Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the success of India's Covid vaccination drive shows its capability and noted that the country is moving ahead with new energy after crossing the 100 cr...

India added 15,906 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,41,75,468, while the active cases declined to 1,72,594, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death tol...

Bengal on Saturday came close to reporting 1,000 new Covid-19 infections in the 24-hour cycle, clocking the highest such figure in over three months at 974 cases. Calcutta and neighbouring North 24-P...

Prince Siddhartha saw a corpse for the first time when he was 29. He learnt that death is inevitable, a fate that befalls everyone. Thereafter, he went on to change the world as the Buddha. But for or...

Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) has prepared a proposal to run an extensive campaign aimed at improving the attendance in schools by rebuilding trust among parents that schools are safe and...

At least 30 villagers have been killed by tigers in the Sunderbans in the past 15 months, according to the state forest department. Most of the victims were attacked while trying to catch crab or fis...

The first prize went to Raunak Kanti Khan in the 12 to 16 category for his painting depicting an empty classroom. The desk and benches are empty and so is the teacher’s chair and the only livin...

IIT Kharagpur authorities have advised teachers to interact with the students not just about academics but also their mental health and general well-being frequently after two students committed suici...

HDFC Life Insurance is heading into the second half of the fiscal year with an excess mortality reserve (EMR) of Rs 204 crore to cover for claims from the Covid pandemic. The insurer said it will moni...

Baseless Sir — It seems that yet another advertisement has hurt the fragile sensibilities of the Hindu right. A member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party has objected to an ad by the...