Guwahati, May 10 (IANS) The Assam government’s decision to disband the State Madrasa Board and Sanskrit Board invited flak from minority groups on Wednesday, with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader Aminul Islam terming…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan on Wednesday termed as “debatable” the reported decision of the censor board asking the makers of his forthcoming film “Hindi Medium” to issue a disclaimer stating it is…
Patna, May 10 (IANS) At least 85 children fell ill on Wednesday after eating midday meal in a government school in Samastipur district of Bihar, officials said. “Soon after the children consumed their meal at…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Highlighting the importance of Gautam Buddha’s teachings in the present day world, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said his teachings will be incorporated in the…
Washington, May 10 (IANS) A teacher at a school in the US was fired after he ripped off the hijab from an 8-year-old girl’s head for refusing to get out of his chair. Oghenetega Edah,…
Karachi, May 10 (IANS) Rampant cheating has been reported during the school leaving examinations in Pakistan’s Karachi city, the media reported on Wednesday. Students used mobile phones as well as “notes” to copy at several…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A group of 16 girl students from Jammu and Kashmir met the Indian Army chief, General Bipin Rawat, here on Tuesday, an official statement said. The group, hailing from the…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Under fire from various quarters, the Punjab Education Department on Tuesday suspended two officers and withdrew its controversial order prescribing a dress code for women teachers in government schools. Education Department…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Over two years after the Central government’s directive to all states, Maharashtra government has barred all schools from serving ‘junk’ or ‘fast’ foods, or those high in fats, salt and sugar…
Kannur/Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Four women teachers who are believed to have asked a girl to remove her top innerwear before entering the classroom to write the NEET entrance exam at a school near Kannur…
Kannur/Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Four women teachers who are believed to have asked a girl student to remove her innerwear during frisking for writing the NEET medical entrance exam have been suspended for a month…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) It was ranked at the top spot among India’s institutions of higher learning just four years ago. It’s alumni includes a former President and two former Prime Ministers,…
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday urged the Telangana government to help a Home Guard, who also plies auto-rickshaw, to meet expenses for education of his five children. Owaisi wrote a…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Monday said it will write to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to lodge a “strong protest” over the alleged “tough” questions in Bengali in…
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) Observing that cheating in examinations has become an industry in Uttar Pradesh, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday sought cooperation from all stakeholders to improve the quality of…
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) The BJP-led Central government should reach out to the youth indulging in stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir and channelise their energies positively, because the party shares power in the troubled state,…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) A day after a girl claimed that she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the NEET exam in Kannur, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on Monday wrote…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the central and Delhi governments over the gas leak here in Tughlaqabad last week in which over 400 students were…
Kannur (Kerala), May 7 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other…
By Sarwar Kashani Aligarh, May 7 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a nearly 100-year-old institution born out of the independence movement and the quest to modernise Muslim education, has often been a victim of…