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New Delhi: Akbar's regime was a blend of "brutality" and "tolerance", Babur a "ruthless conqueror" while Aurangzeb was a "military ruler" who reimposed taxes on non-muslims, says the NCERT's new Class VIII textbook while describing the reign of Mughal emperors. The book, "Exploring Society: India...

Mumbai: India's festive season is expected to generate over 2.16 lakh seasonal jobs in the second half of 2025, marking a 15-20 per cent year-on-year increase in gig and temporary employment, a report said Wednesday. The rise in festive hiring is being driven by sectors,...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, has released the first selection merit list for Plus 2 e-admissions for the academic year 2025–26, a source said Monday. The source added that out of a total of 4,46,205 applicants across the state, 4,13,804 students have...

Bhubaneswar: Congress-affiliated NSUI held a demonstration outside the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, demanding 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in education and jobs. Holding placards and banners, NSUI members, led by its state president Udit Pradhan, demonstrated for around six hours amid heavy rains. State...

Mumbai: Overall hiring for white collar jobs grew by 20 per cent year-on-year in June, mainly driven by opportunities in Tier II markets, a report said Wednesday. According to Foundit Insights Tracker, which is based on online job posting activity on Foundit.in platform, India's Tier...

New Delhi: The central government Tuesday approved an Employment Linked Incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to create 3.5 crore jobs over the next two years through social security schemes run by the retirement fund body EPFO. The ELI scheme to...

New Delhi: From 2026, Class-X students will be able to take CBSE board exams twice in an academic session but it will be mandatory for them to appear for the first phase in February, officials said Wednesday. The second phase scheduled in May will be...

New Delhi: It took three decades for the Emergency imposed by then-prime minister Indira Gandhi, a 21-month period marked by censorship and mass arrests of opposition leaders, to make an entry into NCERT political science textbooks. Curiously, it happened under the Congress-led UPA rule in...

Bhubaneswar: The State Higher Education Department, Sunday released the Phase-I second selection merit list for Undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2025–26 academic session, in which a total of 45,502 students have been shortlisted. While the first round saw the selection of 1,75,722 students out of...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has set up a nine-member panel to examine issues relating to coaching, the emergence of 'dummy schools', as well as the effectiveness and fairness of entrance examinations, according to officials. The panel, headed by Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi,...