Public libraries in Chennai to host free summer camps for students under 14 years of age from May 1 to 31 | Chennai News

Chennai: Public libraries in the city will host month-long free summer camps for students, offering art workshops, interactive games, storytelling contests, puzzles and language lessons.The camps will be held as part of the annual ‘Kodai Kondattam’ festivities of the directorate of public libraries, in collaboration with readers’ circles. Staff at full-time libraries have been asked…

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Vaishnaw sets target for top rail officials after reality check of ‘lightweight tools’ for trackmen | India News

NEW DELHI: A quick check by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday showed how there is a gap between what officials claim and the ground reality. At a track maintainers’ conference, he asked how many of them have got “lightweight tools” and the response was dismal.“This is wrong. There is a sharp gap between your…

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8 in 10 civic school students in Mumbai aware of AI tools, finds study; flags overdependence and calls for exam reform | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Eight in 10 students in Mumbai’s civic schools are aware of artificial intelligence tools, but their use is increasingly centred around homework, translation and problem-solving rather than conceptual learning, a joint study by Salaam Bombay Foundation and NMIMS School of Business Management has found. The study, which surveyed 1,050 Class IX students across 20…

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M&HCV trucks surpass pre-Covid levels in FY26 amid strong growth | Chennai News

Chennai: The year 2025–26 marked a turning point for the medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) market, with the truck segment not only staging a strong recovery after two sluggish years but also seeing volumes return to—and surpass—pre-Covid levels for the first time in the post-pandemic period.While the passenger carrier segment of the M&HCV category…

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Darbhanga Sanskrit university passes Rs 456-crore deficit budget | Patna News

Darbhanga: The senate of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU), at its meeting held on Wednesday, approved a deficit budget of Rs 456.63 crore for the financial year 2026–27. The meeting was presided over by governor-cum-chancellor Lt General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain.Presenting the budget proposal, university financial advisor Indra Kumar informed the senate that the…

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