3 held for killing fellow student in Delhi school
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Three students of a Delhi school were detained on Friday for beating a Class 9 student to death, police said. CCTV footage from Jeevan Jyoti Public School in north Delhi’s…
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China, UNDP sign pact to help Pakistan’s tribal areas
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) China and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday signed a $4 million agreement to support the recovery of Pakistan’s remote areas that have been affected by natural and human-made crises….
Pune girl tops CDS exams
Pune, Feb 2 (IANS) Pune law student Shruti V. Shrikhande has emerged as the national topper among girls in the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exams. “It was my dream to join the armed forces so…
British Council launches IELTS preparation app
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The British Council has launched a mobile application that would help people prepare for the IELTS exam. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is an international standardised test of…
French envoy welcomes first batch of Young Architects and Urban Planners Programme
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler received the first batch of the Young Architects and Urban Planners Programme, launched as part of the ongoing third edition of Bonjour India, that builds on…
Khattar visits Gurugram school, meets students whose bus was attacked
Gurugram/Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Over a week after their school bus was attacked by miscreants in the name of protest against film “Padmaavat”, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday made an unscheduled visit…
China launches first shared education satellite
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China’s first shared education satellite carried by the Long March-2D rocket was launched into space on Friday. The three-kg CubeSat, Young Pioneer 1, entered an orbit of 502 km above the…
5 injured in US school shooting
Los Angeles, Feb 2 (IANS) Five persons were injured in a classroom shooting at Salvador Castro Middle School in the US city of Los Angeles, officials said. A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the…
Tech firm chiefs find Budget forward looking, growth oriented
Bengaluru, Feb 2 (IANS) Hailing the Union Budget for 2018-19 as forward looking and growth-oriented, chiefs of major IT firms on Thursday welcomed its focus on the rural economy, healthcare for the poor, investments in…
Education Budget up by 6%, shrinks in relation to total outlay
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley increased the allocation for education during 2018-19 by 6.68 per cent from last year to Rs 85,000 crore but its share has shrunk in relation…
Efforts to make Goa a scientific powerhouse: Parrikar
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said efforts were on to make Goa a scientific hub in India with focus on promoting scientific temperament in the coastal state. “Our government…
All-friendly Budget will push development: PM
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting an all-friendly Union Budget 2018-19 with the focus on agriculture, health and small businesses. “This budget is…
Hyderabad Varsity rusticates student for abusing Dalit professor
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The University of Hyderabad has rusticated a doctoral student for one year for abusing a Dalit professor on social media. The university on Thursday issued orders rusticating Kaluram Palsania, a doctoral…
Rs 1 lakh cr to boost research, PM Fellowship for B.techs: Jaitley on education sector
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A “major” initiative to boost research with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore in four years, Eklayva Model boarding schools in tribal majority areas, and Prime Minister Fellowship for…
PM Fellowship for 1,000 B.Techs for Ph.D at IITs, IISc: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday announced a Prime Minister Fellowship scheme under which 1,000 B.Techs will be provided opportunity to pursue Ph.Ds in IITs and IISc. “The government has … launched…
Eklavya Model Schools in tribal majority areas by 2022: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) To provide education to tribals in their local environment by 2022, every block comprising more than 50 per cent of tribal population and at least 20,000 tribal people will have…
BREAKING NEWS: Major initiative to boost research, Rs 1 lakh cr allocation in 4 years: Jaitley
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3-year-olds need 600 hours of formal education a year: Report
Canberra, Feb 1 (IANS) All three-year-olds in Australia should spend 15 hours every week in childhood education, according to a landmark report here on Thursday. The “Lifting Our Game” report, released on Thursday by a…
IIM-Ahmedabad gets new Director
Ahmedabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Errol D’Souza has been appointed Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) for five years with effect from February 1, it was announced on Wednesday. IIMA Board Chairman Kumar…
IIT, NIT pass-outs to teach in backward areas
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) More than a thousand pass-outs from premium institutions including the IITs, NITs and IIITs have been roped in to teach at engineering colleges in backward areas across the country, Union…