Новости за 05.05.2019

With madrassas focusing on imparting a classic Islamic education, their students are often at a disadvantage when it comes to competitive exams. But now not only have madrassas in several states like UP modernised their curriculum, several non-profit coaching institutes are pitching in to help create tomorrow's doctors, engineers and civil servants.

Fulfilment of promises made to Chhattisgarh farmers struck a chord in UP: Bhupesh Baghel

Technocrat and chairman of the Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda tells TOI's Subodh Ghildiyal that people need to ask the right questions before they cast their vote. "This is one of the most important elections in the history of India. It is all about the soul of India, future of India, peace and prosperity of India," says Pitroda.

Eight-time MP from Dumka, which goes to the polls in the final phase on May 19, and three-time CM Shibu Soren did not ask a question, participate in any debate or introduce any bill in his latest stint as member of the 16th Lok Sabha. He is in the winter of his political career. Yet he is the sole custodian of his party's political capital.

Latest Bhojpuri Song 'Balam Bola Ayeba Ki Na Ho' sung by Sakshi Singh

Orcha: Where Lord Rama gets gun salutes and voters still demand Ayodhya temple

Karl Marx: Remembering 19th-century socialist revolutionary on his 201st birth anniversary

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for dengue, Dengvaxia, but placed significant restrictions on its use because the vaccine has been shown to put some people at heightened risk for a severe form of the disease. On May 1, the FDA limited its approval to people aged 9 to 16 who live in areas where dengue is endemic.

Former chief minister and North East Delhi candidate of Congress Sheila Dikshit walked into a controversy on Saturday by suggesting that the Nirbhaya gangrape case in 2012 was "blown out of proportion" by the media. There was outrage over her remarks. Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal described it as a "shameful interview" in a tweet.

Giving a ray of hope to Amrapali homebuyers, the SC-appointed forensic auditors told the court that around Rs 11,000 crore is recoverable, much more than the money needed to complete all projects. As per the report of NBCC, the cost to complete all housing projects will be around Rs 8,500 crore.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was assaulted by a man while campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party's New Delhi constituency candidate Brijesh Goyal on Saturday. The assailant, Suresh Chauhan, was caught by AAP supporters and thrashed before cops deployed for the event rescued the man and admitted him to hospital.

A branch of Bank of Baroda in Surat on Saturday removed the notice barring the entry of people wearing 'burqa, helmets and sunglasses'. Notices put up by Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank on New Civil Hospital campus in Surat had irked some members of the minority community. The pictures of the notices were shared on social media.