Bengal’s BJP govt plans to tie primary teachers’ increment with performance to improve edu standard; teachers oppose move, claim annual raise is their entitlement | Kolkata News

School education minister Dipak Barman Kolkata: The Bengal govt plans to link annual salary increments for teachers in state-run primary schools to their teaching performance, school education minister Dipak Barman said on Thursday. The govt is also set to introduce a one-teacher-per-class system at the primary level to streamline the teaching-learning process.At a meeting with…

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‘Bye bye, Bo’: Raja Krishnamoorthi takes a dig at Republican after Texas election defeat | World News

US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi mocked Republican candidate Bo French following his defeat in the 2026 Texas Railroad Commissioner election, calling out French’s remarks about South Asian students.“Bye bye, Bo. Bigotry is a losing strategy,” Krishnamoorthi wrote on X after Democrat Jon Rosenthal defeated French in the November 3 election.The Illinois Democrat’s post…

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TOI Exclusive: PT Usha takes IOA election battle to IOC, seeks independent probe into alleged violations | More sports News

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Usha has urged International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry for an independent examination of the IOA’s controversial Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) elections.In a confidential three-page complaint dated Nov 9, accessed exclusively by TOI, Usha raises serious concerns about the elections, including allegations of incumbent officials canvassing…

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‘Need to find a replacement’: Irfan Pathan identifies Punjab Kings’ weak link after blockbuster Hardik-Arshdeep exchange | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan analyses Hardik-Arshdeep trade The blockbuster trade between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) has triggered plenty of discussion around the possible playing combinations of both franchises ahead of IPL 2027. While Punjab have strengthened their batting with the arrival of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, they have also parted ways with one of…

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Cha Eunwoo donated 10 million won to a South Korean ALS charity campaign in 2023; two years later, a 23.9 billion won hospital with 76 beds opened after a collective fundraising effort backed by 350,000 donors

South Korean actor and singer Cha Eunwoo’s contribution to an ALS awareness campaign in 2023 was among the many efforts supporting patients living with the progressive neurological disease. Two years later, the fundraising mission reached a significant milestone with the opening of the Seungil Hope Nursing Hospital in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Reports by Star Today,…

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A California restaurant raised a record $75,000 for children battling cancer by selling more than 60,000 cookies; the money will revamp a programme supporting young patients | World News

A California restaurant has raised a record-breaking $75,000 for children battling cancer by selling more than 60,000 cookies during a month-long fundraising campaign. Corky’s Kitchen & Bakery collected the money through its annual Cookies for Cancer initiative, which supports patients receiving care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in California. The restaurant raised nearly $25,000…

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Homegrown device to tackle sleep apnea earns BHU team a patent | Varanasi News

Varanasi: For those whose sleep is repeatedly interrupted by breathing difficulties, relief may now come through an indigenous innovation from Banaras Hindu University. A specially designed device to manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder that causes repeated blockage of the upper airway during sleep, has been granted a patent under the Indian Patent Act.The…

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‘We are doing what the government won’t’: Greenpeace dumps nine giant boulders signed by celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Pegg into the North Sea to create a 45-square-mile underwater barrier against industrial fishing

The Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA), designated to safeguard marine wildlife, has recorded the highest level of bottom-trawling activity among the UK’s offshore protected sites. Now, in an unusual attempt to protect its marine biodiversity, Greenpeace activists have dropped nine giant limestone boulders onto the seabed, creating what the organisation describes as an…

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