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Class 12 exams started on 12 February and will take place till 2 April. As per the official notification, the results of ICSE, ISC exams will be declared in May 2024.

Quality higher education is essential for developing the academic rigour required to shape one’s domain-specific skills to build a successful career trajectory. Education stands as a transformative force, empowering students to make substantial and meaningful contributions to the advancement of a robust economy. According to the latest reports, education inflation has surged to 12%, overshadowing the 6% consumer price inflation (CPI).

Question: I am an individual taxpayer and intending to avail an education loan on behalf of my daughter who would be pursuing a course in an International Educational Institute abroad. Kindly guide on whether the interest paid on such educational loan taken for the purpose of daughter’s education can be claimed as tax deduction in my tax return. Further, whether such tax deduction would be restricted to education loan availed for Indian courses or extended to foreign courses as well?

Gokhale Bridge is all set to re-open partially in Andheri on Monday, February 26. Mumbai's Guardian Minister (Suburbs) Mangal Prabhat Lodha will inaugurate the bridge today. It is expected that the bridge will be fully operational by December 2024.

CUET UG 2024 is set to commence shortly, with the exam scheduled to take place between May 15 and May 31, 2024, according to the NTA. Meanwhile, candidates can apply online via the official website cuet.samarth.ac.in. The CUET (UG) - 2024 serves as the entrance examination for admission to undergraduate programs across all Central Universities for the academic year 2024-25.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders, was in Rajasthan's Dholpur on Sunday, a day before pausing the yatra for the five-day break. “Last year, we took out the Bharat Jodo Yatra to unite the country, and this year, from east to west, this Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is being taken out to fight against the injustice happening to the people of this country," Rahul, said in his brief address at Dholpur.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Episode 9 is poised to unravel the aftermath of the Class Poll special test, leaving students of Advanced Nurturing High School in a state of flux. Japanese audiences can catch the premiere on AT-X on February 28, 2023, at 10:30 pm JST. For international viewers, Crunchyroll will make it available on February 28, 2024, at 6:00 am PT, just thirty minutes after the Japanese release, complete with English subtitles. Dive into the captivating narrative available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and DisneyPlus, with Crunchyroll offering both subbed and dubbed versions.

PTI. “Adopting the pen-and-paper mode for subjects with a large registration and a computer-based test for papers with a smaller registration will ensure that the CUET-UG can be conducted in a shorter duration unlike in the last two years.

Peter Thiel is trying harder than ever to get young people to skip college. Since 2010, Thiel, an early Facebook investor and a founder of PayPal Holdings, has offered to pay students $100,000 to drop out of school to start companies or nonprofits. Early on, he met intense criticism.

Akhilesh Yadav on 25 February joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra. The development came as Congress and SP cracked the seat-sharing arrangement for Lok Sabha elections 2024 as per which the grand old party will contest 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh and leave the rest 63 for SP and other smaller parties in the INDIA bloc. While raising the slogan of ‘BJP haatao, desh bachao’, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the biggest challenge for all the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha 2024 elections would be to save the democracy and the Indian Constitution.

Prayoga Institute of Education Research, has added five advanced labs to help students pursue research around the theme of sustainability. Online brokerage firm Zerodha has funded the new research block, named after eminent space scientist Prof UR Rao, which includes labs for life sciences, physical sciences, chemical sciences, earth sciences and sophisticated instrumentation for multidisciplinary scientific research.

Gujarat's Dwarka. «From several years, I wanted to visit and offer prayers at the submerged city of Dwarka. That wish got fulfilled today, and I am very emotional about it,» said the Prime Minister. He offered prayers at Gujarat's famous Lord Krisha temple--Dwarkadish on Sunday morning. «Today, I experienced those moments which will stay with me forever… I went deep in the sea and did 'Darshan' of the ancient Dwarka city. Archaeologists have written a lot about the Dwarka city hidden underwater,» he said.

University of Delaware (UD). The council is hoping the move helps to alleviate the city's projected $8 million revenue gap in 2025. According to a reports, UD President Dennis Assanis has attributed the university's financial challenges to inflated employee health-care costs, leading to a hiring freeze and the contemplation of additional budgetary measures. However, local officials argue that the university, being exempt from property taxes, should contribute to the city's rising operational costs. Opposition to the proposed tax have come from students and administrators who argue that the university already significantly contributes to Newark's economy. They contend that an additional tax would impose a burden on students.

Uttar Pradesh Police constable exams: Big win for student power…: Rahul Gandhi The APPSC has outlined the examination patterns for both the prelims and mains. With the upcoming APPSC exam, it's highly recommended that candidates review the APPSC Mains exam pattern prior to appearing for the test. Undoubtedly, understanding the APPSC Prelims and Mains structures is essential for candidates preparing for the recruitment examination.

Uttar Pradesh Police constable exams: Amid the police constable recruitment exam leak allegations, the Uttar Pradesh government cancelled the exam following which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday termed the cancellation of the recruitment exam by the state government as a "victory" of youth unity and student power and said that those who "unite" will win while those who "divide will be crushed." The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled the recently held police constable recruitment examination following allegations of question paper leak and ordered a re-test within six months. The development came amid massive protests by candidates over allegations of a paper leak.

Corporate India is stepping up education and skilling-specific endeavours at the school level, particularly on the digital literacy front. Companies including Larsen & Toubro, P&G India, Dell Technologies, Mphasis, Infosys and HUL are, through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, rolling out smart classrooms and learning centres for the underprivileged; fixing learning gaps to enable improved outcomes; enhancing educational infrastructure; training teachers in techno-pedagogy; and driving digital inclusion. L&T's STEM Education programme 'Engineering Futures', running in government and resource-poor trust-run schools, equips students with knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The programme has reached 38,545 students from 6th-8th grades across 205 schools and 713 teachers were trained in techno-pedagogy.

police constable recruitment exam by the Uttar Pradesh government as a victory of youth unity and student power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said those who unite will win while those who divide will be crushed. The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled the recently held police constable recruitment examination following allegations of question paper leak and ordered a re-test within six months. «Big victory for student power and youth unity! Uttar Pradesh Police Exam was finally cancelled. The message is clear — no matter how much the government tries to suppress the truth, our rights can be won only by fighting unitedly,» Gandhi said in a post on X. «Those who unite will win, those who divide will be crushed,» he also said in his post in Hindi, using hashtags "#YuvaNYAY" and "#UPP_REEXAM".

Indian Consulate General in Seattle said on Friday that they have raised the matter of Indian student murder in US with the local authorities and the case has been referred to Seattle city Attorney's office for review of King County Prosecuting Attorney verdict. The statement comes after the Seattle police officer who struck and killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call, will not face any criminal charges due to lack of «sufficient» evidence. «On the recently released investigation report of the King County Prosecution Attorney on the unfortunate death of Jaahnavi Kandula, Consulate has been in regular touch with the designated family representatives and will continue to extend all possible support in ensuring justice for Jaahnavi and her family,» Indian Consulate in Seattle posted on X.

Crakk Box Office Collection Day 1: Director Aditya Datt's action-packed Bollywood film "Crakk," starring Vidyut Jammwal, Arjun Rampal, Amy Jackson, and Nora Fatehi, recorded a box office collection of ₹4 crore in India Net collection on its first day, according to Sacnilk. Vidyut Jammwal's action thriller "Crakk" was released on February 23, sparking curiosity among fans and igniting debates about its potential box office performance. Also Read | Article 370 reviews: Netizens hail Yami Gautam starrer movie, call it an ‘eye opener...

₹20-25 lakh for just a few years of audit experience and are hiring from multiple channels," said Manu Saigal, director, general staffing at Adecco India, which is a recruitment firm. Also contributing to the attrition is a big gap between demand and supply. According to The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), there are about 400,000 members who are registered with ICAI.

By Mike Scarcella