New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday said it will start its student counselling service from Thursday to address students’ exam related anxiety which peaks now around the…
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) The principal of a Catholic-run school in Goa has been booked for allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old boy who was caught in the classroom talking out of turn, police said on Wednesday….
By M. Rajaque Rahman The fuss over the secularity of the morning prayers in the state-sponsored Kendriya Vidyalayas is not just hawkish but also a marked display of ignorance of the very concept of prayer….
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has signed a pact with a charitable trust under which four seats would be given to the children of officers of the force every year…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of AIIMS has urged Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to set up a high-level inquiry into the alleged foul play in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Words like “strategic”, “excellent” and “certified” have dropped off the chart for Indian professionals and “skilled” has entered the “2017 Top 10 Buzzwords” list for the first time, professional networking…
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Chennai-based The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), as a part of its outreach programme to the common man, will organise four talks on various aspects of science on February 11, said…
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Calling out BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh for lack of development and poor living standards, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he saw how under-developed the northern state really was when…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) PeopleStrong, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR technology and solutions company, on Monday announced the acquisition of Grownout, a B2B (business-to-business) SaaS referral platform, for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Grownout…
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Despite a ban on the use of mobile phones in schools, teachers are pushing students to download material on smartphones due to lucrative deals offered by telecom service providers, Goa Director…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Women in India have assumed a greater role in domestic decision-making over the last decade, but there has been a drop in the number of employed women, and improved education…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) A scientist from Panjab University has been invited to the US to work with a select group of scientists towards a complex identification process of human skeletal remains of the 9/11…
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) Corporal punishment in schools and cyber-bullying of children is a major concern in Goa, the state Commission for Protection of Child Rights said on Monday. In a statement issued here, the…
Kozhikode, Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala Governor and Calicut University Chancellor P. Sathasivam on Monday conferred the D. Litt on Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and veteran athlete P.T. Usha, “the Payyoli Express”. The honorary degree was awarded…
Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) Students who don’t have driving licences or don’t wear helmets will henceforth be barred from driving two-wheelers and/or other vehicles to their educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh, the government has said….
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) The Liangzhu relic site of Neolithic ruins in East China’s Zhejiang province has been officially recommended by the National Commission of China to Unesco as a candidate for World Heritage status…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) Is the human advancement in science and technology leading us to the point when we might not need to exert ourselves to run our world and become bystanders…
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) A Punjab Police Constable shot himself during a Republic Day function on Friday in Jagraon, 155 km from here, police said. Head Constable Manjit Ram, 45, shot himself with his AK-47…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A group of 40 Jammu and Kashmir school children on Bharat Darshan met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Friday on the occasion of Republic Day, an official said. The…
Aligarh, Jan 26 (IANS) A 200-metre-long Tricolour will be unfurled on the Aligarh Muslim University campus here, a student leader said on Friday. Aligarh Muslim University Students Union President Mashkoor Usmani said the flag will…