Rewari (Haryana), May 17 (IANS) A group of girl students, who were on a hunger strike for a week to demand upgradation of the government school in their village to Class 12, ended their fast…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the setting up of an agriculture research institute in Assam, to help spur growth in north eastern states….
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday granted bail to 13 accused in a fake degree case against Delhi’s former Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg granted…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Facing off-and-on internet bans, curfews and inaccessibility to books in Jammu and Kashmir, a bunch of IIT graduates have got together to help students and engineering aspirants realise…
Aligarh, May 16 (IANS) Prof Tariq Mansoor on Tuesday took charge as the new Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd) who completed a three-year term. Prof Mansoor is…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the CBI to probe the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, who has been untraced since he disappeared seven…
Itanagar, May 16 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday expressed happiness over the opening of the prestigious National Film and Television Institute and Animation (NFTIA) here that began teaching courses on film…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that Bengali will be a compulsory subject in all schools across the state as part of a three-language formula. “Students have the…
Johannesburg, May 16 (IANS) Three Indian-origin persons were arrested here by police for allegedly selling seats to Indian students to study medicine and other health science courses at a university in South Africa. Accused Varsha…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the CBI to probe the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad, who has been untraced since he disappeared seven…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Edu-tech company ConveGenius on Tuesday launched its e-learning solution ‘CG Slate Plus’ for Grades K-2 in Samsung Galaxy 3V tablet for Rs 15,999. “CG Slate Plus” functions on a unique…
By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) It is better to pick a gun than face humiliation of being looked at as a “threat to the state”, says an angry Kashmiri student who with…
Boston, May 16 (IANS) Grammy Award winning singer Lionel Richie received a Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The music icon was honoured at Boston’s Agganis Arena on May…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the CBI the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad, who has been missing since October last year. A…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday handed over to the CBI the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad, who has been missing since October last year.
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) Aravind Kumar Rengan, a professor at Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad has been awarded the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) award in the Young Scientist category for 2017. Assistant…
Rome, May 15 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government is planning unspecified sanctions against parents who fail to immunise children attending state school, Italian Schools Minister Valeria Fedeli said on Monday. “If the number of children being…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) All campuses of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) will transition to a total digital mode of operation starting July, an official said on Monday, stressing that even payments of a rupee would…
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Punjab Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday suspended two senior officers of the Technical Education and Industrial Training Board on charges of corruption and fraud. Those suspended include Registrar…
Ludhiana, May 15 (IANS) Often called the ‘Father of Wheat Revolution’, agriculture scientist Dilbagh Singh Athwal has passed away in the US, a Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) official said on Monday. He was 89. Vice…