No more Telugu medium in Andhra Pradesh: Jagan government wants English as the medium of instruction in all state schools, colleges; Telugu will still be taught as a language, and the transition would be gradual; supporters say this will help disadvantages castes and section that get left behind at the marketplace due to lack of fluency in English; but critics say that learning in the mother tongue helps learn concepts as well as a second language better

Press freedom: The police in Uttar Pradesh have listed a staggering 18 charges against a journalist and two others who flagged an alleged land grab case involving Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Ram Temple Trust

The Narendra Modi regime has dragged India to rank 142 out of 180 in the latest World Press Freedom Index with a crafty mix of overt and covert tactics

Ten days ago, government said that the phase 3 trial data of Covaxin will be out in seven-eight days: data not out yet; even WHO had demanded it weeks ago to consider emergency approval; so far, 3.4 crore doses administered without phase 3 data; the vaccine, however, is safe, as demonstrated by phase 2 safety trials

An alternate to China: Samsung completes shifting of display manufacturing unit from China to Noida