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    Is English native or foreign? CBSE third-language rule sparks confusion in schools

    Aranya Shankar
    11 April 2026 2:08 PM IST

    Principals divided on classifying English as native or foreign as CBSE mandates a third language, pushing schools to prioritise Indian languages

    Is English native or foreign? CBSE third-language rule sparks confusion in schools
    Education
    West Bengal assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    Mamata accuses BJP, EC of bid to cancel her Bhabanipur candidature

    11 April 2026 1:49 PM IST
    JD Vance
    World

    US-Iran peace talks: JD Vance seen as acceptable face by Tehran, says report

    11 April 2026 1:15 PM IST
    Churches in Kerala
    Keralam

    FCRA row: Kerala church-backed Malayalam paper hits out at ‘political opportunists’

    11 April 2026 12:27 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Lower DR for pensioners than DA arbitrary, violates Article 14: SC

    11 April 2026 11:53 AM IST
    Monalisa married in Kerala

    ‘Maha Kumbh’ girl Monalisa found to be a minor; Husband booked under POCSO

    11 April 2026 9:40 AM IST
    SIR exercise

    SIR cuts 6.08 crore voters across nine states, three UTs

    11 April 2026 9:06 AM IST
    Vijay is not MGR

    ‘Vijay is not MGR’: VCK leader D Ravikumar calls TVK politics ‘dangerous’

    11 April 2026 8:10 AM IST
    Board exams can wait! 15-year-old Sooryavanshi smashes RCB instead

    Board exams can wait! 15-year-old Sooryavanshi smashes RCB instead

    11 April 2026 7:23 AM IST
    Prashant Bhushan interview: SIR exercise is illegal, targets Muslims

    Prashant Bhushan interview: 'SIR exercise is illegal, targets Muslims'

    11 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    N Chandrababu Naidu

    Lulu Mall in Vijayawada: Andhra govt cancels land allotment amid controversy

    10 April 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Amit Shah

    Would rather sit in Opposition for 20 years: Amit Shah on Kabir 'sting' row

    10 April 2026 7:57 PM IST
    CPI Maoists

    Telangana declared Maoists-free after 42 cadres surrender

    10 April 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Jose K Mani

    Jose K Mani hits out at BJP’s PC George, son over remarks against Church leaders

    10 April 2026 7:19 PM IST
    Protest in Bengaluru

    Protest in Bengaluru over 'magnet' school plan; activists warn 40k govt schools at risk

    Chandrappa M
    10 April 2026 7:12 PM IST

    Educationists and student bodies allege the merger scheme points towards a 'privatisation move' that will deprive rural and poor children of...

    Love Insurance Kompany review: Vignesh Shivan’s rom-com is high on feeling, low on thought

    Love Insurance Kompany review: Vignesh Shivan’s rom-com is high on feeling, low on thought

    10 April 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Handcuffs

    Bengaluru man held for uploading misleading ‘zombie drug’ video that went viral

    10 April 2026 6:37 PM IST
    Vijay, TVK

    TN elections: Are Vijay’s security concerns a real threat or election-time narrative?

    10 April 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Kerala voting

    Contrasting claims in Kerala: UDF talks wave; LDF counts on strongholds

    10 April 2026 5:43 PM IST
    Police conducting rescue operations

    At least 10 dead, several missing after tourist boat capsizes in Yamuna river in UP

    10 April 2026 5:34 PM IST
    BJP functionary alleges cops disrobed her during arrest. Representative Image: iStock

    Nashik: Undercover cops expose sexual harassment at IT firm, 7, including HR held

    10 April 2026 5:26 PM IST
    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

    'Operation Tiger' rumours trigger unease in Maharashtra politics

    10 April 2026 5:22 PM IST
    Assam Assembly elections

    Assam polls: Record turnout, Pawan Khera row make 25 seats too close to call

    10 April 2026 4:22 PM IST
    Srinanda

    Chikkamagaluru trek tragedy: Kerala teen found dead; family suspects foul play

    10 April 2026 3:57 PM IST
    Malayalam film director Ranjith

    Court grants bail to Malayalam film director Ranjith in sexual harassment case

    10 April 2026 3:20 PM IST
    Uttar Pradesh SIR: Over 2 crore names deleted

    Uttar Pradesh SIR: Over 2 crore names deleted

    10 April 2026 3:08 PM IST
    What Sathankulam constable Revathi said in 2020

    Sathankulam custodial deaths | Cop Revathi: Faced pressure not to speak truth

    10 April 2026 2:42 PM IST
    Amit Shah in Kolkata

    BJP promises UCC in 6 months, Rs 3,000 aid for women in West Bengal manifesto

    10 April 2026 2:29 PM IST
    Supreme Court of India SC pensionary benefits to women officers

    SC to hear plea against frozen Bengal voters' list on April 13

    10 April 2026 2:10 PM IST
    Another blow for ‘Jana Nayagan’ as piracy hits Vijay’s farewell film

    Another blow for ‘Jana Nayagan’ as piracy hits Vijay’s farewell film

    10 April 2026 1:41 PM IST
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