A District Education Officer (DEO) here in Madhya Pradesh was on Monday nabbed by the Lokayukta police while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.20,000 from a school principal. The official, Kishore Shinde, was later released on bail.


MP education official caught taking bribe


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The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute here has suspended three faculty members following allegations of sexual harassment by students, an official said on Monday.


Satyajit Ray institute teachers suspended over sexual harassment


The US town of Spotswood in New Jersey will set up a scholarship fund to honour the memory of an Indian-origin emergency medical technician, who died in the line of duty in July this year, a media report said.


US town to set up scholarship to honour Indian


The government on Saturday signed MoUs for establishing three Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) at Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune, through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, an official statement said.


MoU signed to set up 3 new IIITs under PPP mode


In a record of sorts, over a 1,000 IIT-Kharagpur students have grabbed job offers in top companies in just 10 days of the first phase of placement season, a statement said on Friday.


Over 1000 IIT-Kgp students land jobs in 10 days


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will seek Japanese investment during his meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will arrive in Varanasi on Saturday.


Akhilesh to seek investment from Japanese PM


Britain has announced around 300 new scholarships worth over 1.5 million pounds during 2016-17 for Indian students opting for studies in Britain.


British minister announces 300 new scholarships


Eminent kathak exponent Birju Maharaj and renowned physicist T.V. Ramakrishnan were on Wednesday conferred the D.Litt and D.Sc at the annual convocation of Calcutta University.


Calcutta University confers D.Litt on Birju Maharaj


A court here has ordered Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang to appear before it on January 7 in a case challenging his educational qualification.


Kohima court summons Nagaland CM


Pharma major Dr Reddy's on Monday said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC) and Vishnu Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (VIPER) to strengthen the skilled labour pool in the life science industry.


Dr Reddy's signs MoU for skill development in life sciences


Tata Trusts promoted by the Tata Group signed a strategic five-year partnership on Sunday with the Khan Academy as the lead founding partner to leverage technology for providing free and quality education for anyone based anywhere in India.


Tata Trusts partners Khan Academy for free, quality education


Five senior students of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology at Haldia in West Bengal's east Midnapore district were arrested on Saturday on charges of ragging and abducting a junior, police said.


Five students held in Haldia for ragging, abducting junior


A hostel warden of a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas has been arrested after he hit a 12-year-old boy on the head with a cricket bat, the police said on Saturday.


Bengal hostel warden held for hitting boy with bat


The Maharashtra government announced on on Friday it has despatched two buses to evacuate 150 IIT students from the state who are stranded in flood-hit Chennai in response to an SOS from them.


Maharashtra sends buses for 150 stranded IIT-ians in Chennai


The US Supreme Court is set to take up next week a case challenging the legality of reservations based on race in colleges and university admissions that adversely impact the Indian diaspora.


US Supreme Court to take up college reservation adversely impacting Indians


The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre has appointed Bhramar Mukherjee as associate director for population science research. He will oversee work on cancer causes, prevention, care delivery and outcomes.


Indian to lead US varsity's cancer prevention, control research


Licensed immigration advisers for New Zealand have warned that unregulated education agents are playing with the careers and lives of thousands of Indian students by luring them into the country with "false promises".


Indian students warned against unregulated education agents


Software products and services firm Aricent said on Tuesday it will impart specialised skills in software development and testing to about 2,500 engineering students in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi NCR region and Rajasthan.


Aricent to equip 2,500 students with IT skills for jobs


Girnar Soft, which markets new and used cars online on CarDekho.com, on Tuesday announced investing $1 million (Rs.6.7 crore) in a disruptive education start-up 'CollegeDekho' to connect colleges and students.


Girnar Soft invests $1 mn in education start-up


A 15-year-old Indian student here has scored a  perfect 2400/2400 in the coveted Scholastic Aptitude Test exams held on  November 7, a media report said on Monday.


Indian student in UAE gets perfect SAT score


The Border Security Force (BSF) said it apprehended on Sunday a Bangladeshi man and seized fake Indian currency notes of Rs 18 lakh face value near Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district.

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