The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) system for students from next academic session 2013-14. Under the open book system, students will be informed four months in advance about the study material on which the examinations will be conducted. It will first begin for students of 9th […]
In Uttar Prdesh, a local court in Muzaffarnagar today issued non-bailable warrants against Maulana Nazeer and eight others in connection with the Muzaffarnagar clashes. Police had registered a case against the nine persons for allegedly violating prohibitory orders on September 3, but they are yet to be presented in court. Maulana Nazeer, against whom a […]
India has high expectations from Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to China beginning tomorrow. A number of agreements in the areas like trade, economy, culture and people to people contacts, are expected to be signed after talks Dr. Singh will have with Chinese leaders. Indian Ambassador to China, Dr. S Jaishankar said, New […]
Congress MP Rashid Masood has been disqualified from the Rajya Sabha after being convicted in a corruption case. Masood became the first MP to lose seat after the Supreme Court struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts. […]
Australia beat India by 4 wickets in the third one-dayer at Mohali to take 2-1 lead in the seven-match series. Chasing a stiff target of 304, the Australians rode on James Faulkner’s brutal unbeaten 64 off 29 balls, studded with two fours and six sixes, to dramatically change the complexion of the game and take […]
In the FIFA-Under 17 Football World Cup, Brazil takes on the host nation United Arab Emirates,UAE, while Slovakia plays against Honduras in Group-A matches in Abu Dhabi today. In Group-B, Italy will be pitted against New Zealand while Uruguay takes on African Champions Ivory Coast in Ras Al Kheimah. In the matches held on […]
US banking giant JP Morgan is likely to be fined a record 13 billion dollars to settle investigations into its mortgage-backed securities. According to US media reports, a tentative deal is believed to have been reached in talks with senior US justice department officials. The sale of overvalued mortgage-backed securities was blamed for the near-collapse […]
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow this evening on the first leg of his visit to Russia and China. Earlier in his departure statement in New Delhi, Dr. Singh said his visit to Russia and China will create new strategic opportunities for the country’s growth, prosperity and development in a stable and external […]
Current Account Deficit, CAD, is likely to be lower than the projection of 3.8 per cent of the GDP and India will be in a better position to neutralise the impact of the tapering of monetary stimulus by the US Fed. This was stated by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia while talking to […]
The high-velocity cyclone Phailin that hit Odisha about a week ago is estimated to have destroyed around 26 lakh trees in the state. The enumeration process of damaged trees is still in progress and it is taking time as many forest areas have become inaccessible after the cyclone. With massive damage to forest areas, experts […]