In a move aimed at curbing the rising incidents of student suicides, especially in Rajasthan’s Kota, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued guidelines barring coaching centres from enrolling students below 16 years of age and making misleading promises for success in entrance examinations.

Government offices across the country, including Odisha, will remain closed for half a day January 22, due to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, official sources said, Thursday.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Shree Jagannath Express bus services under the state government’s Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) here, Thursday.

Under Jagannath Express Bus Services, women of the state can avail 50 per cent fare concession during their journey from district headquarters, major subdivisions to the Pilgrim City of Puri, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while launching the special-purpose public transportation service under the government’s flagship scheme Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) here Thursday.

Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh Thursday said the varsity would continue to keep under its affiliation 12 of its colleges that are fully funded by the state government.

Battery-operated carts will be made available for devotees visiting Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple and the Hanuman Garhi temple, officials said Thursday.

Bilkis Bano Case Convicts Ordered To Surrender, Supreme Court Rejects Their Request

Japan signed a deal with the United States Thursday to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its ongoing military buildup in response to increased regional threats

An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said early Thursday. The military continued to strike targets in areas of the besieged territory where it has told civilians to seek refuge.

With Akasa Air announcing an order for 150 aircraft Thursday, three Indian carriers together have ordered a total of 1,120 planes in less than one year as they expand their presence in the country’s fast growing civil aviation market.

The Indian women’s hockey team fought with tigerish resolve but lost its nerves in the most crucial phase of the penalty shootout, going down to Germany 3-4 in the second semifinal of the FIH Olympic Qualifier here Thursday.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced on Thursday that all government offices will remain closed on January 22 till 2:30 pm, given the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Twelve students and two teachers drowned after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, officials said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided eight places in and around Kolkata in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment in state-run and-aided schools of West Bengal, a senior officer said.

In a setback to INDIA bloc, several Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party and Congress workers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chandigarh on Thursday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.