New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the “extraction” of high fees from students by government educational institutes in Gujarat. Keeping up at his…
Kolkata/Ranchi, Dec 2 (IANS) Shocking people across India, two minor girls were sexually abused in two schools in Kolkata and Jharkhand’s Koderma, allegedly by a principal and two teachers, with all three being arrested on…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was sexually abused inside a school here, triggering angry protests on Friday and leading to the arrest of two teachers. Angry guardians were seen…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir legislators called on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday and sought details about his government’s initiatives in the fields of education and health,…
Peshawar, Dec 1 (IANS) At least nine people were killed on Friday in Pakistan after three militants dressed in burkas attacked the hostel of Peshawar’s Agricultural Training Institute, officials said. The attack was claimed by…
Ranchi, Dec 1 (IANS) A school principal was arrested on charges of raping a six-year-old girl in Jharkhand’s Koderma district. According to police, S. Xavier, Principal of Tilaiya Public School, was arrested after the girl’s…
Itanagar, Dec 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday asked for a detailed report within four weeks on the forced stripping of 88 girls in an Arunachal Pradesh school. The Commission took…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) lodged a police complaint against a BJP leader for using a forged document to show that the board was circulating wrong maps of…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Google on Friday announced the four shortlisted Indian startups for its hands-on mentorship programme ‘Launchpad Accelerator’. With this batch, a total of 30 Indian startups have so far joined the…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Angry guardians on Friday protested at a school here after parents of a four-year-old girl student and doctors said she was sexually abused by a teacher and perhaps more men. The…
Peshawar, Dec 1 (IANS) Fourteen persons, mostly students, were killed as burqa-clad militants stormed and opened fire at the hostel of the Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute here in Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The number…
Peshawar, Dec 1 (IANS) At least 11 persons, mostly students, were killed as burqa-clad militants stormed the hostel of the Peshawar Agricultural Training Institute here in Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The number of casualties…
By Sahana Ghosh Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS) Cooperation with India is one of the “priorities” for the Russian Federation, which is keen to explore potential collaboration opportunities, including in “developing joint education programmes” using modern…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) A four-year-old girl had to be hospitalised after being allegedly physically abused by one of her teachers in a south Kolkata-based private school, her father accused. The girl was found profusely…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Her dance performance on “Nagada sang dhol” song during Miss World 2017 pageant made many of her co-contestants think that she is a “Bollywood actress”, but Manushi Chhillar…
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (IANS) About 20,000 youth across the country would be skilled by 2020 in apparel, made-ups and home furnishing sectors in collaboration with textile major Arvind Ltd, said Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister…
By Vishav New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Even as India moved into the top 100 for the first time in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings, there’s a lot more that needs…
By Indu Kannan Academia and industry are two important pillars of our economy. A robust collaboration between the two will augur well for our developing economy, enabling innovation, growth in the education system and producing…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) To encourage research in higher education institutions, the government would provide Rs 2,000 crore interest-free loans to six institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday. “Happy to…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday urged the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to incorporate a chapter on tobacco control in textbooks of the CBSE and other boards….