Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province has ordered an inquiry over offensive content in a sociology textbook, even after the publisher tendered a public apology, the media reported on Monday. The book…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said education can bolster India’s economy and enable social justice. “The road to sustained economic growth, inclusive development and social justice passes only…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday revoked suspension on eight ostudents after a high-level probe panel submitted to the vice chancellor its report on the February 9 incident wherein anti-national…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A section of students of Calcutta University here on Friday met West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi and Election Commission officials following a protest march against the scheduling of final year exams…
Bhopal, March 11 (IANS) A child died and five others fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal at an anganwadi centre in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district, officials said on Friday. The children fell ill on…
Patna, March 11 (IANS) A day after ruling RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, surrendered in a court and was sent to judicial custody in Bihar, the rape victim on Friday…
Patna, March 11 (IANS) The Bihar School Examination Board is employing strict measures against cheating, including CCTV cameras and prohibitory orders against ‘unlawful assembly’, in conducting class 10 exams that started on Friday. Anyone found…
Manila, March 11 (IANS) The publishers of a new children’s book in the Philippines seek to inform and prepare kids for the many natural disasters that regularly affect the country, the media reported on Friday….
Aligarh, March 10 (IANS) A three-member delegation of the Aligarh Muslim University, led by Vice Chancellor Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) met union HRD minister Smriti Irani on Thursday to seek funds for the…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A section of students of Calcutta University here on Thursday launched a protest against the scheduling of final year exams of the three-year undergraduate courses due to the forthcoming assembly polls….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old student from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh committed suicide here on Thursday, police said, clarifying he was not a JNU student. The police had earlier described Dushyant Dixit as…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Tezpur University have been chosen the winners of the 2016 annual visitor’s awards for central universities, a government statement said on Thursday. Tezpur University has…
New York, March 10 (IANS) Being bullied can hurt young children in many ways but it does not lead to later substance abuse, says a new study. The researchers discovered that students who were bullied…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) on Wednesday announced it was de-recognising Registrar Bhupinder Zutshi for his action against the university students and for maligning the image of the…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) An amount of Rs.8 crore was saved in the construction of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in west Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. “The estimated cost of…
Thane (Maharashtra), March 9 (IANS) A Thane college girl studying in Mumbai has been selected to attend the US Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit to be held in Washington next year. Oishika Neogi, 16, who just…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) A senior BJP leader on Wednesday denied media reports about union HRD Minister Smriti Irani allegedly behaving rudely with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in January. The chief minister had gone to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Replying to opposition salvos on minimum educational qualification for contesting panchayat polls in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday challenged…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday issued notice to Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University’s (GGSIPU) private colleges over reports of threatening students to pay hiked fees. In its notice, the government…
London, March 8 (IANS/RAY) Indian origin people in Britain are “important” because though only being 1.8 percent of its population, they contribute 6 percent to GDP, India’s new High Commissioner Navtej Sarna said on Tuesday….