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The new National Education policy is out after a long wait. Here is a quick take on top ten recommendations in relation to school education in this policy. These are categorised into what is good, bad, and iffy – provisions that are high on rhetoric but may be difficult to realise.

Top Stories

Kerala plane crash: Malappuram locals swing into action in rescue efforts

Air India Express crash at Kozhikode: Death toll rises to 20

Serum Institute ties up with Gates to make 100 million vaccine doses

13 dead in landslide in Kerala after heavy rain, 52 feared trapped under debris

1337 scholars, activists condemn Delhi Police for interrogating Apoorvanand in connection with Delhi violence

World

Africa surpasses one million coronavirus cases

COVID-19: WHO calls on govts to reject ‘vaccine nationalism’ and share plans globally

India

Kerala plane crash: Malappuram locals swing into action in rescue efforts

Air India Express crash at Kozhikode: Death toll rises to 20

Serum Institute ties up with Gates to make 100 million vaccine doses

13 dead in landslide in Kerala after heavy rain, 52 feared trapped under debris

Features

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Beyummah, a mother who challenges UAPA

Passengers and pandemic: Ramani’s ticket to new life

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Film and TV

Axone : Marinating racism through slow cooking diversity

Two Malayalam directors win awards at Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart in Germany

Sports

Hope against hope: Night football in Baramulla

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup match schedule out: Kick off on Nov 21

Business

Dubai reopens doors to tourists after 4 month restrictions

Hard times forecast for job recovery in 2020: ILO

National Education Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Iffy

National Education Policy: A realistic take

Delhi pogrom and curious case of arrested Muslim youth: Why courts have forgotten ‘Bail is rule, jail is exception’ principle?

Palathayi: Is Kerala govt protecting rape-accused local BJP leader?

Extracting identity from (Muslim) woman: Secular anxiety and spectre of communal

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Passengers and pandemic: Ramani’s ticket to new life

Photos: Kerala’s 300-year-old mosque reopens after more than 2 months

In pictures: Casteism, digital divide shadow on Kerala Dalit student’s death