New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Wednesday announced six new certificate courses in the field of animal welfare to sensitise and train people in the ethics of treating animals. The…
By Aparajita Gupta (Title: Daughters of Jorasanko; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: HarperCollins India; Pages: 327; Price: Rs 399) Based on the life of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and his extended family and friends, this semi-fictional…
Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Separatists called protest shutdown paralysed life for 103rd consecutive day in Kashmir Valley, however, authorities on Wednesday did not impose any curfew or restrictions anywhere. “No curfew or restrictions have been…
Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) More than 300 children have been treated in China for food poisoning, raising concerns over the sanitary conditions in school canteens. According to the county government of Zhengding in Hebei province,…
Aligarh, Oct 18 (IANS) Following the President’s nod to initiate an inquiry against Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice Chancellor Zameeruddin Shah, the university’s teachers’ association on Tuesday urged the government to ask Shah to proceed…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the deaths of 740 tribal students in residential schools over the last 10 years,…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that a decision to scrap the “no- detention policy” on school students is likely to be taken in the upcoming meeting…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to Maharastra over the death of 740 students in residential schools located in tribal areas in the last 10 years,…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government has ordered demolition of a dilapidated school building in the city’s north-west after it was declared “dangerous”, an official said on Tuesday. Several other school buildings have…
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) The Geological Survey of India on Tuesday launched the Online Core Business Integrated System (OCBIS) to efficiently manage and share quality geo-scientific data through digital channels for socio-economic and scientific gain….
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Moving ahead in its bid to go green, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to put up 200 solar powered street lights inside its campus, the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC) announced…
Budapest, Oct 17 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Monday said that while the public participation in the electoral exercise has improved in India, public dissatisfaction with the functioning of elected bodies is breeding…
Thane, Oct 17 (IANS) Hundreds of Class 9 Physical Training (PT) students of a local school were stumped when asked to answer an exam question on: ‘Who is Virat Kohli’s girlfriend?’. The question also came…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Delhi government will provide mobile tablets to all teachers in government-run schools to prepare attendance, results and other records, an official said on Monday. “This will help teachers in…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city government and three city municipal corporations asking them why action should nto be taken against them for not complying…
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a Criminal Investigation Department probe into the mysterious death of Jadavpur University alumna Mita Mondal. The Chief Minister also promised a job…
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) A group of students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur is developing drones using indigenous hardware and software, officials said on Monday. The drones, being developed under the institute’s Aerial Robotics…
Dehradun, Oct 17 (IANS) A child was killed and seven others were injured when a school van fell into a deep gorge in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Monday, police said. The accident took place…
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) US’ Stanford University is moving ahead with its goal that 50 per cent of its electricity will be powered by a new solar plant now in the final stages of…
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray’s son and Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray on Saturday held an impressive protest rally of students here to highlight what he termed the “mess” in the…