Bihar’s government schools need much more than science lab modernisation

Rachna Priyadarshini | December 15, 2023 9:58 AM

Patna, Dec 15 (IANS/101 Reporters) “Biology and Chemistry practicals are conducted regularly in the science lab of our school, but the study of Physics is less. In fact, the subject teacher does not come to class at all. Even if he ever does, he himself experiments and we children just watch him work. We never got a chance to do a lab experiment ourselves,” said Sunidhi Kumari, a class 10 student at the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) in Sarta of Bihar’s Jehanabad district.

US: Abortion pill access in peril even in states where it's legal

TN Ashok | December 14, 2023 10:51 PM

Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The US Supreme Court's decision to hear cases challenging people's access to the abortion pill Mifepristone could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients in states where abortion is legal and protected.

Delhi HC raises concerns on overlapping jurisdiction in interim maintenance cases

IANS | December 14, 2023 7:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has raised concerns about the overlapping jurisdiction leading to conflicting judgments in cases involving interim maintenance.

Neanderthal DNA may be making you a morning person: Study

IANS | December 14, 2023 5:18 PM

New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Are you a morning person? Genetic material from our Neanderthal ancestors may have contributed to this propensity of rising early, according to a study.

HC asks Goa Govt to act against Calangute dance bars

IANS | December 14, 2023 12:24 PM

Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the residents of Calangute against dance bars, the High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state government to take action against around 13 structures allegedly running 'dance bars'.

Hyderabad's new police chief tells drug gangs to pack off

IANS | December 13, 2023 5:31 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Hyderabad's new Police Commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy on Wednesday warned drug trafficking gangs that they have no place in Telangana and Hyderabad and asked them to pack off.

Keto diet effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease: Study

IANS | December 12, 2023 8:22 PM

New York, Dec 12 (IANS) Ketogenic diet -- consisting of foods with very low levels of carbs -- is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD), according to the first randomised controlled clinical trial.

Water sources polluted, segregation sheds turn dumpsites as Swachh Bharat Grameen fails in Jammu and Kashmir

Ishfaq Reshi | December 12, 2023 12:41 PM

Kunzer (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 12 (IANS/101Reporters) Launched in 2020-21, the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) (SBM-G) Phase-II had instilled a new hope among the residents of 6,650 villages in Jammu and Kashmir. The drive had promised to provide interventions for the safe management of solid and liquid waste (SLW) in every gram panchayat of the Union Territory (UT).

NESO observes 'black day' in NE capitals against CAA

IANS | December 11, 2023 7:13 PM

Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 11 (IANS) The North East Students' Organisation (NESO) on Monday observed the 'black day' across the region against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act {CAA}.

Kailash Satyarthi: I will see the end of child slavery in my lifetime

Kavya Dubey | December 11, 2023 7:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) When Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Prize nine years ago, he was often asked "What now?". It was, however, a seven-year-old Devli's question that made the social reformer keep going. "Why," asked Devli, "didn't you come sooner?"