Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Days after former and present vice chancellors of University of Calcutta advised students to refrain from politics, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday also urged students not to adopt…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday honoured Super 30 founder Anand Kumar with the prestigious Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award, at a function organised here. The mathematician…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A row has erupted over HRD Ministry’s refusal to extend contract of a firm tasked with managing warehouse of the National Book Trust (NBT), with the company complaning to Prime…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday urged the students community in the country to concentrate on innovations that could change the face of the nation in the world. Javadekar,…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Literacy levels among India’s disabled population have gone up considerably with both men and women attaining a new high even in higher educational levels. “Out of the total disabled population…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced two new Kendriya Vidyalayas will come up including in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, which comprises Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s…
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) Punjab teachers showing poor results of their students will now have to attend classes themselves, a minister said on Thursday. Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema said that it has been…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) University of Calcutta’s interim Vice Chancellor Sugata Marjit on Thursday asked students to refrain from politics and called for a ban on student agitations including strikes and ‘gherao’ (confinement) of teachers….
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) The Punjab Child Rights Commission has ordered a complete ban on serving junk food in schools in the state, its chief said here on Thursday. The commission has constituted various committees…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed doubt over validity of the ordinance providing that states could hold their own entrance examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses for the current…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with operation of the ordinance providing that states could hold their own entrance examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses bypassing the…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi In the recent past a theft of a camera, an iPod and cash took place in my younger daughter’s house in rural Maharashtra. The finger of suspicion fell on a Class…
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) A post doctoral female research scholar of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM) allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday. According to police, the victim Maheshwari, a post doctoral research scholar, was found dead…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Billed as the first of its kind – a digital student incubator went online on Wednesday when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan unveiled SV.CO, the digital makeover of Startup Village designed…
Patna, July 13 (IANS) Ruby Rai, an accused in Bihar toppers’ scam, was denied bail by a juvenile court here on Wednesday, a government lawyer said. Ruby had pleaded that she should be granted bail…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) There will be no significant changes in fees for Indian students studying or planning to study in Britain in the wake of Brexit, the British Council said today, adding it has…
Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Schools in Bangladesh bearing the name “Peace” came under government scanner on Wednesday following the ban on Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The schools in the country were…
By Charu Bahri As Prakash Javadekar takes charge of a ministry that appeared to impede the Prime Ministers desire to see world-class Indian universities, step one could be to get his ministrys first-ever national ranking…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the Indian education system should promote innovation. “Innovation is the key to the country’s development. Therefore, our education system…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a status report in a court hearing a complaint filed by the Aam Aadmi Party government against three news channels for running ‘doctored’ videos…