EDUCATION RIGHT:- While some students are too poor to afford smartphones, those who do have such phones cannot access lessons thanks to the government-enforced 2G internet speeds. Irfan Amin Malik Srinagar: He does not have living parents, he does not have enough money to purchase books and he certainly does not have a smartphone to join […]
FILE PHOTO: Students and pedestrians walk through the Yard at Harvard University, after the school asked its students not to return to campus after Spring Break and said it would move to virtual instruction for graduate and undergraduate classes, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo (Reuters) – About 60 U.S. universities […]
The girl’s father, a daily wage labourer, has not had a job for over two months during the lockdown, according to reports. By Akshita Jain SIVARAM V / REUTERS Representative image. On Monday, as thousands of students in Kerala began attending virtual classes, a 14-year-old girl died by suicide in Malappuram district, allegedly over not having access to […]
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Kerala began the new academic year with online classes for students. Newsroom SCREENSHOT Kerala’s online classes on Victers channel At least 45 lakh students in Kerala began attending virtual classes organised by the state education department at the beginning of the new academic year on Monday in a bid to ensure that they do […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the country on Sunday to remain vigilant against the spread of coronavirus as the country prepares a phased re-opening of activities even as daily cases rise to record highs. People wearing protective face masks exercise inside a park after few restrictions were lifted, during an extended […]
By Nikita MandhaniBBC News Delhi Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionInternational students are uncertain of the future in the wake of Covid-19 Two years ago, 29-year-old Raunaq Singh started working towards his dream of pursuing an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools. In January 2020, he was waitlisted by UC Berkeley’s Haas School of […]
Stunned Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Warns: Hydroxychloroquine ‘Will Kill You’ “I cannot stress this enough,” warned Neil Cavuto about the anti-malaria drug the president has touted as a coronavirus cure, “this will kill you.” By Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost US Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for several weeks, despite a lack of evidence the […]
Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of smell and taste to list By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Loss of smell or taste have been added to the UK’s list of coronavirus symptoms that people should look out for and self-isolate with. Until now, only a fever and cough were triggers for people to shut […]
Students stranded in Kanpur sent home in buses Kanpur, May 12 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has sent 1,200 students, who were stranded in Kanpur due to a coronavirus lockdown, to their homes across the state in 40 buses after a proper medical check-up, officials said on Tuesday. The students were preparing for competitive examinations in […]
