يحاول ذهب - حر
'No-detention' scrapping draws mixed responses
December 24, 2024
|Hindustan Times
The Centre's decision to abolish the 'no-detention policy' for classes five and eight has drawn varied responses from school principals and parents in Delhi, where the Directorate of Education had already implemented similar changes for the 2024-25 academic session.
Under the December 16 notification, students failing these classes will get one chance to retake exams within two months, with those failing the re-test required to repeat the class.
School leaders largely support the move. "This is definitely a good and prompt decision since all kids being promoted was creating issues in the higher classes," said Tania Joshi, principal of the Indian School.
She noted that students often struggle in class IX due to weak foundations when facing the possibility of failure for the first time.
هذه القصة من طبعة December 24, 2024 من Hindustan Times.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟ تسجيل الدخول
المزيد من القصص من Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Public sector must play a dominant role in health care'
A comprehensive review of India’s healthcare system released on Wednesday urges the nation to establish publicly provided care as the primary vehicle for universal coverage, arguing that governance failures and fragmented delivery — rather than a lack of funding — are now the biggest barriers to health equity for 1.4 billion people.
1 mins
January 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
UK approves plans for China’s mega-embassy
The UK government on Tuesday gave China the green light to build a “mega-embassy” in the heart of London eight years after Beijing bought the site, triggering fresh anger from residents and rights groups, the AFP reported.
1 min
January 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
India ‘geared down’ Russian oil purchases after tariff imposed: US
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday acknowledged that India has \"geared down\" its purchases of Russian oil in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, even as he said Europe and China continue to finance Russia's war in Ukraine through oil purchases.
1 min
January 21, 2026
Hindustan Times
Trump piles pressure on Europe, vows ‘no going back’ on Greenland
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was \"no going back\" on his goal to control Greenland, refusing to rule out taking the Arctic island by force and rounding on allies as European leaders struggled to respond.
2 mins
January 21, 2026
Hindustan Times
Maha alliances show signs of cracks amid MMR power play
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) extended support to Shiv Sena in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation on Wednesday, strengthening deputy CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde's bid for a majority.
1 min
January 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Dhinakaran returns to NDA ahead of TN polls
The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), An All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) splinter group led by TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday returned to the fold of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as the Bharatiya Janata Party scrambled to finalise partnerships ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big rally in Tamil Nadu on January 23.
2 mins
January 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Decision to call B’desh ‘non family’ posting precautionary: Official
With Dhaka characterising New Delhi's decision to declare Bangladesh a “non-family” posting for diplomats as an overreaction, Indian authorities pushed back on Wednesday, saying the move was a precautionary measure after more than two dozen protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka anda violent demonstration near the mission in Chattogram.
1 mins
January 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ryanair CEO-Musk spat escalates
Elon Musk can’t buy Ryanair, but any investment would do better than his returns from X, the airline's boss Michael O'Leary said on Wednesday, in the latest round of a public spat that O'Leary said was helping Ryanair's bookings.
1 min
January 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Chicken’s Neck no longer vulnerable: Ex-army chief
SILCHAR: The Siliguri Corridor, popularly known as the Chicken’s Neck and connecting the Northeast with the rest of the country, is no longer a vulnerable area, and claims or slogans about capturing the “Seven Sisters” from across the border do not hold ground today, former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Wednesday.
1 min
January 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Karnataka guv seeks changes to his speech ahead of joint sitting
Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has raised objections to ll paragraphs in his customary address to the joint legislature session, scheduled on Thursday, and sought the state cabinet’s approval to drop them, said state law minister HK Patil on Wednesday.
1 mins
January 22, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size

