Assam Education, Health and Finance Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that all the 29,701 TET teachers working under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) will retire at the age of 60 years. Addressing a press meet here in Janata Bhawan, Guwahati, Dr Sarma said, “All the 29,701 teachers […]
BSEH Haryana ‘Covid-19’ online quiz competition postponed, fresh dates soon
Haryana School Education Board (BSEH), Bhiwani has postponed the online quiz competition, meant to increase awareness about the Covid-19 pandemic and its prevention, due to some technical reasons. Giving information about the postponement of the quiz competition, Board Chairperson Dr. Jagbir Singh and BSEH secretary Rajiv Prasad, in a press […]
Admission to Assam educational institutes to be free in 2020-21 academic year, says Himanta Biwsa
Admission to universities, colleges and higher secondary schools in Assam will be free during the current academic year to ensure there is no additional burden on parents already affected by the coronavirus lockdown, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. He said there will be no hidden costs. “Students […]
Huawei troops see dire threat to future from latest Trump salvo
Huawei’s leafy campus in southern China has been engulfed in a state of emergency since the Commerce Department in May banned the sale of any silicon made with U.S. know-how — striking at the heart of its semiconductor apparatus and aspirations in fields from artificial intelligence to mobile services. Its stockpiles of […]
Rajesh Kareer on his financial situation: ‘I am 50, acting is all I know’
TV actor Rajesh Kareer, who posted a heartbreaking video seeking financial help on Facebook recently, has revealed that he needed the money to return to Punjab where he hopes to find employment now. The actor later shared another video to inform everyone that his Begusarai co-actor Shivangi Joshi has reached out […]
Israeli tech firm to sell $32.4 million in medical watches in India
Israel’s CardiacSense said on Sunday it signed a $32.4 million deal to sell medical watches in India, bringing its total backlog of orders to over $60 million. The company said the agreement is for 150,000 watches – which can monitor vital signs like temperature, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation […]
Chandrachur Singh reveals ‘disillusionment’ when his films got shelved
Chandrachur Singh burst on the Bollywood scene in 1996 with back-to-back hits, the critically-acclaimed Maachis and Tere Mere Sapne. Despite being touted to be the next big thing, he was soon relegated to supporting roles until he disappeared from the scene. In an interview with Mid-Day, Chandrachur opened up about his ‘phase of […]
ByteDance’s China employees can no longer access TikTok codes
TikTok is facing enhanced scrutiny around the world. In the past, the short-video sharing network has faced bans, restrictions, and even fines. The parent ByteDance, in the meanwhile, is hard at work to secure goodwill in the overseas market. A new report claims ByteDance has now blocked its domestic employees’ access to […]
Juhi Chaturvedi dismisses Gulabo Sitabo plagiarism charges
Days after Juhi Chaturvedi was accused by late writer Rajeev Agarwal’s son, Akira, of plagiarising his father’s story for her upcoming film Gulabo Sitabo, the writer has dismissed the allegation and said the movie is her original work. Juhi has written the story, screenplay and dialogues for the Shoojit Sircar directorial, […]
States want strong action against Google on ad break up
State attorneys general investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google may seek a break-up of its digital advertising operations if they sue the internet giant over antitrust violations, according to people familiar with the probe. A break-up, which can only be imposed by a court, is among a range of options the states […]
Interpreting the Post-Covid bride
Will the post-Covid-19 bride match her bridal lehenga to her bejewelled mask? Will she use her ghoonghat as a protective shield? Given the pandemic gloom, the number of wedding functions may reduce but weddings will definitely happen even if their extravagance gets scaled down. “The bridal is no longer going […]
IOA vice-president claims chief Batra won poll on false affidavits
The wrangling within the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) escalated at the weekend with vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal writing to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) alleging that IOA president Narinder Batra was elected to the top posts of the international hockey federation (FIH) and IOA on the basis of false affidavits. Batra […]
Nearly 2 crore Olive Ridley turtles made their way to sea from Odisha beach
Millions of Olive Ridley hatchlings have crawled their way to the sea over the past month after emerging from eggs at the Garhirmatha sanctuary here, marking the culmination of the annual sojourn of the endangered species to the Odisha island. Around 4.70 lakh female turtles had turned up to lay […]
Manchester City’s Sterling backs anti-racism protests
Manchester City’s England soccer international Raheem Sterling has backed anti-racism protests in Britain after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. “The only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting,” he told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast on […]
Here’s how early life education improves memory in women in old age
Early life education, especially for women, holds an essential role in their old age, as it helps them protect against memory loss, a recent study suggests. The results suggest that children, especially girls who attend school for longer, will have better memory abilities in old age. This may have implications […]