CHENNAI: To gauge the competency levels of students in basic literacy and numeracy, assessments will be conducted in the third week of February in more than 14,000 government primary schools across ...

COIMBATORE: Marumalarchi Makkal Iyakkam on Sunday wrote to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, demanding the implementation of Tamil as the medium of instruction and a compulsory language subject in the ...

A child is going to die on the streets of Willowdale subdivision in Luling, and no one seems to care. Kids 8-12 zip along on motorized scooters with typical childlike abandon, cutting corners, ...

Virginia has laws protecting minors in the physical world. My 11-year-old cannot buy a bottle of vodka or cigarettes, drive a vehicle or purchase a long gun. Why does Virginia not similarly protect ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the forthcoming national census, welcoming the Union Government's decision to include caste enumeration while urging ...

The alphabet platter of the year came with a mix of flavours – sweet surprises, spicy twists and bitter hints, offering a taste that lingers on every tastebud AIADMK reunited with the BJP, affirming ...

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently recommended that the union government may consider bringing a legislation that regulates internet usage by children. Till such a decision ...

Ray Watford is a retired production director who worked for newspapers in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. At my part-time job at The Well community center in Hilliard, I help ...

Tamil cinema grapples with nepotism, where star kids face early scrutiny and immense pressure. While some leverage their lineage for a head start, many, like Vijay and Suriya, have carved their own ...

It’s hard to be away from your family and friends at any time, but the holiday season is especially difficult. Some of the people hit hardest by this are those serving in the military, who have taken ...

'You want to give people the ability to do something that brings up how they see themselves,' she said on the 'Behind the Table' podcast Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Getty Stock Images Whoopi Goldberg is ...