Day: August 10, 2020

From Blackboards to Zoom Whiteboards: Experts explore changing paradigms of school education

DU online exams: Slow pace of 2G internet a hurdle for students in Kashmir

11:16 pm August 10, 2020

New Delhi: From going to friends’ homes to keeping their fingers crossed that 2G internet connectivity does not deceive them, Delhi University’s Kashmiri students have an additional set of worries regarding their online open book exams. The Delhi University commenced its online open book examinations from Monday, amid opposition from students and teachers who had been demanding that exams […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Air traffic is down, gun seizures up at US airports

11:13 pm August 10, 2020

Washington: With air traffic nearing a five-month high, airport security is finding guns in passenger carry-on bags at three times the rate recorded before the pandemic. And 80 per cent of the guns are loaded. Officers found 15.3 guns for every million people screened in July, compared with 5.1 per million people in July of […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Another book by Dalai Lama on climate change to release in November

11:10 pm August 10, 2020

Dharamsala: The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will release a new book on climate change with German environmental journalist Franz Alt in November, an official statement said on Monday. The book has been titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World”. The Dalai Lama in the book calls on political decision makers to fight against deadlock and […]

FIR: HC relief for one Sushant sister, not for another

Sushant’s death: ED questions Rhea, family for 9 hours in money laundering case

11:05 pm August 10, 2020

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family members for about nine hours in connection with a money laundering case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea, her brother Showik and father Indrajit Chakraborty reported at the office of the central probe agency in the Ballard Estate area around 11 am in response to […]

Odisha tops in implementation of AMRUT scheme: Minister

7:38 pm August 10, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has retained its top position in implementation of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme, a state minister said on Monday. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 to establish an infrastructure that would ensure robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation. According […]