Army Chief defends ‘human shield’ use in Kashmir
Gen. Rawat said the main objective of awarding Major Leetul Gogoi, when a Court of Inquiry was finalising its probe into the incident, was to boost the morale of young officers of the force who are operating in a very difficult environment in the militancy-infested State.
CBSE class XII results: Trivandrum tops with 95.62%
The highest pass percentage was seen in the CBSE's Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) region, with 95.62% of the students who appeared for the examinations passing. The Chennai region came in second with 92.60%, followed by Delhi with 88.37% pass percentage. Students in the Delhi region fared slightly better than in 2016, when the pass percentage was 87.01%.
HRD Ministry won’t intervene in CBSE marks moderation row: Javadekar
Moderation policy refers to a practice in which students get extra marks in subjects regarded ‘unusually difficult’, or if there have been differences in the sets of question papers.
“We will not intervene in the moderation policy issue. It is an academic call which the boards need to take,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
In South Sudan, Indian peacekeepers find justice served in terms of cows
At the centre of the raging South Sudan conflict is not oil or territory but cattle, which, Indian U.N. peacekeepers posted to the African nation say, are considered “more precious” than humans.
On Savarkar jayanti, Modi pays tribute to India’s diversity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday conveyed his greetings to those celebrating Ramzan around the world in his latest edition of Mann Ki Baat . Mr. Modi said “India's diversity is our strength. We are proud that people from all faiths live in India in a harmonious manner.”
No fun as girl gets ‘most likely to become a terrorist’ award in US
A seventh-grader in a United States school was bestowed a “most likely to become a terrorist” award from her teacher, prompting angry reaction from parents forcing the school to apologise for the event.
Angelique Kerber loses to Ekaterina Makarova in French Open first round
World number one Angelique Kerber's nightmare season hit a new low on Sunday when she was dumped out of the French Open 6-2 6-2 by 40th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova. The German became the first top seeded woman to lose in the opening round of the French Open since the sport turned professional in 1968.
Rajinikanth’s ‘Kaala Karikaalan’ starts rolling
The principal shooting of superstar Rajinikanth’s next Tamil outing Kaala Karikaalan commenced today.
“Rajinikanth sir has also joined the sets. He left to Mumbai last evening from Chennai. This will be a week-long schedule where the makers will shoot some general scenes that require Mumbai as the backdrop,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS .
In this week's 'Concerned Reader' column, J Mathrubootham writes "In the history of this country has anybody gone from Mumbai to Goa for any civilised purposes? If you want to try such modern things on a train, why not do it on one from Chennai to Trivandrum, or Bangalore to Chennai or Chennai to Hyderabad?"
The life and times N.T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao popularly known as NTR was an actor-director and served as Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. Here's timeline of the legendary actor-politician on his birth anniversary.
