Research finds that while cellphone restrictions substantially reduce students’ phone use, they do not appear to produce broad improvements in test scores. Image: AI generated Across the world, the school smartphone is no longer being treated as a matter of teacher preference or student etiquette; it is being written into law, guidance and national school…
RRC SCR opens 2801 act apprentice vacancies, application deadline ends today RRC SCR Apprentice Recruitment 2026: South Central Railway’s notification for the engagement of 2,801 Act Apprentice posts under the Apprentice Act 1961 reaches its closing date today. The recruitment drive covers multiple trades, including Electrician, Fitter, COPA, Welder and Diesel Mechanic, across various SCR…
China has pushed its holdings of US government debt down to their lowest level in nearly two decades, underscoring a steady recalibration of its foreign exchange reserves away from dollar assets and towards gold and overseas investments amid strained ties with Washington, PTI reported.Data released by the US Department of the Treasury shows that China’s…
Paarl Royals will take on Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the second qualifier The SA20 Season 4 Qualifier 2 will be a repeat of last season as Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals face off at the Wanderers on Friday evening for a place in Sunday’s coveted final.Sunrisers were comfortable victors at Centurion last season, winning…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district after streaming his final moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which unfolded late on Friday night, has raised concern over the role of social media in such tragedies, with a 14-minute video of the act later circulating online.According to…
US lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s stance on transgender athletes in schools The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body, escalating a contentious national debate over transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ sports, according to a report by AP News. The legal action, announced Monday, alleges violations of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to Dr Rajendra Prasad, country’s first President, on his 141st birth anniversary. Recalling his central role in the freedom struggle, PM Modi said Dr Prasad’s legacy “continues to inspire generations.”“From being an active participant in India’s freedom struggle, presiding…
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to register Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) as a Public Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), paving the way for wider public participation in national highway assets. In a statement issued on Wednesday, NHAI said the Public…
Karnataka NEET PG counselling 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is set to release the provisional seat allotment result for round 2 of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 counselling tomorrow, December 22, 2025, after 6 pm. The result date has been revised from the earlier announced schedule of December…
Rahul Gandhi at Congress’s Ramlila Maidan rally on Sunday NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party stood with “satya” (truth) and pledged to oust the “Narendra Modi-RSS government” from power.Addressing the Congress party’s ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha…
