Kolkata erupts in protests at Presidency Varsity vandalism (Roundup)
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Kolkata Thursday erupted in protests as academicians, students, writers and scientists expressed shock and anger over vandalism at the Presidency…
Education
RTE has put 11 million more children in school: Unicef
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Right to Education Act has ensured that the education budget in most states has doubled – 11 million…
Two held for Kolkata university vandalism
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) A day after the Presidency University here was vandalised by student activists, police Thursday arrested two of the attackers. “We…
Trinamool finds university vandalism ‘trivial’
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Describing the vandalism of Presidency University as a “trivial” matter, the Trinamool Congress Thursday castigated the media for not giving…
Sorry state of affairs, say Presidency alumni
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Expressing shock and dismay over the attack on Presidency University and its historic Baker Building Wednesday by Trinamool Congress Chhatra…
Kolkata walks in silence, condemns Presidency vandalism
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Hundreds of students, alumni, teachers and employees of Presidency University staged a protest march in the city Thursday, condemning the…
Seven new ITIs to come up in Chhattisgarh
byRaipur, April 11 (IANS) Seven new Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) will come up in Chhattisgarh in 2013-14 to promote technical education, a minister said…
Bengal rights panel orders probe into Presidency vandalism
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognisance of the vandalism at the prestigious Presidency University, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission Thursday asked…
Worried over violence in student politics: Congress
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Congress party Thursday said it was worried over violence in student politics and that it was the responsibility…
India, China push growth of foreign students in US
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) Describing foreign students, nearly four in ten of whom come from India or China, as a “potential asset” to the…