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Tribal students in rural areas of the Maharashtra will now be able to study in English medium schools. The state government has decided to convert ashram schools to English and semi-English medium schools in a bid to provide these students an English medium education.

How children learn: The hardest puzzle of all

Anyone who has interacted with young children knows that they love hands-on activities involving colours and pictures.

15 Jan 2020 1:46 AM IST

Guru Gobind Singh, the son of a martyr father and the father of four martyr sons , was born in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.

Mystic Mantra: Guru Gobind Singh - One word, one world

The Guru extols the Sikhs to fight against sectarian forces and to remain fearless in the path of truth and justice.

14 Jan 2020 4:39 AM IST

There is very little doubt that personal likes and dislikes have plagued Pakistani sports for decades and that the discretion allowed to selectors has resulted in gross injustice and heartbreak for many excellent performers in domestic tournaments.

Is transformation possible in Pak's diarchic system?

A second and related point concerns the nature of events that have taken place.

14 Jan 2020 4:37 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formally takes charge of his office in Mumbai on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

As angry allies bicker, will glue of power hold?

Muslim leaders from the Congress want more representation for their community in the Cabinet.

14 Jan 2020 4:33 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping

The world must not forget plight of Tibetans

The PLA's tanks and troops storming Causeway Bay risks a blowback, and the grand plan for global hegemony.

13 Jan 2020 2:19 AM IST

Sultan Qabbous (1940-2020)

A sultan who modernised Oman and was a true peacemaker in West Asia

Qabbous came to the throne in 1970 in a peaceful coup d'etat, engineered with the help of the British that sent his...

13 Jan 2020 2:15 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: May the speech be rooted in the heart

At the moment, it is difficult to speak the truth because we are not so much connected to the heart.

13 Jan 2020 12:39 AM IST

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

How British-era bonds have been used to stifle political dissent

Jinnah fought ferociously for Tilak, not sparing the English prosecutor Bimming.

13 Jan 2020 12:24 AM IST

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Dilli Ka Babu: IPS wars in UP

Now the cry has gone out that the Yogi Adityanath government should institute a CBI probe into the transfer-posting...

12 Jan 2020 7:28 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Honour Gandhi for message, not publicity

The Mahatma laid the greatest stress on inter-faith harmony, and respect for all faiths.

12 Jan 2020 7:23 AM IST

Supporters of the Bhim Army (above) take part in a march demanding the release of their leader Chandrasekhar Azad and protest against the amended Citizenship Act, NRC and NPR in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY)

Modi govt won't back off on CAA, NRC

The police is theoretically independent of the administration, but this is not true even in theory any longer.

12 Jan 2020 7:21 AM IST

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: PTI)

Brace for a pathbreaking' Budget

The Communist Party of India leadership is reportedly disturbed with Kanhaiya Kumar's behaviour.

12 Jan 2020 2:13 AM IST