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At a time when the education system is going online in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, students from the tribal settlements without internet connectivity or smartphones are left out. “The government intervention to link school students to online platforms to provide them with education is good. But at the same time, the government must consider the special situation of tribal ... Read More »

Everything takes more time if you are poor. The essentials of daily life, getting groceries and doing the laundry and getting to and from work, take planning and time that most of us scarcely consider when the groceries are being delivered, the washer is down the hall, and getting to work means jumping in our car. For students of modest financial means, ... Read More »

Today, the House Education and Labor Committee passed a bill to revamp American higher education—the College Affordability Act. After three days of markup with over 40 proposed amendments to the bill, it passed out of committee on partisan lines—28 to 22. The bill was originally introduced two weeks ago at a press conference with Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Bobby Scott, the chairman ... Read More »

There’s something in the pH-balanced water. First, Kourtney Kardashian teased us with Poosh, now Marie Kondo is doing the opposite of KonMari-ing her brand. Her team of cleaning consultants are quietly raising $40 million from various investors ready to take organizing to the next level. According to TechCrunch, this is the second round of funding the KonMari company, founded in 2015 by Marie Kondo ... Read More »

The Salvation Army in Attleboro will be out with the famous red kettles this month in an effort to raise money for various programs. Above, a collection during a previous Christmas season. SUN CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO ATTLEBORO — Think of it as Christmas in July. In an effort to help raise funds for its various programs, The Salvation Army will ... Read More »

China plans to stamp out all remaining cryptocurrencytrading in the country by blocking access to overseas-based websites and removing related applications from app stores. The moves were outlined in a report Sunday by Financial News, a publication under the People’s Bank of China, which said the aim was to snuff out the “dying cinders” of cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings ... Read More »

he Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the results for the Sub Inspectors in Delhi Police, Assistant Sub-Inspectors in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Paper II Exam 2017. All the candidates can check their results at ssc.nic.in As per reports, a total of 6,660 candidates have been shortlisted for the medical examination. HOW TO ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The update is rolling out to HTC U11 users in India It will be available as an OTA download with file size of about 1.5GB The update brings many core Android Oreo features to HTC U11 HTC India on Tuesday announced that the Android Oreo software update for the HTC U11 is now rolling out for users. Some users reporting having received ... Read More »

The January 2018 issue has exclusive drives of the new Audi Q5 and a camouflaged prototype of Ford’s new Figo-based car. We also drive BMW’s latest M5 and Volvo’s XC60, put the Skoda Kodiaq through our rigorous road test, elaborately list out all the new bikes you can expect in 2018, and ride TVS’ much-awaited Apache RR 310 around a race track. ... Read More »

LONDON Skate at Somerset House A visit to the ice rink in Somerset House’s grand courtyard is a classic winter day out in the capital. There is also a skate late event, with musical takeovers from the likes of Peckham’s Balamii radio and Field Day festival founder and promoter Eat Your Own Ears. • To 14 Jan 2018, from £7.50 for standard skate session, ... Read More »