London, Feb 9 (IANS) Want your child to have stronger bones? Encourage them for ball games or circuit strength training as it may help them to develop stronger bones, a new study has claimed. According…
Tokyo, Feb 9 (IANS) A public elementary school in Tokyo is facing criticism over its plan to adopt uniforms designed by Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani. According to local media reports, the Taimei Elementary…
Buenos Aires, Feb 9 (IANS) Congresswoman Josefina Mendoza of Argentina’s ruling Cambiemos coalition delivered a letter to the Argentine Soccer Association calling on all footballers to finish their education, no matter what degree. The lawmaker,…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) on Thursday called for a complete “lock-down” of the campus on Friday in wake of a varsity notice stipulating withdrawal of hostel service…
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) A government school principal and a teacher have been arrested on the charge of raping a 16-year-old Dalit girl student in Jagraon sub-division of Punjab, police said on Thursday. Both have…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The HRD Ministry on Thursday said the Prime Minister Research Fellowship scheme will be implemented from the coming academic session, under which 1,000 meritorious B.Tech students will get monthly scholarships…
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) A delegation comprising ten students, two teachers and two Army officers from various Army Schools of Bangladesh visited Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William here on Thursday, a defence official said….
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Admission for foreign students in Delhi University’s undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil and Ph. D. programmes will start from February 15, the varsity announced on Thursday. “The University of Delhi is committed…
Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) As many as 5,000 midday meal women cooks and their helpers from across Karnataka have gone on an indefinite strike here from this week to demand a wage hike, a trade…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After authoring a book on the issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now address students’ examination-related concerns in person on February 16 at Talkatora Stadium here where school students from…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Universities have a larger role to play in the development of societies and need to assume a leadership role that transcends national boundaries, the Vice Chancellor of a leading private…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Scores of university students held a demonstration at Shastri Bhavan here on Thursday, demanding a rollback of the hike in Metro fares and concessional passes for them. The protesters, comprising…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday barred Rohini-based ashram Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya from representing itself as “Vishwa Vidyalaya” and directed the CBI to follow all possible steps to trace self-styled…
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) More than five lakh students left the ongoing UP Board exams for Class X and XII midway in the first two days due to a massive crackdown on cheating, an official…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Right to Education (RTE) Forum on Wednesday expressed its concern over the education budget for the country which, it said, continues to fall short of the global average and…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Punjab’s Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has urged MPs from the state to oppose the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill recently introduced in the Lok Sabha. While pointing out that the Bill…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A student of Vasant Valley School here has been awarded Britain’s University of Bath’s “Young India Student of the Year” prize. Namit Makhija of Vasant Valley School emerged as the…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Government school students in Delhi will be taught to be happier, more confident and have greater self-esteem through introduction of an activity-oriented “Happiness Curriculum” for Nursery to Class 8 students…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the implementation of the ‘Prime Minister’s Research Fellows’ (PMRF) scheme with an outlay of Rs 1,650 crore for…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) The University of Chicago in the US midwest has tied up with the Karnataka Urban Development Department to clean up state capital Bengaluru’s environment, a Minister said on Wednesday. “We have…