Ashoka University has vowed to act after videos emerged showing students chanting casteist slogans on campus. The clips prompted a fierce debate about freedom of expression, respect, and discrimination at one of India’s leading private universities. The video shows groups of students shouting phrases such as “We need a caste census” and “Brahmin-Baniyawaad Murdabad” in…
Munshi Premchand, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava on July 31, 1880, in the small village of Lamhi near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, remains one of India’s most beloved authors. As “Premchand,” he helped launch a new wave of modern Hindi and Urdu literature through his storytelling about the myriad social realities of Indian society under colonial rule….
India stands at a decisive moment in its educational journey. The world is rapidly transforming through technology, artificial intelligence, and changing labour markets. The country’s demographic dividend will only pay off if backed by strategic and sustained investment in education. While access to schooling has expanded over the decades, the next phase of reform must…
A recent decision by the Union government has changed how officers of the All India Services are allocated to state cadres. The revised policy affects officers selected through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFoS). The changes aim to bring greater…
Makar Sankranti is one of India’s most significant harvest festivals, observed every year around January 14, marking a major seasonal and astronomical transition. Unlike most Hindu festivals that follow the lunar calendar and therefore shift dates annually, Makar Sankranti is based on the solar cycle, which is why it falls on almost the same date…
A Sudden Wave of Account Alerts In January 2026, millions of Instagram users worldwide received password reset emails they had not requested. The sudden flood of alerts made people fear that hackers had broken into their accounts. At the same time, a cybersecurity firm reported that data linked to about 17.5 million Instagram users was…
The launch of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the fourth time in a row, by the Ministry of Education brought higher education back into focus in our country. But while this latest release of rankings, particularly in the “Overall” category, serves to enlighten students and their families, it also raises questions for those…
The Atal Residential School, established for the welfare of children of construction workers under the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, will conduct its entrance examination for the academic session 2026–27 on February 22, 2026. The examination will be held for admissions to Class 6 and Class 9, offering quality, English-medium education…
Change is moving through India’s schooling system. New steps taken in Uttar Pradesh, then Delhi, and now Rajasthan, each one pointing ahead, not back. Preparing young minds isn’t just about books anymore; it’s tied to identity, balance, because work lives shift. These places began differently, yet their paths lean the same way. Learning no longer…
On January 6, 2026, the Supreme Court of India made a decision which has shed some light on the way reservation and merit should collaborate in the recruitment of employees in government. The Court inferred that category of candidate who makes no special relaxation or concession and which scores better than the general category candidates…
