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September 28, 2022

Common test papers for primary students spark NEP fear in TN

Chennai IN a first, the Tamil Nadu school education department has started using common question papers in first-term exams for students of Classes 4 and 5 that commenced across the State on Monday.

2 mins

HIGH OIL PRICES BREAKING OUR BACK, JAISHANKAR TELLS BLINKEN

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told his US counterpart that developing countries are deeply concerned about oil prices as well as supply. Addressing a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after holding bilateral talks in Washington, he said, "We are a $2,000 per capita economy.

1 min

ANNA UNIV ROPES IN EXPERTS TO TRAIN STUDENTS, TEACHERS

TO enhance students' skills and make them more employable, Anna University has roped in industry experts. Experts from various sectors will conduct classes at varsity campus colleges and also in the affiliated colleges and provide detailed insight to the student about the market needs.

1 min

KUSHOK BAKULA AND THE INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA QUESTION

INDIA took over the baton of the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) from Uzbekistan at the recently concluded Samarkand round. It will host the next SCO meeting in 2023.

4 mins

NEED NEW MORALS TO CONFRONT BANAL VIOLENCE

Violence is more impersonal, logical, and rationalised. It is not spontaneous but planned, also an act of consumption

4 mins

STRATEGY MEET: BJP renews game plan for poll-bound states, '24 election

AHEAD of state elections later this year and the Lok Sabha polls due in 2024, the BJP is attempting to renew its strategies in meetings with the party's state in-charges and general secretaries.

1 min

Kremlin proxies claiming victory in sham voting

Annexation of the Ukrainian regions can happen as soon as Friday

1 min

Japan holds state funeral for ex-PM Abe amid protests

JAPAN'S assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, was given a rare state funeral on Tuesday that was full of military pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests, with thousands taking to the streets in opposition.

1 min

Festive sales: E-tailers sell 1,100 phones each minute

Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Myntra kickstarted festive sales last week; premium phones such as iPhone 12, 13, OnePlus have driven sales

2 mins

Germany, England trade punches in six-goal thriller

GARETH Southgate hopes England will feel the benefit of being put under intense pressure in recent days at the World Cup after fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Germany on Monday.

2 mins

NOT AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

Time for Rahul to consolidate his position at the top as India face South Africa in first T20I

3 mins

It is a wrap for Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness

The filming for Sonakshi Sinha's upcoming feature Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness has been wrapped up.

1 min

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