Four students arrested in Sri Lanka
byColombo, June 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan police and university students clashed here Saturday over a long fermenting dispute over union rights, with four people…
Education
Goa to launch drive against sub-standard stationers
byPanaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government will launch a special drive, before the new academic year begins later this month, against stationary shops…
Need to improve quality of higher education: President
byLatur (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) Stating there was need to improve the quality of higher education in India, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern…
HRD ministry to provide funds to needy Class 10, 12 passouts
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry will provide financial assistance for higher education to needy children who have…
Why is GDP growth so low, BJP asks government
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The BJP Friday attacked the UPA for the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dipping to five percent and…
Task force to formulate blueprint of national testing agency
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The human resource development ministry Friday announced setting up of a task force to formulate a blueprint of a…
IGNOU offers course on Gandhi
byNew Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on Gandhi and Peace Studies from the 2013 session, an official…
Indian professor, Oprah honoured at Harvard
byCambridge (Massachusetts), May 31 (IANS) Sir Partha Dasgupta, Indian-born professor of economics at the University of Cambridge, UK and talk show celebrity Oprah Winfrey…
Making children stay in school big UPA achievement: Raju
byMiramar (Goa), May 31 (IANS) Making children go to school is one of the biggest achievements of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, union…
SC asks Delhi University to be more sensitive to blind students
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked Delhi University to look into the grievances of blind students seeking a special course…