Over 2 lakh await results at School of Open Learning
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Over two lakh students of B.A. and B.Com courses at the School of Open Learning (SOL) will have to wait longer for their results, scheduled to come out in June,…
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Orissa HC ex-Judge, five others in CBI net in corruption case
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The CBI has arrested retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi and five others on the charge of helping an Uttar Pradesh-based educational trust barred by the government from admitting…
HOLD CBI books Puducherry IAS officer in medical admission case
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) The CBI has booked an IAS officer and five other officials in Puducherry and top officials of seven medical colleges for cheating bonafide students of their post graduate medical seats. The…
Heavy drinking in college lowers job prospects later: Study
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Do you know drinking habits formed in college may impact future careers? Researchers have found that heavy drinking six times a month could lower chances that a new college graduate…
Educate the young to stay relevant amid change: Kovind
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) As one of the youngest nations, it was imperative that the Indian youths’ energy was harnessed for national development and education could be used to that effect, President Ram Nath…
CBI books retired Orissa HC judge for graft
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The CBI has filed a corruption case against a retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi for helping an Uttar Pradesh-based educational trust, barred by the government from admitting medical…
IIT Delhi to host industrialists
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi will hold its first ever Industry Day on Saturday where industry leaders will apprise the faculty of their needs and expectations from the premier…
HC pulls up DUSU President, others for non-appearance
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up newly elected Delhi University Students’ Union President Rocky Tuseed and others for non-appearance in a matter related to defacement of properties during…
Udacity announces two new courses for smart transportation
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Silicon Valley-based online education platform Udacity on Wednesday announced two new nanodegree certification courses — ‘Introduction to Self-Driving Cars Nanodegree Program’ and ‘Flying Car Nanodegree Program’ — to educate students…
IIM-C hunts for 50 ‘solutions’ that can transform country
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta (IIM-C) on Wednesday launched an innovation hunt project to identify and fund 50 cutting-edge start-up projects that will target the socio-economic transformation of…
Coursera, University of London launch virtual reality course
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) US-based edu-tech company Coursera on Wednesday launched its first series of courses on virtual reality (VR) developed by University of London. The ‘Virtual Reality Specialisation’, comprising five course modules, has…
HC refuses to stay Pintos’ arrests
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to grant a stay on the arrest of the trustees of Ryan International School over the murder of seven-year-old Pradhuman at its…
Being a change agent through education
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi/Udaipur, Sep 20 (IANS) From the time of her birth, Antimbala was told she was unwanted and a burden to her family. She was convinced she was blighted by destiny and…
Two held for school student’s rape in Rajasthan’s Sikar
Jaipur, Sep 19 (IANS) A director and a teacher of a village school in Sikar district in Rajasthan were arrested on Tuesday evening on the charge of raping a Class 12 student and then forcing…
HC seeks Centre’s steps against Blue Whale game
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to submit a list of steps taken to ban the Blue Whale online game that has led to numerous suicides among…
Humiliated at school for not depositing fee, UP boy ends life
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a Class IX student in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh hanged himself from a tree after being punished and humiliated by school teachers and staff for not being…
Congress’ Maharashtra legislator offers to sponsor CCTVs in schools
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress’s Maharashtra legislator Arif Naseem Khan on Monday announced plans to sponsor CCTVs in economically weak schools, especially in slums, “to ensure that students’ security is not compromised in any manner”….
Himachal CM lays foundation stones of 10 colleges
Shimla, Sep 19 (IANS) With the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls just around the corner, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday laid through videoconferencing the foundation stones of 10 degree colleges to be set up across…
Pintos’ bail plea referred for assigning to another HC bench
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) A Punjab and Haryana High Court judge on Tuesday refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea of Ryan International Schools’ three trustees since he knew the Pinto family and referred the…
Angry villagers pelt stones at school after rape of Class 12 girl
Jaipur, Sep 19 (IANS) Angry villagers on Tuesday pelted stones at a school in Rajasthan’s Sikar district as news spread of the rape of a Class 12 girl by the school’s director and a teacher….