New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Teachers favour middle-class students in various ways, perhaps unconsciously, a study says. Are teachers simply biased against less privileged students? Or do structural factors also contribute to their unequal responses?…
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) To curb unfair means in examinations, the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) decided that any candidate found possessing mobile phone or any other aiding material in the examination room will be…
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) India must work hard to get get rid of hunger, illiteracy, disease and destitution to claim its “rightful place” in the comity of nations, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday. “India…
Rajgir (Bihar), Aug 27 (IANS) The new Nalanda University here will emulate its historical predecessor in helping the youth pursue intellectual, philosophical, historical and spiritual studies, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday. “Our goal is…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) To guide students aspiring to pursue higher education in Australia, the International Development Program (IDP) organised an education fair here on Saturday. Over 700 students attended the fair. They got…
Rajgir (Bihar), Aug 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday attended the maiden convocation ceremony of Nalanda University and launched the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the sprawling university campus here, an official said. President…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted regular bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and two others accused in a sedition case after Delhi Police didn’t…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on August 29 a plea contending that the top court appointed oversight committee headed by former Chief Justice R.M.Lodha was going beyond its mandate of…
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, an umbrella body of students’ groups at University of Hyderabad, has condemned the report by a one-man judicial commission that research scholar Rohith Vemula,…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Bihar on August 27 to address the first convocation of Nalanda University, a Rashtrapati Bhawan release said on Thursday. Mukherjee will also lay the foundation…
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) on Thursday released the names of nine companies it has blacklisted for allegedly going back on plum job placements they offered…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A court here on Thursday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, Jawaharlal Nehru University student Anmol Ratan who allegedly raped a 28-year-old Ph.D student. He was presented before a duty…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A number of state-of-art skill centres will be opened in major cities of Rajasthan under a partnership deal signed on Thursday between the Rajasthan government and strategic investment firm RISE…
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) on Thursday released the names of nine companies it had blacklisted for allegedly going back on plum job placements they offered…
Toronto, Aug 25 (IANS) Feeling unsafe at school may hamper a student’s learning potential and also contribute to more emotional problems, warns new research. “We found that students who felt safer were more attentive and…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) In order to give Indian students a better opportunity to pursue higher studies at Australian universities, an education fair is being held here by the International Development Program (IDP), a…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University student Anmol Ratan, who allegedly raped a 28-year-old Ph.D student, surrendered before police on Wednesday, police said. He surrendered before police around 10.15 p.m. at Vasant Kunj…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) Kerala’s popular youth icons have appealed to the state government and society to work towards making educational institutions here tobacco-free. Popular music composer, singer and musician M. Jayachandran, state-award winning actor…
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) Struggling to shed those extra kilos in your kids? Standing desks in schools may prove beneficial as it cuts down on sedentary time in classrooms as well as help reduce…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) As 1,36,190 cleaning drives were conducted during the “Swacchhta Pakhwada” fortnight August 1-15 at temples, parks, roads, slum areas, hospitals, banks, hospitals, and other places, officials said on Tuesday. “Eco-Clubs…