New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, along with MoS, I&B and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L. Murugan, on Thursday announced the "KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM" to be held from Nov 16 to Dec 19 2022.

Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): French-Swiss film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, passed away at the age of 91, on Tuesday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HSNC University, Mumbai on the onset of its third academic year FY 22-23 has launched new schools encompassing various disciplines. These new-age schools will comprise of multidisciplinary learning under the aegis of - School of Yoga, School of Performing Arts, and School of Applied Sciences. These schools aim to provide bachelor's and master's degrees in the newly added disciplines. Admissions for these respective disciplines have started to design and shape futuristic industry-relevant careers.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Actor-Comedian Kapil Sharma is currently soaking in the Canadian sun with his team. Kapil is currently touring North America with his team promoting his upcoming show Kapil Sharma Live. The team has been posting pictures and videos from their tour on social media and audiences love them.

New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education on Wednesday released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report which assesses the health of the school education system in the country by conducting a comprehensive evaluation survey of children's learning competencies at classes III, V, VIII and X with a cycle period of three years.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): KLAY Preschools and Daycare, a pioneer in India in the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector (ECCE), has announced a 12-month curriculum for the new academic year from April 2022 to March 2023. The months of April and May referred to as the "Learning to Learn" period at KLAY, will focus on preparing both parents and children to get back to physical school in June 2022 with necessary interventions planned for each child. These interventions will be curated based on baseline assessments that will be conducted location-wide in order to address the specific learning needs of each child. Over 55 KLAY centres are currently open across the country for the purpose of learning loss in the early years.

Chennai Apr 23 PTI Learning a language even if it be ones mother tongue will help in ones development Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday said and called upon the Telugus not to forget their roots Though those living in Tamil Nadu would be learning the regional language they should not forget their mother tongue especially their roots You should learn and speak in Telugu You can come up in life if you learn even in your mother tongue the CJI said while speaking at the 29th anniversary celebrations of World Telugu Federation WTF here He pointed out that he rose up in stature to occupy the highest position in the judiciary by studying in a Telugu medium school Any language for that matter will help in ones development You can learn English Hindi or any other language But being firmly grounded in mother tongue will help to learn other languages easily he said Recalling Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalins request at the function got up here earlier to lay the foundation stone for a 9-storey administrative block of the Madras High Court for making Tamil the official language of the Madras High Court and for establishing a bench of the Supreme Court here the CJI said I feel elated over his Stalins affinity for Tamil You should also imbue similar feeling for your mother tongue he urged He lauded the WTF for its efforts in conducting Telugu language and cultural programmes Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari was the guest of honour at the event which commenced this evening with a Kuchipudi performance by Uma Murali V L Indira Dutt president WTF A V Sivarama Prasad Secretary General of WTF and D L N Reddy secretary of WTF were among those who spoke PTI JSP SA SA

Lhasa [Tibet], April 12 (ANI): Human Rights Violation continues to take place in Tibet despite the Chinese Communist Party's promise to improve it on many occasions, a Canada-based think tank, International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).

New Delhi Feb 26 PTI Noting that Indian students have been going to many small countries for medical education despite the language barrier Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the private sector to make a big presence in the field Speaking after inaugurating a webinar on the Union budget announcements on the health sector Modi suggested that state governments should also formulate good policies for land allotment for medical education so that India could produce a large number of doctors and paramedics to fulfill even global demand His remarks assume significance at a time when a large number of Indian students many of them studying medicine have been stuck in Ukraine following the Russian attack on that country Modi made no direct mention of the crisis though The prime minister said Indian students going abroad for study especially in medical education also result in hundreds of billions of rupees exiting the country as well Our children today are going to small countries for study especially in medical education Language is a problem there They are still goingCan our private sector not enter this field in a big way Can our state governments not frame good policies for land allotment regarding this he asked India can benefit a lot from its demographic dividend in this field he said adding Indian doctors have enhanced the countrys prestige across the world in the last many decades with their work In the webinar Modi also highlighted his governments efforts to provide quality health as well as wellness services to people with its holistic approach to the healthcare system The government has been working with the spirit of one India one health so that people in remote locations also have access to quality healthcare he said adding quality healthcare infrastructure should not be confined only to big cities he said Modi said work on 15 lakh health and wellness centers is progressing at a brisk pace with over 85000 centers providing the facility of routine checkups vaccination and tests till now Congratulating Indias healthcare professionals for the countrys massive COVID-19 vaccination programme he said it has established the efficiency and mission-oriented nature of Indias healthcare system Platforms like CoWin have established Indias reputation in the world with regard to digital health solutions he added Asserting that the Union budget builds upon the efforts to reform and transform the healthcare sector that have been undertaken during the last seven years Modi elaborated on three factors that underline the efforts of making the health sector holistic and inclusive Expansion of modern medical science-related infrastructure and human resources promotion of research in the traditional Indian medical systems like Ayush and their active engagement in the healthcare system and providing affordable healthcare to every citizen and every region of the country via modern and futuristic technology are these factors he said It is our endeavor that critical healthcare facilities should be at the block level at the district level near the villages This infrastructure needs to be maintained and upgraded from time to time For this the private sector and other sectors will also have to come forward with more energy Modi added On enhancing the medical human resources the prime minister said as the demand for healthcare services is increasing efforts are being made to create skilled health professionals accordingly A significant hike has been made in the budget for health education and human resource development related to healthcare as compared to last year he said asking the healthcare community to work with a set time frame on the task of taking these reforms forward with the help of technology with a focus on improving quality of medical education and making it more inclusive and affordable The prime minister dwelled on the positive role of remote healthcare and telemedicine during the pandemic and said they will play a big role in reducing health access divide between urban and rural India Mentioning the upcoming 5G network and optical fiber network project for every village he asked the private sector to come forward to increase its role and emphasised on the use of drone technology for medical purposes Noting the growing global acceptance of Ayush he exuded pride in WHO going to start its only Global Center of Traditional Medicine in India Now it is up to all of us how to create better solutions of Ayush for ourselves and for the world as well he added PTI KR AQS

New Delhi Feb 26 PTI Noting that Indian students have been going to many small countries for medical education despite the language barrier Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the private sector to make a big presence in the field Speaking at a webinar on the Union budget announcements on the health sector Modi suggested that state governments should also formulate good policies for land allotment for medical education so that India could produce a large number of doctors and paramedics to fulfill even global demand His remarks assume significance at a time when a large number of Indian students many of them studying medicine have been stuck in Ukraine following the Russian attack on that country Modi made no direct mention of the crisis though The prime minister said Indian students going abroad for study especially in medical education also result in hundreds of billions of rupees exiting the country as well Our children today are going to small countries for study especially in medical education Language is a problem there They are still going Can our private sector not enter this field in a big way Can our state governments not frame good policies for land allotment regarding this he asked India can benefit a lot from its demographic dividend in this field he said adding that Indian doctors have enhanced the countrys prestige across the world in the last many decades with their work In the webinar Modi also highlighted his governments efforts to provide quality health and wellness services to people The government has been working with the spirit of one India one health so that people in remote locations also have access to quality healthcare he said adding quality healthcare infrastructure should not be confined only to big cities he said PTI KR AQS AQS