Court quashes order in JNU missing student’s case
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A sessions court here on Wednesday set aside a lower court order that directed nine JNU students to appear before it to record their consent or refusal for a lie-detector…
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Congress MP wants special Parliament session on judicial activism
Panaji, May 3 (IANS) Alleging judicial “interference” in matters ranging from dance bars to the Indian cricket, Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik on Wednesday demanded a special session of Parliament to discuss the…
Uttarakhand Board to announce Class 10, 12 results May-end
Dehradun, May 3 (IANS) The Uttarakhand Board of School Education is to announce the Class 10 and 12 examination results by the end of May, an official said on Wednesday. All the 20 evaluation centres…
Iran opens book fair with Italy as special guest
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) The 30th Tehran International Book Fair opened here with Italy as a special guest of this year’s event. Italian President Sergio Mattarella in a message on Tuesday said he felt honoured…
Reverse trend of migration for studies: President
Jalandhar, May 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said India should regain its position of providing leadership in higher education and reverse the trend of migration for higher studies. Applauding the Lovely Professional University…
HCL to announce corporate social responsibility grants
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) The HCL Foundation will announce grants of Rs 5 crore each in the fields of education, health and environment through pan-India symposia on “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Nation Building: The…
Legal literacy campaign being held in Delhi schools
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has launched a campaign in the government and private schools of Delhi to make students aware about legal issues, an official said on…
JNU Students Union at cyber cell against ‘misleading’ tweets
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) on Monday complained to Delhi Police about, what it called, a “misleading campaign” being run on Twitter to “malign” the university. In a…
IISER student commits suicide
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) A second-year student at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) here allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself inside his hostel room, a college source said. “The…
UP CM cracks whip on absentee school teachers
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) In a bid to improve the quality of education and check truant teachers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants images of faculty members pasted on walls of state-run schools. This…
Kill poverty, ignorance to fight terror: Turkey President
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) It is not mere power which can kill terrorism as one needs to fight off poverty and inequality to eradicate it, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday at…
‘Turkiye Scholarships’ gaining popularity with Indian students
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) For Indian students seeking to study abroad, Turkey, with its government-funded higher education scholarship programme, is slowly emerging as a popular destination. The “Turkiye Scholarships” — specifically designed for international…
Yogi wants images of teachers in schools
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) In a bid to improve education quality in state-run schools and ensure regular attendance, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants images of faculty members pasted on school walls. This will…
Gopalakrishnan to be IIT Kharagpur distinguished professor
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Former Director at Tata Sons Ltd R Gopal Gopalakrishnan is set to join IIT Kharagpur as a distinguished professor, the institute’s director said on Sunday. “Shri R Gopal Gopalakrishnan, Industry Doyen,…
JNU teachers condemn JNUTA, Leftist students
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A group of JNU teachers on Sunday came in support of their peer who had found his car’s windshield broken after he addressed a memorial meeting organised for the 25…
Far from Maharashtra, Marathi flourishes Down Under
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A group of migrant Maharashtrians, separated by some 10,000 km of oceans and nations, have joined hands to keep Marathi language, culture and traditions alive in far away…
Striking teacher breaks 24-day old fast after Kejriwal promises campus
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A teacher of the G.B. Pant Engineering College teacher ended his 24-day hunger strike for better campus facilities on Saturday, after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured him land for…
Bengal students write slang, love poems in exam, 10 suspended
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) At least 10 students of a college in West Bengal were suspended for writing about love, Hindi and Bengali film songs and poems instead of answers to questions in their semester…
Innovation aims to make cab rides safer for women
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) To make cab rides safer for women, students and faculty of city-based Institute of Engineering and Management have designed a contraption that prevents undesired access to women passengers. “The device has…
Four school kids injured in Patna blast
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Four school children were injured here on Saturday when a low intensity bomb exploded in a government-run middle school, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said four students of…