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Navi Mumbai School Headmistress Booked After Class 10 Student Dies By Suicide Following Public Humiliation

According to police, during an examination on Friday, a small piece of paper was found near Anushka, leading to allegations of copying. The school’s headmistress reportedly berated her in front of classmates, saying, “You people from the slums will never improve; you don’t deserve to study in this school,” as alleged by the student’s father.

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CCPA Imposes ₹5 Lakh Penalty On Drishti IAS For Publishing Misleading Advertisements Regarding UPSC Civil Services Examination Results 2022

The CCPA had then imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakh and directed the company to discontinue the misleading advertisement. Despite being penalised and cautioned earlier, Drishti IAS once again indulged in the same practice, thereby showing repeated non-compliance and disregard for consumer protection norms.

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Centre Considers Reviewing JEE & NEET Difficulty To Align With Class 12 Syllabus

The Centre is mulling a review of the difficulty level of entrance exams like JEE and NEET to ensure it is in sync with the class 12 curriculum difficulty level and that students do not have to depend on coaching, according to sources. The review will be conducted on the basis of the feedback from an expert panel set up to examine issues related to coaching.