New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American leader of a student union is at the centre of freedom of expression debate after the union took action against her for a Facebook comment in support…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said the government was not tinkering with the provisions for reservation or minority education institutions. “We are not tinkering with any provision…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) British Academy for English Language (BAFEL) on Thursday said that its offering overseas internship programme in 110 countries for candidates aged between 18 to 30 years. BAFEL said that its…
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IANS) A staggering Rs 267.30 crore will be distributed among 89,100 meritorious girl students in Uttar Pradesh under the amended Kanya Vidya Dhan scheme, a state government spokesman said on Thursday. This…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Ayush Ministry on Thursday invited proposals for research on management of diabetes through Yoga, said an official statement. The ministry has also said that the selected research proposals would be…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Parliament on Thursday passed the Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that provides for bringing the northeastern state of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal-based Central Agriculture University in neighbouring…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Hoping to see a developed India in his lifetime, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday called upon the scholars and civil service trainees to make innovation and creative thinking as part…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) In a fallout of the Turkey coup, Pakistan-Turkey (Pak-Turk) International schools have removed Turkish principals of 28 schools and colleges across the country, and the management of the chain also dissolved…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will turn teacher for one day as he agreed to take a special class at a Delhi government school on Teachers’ Day (September 5). “President Pranab Mukherjee…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Questioning the presence of the police during the takeover of two school branches here, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to explain the issue. “It’s a…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Three students and two teachers from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school in rural Maharashtra, who are here to participate in a programme at Pembroke and Somerville Colleges, University of Oxford, were…
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Fifty children from different parts of the country will participate in a kids conclave on August 12 here to bring out their entrepreneurial talent, said Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO)-A, a global network…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Global professional services company Accenture and LinkedIn on Wednesday announced tghey will jointly host “HackFest 2016”, a platform for students to solve real-world business and human challenges through innovative ideas….
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Rejecting an official offer to study their demands, over 16,00,000 employees of the Uttar Pradesh government began a three-day strike on Wednesday. The strike has been called by the State Employees…
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Braj B. Kachru, an authority on English as a global language who passed away recently, championed the cause of Indian English as “vibrant expressions of distinct cultural identities” during an…
Sydney, Aug 10 (IANS) While spending hours on Facebook or other social media sites can lead to bad results in school, playing video games may not have such adverse effects. A new study has found…
Jammu, Aug 10 (IANS) A girl student was killed and 16 injured when a school bus went out of the driver’s control in Jammu district on Wednesday. Khushboo, 12, died and 16 were injured as…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, who also holds education portfolio, revealed on Tuesday that 74 per cent students of class 6 studying in the government schools could not read…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed village heads from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi here at his residence and urged them to work towards educating every girl child. “During the…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that provides for bringing the northeastern state of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal-based Central Agriculture University in neighbouring Manipur was passed by…