Q I don’t want to mention my class or school as I am really ashamed of my results. I have failed in many subjects and I will not be promoted. My parents are very angry with me and are refusing to ta...

Marriages, the adage goes, are made in heaven. But there is to the marriage of true minds one impediment — the wedding. Weddings are serious business — literally so, given that the industry is wor...

Jadavpur University will recognise two courses to be offered by Caring Minds, an organisation that helps people in need of support for their emotional well-being.Caring Minds will offer a one-year dip...

Q I study in an engineering college, am hard working and get good grades. But my friends tell me that I also need to participate in extracurricular activities. They say that during placements my exper...

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 St Xavier’s College will identify students struggling to comprehend lectures in English, counsel them and help them cope so they are not forced to take any drastic steps.The decision follows t...

Last month, an eight-year-old boy of Dhanbad hanged himself to end his life presumably because his father had scolded him for playing games on the smartphones for too long. The same month, a 14-year-o...

Q I am a Class X student and my aim is to become an engineer. My scores in subjects such as maths, physics and chemistry are quite good. My parents have enrolled me in coaching classes meant for IIT a...

Q Our school lays a lot of stress on attendance. We have to attend school every day though it often turns out that half the teachers are absent and non-subject teachers have to fill in for them. There...

A Calcutta school was recently in the news because one of its Class X students committed suicide in school. A bright student, the girl had earlier slit her wrists at home but was fortunately saved on ...