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More Indian children are in school today than ever before, but the quality of public schools has sunk to abysmally low levels, as government schools have become the reserve of children at the very bottom of Indias social ladder.

High schools to reopen in parts of Valley today

While shops remained shut, a few vendors were seen doing business in Srinagar's Lal Chowk area.

28 Aug 2019 1:44 AM IST

An Indian border post near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: PTI/File)

Government plans big infra push in J&K, Ladakh

The delimitation issue in J&K was also discussed at the meeting as Assembly elections will be held only after the...

28 Aug 2019 1:41 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to register three separate cases to probe the alleged irregularities in certain contracts awarded by the Delhi governments Public Works Department (PWD).

Ex-FM: Can't give answers ED wants to hear... I'm not evasive

In fact, Mr Mehta had himself offered to address the issue in the course of his arguments.

28 Aug 2019 1:27 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Funds transfer by RBI to government 'catastrophic', says Congress

Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma demanded a white paper on the state of the economy...

28 Aug 2019 12:53 AM IST

The Delhi High Court had on May 25 directed the CBI to investigate unauthorised commercial and industrial activities in the Shiv Vihar and Karawal Nagar area. (Photo: PTI)

Senior woman IAF officer's plea for caste certificate for kids...

The court said that office orders would not come in the way of issuing certificates to children.

27 Aug 2019 10:36 PM IST

Siddaramaiah, who had launched the project, warned that he will protest vehemently if the canteens were closed. (Photo: File)

Congress pet project Indira Canteens on the verge of closure

Siddaramaiah, who had launched the project, warned that he will protest vehemently if the canteens were closed.

27 Aug 2019 10:27 PM IST

Swami Chinmayanand

Case against ex-BJP MP Chinmayanand after student goes missing

BJP leader Chinmayanand has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections related to kidnapping and criminal...

27 Aug 2019 10:03 PM IST

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJets SG 22 Kabul-Delhi flight was preparing for take-off at the airport. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

SpiceJet pilot suspended for 6 months for runway incursion

A show-cause notice was issued to the pilot on August 22 giving him a time period of 15 days.

27 Aug 2019 9:36 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

SC to hear batch of pleas on scrapping of Article 370, related issues...

All the matters relating to Article 370 and subsequent developments are listed for hearing before a bench headed by...

27 Aug 2019 9:31 PM IST

The Government is in a position to intimidate any authority, any institution and here there is obliging, pliant RBI Governor who has done what none of his predecessors was willing to do, said Sharma but without naming Shaktikanta Das. (Photo: ANI)

Congress slams RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, terms him as pliant

He said the decision of RBI was 'a confirmation of what the party had been forewarning about the state of the economy.'

27 Aug 2019 9:19 PM IST

Representational image of an Indigo aircraft.

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing because of signs of smoke in...

According to official statement, smoke broke out in cockpit due to malfunctioning of air conditioning system's exhaust...

27 Aug 2019 9:08 PM IST

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaking to reporters in Hyderabad. (Photo: ANI)

It's wrong on part of RBI to transfer surplus funds to Centre:...

'This is a new method by the Narendra Modi government to finance the fiscal deficit which is ingenious and wrong,' he...

27 Aug 2019 8:47 PM IST