Heavy Facebook users more likely to argue with parents
London, Sep 12 (IANS) Children who spend a lot of time on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are less happy with their appearance and they are more likely to quarrel with their…
Education
Swades Foundation inks MoU to better education system in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) The Swades Foundation, an NGO, and the Maharashtra government have signed a MoU to bring qualitative and quantitative improvement in primary and secondary school education in Raigad district, an official said…
Cabinet nod to setting up Higher Education Financing Agency
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) To give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)….
JNU crackdown reason for ABVP’s defeat, say students
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A day after the Left alliance of All India Students Association (AISA) and Students Federation of India (SFI) swept the JNU students union election, students gave the February 9 incident…
Vijaya Bank adopts girls to ensure education
Agartala, Sep 11 (IANS) Public-sector Vijaya Bank, which posted a profit of Rs 1,547 crore in the last fiscal, has adopted 632 girls to take care of their education, and 82 villages across the country…
Left wins all posts in JNU polls, ABVP, NSUI trail
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The AISA-SFI combine on Saturday evening won all four seats in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election. The Students Federation of India (SFI) and the All India Students…
Teachers should be posted at one place for at least 3 years: Himachal CM
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said that a teacher should be posted at one place for at least three years and there should be a check on those…
Left leads in JNU polls, ABVP and NSUI far behind
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The AISA-SFI combine on Saturday evening led in three of the four posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election, with the final results expected late at night….
DUSU: ABVP bags three top posts, NSUI one
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP-affiliated ABVP on Saturday won three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), leaving one to the Congress-backed NSUI. The ABVP had swept all four seats both…
DUSU polls: ABVP bags three top posts, NSUI one
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP-affiliated ABVP has won three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), it was announced on Saturday. The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) got one…
DUSU polls: ABVP bags three top posts
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP-affiliated ABVP has won three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), it was announced on Saturday. The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) got one…
Is technology a boon or bane for teenagers?
By Lina Ashar As an educator I am often asked: “Is technology a boon or a bane?” We need to understand that human beings are lazy by nature and would love it if other people…
JNU polls sees close contest between ABVP, Left alliance
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students cast their ballots on Friday to elect their representatives amid a backdrop heavily tinted with the February 9 incident and an atmosphere charged with strong…
Thousands vote in DUSU polls
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Thousands of students on Friday voted to elect the new office- bearers of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), with officials putting the voting percentage at 45.38 per cent in…
Students in Imphal injured in police crackdown
Imphal, Sep 9 (IANS) Several students holding a demonstration to demand a special session of the Manipur Assembly to pass an anti-migrant bill were injured here on Friday in when police resorted to firing tear…
Target to roll out National Academic Depository by 2017: Javadekar
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that it was high time the National Academic Depository (NAD) was rolled out and urged the stakeholders to target its…
Thousands vote in DUSU polls
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Thousands of students on Friday voted to elect the new office- bearers of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). There are a total of 1,23,421 voters in Delhi University. Voting…
Over 1,700 officers from 76 nations graduated form Defence Services Staff College
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it is an honour that over 1,700 officers from 75 countries have graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, in Tamil Nadu. Mukherjee,…
Fire in Kolkata’s Presidency University
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) A fire broke out in the central library of Presidency University here on Friday, fire department officials said. Four fire tenders have been pressed into service, an official informed. “It broke…
Feeling homesick? Try pet therapy
Toronto, Sep 9 (IANS) Animal-assisted therapy can help first year university students combat homesickness and could also be a useful tool in lowering drop-out rates, finds an interesting research. Homesick students are three times more…