AMU seeks CBI inquiry into killings
Aligarh, April 27 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sought a CBI or SIT probe into the violence on the campus that left two students dead. Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah made the…
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Communication key to government outreach: Minister
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Communication is a critical component of the government’s outreach strategy through people-centric initiatives and innovative approaches, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Wednesday. He was…
Heat wave forces Jharkhand schools to close from Friday
Ranchi, April 27 (IANS) Summer vacations in Jharkhand schools for students of pre-nursery to class eight will begin from April 29, an official said on Wednesday. Jharkhand Education Secretary Ardhana Patnaik had on Tuesday ordered…
Government cuts skill development budget, MPs raise eyebrows
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) While the Narendra Modi government has emphasised on skill development programmes under the ‘Skill India’ mission, it has drastically cut the budget allocation, compared to the…
Parliamentary panel slams JNU on SC/ST vacancies
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has flayed the JNU administration for what it said was “insouciant attitude” on faculty vacancies meant to be filled from among the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe…
CL Educate to promote education products with White Glow
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Educational products provider CL Educate Ltd. on Wednesday announced it was collaborating with White Glow Consulting to promote co-branded international education products like GMAT, GRE, SAT-ACT entrance preparation courses in…
Tablets loaded with literacy apps can help kids read
London, April 27 (IANS) Researchers have found that tablet computers loaded with literacy applications could improve the reading preparedness of young children living in economically disadvantaged communities. The results of first three trials of the…
Ecuador quake leaves 120,000 children out of school
United Nations, April 27 (IANS) More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 120,000 children temporarily without education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said….
Iranian driver turns cab into library
Tehran, April 27 (IANS) A taxi driver in Iran’s Rasht city has lodged his car with books in a bid to encourage his passengers to read in his taxi, the media reported. Sahel Filsoof, who…
JNU students will not accept punishment: Kanhaiya Kumar
Mumbai: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses a students rally in Tilak Nagar in Mumbai on April 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday…
AAP to protest against school fee hike in UP
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) The AAP will launch a statewide agitation against the “irrational and steep” hike in fees in private schools, a party spokesman said on Tuesday. The steep and “unexplained” fee hike in…
Oracle, Rayat Bahra universities launch three degree programmes
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Oracle University India on Tuesday announced a tie-up with Punjab-based Rayat Bahra University (RBU) and launched three specialised degree programmes under the Oracle Workforce Development Programme (WDP). The degree programmes…
Unicef bats for better health reporting in India
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) To sensitize media students with public health reporting skills, Unicef India, in partnership with Oxford University, held a three-month long awareness and skill development programme in Delhi for the first…
Fire destroys National Museum of Natural History
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A massive fire destroyed the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) here early on Tuesday, reducing its priceless collection including fossils to ashes, officials said. The shocking devastation forced Environment…
Central forces at NIT Srinagar will not alienate Kashmiri youth: Government
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government on Tuesday asserted in the Lok Sabha that deployment of central forces at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar would not result in alienation of Kashmiri…
Ranchi schools told to close early due to heat
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) Given the rising summer heat, schools in Ranchi have been told to change their timings to close latest by 11.30 a.m., an official said on Tuesday. The new timing is likely…
Opposition in Rajya Sabha condemns rustication of JNU students
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The opposition in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday condemned the rustication of three students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) the action. Raising the issue, CPI-M member Tapan Kumar Sen…
Congress to rake up NIT issue with government: Rahul
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met with some students of the NIT Srinagar and assured them that the party will raise their concerns over campus safety with the…
15 IIT-Kharagpur students selected for Google coding programme
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) As many as 15 students from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have been selected for the Google Summer of Code open-source coding programme, the institute said on Monday. The Google Summer…
JNU rusticates three students, Kanhaiya is fined
Mumbai: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses a students rally in Tilak Nagar in Mumbai on April 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Two months after they were sent to jail on charges…