Uttar Pradesh government has allotted 1.62 hectares of land for establishing a state-of-the-art design institute to boost the micro, small and medium industries sector here, an official said on Friday.


Land allotted for UP Institute of Design


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Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Wednesday evening called off their four-day long agitation against the "unauthorised presence" of some police personnel in plainclothes outside the boys hostel after a written assurance by the university authorities that no disciplinary action will be taken against any protesting student.


Jamia students call off stir after VC's assurance


To facilitate knowledge-sharing and promote joint innovation, a high-speed data communications network is being launched on Thursday by IIT-Bombay and IBM to connect all institutions of higher learning and research in the country, officials here said.


Platform to link top research institutions for collaborations


A recent report tabled in parliament that over 100,000 schools in India have just one teacher is an alarming wake-up call for the government and all stakeholders. However, it also offers a genuine opportunity to transform India's archaic education landscape now that a new policy is under discussion.


India's education crisis of its own making (Comment: Special to IANS)


Three students of a government school here were injured on Tuesday when a window grille fell along with a chunk of concrete, an informed source said.


Three Kolkata students injured as classroom grille falls


Independence Day celebrations were held across the city of the Taj on Monday, wherein traders bodies and mohalla samitis among others organised Tricolour-hoisting ceremonies and musical programmes.


Agra residents celebrate Independence Day


About 100 activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad (ABVP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Sunday protested against the anti-India slogans allegedly raised at a human rights event in a college here.


RSS-affiliate's activists protest anti-India slogans in Bengaluru


Three students and two teachers from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school in rural Maharashtra, who are here to participate in a programme at Pembroke and Somerville Colleges, University of Oxford, were hosted at the Indian High Commission.


India House hosts students, teachers of Maharashtra school


Fifty children from different parts of the country will participate in a kids conclave on August 12 here to bring out their entrepreneurial talent, said Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO)-A, a global network of entrepreneurs.


Children to showcase entrepreneurial skills at EO conclave


Braj B. Kachru, an authority on English as a global language who passed away recently, championed the cause of Indian English as "vibrant expressions of distinct cultural identities" during an academic career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that lasted almost half-a-century.


Kachru, champion of Indian English, passes away 


The Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that provides for bringing the northeastern state of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal-based Central Agriculture University in neighbouring Manipur was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.


LS approves bill to include Nagaland under Imphal-based CAU


The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea urging it to call for a detailed status report from the Uttarakand Police of its investigation into alleged leakage of the NEET-II question papers in the state.


SC declines to seek status report of probe into alleged NEET-II leak


An all-expense paid trip to the birthplace of Alfred Nobel awaits the winners of the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2016, the first qualifying round of which is to be held at Indian Institute of Management - Indore on Wednesday, the Embassy of Sweden here said in a statement.


Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz to start off from Indore


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Study Centre, intended to facilitate Asean-India research projects and studies, was inaugurated here on Monday.


Asean Study Centre inaugurated in Shillong


Students of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Saturday resorted to a road blockade to protest the alleged molestation of a girl student of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) located inside the KIIT campus.


Students in Odisha block road over 'molestation'


Students at IIT Kharagpur bagged as many as 53 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top-tier organisations ahead of the start of its new academic session, a statement said on Friday.


IIT-Kharagpur students bag 53 PPOs ahead of new academic session


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 jobs.


Indian businessman trains Ghana's youth for job market


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 admission to medical courses in the state.


Telangana scraps medical entrance test after question paper leak


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 students in India to use technology to develop innovative ideas.


Share innovative ideas at Accenture's 'InnovationJockey' platform


A Bihar court on Monday granted bail to Ruby Rai, an accused in the toppers' scam, a government lawyer said.


Bihar toppers scam: Court grants bail to Ruby Rai


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, women's empowerment and rural skills development in the country.

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