Samagra Shiksha scheme: Dedicated component for edu of child with special needs, Govt to SC

New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that there is a dedicated component for education of children with special needs as part of the Samagra Shiksha’ scheme and support is provided to address their requirements in general schools. In an additional affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre has said that several […]

Raging conflict: Afghanistan airstrikes pummel Taliban positions in south

Kabul: US and Afghan airstrikes hit Taliban targets overnight in southern Helmand province in an effort to dislodge the insurgents after they captured much of the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, officials said Wednesday. The United Nations and Human Rights Watch asked both sides to take care to prevent civilian casualties as the fighting rages […]

China’s first high-speed train in Tibet carries out maiden military mission: Report

Beijing: China’s recently launched high-speed train connecting Tibet’s provincial capital Lhasa with strategically located Nyingchi, a Tibetan town situated close to Arunachal Pradesh border, has been used for its first military transporting mission, official media here reported. The newly opened Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway carried new recruits of a combined arms brigade affiliated with the People’s Liberation […]

China’s Wuhan, several cities begin mass testing

Lockdowns re-imposed amidst COVID-19 resurgence

Beijing: Authorities in central China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged in 2019 and spiralled into a pandemic, on Tuesday began testing of its over 11 million people following the resurgence of cases, a year after it contained the deadly virus, even as a sense of unease prevailed in the country as several provinces reported […]

North, central India to receive intense rainfall over next four days: IMD

New Delhi: Parts of north and central India will witness intense rainfall activity over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Due to a well-marked low pressure area and a monsoon trough, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over east Madhya Pradesh […]