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…
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) A private school here is suspending classes for a week to clean up after taking flak over the death of a pupil of dengue and another of haemorrhagic shock. Over 100…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed by voice vote the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that provide for putting the NEET in place…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Aug 1 (IANS) Maoists shot dead a 23-year-old college student who they suspected of being a police informer in Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, an official said here on Monday. The victim, Rakesh K. Gavde,…
Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) All higher education institutions run by the Madhya Pradesh government have been asked to hoist the national flag and display the pictures of the President, the Prime Minister and three national…
Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) A Bihar court on Monday granted bail to Ruby Rai, an accused in the toppers’ scam, a government lawyer said. A special juvenile court here granted her bail after hearing a…
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Global software and Cloud major Oracle India on Monday announced a corporate citizenship collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) and launched the ‘D-Change’ programme which will support education and learning,…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Art lessons will no longer be a monotonous interaction between teachers and students in classrooms, thanks to the exclusive online platform “Virsa”, which was launched recently with an aim to…
Kharagpur, July 31 (IANS) The Intellectual Property Rights cell of IIT Kharagpur has taken up an initiative to facilitate the process of filing of potential Geographical indications for “Goyna Bori” – the fine art of…