London, June 13 (IANS) A country’s education level is an important determinant of life expectancy at birth, says a study. The findings showed that the improvement in less developed countries was not on average as…
Mumbai: Actress Zareen Khan during the launch of song Khallas from film Veerappan, in Mumbai, on May 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Actress Zareen Khan has been invited by a management college…
New Delhi/Bhopal, June 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed two separate chargesheets in Indore and Bhopal courts against 10 people in two cases related to Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh,…
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Usha Sinha, a former ruling Janata Dal-United legislator and the wife of Bihar School Examination Board’s former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who is now on the run, also is in trouble…
Imphal, June 13 (IANS) A potential 48-hour general strike in Manipur was averted following the unconditional release of five students on Monday, officials said. The students, demanding action against adulteration, were arrested in a questionable…
Agartala, June 13 (IANS) The principal of a primary school in Tripura has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl student, police said here on Monday. The accused, 36, is a principal of a…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Over 36,000 candidates cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2016 for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) whose results were announced on Sunday. Aman Bansal from Jaipur in Rajasthan…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) As many as 28 of the 30 students of Bihar’s Super 30 — a free coaching centre for underprivileged students — have cracked the highly competitive IIT-JEE this year, its director…
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, June 12 (IANS) Nothing could stop Aarti Kumari of Ranchi. Defying all the odds — poverty to displacement — this girl from Jharkhand stood out in her effort to make a…
Guwahati, June 11 (IANS) The Assam government has made the first year college education free for students whose parents’ annual income is not above Rs 1 lakh. Announcing the decision on Saturday, Education Minister Himanta…
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai, the mastermind of the Class 12 Board merit list scam in Bihar, was arrested on Saturday after he surrendered before the police. Rai is the director-cum-principal…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a significant testimony of regional cooperation and unity, the South Asian University (SAU), an initiative of the eight South Asian countries, held its first convocation ceremony here on Saturday….
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday appreciated the social work done by Anand Kumar, an educationist from Bihar, saying it was “inspiring”. Kumar, who works for the underprivileged students, presented his…
Patna, June 10 (IANS) A Bihar court on Friday remanded to 14-day judicial custody the five accused arrested in connection with the Class 12 examination scam, police said. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) presented the…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A nationwide online campaign started by a Bengaluru woman and supported by over 1.4 lakh people across the country has convinced online bus ticketing agency redBus to commit to enhancing…
New Delhi: Actress Raveena Tandon during a P&G Shiksha programme in New Delhi, on June 9, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) She adopted two girls as a single mother when she…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Delhi government’s decision to make Punjabi compulsory in government schools in Delhi had nothing to do with the coming assembly polls in the state, the AAP said on Friday….
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) St. Xavier’s College authorities here will be submitting a letter of intent to the West Bengal government in a month’s time and also hand over a draft bill for setting up…
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Former Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh was still absconding even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) conducted raids searching for him, police said on Thursday. Singh is being…
Gurgaon, June 9 (IANS) A 25-year-old Master of Arts student ran away with her examination answer sheet, police said on Thursday. Ravita, a distance education student at the Government Girls College at Sector 14 here,…