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Jaipur: Speakers at a session titled “Gaza Genocide” at Jaipur Literature Festival Saturday described Israel’s actions against Palestinians as genocide and called for global acknowledgement and sustained civil society engagement to ensure such atrocities were not repeated. The panel, moderated by former diplomat Navdeep Suri, featured historian Avi Shlaim, activist Noa Avishag Schnall, journalist Ramita…

Jaipur: Students preparing for the English board exam for Class 12 said scoring good marks in the subject was possible with understanding and smart preparation.Anushka Singh, a student at Gyan Vihar School, said the most important thing was to read NCERT books thoroughly.“Important lines from the chapters should be learnt by heart. We should also…

Jaipur: The O N Dixit Memorial ITF World Tennis Masters MT-400 tournament got underway at the Jai Club here on Saturday. On the opening day of the five-day tourney saw matches being played across various age groups. The seeded players sailed smoothly in their respective opening rounds.In the men’s 75 category, Ashok Jindal upset Suresh…

Jaipur: Union health ministry has flagged “serious lapses” in Rajasthan’s blood bank management after inspections found shortcomings including inadequate record-keeping, lack of proper ELISA testing, and failures to communicate HIV-positive cases to the State AIDS Control Society.In a Jan 15 letter, Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava wrote to Rajasthan principal secretary (health) Gayatri Rathore,…

Jaipur: To excel in Class 12 English exam, teachers advise students to stop acting like a bookworm and start thinking like a communicator.Gauri Pradhan, English teacher at Gyan Vihar School, said students should treat the answer sheet less like a test and more like a conversation.“Unseen passages are often the first stumbling block for students….