Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 19 (IANS) The United States Consulate in Chennai handles nearly 16,000 visa applications every day even as the number of Indian students studying in the US registered the largest growth for the second…
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and singer-songwriter Chris Martin, who arrived to attend the Global Citizen Festival Of India 2016, visited Shri Gadge Maharaja Vidyalay here on Friday and met its students….
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) India has achieved a milestone of producing the highest number of winners in the Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholarship Programme (MBBISP). Till date, India has 24 MBBISP scholars from a total…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said higher education institutions are the torch-bearers of progress in the country, and stressed the need for quality research. “Building institutions is not merely a…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Leveraging India’s growing importance as a resource hub, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney has launched a unique ‘Diya’ (light) initiative through which it aims to provide…
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) To tide over the shortage of qualified and experienced teachers in government schools, the Haryana government has introduced a policy to re-engage teachers retired from its service, a minister said on…
Vijayawada, Nov 18 (IANS) A girl student of an engineering college in Andhra Pradesh committed suicide on Friday allegedly due to ragging. She was allegedly ragged by her seniors in a private engineering college in…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Continuing its tradition of global collaborations across the world, the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Law and Business (CLB) and…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notice to Delhi University’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) asking why maximum penalty should not be imposed for rejection of an…
Noida, Nov 18 (IANS) Former actress Anu Agarwal has encouraged children to participate in sports for their holistic growth. GlobalLogic on Friday hosted the GlobalLogic Foundation Sports Meet for schools and children associated with them….
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 18 (IANS) The woman head of a Bal Ashram (children’s home) in Madhya Pradesh has been taken into custody over allegations that her father, now on the run, was drugging and…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Leveraging India’s growing importance as a resource hub, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched a unique ‘Diya’ (light initiative to catalyse higher education in this country and…
Bengaluru, Nov 18 (IANS) Space Scientist Anil Bhardwaj of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is among the six winners of the Infosys Prize for this year, announced the software major’s foundation on Friday. “An…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A delegation of students from Russia visited the Lalit Kala Akademi here on Friday, furthering the cultural ties between India and Russia. During their visit to the Akademi, the members…
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) People who show strong curiosity traits on personality tests perform better on creative tasks, according to a new study. This is especially true for those with a strong diversive curiosity…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Exposure to digital learning tools are bringing positive behavioural changes and encouraging improvements in kids aged between 1.5 to 8, a study conducted by AppyStore, a subscription-based app for curated…
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) A 14-year-old student in Pakistan’s Sindh province lost his senses due to alleged torture by his teacher, the media reported on Friday. After being strangled, Mohammed Ahmed lost his speech and…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) on Friday announced the winners of “Infosys Prize 2016” in six different categories. Each of the six winners will take home Rs 65 lakh, a…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India shares a millennial old cultural, social and academic relation with Afghanistan, said Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Thursday. While speaking at the 10th anniversary of…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that a “conspiracy” is being hatched to destroy education being imparted to students in colleges and universities by poisioning it with…