India should spend USD 1 billion annually to train school teachers, says software icon Narayana Murthy

Bengaluru: Software icon N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called for spending USD one billion a year to train school teachers by 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and from India in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) This course alone is not sufficient, Murthy said. “We must show much respect and…

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DMK slams Governor Ravi for his ‘propaganda’

Chennai: The ruling DMK’s official organ ‘Murasoli’ on Tuesday alleged that Governor R N Ravi’s speeches in public were an attempt to position himself as a guard of ‘Sanatana’. Such speeches of Governor Ravi on ideological lines are only ‘propaganda’ against social justice, the Tamil daily alleged. In an editorial that explained the background to the…

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Nehru’s progressive ideas advanced India’s social, economic development: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress leadership on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, describing him as the prime architect of modern India. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, AICC treasurer Ajay Maken were among the party leaders who visited Nehru’s memorial at Shanti Van here…

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