Ahmedabad: Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has decided to discontinue its Problem-Based Learning (PBL) portal, which was introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP) to evaluate whether students were acquiring practical knowledge alongside theoretical learning. The move comes after repeated complaints from students and faculty members over technical and operational issues on the platform.The PBL system…
Private universities are filing weak patent applications to improve their rankings. The government should change the rules. The S&P 500 is one of the world’s best-known stock market indexes. The companies in it are worth about $70 trillion altogether. But here is something interesting: about 92% of their value now comes not from things such…
What do passports, billions of dollars and an Indian cowboy have in common? They all feature in this week’s TOI Bharat Abroad. From a fresh US immigration headache and a record NRI money rush to an Indian-origin executive taking over Adobe, the diaspora has had quite the week. And yes, there’s also a seven-year-old taking…
Swapnasundari mesmerised Delhi with Vilasini Natyam Delhi’s dance community gathered for an enchanting evening of classical dance at Stein Auditorium, IHC. Padma Bhushan Awardee Swapnasundari, founder of Vilasini Natyam, delivered a masterclass in storytelling through movement—one that reminded audiences why this ancient art form still captivates.The evening opened with Parijatham, a dance drama that captures…
The blaze remained out of control even after more than five hours. SURAT: A massive fire broke out at a textile market in Surat’s Saroli area early on Wednesday, engulfing the top floors of the market in flames and triggering a major emergency response from the fire departmentThe Surat Fire and Emergency Services declared a…
Bahadurgarh: A dispute between sanitation workers and Independent MLA Rajesh Joon erupted on Friday when a group of workers reached the legislator’s office to press for the resolution of their long-pending demands.The confrontation reportedly began during a heated exchange between the sanitation workers and the MLA. Rajendra, the workers’ representative, objected to what he described…
A friend called me a few weeks ago, sounding relieved. He is 48. His doctor had ordered a coronary calcium scan and the score came back zero. In his mind, that settled it. His LDL cholesterol (the “bad cholesterol”) has been sitting around 150 mg/dL for years (higher than the 100 mg/dL that is recommended…
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has called for Ukrainians living in Germany to return home, particularly young men of military age, arguing that continued welfare support is financially unsustainable.Weidel also said an AfD-led government would halt aid to Ukraine and push for repayments from Kyiv. Her remarks come as Germany hardens its stance on Ukrainian draft…
Rajkot: The Bhavnagar Local Crime Branch (LCB) arrested three people, including a railway employee, for allegedly manufacturing and storing counterfeit Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) at a railway colony quarter.The accused were identified as Akshayrajsinh Gohil (32), a railway employee; Vijay alias Mayank Makwana (33); and Jitendra Khavadiya (40). Police seized 17 bottles of suspected…
The issue was also raised before chief minister Nayab Singh Saini during a meeting of the district public grievances and redressal committee on Friday Gurgaon: An investigation by the district education officer (DEO) has led to closure orders against two unrecognised private schools running illegal dummy setups for senior secondary students, leaving around 875 students…
