The Central Intelligence Agency has admitted to accidentally leaving "explosive training material" under the hood of a Northern Virginia school bus for more than a week last month.


CIA 'inadvertently' left explosive under US school bus


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Karnataka Pre-University (PU) board director Pallavi Akurathi was transferred on Friday night a day after chemistry question paper of the second year PUC re-exam was leaked on Thursday.


Karnataka PU board director shunted out over exam paper leak


Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday assured of full support in achieving the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.


Venkaiah assures support on sustainable development goals


Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday said a BJP leader's alleged comments about beating up JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar were "not proper".


Threat to JNU student leader Kanhaiya not proper: Goa CM


Over a hundred students were on Wednesday denied entry by the Delhi Police into Manipur Bhavan here to meet rights activist Irom Sharmila.


Students denied permission to meet Manipur activist Sharmila


Hyderabad based start-up Bulbulapps announced on Tuesday that its first crowd funded learning app "TUK-TUK goes to Hyderabad" has gone live.


Crowd funded app for kids goes live


Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to bridge the "digital divide" in the country, a young Indian-American student has begun on her journey to empower rural youth in learning computer programming technology in a small yet picturesque town in Himachal Pradesh.


Indian-American student empowering rural youth as India goes digital (Diaspora Feature)


A district education official was shot dead and three officials injured in a shooting in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh on Tuesday, an official said.


Education official shot dead in Afghanistan


Proposing a "three fold education strategy", Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia emphasised proper management in the public education sector and advanced training for the teachers.


Sisodia proposes advanced teachers' training, better school management


Delhi's AAP government on Monday unveiled a budget of Rs.46,600 crore for 2016-17, with education and health cornering the lion's share for a second straight year.


Education, health key focus in second AAP budget (Roundup)


An umbrella organisation of student groups at Hyderabad Central University has alleged that students arrested on the campus on March 22 were beaten up in police custody.


'Hyderabad varsity students, faculty beaten up in police custody'


The ability to embrace change and to be the first mover were some of the most important qualities for students joining any profession, former Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani said on Thursday.


Embrace change proactively: Nilekani


JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday denied entry into University of Hyderabad which witnessed unprecedented clampdown amid continuing tension over the return of P. Appa Rao as the vice chancellor.


Kanhaiya denied entry into Hyderabad varsity (Roundup)


The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), the country's premier business school, on Wednesday announced a fee hike of Rs.1 lakh for its two-year Post Graduate Programme effective from the 2016-18 batch.


IIM-A hikes post-graduate course fee by Rs.1 lakh


Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday expressed solidarity with agitating students of Hyderabad University, saying the government is "not listening to the voice of the students".


Government not listening to voice of students: Kanhaiya


JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday not allowed to enter University of Hyderabad as police sealed off the campus for outsiders amid continuing tension over the return of P. Appa Rao as the vice chancellor.


Kanhaiya not allowed to enter Hyderabad varsity


Student groups at University of Hyderabad on Wednesday condemned police 'brutality' and 'sexual assault' on students protesting against Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao.


Students condemn police 'brutality' at Hyderabad varsity


The University of Hyderabad remained tense on Wednesday as police imposed clampdown on the campus and student groups called for boycott of classes for four days to protest "police brutality".


Police clampdown at Hyderabad varsity, situation remains tense


The best memories of students are perhaps of hostel life. From dormitory days to winning any sports event, from celebrating birthdays to supporting each other during tough times, the stories are never ending. And these memories are reignited in a new work penned by a headmaster and narrated from his point of view.


'Boarding schools provide holistic education to students'


A group of 25 students of International Policy Studies from US' prestigious Stanford University called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, an official statement said.


Stanford varsity students call on Modi


Tension prevailed in Hyderabad University on Tuesday as students ransacked the office of Vice-Chancellor P. Appa Rao to protest his return from a nearly two-month leave.

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