Inclusive English learning programme aims to improve education and workplace access for Deaf learners. (AI Image) NEW DELHI: A new English learning initiative tailored for Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners seeks to address longstanding barriers to literacy, education and employment by introducing accessible, visual-first teaching methods supported by Indian Sign Language (ISL). The programme…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday grilled the government and its Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on what parameters it relied on when shutting down certain eating houses while giving first an improvement notice to others. The FDA had given an improvement notice to Mantralaya canteen, while Poornima a popular 60-year-old udipi restaurant in…
Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds initiated engaging conversations around migration, memory, identity and cultural belonging Mirrors: Distance Between Worlds, an exhibition featuring diaspora artists Shana Sood and Yolanda Peña Mazzoni, opened at Bikaner House in New Delhi to an enthusiastic response from art lovers, collectors, curators, artists and members of the cultural fraternity. Curated by art…
CM Vijay attending a meeting at Guidance office CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu govt led by chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to announce a renewed AI mission and an AI city, modelled as a self-contained unit with a 1,000-acre campus, integrating office facilities, AI model development, research and global capability centres and residential amenities such…
Ahmedabad: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for July 31 and Aug 1, Ahmedabad Rural Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel on the Sanathal-Bavla highway in view of forecasts of heavy rainfall.Police advised commuters to drive cautiously, maintain a safe distance from other vehicles…
Kolkata: The govt would procure eggs for midday meals at state schools but the logistics would be decided later, school education minister Dipak Barman indicated on Thursday at Bikash Bhavan.Barman declined to elaborate on the logistics as chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had already declared that an egg would be served to schoolchildren, along with the…
Around 70% of cremations in the city take place at Vaikunth Pune: The civic body has decided to conduct a structural audit of all crematoriums under its jurisdiction and prepare the report in a month.The decision came after videos went viral on social media highlighting the poor condition of the facilities.The administration was likely to…
The controversy surrounding the Indian hockey teams’ change in jersey colour ahead of the World Cup took a fresh turn on Friday after Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey — a veteran of 412 internationals for India — wrote to the federation’s executive board claiming that the decision was taken without his knowledge.In an email sent…
Yung Filly found not guilty on sexual assault charges. (Image credits: Instagram) TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse and rape. British rapper and social media personality Yung Filly has been acquitted of allegations of choking and raping a young fan after a September 2024 concert in Perth. The 30-year-old faced an eight-day…
