Manipuri student found dead in JNU hostel
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A Ph.D student was found dead in his hostel room in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here, police said on Tuesday. The deceased identified as J.R Philemon, resident of Manipur, was…
Education
States may get right to review No-Detention policy
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The central government may soon amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act allowing the states to review the No-Detention policy, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. The minister…
Alibaba launches ‘Global E-Commerce Talents’ programme in India
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Global e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday launched its “Global E-commerce Talents” (GET) programme in India. This programme is aimed at equipping students, small business professionals and entrepreneurs with the competitive skills…
Sri Lanka’s former war zone shut over student killing
Colombo, Oct 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s former war-torn north remained shut on Tuesday following the shooting of two university students in Jaffna last week. Roads were deserted while shops and schools were closed, Xinhua news…
Maharashtra, New Zealand partner for advanced academics
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Maharashtra and Education New Zealand (ENZ) on Tuesday entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) for cooperation in higher and advanced education, coinciding with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key’s visit…
Accenture announces winners of ‘Innovation Jockeys’
Bengaluru, Oct 25 (IANS) Systems integration and outsourcing giant Accenture in collaboration with Yahoo on Tuesday announced the winners of the fifth season of “Innovation Jockeys” in Bengaluru. The “Innovation Jockeys” contest was focused on…
HRD Ministry should be renamed Education Ministry: Sisodia
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday proposed that the name of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) should be changed to the Ministry of Education. Sisodia also asked…
Say good morning to Monica robot maa’m, kids!
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Do not be surprised if tomorrow your children are taught by robots in their primary school classrooms as Spanish researchers are close to developing robotic tutors that can detect the emotional…
JNU marches for missing student Najeeb Ahmed
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with the missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, the university students took out a march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar here. About 1,000 students gathered at Mandi House…
Finance, technology hamper implementation of SDGs: LS Speaker
New Delhi/Geneva, Oct 24 (IANS) The major challenges in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are finance and technology, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Monday. Mahajan told the “BRICS Parliamentary Cooperation on…
Kids addicted to digital media less likely to finish homework
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Tired of running after your child to finish his homework? Blame his increased addiction to digital media devices like TV, video games or smartphone or tablets, a study has found….
Salesian College joins Bangladesh, Lankan institutes to educate poor youth
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) A West Bengal college is partnering educational institutes in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to conduct research on higher education for disadvantaged youth. Salesian College, Siliguri, has joined hands with four other…
Udacity launches predictive analytics programme
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) At a time when jobs as business analysts are in demand, US-based educational institution Udacity on Monday launched their first nanodegree course on predictive analytics that will enable students to…
New learning plans could help 52 per cent class 5 rural students who can’t read
Salgaon (Sirohi district) In a classroom in the government school here in southwest Rajasthan, about 25 students from standards 3, 4 and 5 standing in a circle, animatedly recited a story spoken by a specially…
JNU students protest outside VC’s house
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) JNU students on Sunday staged a noisy protest outside Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar’s house here demanding to know the whereabouts of a student who went missing nine days ago….
10,000 primary schools in Kerala to get free WiFi
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IANS) As many as 10,000 lower primary and upper primary government schools in Kerala will start getting 2Mbps Wi-Fi broadband internet powered by BSNL from November 1 — the state’s Foundation Day,…
Kumar Mangalam Birla new IIM-A Chairman
Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Kumar Mangalam Birla, the 49-year-old Chairman of the $41 billion industrial conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, has been named the new Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), according to a…
CBI arrests Homeopathy Council chief in bribery case
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday arrested Central Council of Homeopathy President Ramjee Singh and another person on charges of accepting Rs 20 lakh in bribe to give a favourable inspection report…
Assam school students to experience US Presidential polls
Guwahati, Oct 22 (IANS) As the entire world is closely observing the US Presidential debates and the possible fallouts of the polls, a team of students from Guwahati-based NPS International School are camping in the…
India can’t be super power if spiritual heritage compromised: BJP chief
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Oct 22 (IANS) Underlining the need for preserving India’s spiritual heritage, BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the country could not become a super power if its spiritual heritage was compromised. “If…