About 60% of students in India go to their schools on foot, and the number is significantly higher in rural areas and for primary and upper elementary students. In general, more girls walk to school (62%) than boys (57.9%). The second most preferred means of transport is public transport (12.4%), …
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About 60% of students in India go to their schools on foot, and the number is significantly higher in rural areas and for primary and upper elementary students. In general, more girls walk to school (62%) than boys (57.9%). The second most preferred means of transport is public transport (12.4%), …
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NEW DELHI: As Japan enters a new chapter with Suga Yoshihide taking over as Prime Minister from Shinzo Abe, India will have to shift its focus template to its closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific.Releasing a Japan-India document by FICCI on Friday evening, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar He said Japan …
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NEW DELHI: The sixth round of high-level military talks between India and China in eastern Ladakh is likely to take place in the coming days, even as the fast approaching winter has started to take a toll on rival deployed soldiers in the high altitude region. The operational situation, future …
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SRINAGAR: An Army investigation ordered two months ago found “prima face evidence” that the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special powers law, 1990 was killed during an anti-terrorist operation in Amshipora, Shopian, on July 17 this year in which three “unidentified terrorists” were killed, an Army statement said Friday. The …
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NEW DELHI: Setting off the alarm bells for chief ministers, parliamentarians and judicial deputies against whom trials in criminal cases have been pending for years, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the higher courts to present action plans within a week to quickly complete court proceedings in 4,442 criminal and …
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NEW DELHI: One day after BJP’s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal withdrew from the Modi government to protest legislation aimed at restructuring agricultural trade, and amid continued opposition from Congress and some other parties, Prime Minister Narendra modi he went on the offensive on Friday, calling the bills a “historic” …
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NEW DELHI: The Center is in consultations with the Russian government to explore the possibility of cooperation between the two countries to promote the Covid-19 vaccine in India, Parliament was told on Friday. The Central Medicines Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has reported that it has received information about a Covid-19 …
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CALCUTTA: newly appointed head of the Bengal Congress Adhir Chowdhury on Friday he challenged the prime minister Mamata banerjee engage in discussion with him about the BJP’s rise in the state and the reasons that led to its rise, while claiming that “the wild allegations” that his party joined the …
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NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha proceedings were postponed four times on Friday following protests from the opposition over certain comments from BJP members, including against the Gandhi family. The uproar started during the procedure for the introduction of the tax bill and other laws (relaxation and modification of certain provisions), …
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