EDUCATION

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi reports 8,521 fresh COVID cases; CM announces closure of schools

10:54 pm April 9, 2021

New Delhi: Schools in the national capital will remain closed for all classes till further orders due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. The national capital reported 8,521 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths on Friday. This is the second highest single-day spike since pandemic began. On November […]

DU teachers to go back on strike from April 12 over ‘Pattern of Assistance’ document

7:10 pm April 4, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Sunday said it will go back on strike from April 12 if the “university fails to take concrete steps” to safeguard interest of employees and colleges. DUTA has been protesting for over three weeks against the appointment of senior administrative officers (Sr AOs) and the issue […]

35 children's books in Parag Honour List for 2021

New book explores cinema through aesthetics

3:36 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: A new book views world cinema through the lens of Rasa Siddhanta or aesthetics and discusses how ancient Indian principles govern cinema as much as they govern stage. Prachand Praveer in his book “Cinema Through Rasa: A Tryst with Masterpieces in the Light of Rasa Siddhanta”, while drawing a parallel between theatre and […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84

10:52 pm March 26, 2021

Dallas: Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove” and returned them to modern-day landscapes in works such as his emotional tale of a mother-daughter relationship in “Terms of Endearment,” has died. He was 84. His death was confirmed Friday by […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Results announced for March session of JEE-Mains: NTA

11:35 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Thirteen candidates scored perfect 100 in March edition of the engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains, results of which were announced on Wednesday, according to officials of the National Testing Agency. The exam was conducted from March 16 to 18 and a total of 6,19,368 candidates had registered for it. The perfect scorers are Siddharth […]