US Department of Education. The move forms part of the state’s 2025-26 budget, signed into law…

NEW DELHI: The standoff between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar over the chief ministerial post in Karnataka seems to have entered its climax as Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday acknowledged the situation, saying that “medicine” will be given to resolve the issue.As soon as the Congress government in Karnataka completed its halfway mark on November…

(AI image generated using ChatGPT) “Even a small incident, something as ordinary as a scolding, can push a child towards the wrong step.”The words come from Suman Prakash, a coaching institute teacher of nearly twenty years, but they echo through classrooms across the country.His warning lands heavily in a year where student suicides have reached…