A Mariyam Alavi

Little bravehearts who risked their lives to save others: Tales of valour from across India

A total of 18 such salute-worthy children — seven girls and 11 boys — have been selected for the National Bravery Awards this year

Wednesday is last day to submit nursery admission forms, first list on February 15

Schools will upload a list detailing marks given to each applicant based on the point system adopted by them on February 2. The first list of selected general category students will be announced on February 15.

Delhi University admission process may start in April this year

The admission committee is mulling measures to deal with ‘moderation’ in marks that takes place in many state boards, which would, in turn, help the colleges to set ‘realistic cutoffs’ and shorten the admission process.

Delhi’s Chhavi Gupta cracks CAT with 100 percentile, had cleared IIT-JEE in first attempt

While CAT 2017 also had 20 students in the 100 percentile like the previous year, this year saw two women and three non-engineer candidates made it to the list unlike the previous year.

Delhi’s oldest railway station to get a fresh look soon

‘Do your parents make bombs?’: Muslim students become targets of prejudice, hate in Delhi schools

Terror attacks and America’s wars in West Asia have fuelled a global backlash against ordinary Muslims.

Trains getting delayed despite fog safe device installed by Northern Railway

On Thursday, as many as 92 trains were reported running late while 19 were cancelled and 44 trains were rescheduled because of dense fog

‘A room of our own, clothes for kids’: What Delhi’s homeless want in 2018

Around 13,000 homeless people stay in government shelters in Delhi while approximately 6,000-7,000 people still sleep in the streets. New Year means little to them. They say they have to plan for one day at a time

Foggy, cold, severely polluted day in Delhi; 50 flights, 69 trains delayed

Met officials said though the temperature rose to 8.4ºC on Tuesday from Monday’s minimum of 5.7ºC, it actually felt chillier.

Delhi school management committees to get more money, power to hire teachers

JNU compulsory attendance move faces resistance from students, teachers

Students and some faculty members say the decision by JNU on attendance was ‘unilateral and taken by the vice chancellor without consulting them’

JNU makes attendance mandatory from Jan, students say it’s against ‘tradition’

A circular issued by the university on Dec 22 said the attendance is mandatory for all students registered in all programmes from the Winter Semester 2018 and detailed guidelines will be circulated in due course of time.

Delhi government to hire over 250 special educators

In Delhi, there are around 11,672 students with different needs studying in 952 of the 1,028 government-run schools.

In his Delhi University degree, man named Prince becomes ‘Rajkumar’

Prince Kapoor, 25, found that while he had been named correctly in English, in Hindi he had been named as Rajkumar Kapoor — in a possible translation of his name.

5 years of Delhi gang rape: Conviction for rape stays poor despite special courts, new law

The National Crime Records Bureau data shows that since 2012 when the brutal gang rape of a student shook the country, the conviction rate in rape cases dropped even though the number of cases went up

‘I feel like we are frozen in time’: Mother of December 16 gangrape victim

The gang rape of a 23-year-old five years ago was thought to be a watershed moment against sex crimes. But not much has changed on the ground

Delhi government to set up panels to check fee hike in private schools

The government issued a notice on Wednesday asking the district deputy directors of education to constitute a three-member committee at every district to look into grievances related to fee hike.

Delhi nursery admissions: Parents of twins confused over first child points

Admissions to nursery classes are based on a point-based system. The admissions to nearly 1.25 lakh seats in private unaided schools will begin from January 1.

Delhi students with special needs have to make do with ill-equipped schools, teachers

Schools in Delhi are ill-equipped to handle children with special needs. They lack facilities, such as ramps and tactile pathways. Ignorance also remains a hurdle in creating inclusive classrooms for such special children.

Women alcoholics on the rise in Delhi, and across India

States like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have seen a rise in women drinkers. In some of these states, the proportion is higher than that of Delhi.

IIT Delhi placements: Microsoft offers highest pay package of ₹1.4 crore

The placements at IIT Delhi will go on till May 2017. The first round is expected to be done by December 15, before recommencing in January.

NCRB data reinforces Delhi’s rape capital tag, city tops in crimes against women

Latest National Crime Records Bureau data shows Delhi contributed to one in every three crimes against women in 2016. Delhi Police says the numbers are high because more victims are coming out to report crime

Delhi: IITF 2017 ends with fewer visitors due to capped space

This year, the fair had functioned out of approximately 52% of the usual space.

Delhi’s Trade Fair opens for public, here’s what you can explore

Tickets are not available at the gates of Pragati Maidan or the Pragati Maidan Metro station this year, and daily number of visitors has been capped at 60,000.

37th India International Trade Fair to be inaugurated on Tuesday

People will have to get their tickets in advance either online or at Metro stations, as the number of visitors per day has been capped at 60,000. There will be no ticket sales at the gates of Pragati Maidan.

Delhi Walk Festival at Palla village explores the ‘cleaner’ side of Yamuna

Palla village, about 13 km from Narela, marks the entry point of the Himalayan river in the National Capital Territory. It is one of the only stretches of the river in the city that is not as contaminated as the rest.

Access to YouTube channels of news portals blocked on varsity WiFi, say JNU students

The students alleged that they cannot access any videos relating to JNU student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Shehla Rashid and politicians Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamta Bannerjee. Other members of opposition parties “are showing no results”.

GST rate on restaurants slashed to 5%: Will eating out get cheaper?

With no input tax credit, experts warn that restaurateurs might end up increasing prices on menu by 10%

India is moving towards research-based learning, says President Kovind at IIT Delhi

Ram Nath Kovind, the chief guest at IIT Delhi’s 48th convocation, asked IIT to adopt and partner with a school for underprivileged children to help build their capacity

Delhi: Trade Fair back at Pragati Maidan, but without its famed halls, pavilions

Visitors will not get to see many state pavilions and halls, as they have been razed to make way for the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre