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Why India’s education system must shift focus from marks to skills

Shubhobrata Bhattacharya | June 19, 2025 9:14 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) For decades, India’s education system has been driven by an obsession with marks and standardised examinations. From board exams to competitive entrance tests, academic performance is measured almost exclusively through a numerical lens. While this has produced a large population of degree-holders, it has not necessarily translated into a skilled and employable workforce.

PM Modi to launch Vande Bharat train in Bihar, wave of joy and elation among residents

IANS | June 19, 2025 9:09 PM

Patna, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar's Siwan on Friday, where he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects and also address a public gathering on the occasion.

‘Have given free hand to police’: MP CM on Congress councillor's issue

IANS | June 19, 2025 9:02 PM

Indore, June 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that he has given a free hand to the police to deal with the Congress councillor Anwar Qadri, asserting that he will be put behind bars very soon.

True purpose of education is to enhance intellectual capacity: Rajasthan Guv Haribhau Bagde

IANS | June 19, 2025 9:01 PM

Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor and Chancellor of Rajasthan Technical University, Haribhau Bagde, emphasised that the true purpose of education is not merely to confer degrees but to enhance the intellectual capacity of individuals.

Govt says no decision yet on sending black boxes of Air India’s crashed plane abroad for decoding

IANS | June 19, 2025 7:37 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday clarified that no decision has been taken as yet on sending abroad the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) or the digital flight data recorder (DFDR) of the crashed AI171 flight for retrieval and analysis.

Central American countries hail India's proactive role in fostering global South-South cooperation

IANS | June 19, 2025 7:18 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Representatives from Central American Integration System (SICA) member countries appreciated India's proactive role in fostering global South-South cooperation during a virtual dialogue held on India-SICA cooperation, on Wednesday.

Bihar: PM Surya Ghar Yojana brings subsidies, zero electricity bills to Kishanganj residents

IANS | June 19, 2025 6:44 PM

Kishanganj, June 19 (IANS) Residents of Kishanganj in Bihar are reaping the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, with some even celebrating zero electricity bills thanks to rooftop solar panels.

Amid Iranian missile strike, Israeli stock market surges to 52-week high

IANS | June 19, 2025 5:07 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a striking display of investor confidence, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange surged to a 52-week high on Thursday, even after Iran launched a fresh missile attack targeting, among other places, the stock exchange building itself.

A father's fears, a son's fate and duty: Indian journalist in Iran survives bombing by seconds

IANS | June 19, 2025 5:04 PM

Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Ameer Abbas Zaidi, a resident of Lucknow, is filled with emotions of gratitude as well as anxiety after learning that his son narrowly escaped a bombing in Iran — just seconds before the missile struck the building where he worked.

‘Tamil culture under attack’: Stalin accuses BJP of suppressing Keezhadi excavation report

IANS | June 19, 2025 5:00 PM

Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central government, accusing it of deliberately suppressing the findings of the Keezhadi archaeological excavations in Sivaganga district.

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Why India’s education system must shift focus from marks to skills

PM Modi to launch Vande Bharat train in Bihar, wave of joy and elation among residents

‘Have given free hand to police’: MP CM on Congress councillor's issue

True purpose of education is to enhance intellectual capacity: Rajasthan Guv Haribhau Bagde

Govt says no decision yet on sending black boxes of Air India’s crashed plane abroad for decoding

Central American countries hail India's proactive role in fostering global South-South cooperation

Bihar: PM Surya Ghar Yojana brings subsidies, zero electricity bills to Kishanganj residents

Amid Iranian missile strike, Israeli stock market surges to 52-week high

A father's fears, a son's fate and duty: Indian journalist in Iran survives bombing by seconds

‘Tamil culture under attack’: Stalin accuses BJP of suppressing Keezhadi excavation report

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