Day: July 8, 2019

Bus crash on highway to Taj Mahal kills 28, injures 18

NEW DELHI – A bus on Monday skidded off an expressway to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, and fell into a drain, killing 28 people, after its driver apparently dozed off at the wheel, police said. Indian roads are among the world’s deadliest, with 464,910 accidents in […]

Rights violations in contested Kashmir continue unchecked, U.N. report says

SRINAGAR, India – Tensions in disputed Kashmir after a deadly suicide bombing earlier this year are having a severe impact on human rights in the region, a United Nations report released on Monday said. Muslim-majority Kashmir is claimed in full by India and Pakistan, who both rule it […]

India’s latest Google probe sparked by junior antitrust researchers

NEW DELHI – Two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student were behind a complaint that sparked a probe into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the country, in what has become another regulatory challenge for the U.S. firm. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered […]

CBSE has introduced Experiential Learning for students from 2019-20 session onwards: Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal

open view news desk Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the control of the respective State Governments.  Under the Integrated scheme for School Education – Samagra Shiksha, effective from the year 2018-19, there is a provision […]

Government has introduced a new 4 year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training- Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

open view news desk The Central Government has introduced a 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training, to offer graduation with certain specializations built into it namely Primary and Secondary Education. In this regard, a Gazette Notification dated 29th March, 2019 has been published and applications have […]

Health Ministry marks the Silver Jubilee of The Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994 Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey appeals for people’s participation in the organ donation movement

open view news desk “People’s participation and people’s awareness is the key for encouraging organ donation.” This was stated by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State (HFW) at the silver jubilee function of The Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994 , organized by the National Organ and Tissue […]

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launches “Kaushal Yuva Samwaad”

Creates a Dialogue With Youth to Gauge their Perspective on Skill Development open view news desk Commemorating World Youth Skills Day on July 15, 2019 and celebrating 4th Anniversary of the Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has announced launch of “Kaushal Yuva Samwaad” (A Youth Dialogue).  […]

Attacking each other over rising crime rate not a solution, will cooperate with Centre: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jul 7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said he has not gone soft on the Centre on the issue of rising crime rate in the national capital, but “attacking or abusing” each other over it is not a solution. The chief minister made the remarks on […]

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