Delhi HC directs parents to fill nursery admission forms
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed parents to fill up the application forms for nursery admission based on the criteria set by the schools as well as the state…
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Sharjah cultural event to showcase young talent
Sharjah, Jan 13 (IANS/WAM) The fifth edition of the highly-anticipated Sharjah Children Biennial (SCB) will begin on Sunday and will showcase 376 artworks created by 785 children from across the world. Held under the banner…
Sanjay Dutt’s alma mater comes under RTI purview
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) The prestigious Lawrence School at Sanawar in Kasauli hills of Himachal Pradesh, which boasts of alumni like Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, has come under the purview of the RTI Act. “The…
Varsity bans criticism of China’s charter, party leaders
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) A university in China’s Guangdong province has released a code of conduct banning the criticism of the country’s constitution and leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC). An official at…
Malala hopes to study philosophy, politics, economics at Oxford
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has given an admission test at the prestigious Oxford University where she hopes to study philosophy, politics and economics, a media report said…
India has talent, waiting to be tapped, says Nobel Media CEO
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India is the most interesting country at this moment in terms of scientific research and there is a lot of potential talent waiting to be tapped, said Nobel Media head…
Bihar suspends IAS officer in scholarship scam
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) An IAS officer has been suspended on Thursday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among SC/ST students pursuing technical education outside Bihar, officials said. S.M. Raju, IAS of 1991…
NGO to deliver 1 mn banana-fibre sanitary pads in Jharkhand
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Social enterprise Saathi, founded by three MIT graduates, aims to deliver one million biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fibre to women in rural Jharkhand, its co-founder said here on Thursday….
Killed Indian student’s family welcomes Oklahoma crash ruling
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) The family of a 23-year-old Mumbai student killed in Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade crash in 2015 has welcomed a ruling by a US court here giving life time jail to…
Government’s digital transactions awareness campaign extended by a month
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Union government on Thursday extended its digital transactions awareness campaign by a month and asked all higher educational institutions to expeditiously complete the process of turning their campuses totally…
Delhi government plans boost in research for IIIT,Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday launched a scheme for IIIT-D to help fund its research programmes and also to encourage the autonomous, self-sustaining institute to raise funds for itself from…
120 Kerala self-financing colleges to hold protest shutdown on Thursday
Kochi, Jan 11 (IANS) As many as 120 self-financing engineering colleges in Kerala has decided to shut down for a day on Thursday to protest the vandalisation of their state head office here by activists…
Indo-German science meet to engage citizens for better world
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Eminent researchers and scholars will take part in a ‘Kolleg’ (conference) on ‘Earth and Material Sciences for Sustainable Societal Development’ at Richak in South 24 Parganas district from January 13 in…
More ayurveda chairs to be created abroad: ICCR DG
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The ICCR, the organisation tasked with projecting the country’s heritage and engaging culturally with friendly countries, aims to set up more ayurveda chairs abroad as part of its…
Winter vacation extended in Lucknow schools
Lucknow, Jan 11 (IANS) In view of the intense cold wave in Uttar Pradesh, all schools in the state capital have been asked to remain close till January 15, an official said on Wednesday. The…
Search for happiness in life, Mukherjee to students
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, in his New Year’s message to students on Tuesday, called happiness fundamental to human experience of life happy and presented them with a ‘toolbox’ to use to…
Nursery admissions: Delhi government issues guidelines for EWS, SDGs
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) With the beginning of entry-level school admissions for ‘Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Socially Disadvantaged Group (SDG)’ categories on Tuesday, the Delhi government has issued guidelines concerning the admission process….
Lesbian activist sues Chinese ministry for discriminatory textbooks
Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) A lesbian university student from China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday sued the Ministry of Education over discriminatory references towards gays in textbooks. Qiu, who runs her campaign under a pseudonym, claims…
Portal launched on education in Germany for Indian students
Berlin, Jan 10 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Berlin has launched a portal for Indian students to ease their transition here and to keep them abreast of opportunities and events back home. The portal –…
Alarming drop in reading skills in Madhya Pradesh
By Khushboo Balani Reading and some math skills of Madhya Pradesh students are among India’s lowest, the transition rate to higher classes is lower than the national average, a majority of classrooms are shared by…