New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) On the 128th birth anniversary on Tuesday of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, widely celebrated as Children’s Day across the country, Google decided to sport a playful Doodle celebrating…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The learning level of over 25 lakh students from across the country was assessed on Monday through National Achievement Survey (NAS), described officially as the largest-ever in the country. The…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Tuesday on a petition seeking a SIT probe into allegations of graft against a retired Orissa High Court judge that has cast…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after a four-day closure forced by severe pollution levels that, however, continued unabated and many schools recorded low attendance. Teachers suggested that schools be…
Gurugram, Nov 13 (IANS) The Pradhyumn Foundation Trust, named after Pradhyumn Thakur who was murdered on September 8 within the premises of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, is launching a nationwide “Child Safety” campaign on November…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Not even one per cent of Indian educational institutions is user-friendly for disabled persons, participants at the National Convention of Youth with Disabilities have said here. According to statistics from…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The number of Indian students studying in the US has doubled in the last 10 years, with the growth rate running in double digits for the fourth year running, the…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday demanded that all police interrogation in cases of crimes, like the murder of Ryan International School student Pradhuman Thakur, must be done under “camera…
Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) Nearly 3.5 lakh school teachers working on contract in Bihar on Sunday threatened to go on strike from February 1, 2018, in case the state government failed to decide on equal…
Gandhinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the first draft of the new National Education Policy will come out by December end. The policy is being prepared by a nine-member…
By Abu Zafar Katihar (Bihar)/Azamgarh/New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) For Ghazala Tasneem, October 31 was not a normal day. It was the day her dream came true and she was rewarded for her hard struggle…
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IANS) The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), the regional board for holding Class XII examinations in the state, has decided to introduce the GST in its curriculum from the current academic…
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 11 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the aim of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University is to help tribal youth participate with greater vigour in the building of…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Standardisation of all the norms and practices in academia in English language is a source of resentment among the public and it can only be addressed through a “creative solution”,…
Pune, Nov 11 (IANS) Following an uproar, the Savitribai Phule Pune University on Saturday junked a 10-year-old circular stipulating that a gold medalist must be “a vegetarian, free of any vices”, said a top varsity…
Agartala, Nov 11 (IANS) India’s star gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the women’s vault event at the Rio Olympics last year, was on Saturday conferred a D.Litt. degree…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said teachers play a key role in transforming the society and they can never be replaced by anything, including Google. “No doubt Google is…
Pune, Nov 11 (IANS) Following an uproar, the Savitribai Phule Pune University on Saturday junked a 10-year-old circular stipulating that a gold medalist must be “a vegetarian, free of any vices”, said a top varsity…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal, in a letter to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, on Friday sought the proposal for opening “Schools of Excellence”. “Proposal for opening of ‘Schools of…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cleared a proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA), to conduct entrance tests which are at present…