New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has canceled tenth grade public exams and deferred those for the twelfth grade. This was in response to demands from parents, students, politicians and various states for a government rethink in view of a nationwide Covid surge. The decision affecting 3.5Continue Reading
Sanchi: Shortage of staff because of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced authorities to take the help of a daily wage gardener to collect samples of people at the government civil hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Sanchi, the constituency of state Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary. The incident came to light on AprilContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Come April 14, and the nation will gratefully remember Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar who was born on this day in 1891, one hundred and thirty years ago. He was a polymath and civil rights activist who contributed immensely to the nation: among others, as the Father ofContinue Reading
Reuters has announced Alessandra Galloni will take over as its new editor-in-chief from next week, becoming the first woman to head the global news agency in its 170-year history. Galloni is taking over from Stephen J. Adler, who is retiring, Thomson Reuters said in a statement. Galloni, 47, said sheContinue Reading
Chennai: As a senior Rotarian strolls in Elliot’s Beach in Chennai with a bunch of yellow balloons in his hands, kids at the beach come sprinting to him on International Day of Happiness. Sesha Sai (in his fifties), is a Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Madras and an organicContinue Reading
A 140 feet tall statue of Jesus is being built in Brazil. The monument will be even taller than the famous 90-year-old Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janero. The group who came up with the idea, Association of the Friends of Christ, will name the statue Christ the ProtectorContinue Reading
Udupi: A Catholic parish in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on April 12 honored all its native priests and nuns now serving in various parts of the world, as part of its centenary programs. St Antony’s Church Sastan, a parish under Udupi diocese, confined the celebrations to religious observanceContinue Reading
Tanna: As Britons mourn the death of Prince Philip, they are joined by a tribal community on a Pacific island half a world away. For decades, two villages on the Vanuatuan island of Tanna have revered the Duke of Edinburgh as a god-like spiritual figure. A formal period of mourningContinue Reading
More than 80 people have been killed by Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on a protest in the city of Bago, activists say. The military is reported to have taken away the bodies of those killed, and the true number of deaths may never be accurately established. Witnesses toldContinue Reading
Haridwar: Thousands of devotees, some of them without masks, gathered by the river Ganges in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on April 11 in densely packed crowds for prayers during the Kumbh Mela – one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. A day ahead of the Shahi Snan – considered toContinue Reading
