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Alarming Drop In Reading Skills In Madhya Pradesh
Reading and some math skills of Madhya Pradesh students are among India's lowest, the transition rate to higher classes is lower than the national average, a majority of classrooms are shared by students of different grades, and government elementary schools are 17.6 per cent short of school teachers, according an analysis of various government data.....
Winter Vacation Extended In Lucknow SchoolsWinter Vacation Extended In Lucknow Schools
In view of the intense cold wave in Uttar Pradesh, all schools in the state capital have been asked to remain close till January 15, an official said on Wednesday.....
Australia Plans To Tax All Digital Transactions
The Australian government plans to tax all online transactions, Treasurer Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as part of a so-called 'tax strike' on the rapidly-growing digital economy.....
Pained By Pet Dog's Death, Pune Student Ends Life
Pained by the death of his pet dog, a depressed 22-year old management student hailing from Chhattisgarh committed suicide here, police officials said.....
Megastar Chiranjeevi has faced the arc lights after a long hiatus of nine years in Telugu action-drama "Khaidi No 150". Instead of being nervous about his comeback, he says he is curious to know how audiences would receive him. ....
Microsoft To Launch New Data Control Privacy Dashboard
Microsoft is launching a web-based account privacy dashboard that gives users control over their data and lets them monitor the information Microsoft services use. ....
Swami Omji Maharaj, who was ousted from reality TV show "Bigg Boss 10" due to his outrageous antics, has spoken out against its host and Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, calling him a "traitor".....
False Morality, Hypocrisy Gets In Our Way: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap
If you don't judge a book by its cover, why judge a film by its title? With his latest film "Haraamkhor" too running afoul of the censors, Bollywood's most outspoken filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap, wonders whether it is our false morality and hypocrisy that really impedes freedom of expression.....
World Bank Cuts Indian GDP Growth For Fiscal To 7%
In its first projection on India post-demonetisation, the World Bank has lowered the country's GDP growth estimate for this fiscal to 7 per cent, from its earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent made in June last year.....
Blood Pressure Rising Globally Including In India: Report
The rate of elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) has increased substantially across the globe between 1990 and 2015, researchers report, warning that the situation has put more people at an increased heart attack and stroke risk including in India.....
