Chennai, July 15 (IANS) The problem faced by students wanting to join medical colleges is due to the Tamil Nadu government’s inaction in getting the president’s assent to the laws seeking exemption from the National…
Kabul, July 15 (IANS) At least three persons were injured when a school was destroyed in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said. A fighter pounded the Khawja Mashad area in…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi University’s Dyal Singh College (Evening) is all set to become a morning college, the varsity’s Executive Council decided in its meeting on Friday. The decision will entail two morning…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it last month it has blocked more than 3,500 child pornography websites but ruled out the installation of jammers in…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s higher education sector is over-regulated and needs a complete shake up, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday. “Over-regulation needs to be completely scrapped. We should be facilitators…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will announce the results of the Common Proficiency Test (CPT)– its preliminary exam — and Final Examination on July 18, it said…
By Ojaswi Rao Even though six of India’s least developed states — among eight high-focus states in government jargon — spent more on education per elementary school student in 2014-2015 when compared to 2011-2012, learning…
Chenani, July 14 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Friday quashed the Tamil Nadu government’s order reserving 85 per cent of the seats in medical and dental colleges for students who have come through Tamil…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) West Bengal Class 12 topper Archisman Panigrahi is in a unique predicament, his name tops the Jadavpur University merit list in four subjects without him ever applying to the varsity. “I…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Refuting reports that hostel fee charged by educational institutions will attract 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Finance Ministry on Thursday said such services provided to students,…
Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) At least 15 personalities from the Telugu film industry are suspected to be involved in the sensational drug racket busted in Hyderabad last week, officials said on Thursday. The Special Investigation…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all public universities and the colleges under them to apply for aid from the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), an innovation funding scheme formulated…
Kabul, July 13 (IANS) A six-member team of Afghan schoolgirls has been finally granted US visas to participate in a global robotics competition, a media report said on Thursday. Girls from 160 countries, according to…
By Devanik Saha Over the next seven years, India could save $5 billion (Rs 33,500 crore) in healthcare and related costs if it eliminates child marriage and early childbirth, according to a new report by…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the onus was on the higher educational institutions to make students globally relevant. “The onus is on the higher educational institutions to prepare…
London, July 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin boy with an allergy to dairy products has died after suffering a severe reaction to a piece of cheese allegedly forced on him in his school, prompting an investigation…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on Wednesday launched a programme “Greening Delhi” which would include tree plantation all over Delhi under the project “Our Earth and Us”. The…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Migrants from Kashmir who have been working as teachers with the Delhi government since 1994 will be made permanent, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. Sisodia said the…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Government schools in Delhi may soon light up with solar power as the Aam Aadmi Party government is considering a proposal to set up photo-voltaic panels on…
Riyadh, July 12 (IANS) The Saudi Arabian minister of education decided on Tuesday to start a physical education program in girls’ schools for the first time in Saudi Arabia, starting in the next school year….