By Arul Louis United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, has broken another age barrier and become the youngest UN Messenger of Peace, an honour she shares with Hollywood actors Leonardo…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Imperial College of London has become more “proactive” on its “international recruiting” particularly after Brexit, its President Alice Gast said here on Monday. “We are already realising that we need to…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday decided to deepen their bilateral defence and security partnership and boost cooperation in maritime safety and security. “The Prime Ministers committed to deepening the bilateral…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained DPS World Foundation from using the trade name “DPS” in its operation as it is a registered trademark of Delhi Public School Society….
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal — Nakshe Portal — providing free download of Survey of India’s topographic maps of the entire…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal — Nakshe Portal — providing free download of Survey of India’s topographic maps of the entire…
New Delhi, April (IANS) India and Australia on Monday committed themselves to deepen the bilateral defence and security partnership while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that cooperation in education and research is a key aspect…
Amaravati, April 10 (IANS) A unique programme to pay tribute to mothers will be introduced in the government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh from this year, officials said on Monday. Under ‘Ammaku Vandanam’ — mother worship…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017, which seeks to declare certain IIITS established under public-private partnership as institutions of national importance, was introduced in Lok Sabha…
By Frank F. Islam In February 2017, I went to India from the United State of America to dedicate the Frank and Debbie Islam Management Complex at my Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alma mater. At…
New York, April 10 (IANS) More girls think they are bad at maths than boys, even when they are not. And it turns out that it is this low level of confidence that stops many…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) A mother fighting to seek justice for the death of her son, called off her fast on the fifth day on Sunday night after CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and Kerala…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is “better” compared to global ranking systems in terms of transparency because it doesn’t give much weightage to perception, a library and information science expert…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) India is coming up with an open licensing policy and Open Educational Resources (OER) consortium to share educational content at a national level, a varsity official said here on Saturday. “MHRD…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) There is immense need for value education in contemporary times, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday, acknowledging that while subjects like science and mathematics form the backbone of…
Imphal, April 8 (IANS) Manipur Education Minister Thokchom Radheshyam on Saturday assured that those responsible for leaking the Class 12 Physics question paper earlier this week will be punished, and sought the cooperation of all…
Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh), April 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday asked management students to focus on development of rural areas and underprivileged in order to help growth and expansion of…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the United Nations’ youngest-ever “Messenger of Peace”, the international body’s chief has announced. Yousafzai, 19, will be honoured by Secretary-General Antonio…
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) With the decrease in cloud cover after four days on Saturday, the flood threat looming over the Kashmir Valley has ended, an official said. “Although the Jhelum River was still flowing…
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s wife Peng Liyuan visited an art school in US’ Palm Beach accompanied by her counterpart Melania Trump, a media report said. At the Bak Middle School of…