Education

Eight Intelligences, One Report Card: The Flawed Machinery of Academic Merit

Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory challenges the obsession with grades, but India’s education system continues to reward a narrow definition of merit. As academic pressure grows, students face mounting expectations, anxiety and mental-health struggles, raising questions about how we define intelligence, success and failure

Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers

Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their...

A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?

Kolkata: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of...

“I Was Branded Pakistani, Terrorist”: Hafiz Says Threats Began After Jantar Mantar Protest, Father Murdered

Kolkata: The father of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) member Sheikh Abdul Hafiz was murdered on August 15, two...

“Reclaim Your Ability to Think”: Neha Bora on Umar Khalid, Gen Z & Right-Wing Propaganda

“My loyalty is not to power. It is to the people,” says Neha Bora. “Parties can change, and those in power can change. But we have questioned those in power in every phase and faced repression from every government in power.”
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Rapido Rider, Cancer-Stricken Mother, and an MBBS Dream

NEET 2025 brings hope in Kolkata as underprivileged students secure MBBS seats, guided by a mentor determined to push them beyond poverty and self-doubt

‘Whoever Sets the Narrative Wins’: Khan Sir on Perception and Technology

Khan Sir highlights the power of combining religious and modern education as Umeed Global School, led by Wali Rahmani, celebrates its annual day. Underprivileged students impress with languages and performances. Abdul Qadeer urges spending on education, not weddings, inspiring hope and shaping a generation ready to contribute to society

Indian Team Discovers 53 Giant Radio Quasars, Some 50 Times Bigger Than the Milky Way

Four Indian astronomers from West Bengal have discovered 53 giant radio quasars, each with jets millions of light-years long. Using TGSS data, the team identified rare, massive structures that reveal how black holes grow, how jets evolve, and how the early universe shaped asymmetric cosmic environments.

‘Who Killed My Son?’ — Three Years After IIT Kharagpur Student Faizan Ahmed’s Death, No Answers Yet

Three years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed was found dead, his murder case remains unresolved. Initially declared a suicide, a second postmortem confirmed homicide, yet the SIT has named no accused. On Olive Talks by eNewsroom Podcast, his mother Rehana Ahmed shares her grief and relentless fight for justice

Two Years, No Justice: Mamata Govt Moves to Review Faizan Ahmed Autopsy, Mother Opposes

Two years after IITian Faizan Ahmed’s death, the Calcutta High Court resumed hearings. The Mamata Banerjee government seeks a medical board to review the autopsies, despite the second postmortem confirming homicide and SIT probe underway. Faizan’s mother strongly opposes, accusing the state of siding with perpetrators instead of victims

From Hatred to Hope: How Gujarat Spread Islamophobia While Bengal’s Umeed Lifted Tricolour with Drones

On Independence Day, a Gujarat school staged a play depicting hijab-wearing girls as terrorists, fuelling Islamophobia. In contrast, Bengal’s Umeed Global School empowered its students to build and fly a 15-kg Army-grade drone to hoist the Tricolour. The two events expose India’s stark choices between prejudice and patriotism.
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