By Trying To Silence Campus Activism, Education Policy Report Is Ignoring Voices Of India's Students

By KAVITA KRISHNAN | INNLIVE

The world over, student movements have been instrumental in bringing about social change.

Like the Birla-Ambani report, 2000, from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s days, like thereport of a World Bank task force on Higher Education in Developing Countries (of which Manmohan Singh was a member) and like the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations of 2006, the TSR Subramanian panel’s report on the new education policy takes up several pages to recommend the restriction of campus activism.

How Did Sikh Heritage Become Hostage To Hostilities Between India And Pakistan?

By RUMAISA KHAN | INNLIVE

The grievances that gave birth to the Khalistan movement are alive. They find a platform in gurdwaras across the border.

Just outside the main complex of the shrine where the samadhi and the grave of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, are believed to be located is the sacred well from where Guru Nanak used to draw water for his fields. After a long pilgrimage of almost three decades, the guru finally decided to settle at this spot, now called Kartarpur Sahib, near the city of Narowal in present-day Pakistan.

United Kingdom Leaves European Union: How Is GCC Affected?

By SARAH WILLIAMS | INNLIVE

The United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union (EU), after a nation-wide referendum held recently and voted in favour of an exit, which has come to be known as “Brexit”.

Nearly 52 per cent of voters chose to leave, guaranteeing a win for Brexit. The United Kingdom joined the EU in 1973 under a conservative government headed by Prime Minister Edward Heath.

A Glimpse Of 'Middle Eastern Millionaires' Lifestyle

By FAZIL PERVEZ | INNLIVE

The United Arab Emirates is home to the largest number of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWI) in the Arab world, a newly released report finds.

Produced by New World Wealth, the ranking comes as part of the recently published Middle East 2016 Wealth Report, exploring the regional countries millionaires resided in during 2015.

Now, KFC India Is Serving Fried Chicken In Boxes With In-Built Mobile Chargers

By RAMA RAO | INNLIVE

India's KFC is gifting boxes of burgers and fried chicken with in-built mobile phone chargers.

The fast-food chain has launched limited-edition “Watt-A-Box” packages in Delhi and Mumbai to apparently add “an element of utility” to the otherwise humble paper boxes. Most of these boxes are up for grabs through an online contest, although some are being gifted to customers at select stores.

Opinion: How All India Radio Lost Its Way On Its 80-Year Journey?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Why isn’t India’s public radio as good as BBC or NPR? And what does the future hold?

In the 20-odd years I have been associated with radio, hundreds of people have asked me the same question: Why doesn’t India have something like the British Broadcasting Corporation or the National Public Radio? My reply, while boring, has been the same. We do, it’s called All India Radio.

Foreign Investments: Are Apple And iPhones Really 'Cutting-Edge' Technology?

By SWATI RAO | INNLIVE

The company's application for exemptions under the 'cutting edge' policy has already been rejected once.

After further opening up the Indian economy by easing regulations for manufacturing units and retail stores, the government claimed that India is currently the most open country in the world for investment. This is not entirely accurate. Just ask Apple.

Despite RTE, Govt Schools Struggle With Poor Facilities, Unskilled Teachers And High Dropouts

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

The Times of India reported that 27,000 of the 75,489 schools in Karnataka had three or fewer classrooms. Quoting provisional figures for 2015-16 released by the District Information System for Education (DISE), the report said that this was because of the government policy of determining the number of classrooms through the number of teachers in each school.

The DISE has revealed in its report that while 10,592 schools in Karnataka had three classrooms, 14,064 had two classrooms, 2,083 had one classroom and 164 schools had no classrooms at all. The DISE data is collated by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NEUPA), Delhi, established by the HRD ministry.