Missing Najeeb: Day 2 search yields no result
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Police failed to find any clue that could give them a lead in the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed’s case after the second day of a massive…
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JNU student’s mother loses faith in investigation
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed on Tuesday said she had no faith in the police search conducted at the campus to locate her son. Fatima Nafees told…
PM to inaugurate SEBI institute in Maharashtra on Saturday
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-built campus of SEBI’s National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) at Patanganga near Mumbai on Saturday, officials said. The NISM is a state-of-the-art academic…
Vedic culture growing popular among Indian diaspora
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually becoming more popular among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, said researchers and scholars at a seminar held in the national capital. The…
In India, as income rises, fewer girls are born
By Sanjukta Nair India’s sex ratio at birth — the number of girls born alive for every 1,000 boys — declined over the last 65 years from 946 to 887 even as per capita income…
US Fed chair says job market strongest in decade
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said that the slow economic recovery has boosted the improvement in the job market. “After years of slow economic recovery, you are entering the…
1,000 policemen search JNU campus for missing Najeeb
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Some 1,000 policemen on Monday searched the sprawling JNU campus here for Najeeb Ahmed but failed to find clues which could lead them to the student who went missing over…
Combing campus for Najeeb an absurd exercise, says JNUSU
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Terming the Delhi Police the puppet of the central government, the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) on Monday denounced the campus search operation undertaken by it to find missing student Najeeb…
Delhi Police search JNU campus for Najeeb
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Police on Monday reached the sprawling Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in search of a student who went missing over two months ago. Crime Branch personnel searched different parts of…
Fadnavis, three others get SIES-Kanchi Seer memorial awards
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and ISRO Chairman A. S. Kiran Kumar and two others were conferred the prestigious SIES-Kanchi Seer awards in different fields at a function here on Sunday…
Delhi launches ‘Project Smile’ for children with learning disabilities
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) After the “Every Child can Read” campaign, the Delhi government on Sunday announced it has decided to provide special assistance to children with learning disabilities through “Project Smile”. “The government…
Low education doubles risk of heart attack: Study
Sydney, Dec 18 (IANS) People who leave school without a school certificate are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as those with a university degree, researchers said. “The lower your education,…
‘Make in India will not happen without skill makers’
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Lamenting the lack of training infrastructure, Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Pratap Rudy on Saturday said without a skilled workforce, Make in India will not happen. “We have…
‘Reproductive health services, female education can slow population growth’
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Boosting universal access to reproductive health services and increasing female education on lowering birth rates would reduce fertility rates and “significantly slow” population growth in India, says a study. The study…
Bengal government defers tabling of universities bill
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Friday deferred the tabling of the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Bill in the state legislature amid demands for further scrutiny. The decision…
SSE India felicitates young entrepreneurs
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) India, an initiative supported by PwC and British Council of India, felicitated 16 entrepreneurs who created social impact through their ventures here on Friday….
Over 1,000 IIT Kharagpur students bag jobs in 13 days
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) A record number of over 1,000 IIT-Kharagpur students have bagged lucrative jobs in just 13 days of the first phase of placement season this year, the institute said in a statement….
Another one lakh students can read following Delhi government’s drive
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) An additional one lakh students learned to read “advance stories” following the Delhi government’s “Reading Mela” campaign, a government statement said on Friday. The Directorate of Education submitted to Education…
Jindal University hosts 18th World Congress of Criminology
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) In a bid to deliberate on critical criminology issues, prevention of crime and deviance in the 21st century, criminology experts from 50 countries have joined together for the 18th World…
Colleges boost junk journals in India: Study
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Over 50 per cent of publications in predatory journals come from researchers affiliated to private/government colleges within India, says a study which also sheds light on the contribution of national institutes…