Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Students at IIT Kharagpur bagged as many as 53 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top-tier organisations ahead of the start of its new academic session, a statement said on Friday. “Samsung has…
Photo by Slippery Rock University Official PR Photos Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Preschoolers who are more successful in understanding words associated with numbers, such as ‘three’ or ‘four’, are more likely to have success with…
Bhopal, Aug 4 (IANS) Women students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) here on Thursday created a ruckus and boycotted classes over official orders to allow them entry into hostels only till 9.30…
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has found that discrimination on campus drove Dalit student Rohith Vemula to suicide and wants a separate law to deal with discrimination and atrocities…
By Imran Khan Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) She is an accused in the Bihar toppers scam, but Ruby Rai wants to move on and change her life. She wants to become a lawyer, or an…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a first of its kind move, the Delhi government on Wednesday took over the management of two branches of a private school for violating education department norms. The government…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said all steps were being taken to encourage more representation and participation of women in national science academies. Since the participation of women in higher science…
Itanagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who presided over the first meeting of the newly-constituted Cabinet on Wednesday, made several key decisions. Keeping prime social sectors like education and health high…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Aug 3 (IANS) As unemployment rates among Ghana’s university graduates rise alarmingly, an Indian businessman here has stepped forward with an offer to train young professionals — and possibly give them…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Speaker’s Research Initiative (SRI), conceptualised by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on Tuesday organised a workshop on sustainable development goals (SDGs) for members of Parliament in the Parliament Library….
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Telangana’s main opposition Congress on Tuesday urged Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to dismiss two ministers for EAMCET-II (medical) question paper leak. A delegation of party leader submitted a memorandum to the governor,…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Student activist and fiery orator Kanhaiya Kumar was on Tuesday refused entry into the visitors’ gallery of Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan (legislature) building at Nariman Point here. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students…
Dharwad (Karnataka), Aug 2 (IANS) A new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D), among the six new launched, opened here in north Karnataka, a senior official said on Tuesday. “We have started the new academic year…
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday scrapped the TS EAMCET-II 2016 examination in wake of leakage of the question paper last month and announced schedule for fresh exam for admission to medical…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Parliament on Tuesday accorded approval to the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016, to set new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Tirupati, Palakkad, Goa, Dharwar, Bhilai, and Jammu with…
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday scrapped the TS EAMCET-II 2016 examination in the wake of leakage of the question paper last month and said a fresh exam will be held for…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Global professional services company Accenture, in association with search engine platform Yahoo India, on Tuesday launched its fifth season of “#InnovationJockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds” which invites…
Houston, Aug 2 (IANS) A new law has come into effect in US’ Texas state that allows students to carry guns onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law,…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A sum of Rs 294.50 crore was spent for modernisation of madrasas in 2015-16 under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM), but the government has no plans…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The medical colleges of Safdarjung hospital and the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital will not be brought under the University of Delhi, the Health Ministry said on Monday, prompting the striking…