New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Personal Computers (PCs) are instrumental in closing the skill gap and achieving universal digital literacy in the country, Intel India said on Thursday. Releasing an impact assessment report on its…
New York, Dec 1 (IANS) The student who attacked a crowd at Ohio State University was inspired by the ISIS terror group and now-deceased al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, media reports said. Abdul Razak Ali Artan,…
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Organisers of the coming 41st International Kolkata Book Fair are mulling introduction of community point of sale (POS) counters to aid small Bengali publishers post-demonetisation. Organised by the Publishers and Booksellers…
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) The Data Science Lab in Lahore’s Information Technology University has made an application called the Urdu-Hindi Dictionary that will enable people to find the translation of any word in Arabic, Urdu,…
Wellington, Nov 30 (IANS) New Zealand has seen a sharp drop in new study visas issued to Indian students in the past five months compared to earlier mainly due to tighter visa rules, a media…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to seek technical expertise from the University of Chicago to improve energy efficiency and pollution control, said an official on Wednesday. The government has decided to…
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) If you want your kids to become successful later in life, better avoid pressuring them over grades, suggests new research. Parents should not obsess over grades and extracurricular activities for…
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Out of 740 recognised universities in India, only 66 awarded doctorates to 177 candidates in entrepreneurship in the past 16 years, a new study has revealed. The lion’s share of 20,271…
Guwahati, Nov 29 (IANS) A leading educational group has come forward to help the poor but meritorious students of the country’s northeastern states. Managing Director of St. Soldier Group of Institutions, Manhar Arora on Tuesday…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) on Tuesday decided to stage an indefinite sit-in at the Administration Block of the varsity, accusing the university of scuttling the process of justice for…
Bhopal, Nov 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the load on state-run schools will go up if the children of politicians and government officers study there. Chouhan was speaking…
United Nations, Nov 29 (IANS) As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access. The number…
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) At least nine persons were injured and one suspect was shot dead in a stabbing incident at a university campus in Ohio in the United States, media reports said. Police…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday launched a campaign in government-run schools against drug abuse among students, a government statement said. The campaign, kicked off at Rani Chennamma Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya,…
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has issued a circular to educational institutions, including the IITs, to receive payments in digital mode, officials said on Monday. “We have received a circular…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Monday signed an MoU to scale up skill development in hydrocarbon sector,…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A tri-national alliance of developing nations spread across three continents got a fresh lease of life on Monday with the launch of a fellowship programme for scholars from Brazil and…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked city police to explain why “crucial details” of the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed being beaten up and taken to Safdarjung…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Hundreds of NSUI activists and supporters were detained on Monday when they tried to march to Parliament House and gherao it to demand waiving of educational loans and deferring of…
Guwahati, Nov 28 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to discontinue the weekly holiday on Friday in some of government-run high madrassas in the state, said Health & Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday….