The Indian and Pakistani armies on Monday traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir prompting authorities to shut down schools in the vicinity.


India-Pakistan trade heavy fire on LoC, schools closed in Rajouri


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Scientists of the Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Himachal Pradesh have developed an apple cider vinegar technology that will soon find its way to the market, the university said on Friday.


University in Himachal develops apple cider vinegar technology


In a bid to place art and aesthetics as inseparable to life, painted and crafted artworks of student-artists aged 9-12, came out of the classroom to adorn the galleries of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) here.


Young student-artists claim KNMA's galleries, show diverse works


Veteran actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who plays a school principal in the upcoming Netflix original "Selection Day", has looked at the education system critically and says it has been used to maintain the power equation in society.


Education has been used to maintain power equation in society: Actress Ratna Pathak Shah


Microsoft on Thursday announced a three-year "Intelligent Cloud Hub" collaborative programme in India to empower institutes to skill students in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud technologies.


Microsoft 'Intelligent Cloud Hub' to build AI-ready workforce in India


NetApp, a leader in the Hybrid Cloud data services, on Thursday announced three research grants to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Jodhpur, Kharagpur) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for the advancement of research in data management space.


NetApp announces research grants to IITs, IISc for data management


To spread awareness about Internet safety and promote digital citizenship, Google on Wednesday announced the fourth edition of its "Web Rangers" contest that will reward school students who know how to stay smart, safe and savvy online.


Google 'Web Rangers' contest to promote Internet safety among students


3D printing company Stratasys India, in collaboration with Nettur Technical Training Foundation which is a private educational trust in Bengaluru, has launched India's first Additive Manufacturing (AM) certification course.


Stratasys launches India's first 3D printing course


A Chinese university had reportedly cancelled Bollywood's actor Aamir Khan's fan meet, citing the organiser's failure to seek permission to use the campus.


Chinese university cancels Aamir Khan event for not seeking prior permission


The Union Cabinet on Monday approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Afghanistan on cooperation in Human Resource Development (HRD) which will facilitate students and faculty of educational institutions in the neighbouring country to register and use the SWAYAM courses.


Cabinet nods MoU with Afghanistan in human resource development


Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday directed all the agencies concerned to take concrete steps to ensure women's safety in the city, including deployment of more female Civil Defence Volunteers (CDVs) in schools to instil a sense of security among girl students.


LG instructs to deploy more female guards in Delhi schools


Seven candidates appearing for a government recruitment examination at a city-based college were caught cheating using mobile phones and Bluetooth headsets, police said here on Monday.


7 arrested for cheating using mobile phones for government job exam


Global software major's philanthropic arm Infosys Foundation has contributed Rs 2.2 crore to build amenities like classrooms, toilets and water purifier plants in rural schools in Karnataka, it said on Monday.


Infosys arm helps build amenities in schools


Online tutoring platform Byju's has raised $540 million (Rs 3,865.5-crore) venture funds from Naspers and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the company said on Monday.


Edutech start-up Byju's raises $540 mn venture funds


India and the Maldives on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation to maintain peace and security in the Indian Ocean region as New Delhi extended lines of credit worth $1.4 billion to to the archipelago nation following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih here.


Indian, Maldives to deepen Indian Ocean security cooperation, increase trade (Roundup)



India, Maldives to deepen Indian Ocean security cooperation, boost trade


Two children were killed and three injured here on Monday when a part of a school wall collapsed on them, police said.


2 kids die in Noida school wall collapse


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said cyber technology is a big and new weapon of anti-nationalists, hence the security forces need new equipment and advanced technologies to deal with the threats.


Cyber technology new weapon of anti-nationalists: Naidu


IT industry body Nasscom on Saturday announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for reskilling students and employees in the Information Technology sector and IT-enabled Services (ITeS).


Nasscom ties up with IIT-Madras for skill development


A Right To Information (RTI) activist on Friday alleged that the school certificate and graduation degree of a Haryana Minister submitted during elections were fake and urged the Election Commission to cancel his membership of the Assembly.


Educational certificates of Haryana Minister fake: RTI activist


Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said army tech warriors will be in the forefront for sustenance of modern weapons systems.

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