indiaUpdated: Aug 24, 2020 18:49 ISTMaharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to postpone all academic activities. He further urged the PM to consider starting the new academic year from January 2021 instead of June-July 2021 so that students do not lose a year. Thackeray said that various institutions and universities are scheduling examinations, which isn’t a “practical” and “feasible” idea considering the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country. “In our country, most students live with their parents and grandparents and the Infection, if at all, can be fatal. Sir, I humbly request you to intervene and postpone all academic activity to do with physical or online examinations across the country, for all professional courses, including entrance exams.”

Source: Hindustan Times August 24, 2020 12:41 UTC