Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Finnish mathematician Kaisa Matomaki and Russia-born Canada-based analytic number theorist Maksym Radziwill will be jointly honoured with the 2016 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for their contributions to the field of number theory,…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The eighth batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were released online on a web portal, the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday. The present batch…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (IANS) The Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of Health Minister K.K. Shylaja over reports that private medical colleges in Kerala were charging capitation fees for admissions despite her claims to the…
Ranchi, Sep 30 (IANS) Medical and teaching services remained hit in Jharkhand for the third consecutive day as doctors and teachers continued their strike to force implementation of the Medical Protection Act and oppose a…
Aligarh, Sep 30 (IANS) At least 70 Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students pursuing various postgraduate and undergraduate courses have been placed in well known multinational companies (MNCs), a university official said on Friday. Students of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) Claiming that the Left-led Kerala government was “not ready to relent” over fixing of fees in the self-financing medical education sector, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday decided to…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The second edition of the European Higher Education Fair that kicks off here Friday has attracted a record 125 institutions, including a few in the Top 100 in world university…
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Around 450 jail inmates of Maharashtra and 90 surrendered Maoists in Chhattisgarh will join around 1.70 lakh students to write the annual Gandhi Peace Exam to mark the 147th birth anniversary…
London, Sep 29 (IANS) Is your child addicted to smartphones or spends long time playing computer games? If so, beware, as he or she may be at risk of performing relatively poor in reading and…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Svayam Foundation and National Bal Bhavan (NBB) unveiled Indias first teacher training certificate programme designed to cater to the needs of children with special needs here on Wednesday. The curriculum…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday lauded contribution of Jamia Millia Islamia, saying that it was not only imparting good education but also shaping its students into…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the stay granted by the Bombay High Court by which deemed private universities were permitted to admit the students in undergraduate medical courses on…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday promised to create a single-window system for granting permissions required to run small-budget private schools. “It’s very sad to hear that to start…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The French Embassy in India on Wednesday launched France Alumni-India Chapter, a platform which will help former students acquire key industry knowledge, discover exciting career opportunities, and gain valuable insights…
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Demanding a “congenial atmosphere” at the Calcutta University, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the BJP-affiliated students wing, led a protest march here on Wednesday. “We know that the students of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) As the Kerala government remains firm against revision of fees in the self-financing medical education sector, the Congress-led opposition has set off on a war path with its three legislators starting…
Haridwar, Sep 28 (IANS) Around 1,000 Delhi government yoga and physical education teachers are undergoing special yoga training under the leadership of Baba Ramdev at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar. This will benefit around 16 lakh…
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman Rajesh Chaturvedi on Wednesday visited Super 30, a programme run by mathematician Anand Kumar for mentoring students from underprivileged families for IIT entrance exam,…
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) The Telangana government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to improve services of its educational channel ‘Mana TV’. The MoU was inked…
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