Schoolkids

Kids' dance on Stree 2 song Aaj Ki Raat on Teachers' Day sparks outrage

Several social media users expressed outrage on the viral song Aaj Ki Raat from the movie Stree 2 as some kids recreated this song with similar steps on the occasion of Teachers' Day

Bomb threat at South Delhi school turns out 14-yr-old's hoax to skip school

Summer Fields School in Kailash Colony, Greater Kailash-1, received an email on Friday threatening to blow up the school. The school premises were immediately evacuated

Fascination with English-medium schools no less than suicide: NCERT chief

NCERT Director D P Saklani has lamented that parents remain fascinated by English-medium schools even though many don't have trained teachers, saying it is "no less than suicide" as government schools now provide quality education. In an interaction with PTI's editors at the agency's headquarters here, the chief of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said the practice of cramming content in English has led to knowledge loss among children and distanced them from their roots and culture. "Parents are obsessed with English-medium schools, they prefer to send their children to such schools even if there are no teachers or they are not trained enough. This is not less than suicide and this why the new (national) education policy has stressed upon teaching in mother tongue," he said. "Why should teaching be matrabhasha adharit (based on mother tongue)? Because till then we will not understand our own mother, our roots, how will we understand anything? And .

Actor Alia Bhatt makes her debut as author with 'Ed Finds A Home'

With her children's picture book 'The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home', Alia Bhatt added another accomplishment to her resume. On her Instagram account, the actor posted the update

Arts can't be a side curriculum for today's school children: Experts

"Our ability to think, imagine and create is what makes the human mind so powerful"

Prasar Bharati considers launching children's TV channel under Doordarshan

Content for DD Kids will come from broadcaster's library and partnerships with animation studios and production houses: sources

US doctors have 'big concern' as severe Covid infections rise in children

The rate of cases in young kids and early teens in the US began surpassing that of those 65 and older by early April, say researchers.

One million schoolkids around the world build and light solar lamps

Each student carried with them the equipment to build a solar lamp - LED lights, solar panels, wires and bright yellow light holders.

Schoolkids most vulnerable to online bullying in India: Survey

The findings shows that over 35% children have experienced their account being hacked