Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) While quoting civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, the US Department of Education sent out a tweet misspelling his name and then sent out an apology that misspelled the word “apologies”….
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Sunday said he saw “no reason” to object to the vitriolic personal attack made on him by West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, noting the politician…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Delhi government’s ambitious ‘reading mela’ campaign to ensure that every school student from classes VI to VIII is able to read concluded on Sunday with ceremonies at several places across…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) With the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ ‘Occupy Ad-Block’ protest continuing for the fourth day on Sunday, the university administration issued another denunciation of the demonstrating students and called their agitation…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) The Congress party in Kerala has sought the immediate intervention of the Pinarayi Vijayan government to resolve alleged ills plaguing the higher education sector in the state. Addressing the media here…
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Reforms in health and education will be the legacy Delhi’s AAP government will be known for, Health Minister Satyendar Jain says. Jain, 49, said the Aam Aadmi Party’s…
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Anuj Kumar, 16, seems to have fallen in love with his government school like never before. A student of Class 10, Anuj says his school in east…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Yale University will rename one of its residential colleges, replacing the name of an alumnus remembered as an advocate of slavery with that of an alumna who was a pioneering mathematician…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Saturday drew all-round flak for making a vitriolic personal attack on Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna awardee Amartya Sen and casting aspersions on his…
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) As many as 108 Turkish employees of the Pakistan Turkey Schools (Pak-Turk), along with their families, have been in the United Nations’ protection after Islamabad denied them an extension in their…
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Bihar Police probing the topper’s scam on Saturday arrested the father of Ruby Rai, an accused, police said. The SIT with the help of local…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) School children in England will be offered lessons in cyber security in a bid to find the experts of the future to defend the UK from attacks, the media reported on…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) A group of angry high-school students vandalised a police vehicle during a clash over the distribution of bicycles in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday afternoon, police said. According to police,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) With the 29-day-long student protests ending on a high after all political parties barring the CPI-M and its students’ wing supporting the students, the management of Kerala Law Academy on Saturday…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Accusing the students of “vitiating” the atmosphere of the university, JNU authorities on Friday asked them to call off their ‘Occupy Ad Block’ agitation during which they prevented entry of…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology is starting an inter-disciplinary school on Quality and Reliability (Q&R), a first of its kind in India, it said in a statement on Friday. “The school…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Centre on Friday approved appointment of Directors to 10 of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointments of the Directors to…
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) Making use of technology, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday laid the foundation stones of buildings of 21 government colleges in 13 districts through video conferencing. The construction of…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) A first-year engineering student committed suicide here over relationship issues, police said on Friday. Iman Dutta, who studied at the Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, on Thursday evening hanged himself from…
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) A second-year Law student sustained serious burn injuries on Thursday when he set himself on fire outside the Allahabad University campus, police said. The incident is believed to be linked to…