Dads Embarrassing Their Kids On Facebook
Dads have a knack of embarrassing their kids, because they're dads and that's what they do. It only becomes a serious issue when they start embarrassing you on Facebook for all your friends, classmates...
View ArticleLizard found in midday meal at Boma school
Twenty-one children of class V and VI from Mahanandu Naik high school at Bhoma in Ponda were admitted to the Betki primary health center after a student found a lizard in the midday meal served to them...
View ArticleAravind Adiga donates Rs 1 cr to alma mater
The Canara High School Association, on the threshold of its 125th-year celebrations, received a big boost with alumnus and writer Aravind Adiga handing over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the school on...
View ArticleChris Christie jumps into 2016 US presidential fray
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has launched his bid for the United States presidential elections in 2016, promising to bring back ‘strength and authority’ to the Oval Office. During the launch of...
View ArticleBooker winner Adiga donates Rs 1 crore to alma mater
*Man Booker prize winning author Aravind Adiga has donated Rs one crore to his alma mater, the Canara High School Association, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.* Adiga, who did his primary...
View ArticleContaminated midday meal lands Goa self-help group in soup
Panaji, July 1 : The Goa education department on Wednesday formally suspended the services of a self-help group after 22 students of a high school fell ill after eating curried peas allegedly...
View ArticleGirls' school in Gujarat educating students for free
Rajkot, July 02 (ANI): At a time when schooling has become expensive, a school in Gujarat is providing free education to its students. Run by state government, Sarojini Naidu Girls High School in...
View ArticleJunior college admissions in Mumbai: Boys complain after being placed in...
While junior college admissions have time and again drawn flak from students who complain that the system is fraught with technical snags and complications, one such glitch has landed five boys in a...
View ArticleThousands evacuated after freight train in Tennessee derails, catches fire
A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed and a rail car caught fire in Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people and the hospitalization of nine for breathing in...
View ArticleBirthday special: 10 interesting facts about Tom Cruise
*1.* Tom Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia, but he credits Scientology for helping him overcome it. *2.* When he attended the St. Francis Seminary School in Cincinnati, he considered becoming a...
View ArticleUK school bans 'distracting' skirts
A school headmistress has banned skirts at a secondary school in the UK's West Midlands region to prevent male teachers and pupils getting "distracted". Rowena Blencowe of Trentham High School in...
View ArticleScreening teens for obesity may not help them lose weight
(Reuters Health) - Weight screenings in high school were not enough to get overweight and obese kids on track toward a healthier weight, a recent U.S. study found. Reported by Reuters India 10 hours ago.
View ArticleTwo women swap kidneys with each others' husbands in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 04 (ANI): In a rare instance, two women unrelated to each other donated their kidneys to give a new leash of life to each others' husband. A small entrepreneur, Venugopal and a retired...
View ArticleFIFA Women's World Cup final: Mumbai girls pick their favourite side
*What Mumbai says…* *Niyati Bharucha*, Maharashtra State football player “I have a new job that involves a lot of travel, but I have made time to follow the game. The FIFA app, has been a big blessing...
View ArticleCall to use digital lockers to secure documents online
*Deputy Commissioner Meer Anees Ahammed has said people should make use of digital locker system launched by the government to securely store documents online. * Speaking at a programme organised as a...
View ArticleTwo debt-ridden farmers commit suicide
* A debt-stressed farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Mudanur village in Surpur taluk in Yadgir district on Friday night.* Paramanna Madiwalappa Talawara (48) had consumed pesticide at...
View ArticleKarnataka reaps rich harvest in UPSC civil services exam
* The State has reaped a rich harvest in the UPSC Civil Services Exam, 2014. More than 60 candidates from the State have cracked the civil services with Udupi lad Nitish K topping the list with 8th all...
View ArticleAiroli murder fallout: School asks parents, teachers to step up vigilance
The kidnapping and brutal murder of eight-year-old Franshela Vaz, a student of New Horizon High School, Airoli, has resulted in principals and teachers in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai asking parents to be...
View ArticleMumbai girl wants to be a doctor but can't find a school
She is a little shy, but ask her about what she wants to be when she grows up and 13-year-old Aiman Abdullah Shaikh is quick to say ‘doctor’. Yet, the one thing that is essential for her dream to come...
View ArticleMalia Obama has an internship on Lena Dunham's 'Girls'
Daughter of US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama Malia Obama has landed an internship at HBO series Girls. Written by Lena Dunham, Girls is a story of an aspiring writer and her...
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