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ED raids multiple locations in Delhi-NCR, including school in Dwarka

The ED had recently filed a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) before the Rouse Avenue Court against Jain and others

India to become hub for global app innovation, says Google Play executive

Indian apps and games on the Android platform clocked 200% increase in active monthly users between 2019 and 2021

How Pashtepada's smart school inspired 50,000 schools in Maharastra

Digital classrooms are now far more common and advanced than they used to be a few years ago

Sri Lanka announces holiday week, shuts schools amid fuel crisis

Amid the unprecedented fuel crisis, the Sri Lankan Education Ministry declared the next week, starting from July 4, a holiday week for all the govt and state-approved private schools

5 Indian schools on shortlist for first-ever World's Best School Prizes

Five inspirational Indian schools were named in the top 10 shortlists across different categories for the inaugural USD 250,000 World's Best School Prizes

Maharashtra schools to reopen from June 15 with all precautions: Minister

Schools in Maharashtra will reopen on June 15 with all possible Covid-19 precautions, state Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said

Centre to set up PM Shri Schools to prepare students for future: Minister

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Centre is planning to set up "PM Shri Schools" which will be aimed at preparing students for future and will be the laboratory of new NEP

Education in India: Covid-19 pandemic's lessons not learnt, shows data

In 2020, when schools were closed, ASER found that barely one-third of all enrolled children were receiving learning material and activities from their schools (35.6 per cent)

30% students didn't return to schools after pandemic, Odisha govt finds

On detailed analysis, it was seen that the attendance in classes 1 to 5 in districts such as Malkanagiri, Boudh, Gajapati, Sambalpur and Nuapada was less than the state average

Private school aspiration increasingly out of reach as inflation bites

Many private schools have raised fees and other charges by more than 15% this year, said Aparajita Gautam, president of the Delhi Parents Association

Haryana govt changes school timings from Wednesday amid heatwave

Amid hot weather conditions prevailing in the state for the past several days, the Haryana government has decided to change timings of all schools with effect from Wednesday. Due to intense heatwave prevalent throughout the state, it has been decided that the timings of all schools--government and private--will be from 7 am to 12 pm for Classes 1 to 12 with effect from May 4, said the order issued by the Directorate of School Education on Monday. There had been a demand from parents that in view of the scorching heat, the school timings be revised from 8 am to 2.30 pm to 7 am to 12 pm. For the past several days, maximum temperatures at most places in Haryana have hovered in the range of 41-45 degrees Celsius.

Punjab declares summer vacation in all schools from May 14 amid heatwave

The Punjab government has declared summer vacation in all schools from May 14 in view of the severe heatwave scorching the state.

Beijing schools to start holiday one day earlier due to Covid-19

Students will start the holiday on Friday as classes have been called off for one day over Covid-19, Li Yi, a spokesperson with the Municipal Education Commission, told a press briefing on Thursday

Beijing on alert after 10 students test Covid positive in school

City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases on Friday that were counted separately

India, UK ask Taliban to allow girls to return to secondary school

On Afghanistan, both sides expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, said joint statement

Ukrainian forces turning schools into bunkers: Russian Defence Ministry

The Russian military revealed that while leaving the school, the Ukrainian forces left a number of documents which helped them trace their movement in the city later

Rs 2 cr to English-medium schools towards RTE quota dues: Maharashtra govt

The Maharashtra government will pay Rs 2 crore to English-medium schools towards their dues over 25 per cent admissions in the Right To Education Act quota

Children testing Covid positive, but no need to shut down schools: Expert

Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Dr Smita Malhotra on Friday said that there is no need to shut schools

Six Bengaluru schools get bomb threats mails, police gets on duty

Following this, the premises were emptied and the police rushed to the schools along with bomb disposal and dog squads and carried out search operations.

Back to school: After two years, offline classes resume in Delhi-NCR

Schools across the country were closed in 2020 ahead of a nationwide lockdown in March to contain the spread of Covid-19