A 17-year-old girl from Canada's Welland city has been honoured with the 'Youth Citizen of the Year' award sponsored by the Welland-Pelham Chamber of Commerce, a media report said.


Indo-Canadian girl bags youth award


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A retired IFS officer who acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests in Madhya Pradesh was found dead on a railway track in  Jharsuguda in Odisha, police said on Saturday.


Retired officer linked to Vyapam found dead, Congress condemns (Roundup)


A retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, who also acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests of Madhya Pradesh, was found dead on a railway track in Odisha, police said on Saturday.


Ex-IFS officer linked to Vyapam tests found dead in Odisha


The White House has teamed up with a Sikh and an Asia Pacific  community group to launch a public awareness campaign to address bullying in six languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.


White House launches anti-bullying campaign in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu


In an attempt to bring back the culture of storytelling, the national capital region will witness the fifth edition of "Kahaani Festival" till Saturday, which will explore various forms of storytelling.


Kahaani Festival to bring storytelling to life


Two schools from India feature in the 2015 rankings of The Economist of best business schools in the world. They are IIM Ahmedabad, a 50-year-old legacy institution and SP Jain School of Global Management, a 11-year-old school.


SP Jain in The Economist's top B-Schools


A 'Bharat Darshan' tour of a group of 18 girl students from one of the remotest villages in the country was flagged off by the commander of the army's Tiger Hill Brigade here on Thursday.


Army sends 18 girls from remote Ladakh village on tour


A report on a controversy, which erupted after the resignation of an Indo-Canadian from a top post at the University of British Columbia (UBC), will be released on Thursday.


Report on controversy related to Indo-Canadian to release


A Vietnamese student took inspiration from the work of two Indian design students and released a set of alphabets to promote his country, a media report said on Tuesday.


Vietnamese student adapts Indians' work


President Pranab Mukherjee was on Tuesday conferred an honorary doctorate by the Al-Quds University at Abu Dees near here and also inaugurated an Indo- Palestine Centre for Excellence in ICT.


Honorary Palestinian doctorate for President Mukherjee


Employment Exchanges across the nation will soon be converted into National Career Counselling Centres (NCCC) which will facilitate in discovering job opportunities for those enrolled, a union minister said here on Tuesday.


Employment Exchanges to be converted into counselling centres


A Thai transgender lecturer has sued a university for not hiring her based on her sexual orientation, the media reported on Tuesday.


Thai transgender lecturer sues university


Japanese stocks fell 1.11 percent on Tuesday as investors locked in some of last week's steep gains while awaiting fresh trading cues expected later in the week.


Japanese stocks fall 1.11 percent


HSBC India country head Naina Lal Kidwai on Saturday lamented the dearth of women management graduates at IIMs.


Not enough women at IIMs: Naina Lal Kidwai


A Dubai-based Indian student will represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the World Education Games (WEG) - a contest in literacy, math and science, a media report said.


Indian student to represent UAE at World Education Games


Schools should prepare kids for a future where the working age may reach 100 years and people may have to adapt to a variety of jobs to make ends meet, an Indian-origin business consultant has warned.


'Children should be prepared to work until 100 years'


The Sikh Human Development Foundation, a Washington-based philanthropic organisation has raised over $210,000 for its scholarship programme for underprivileged children in Punjab who wish to pursue higher education.


US Sikh group raises $210,000 for needy Punjab students


Five men were detained for impersonating as Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination candidates for recruitment in paramilitary forces in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, an official said.


Five held for impersonation in Gwalior


A gang which helped aspirants clear competitive examinations by selling them electronically-equipped vests through which a gang member would supply them the answers has been busted in Mathura, police said on Sunday.


Gang of exam paper-solvers busted in Mathura


A suspect accused of killing at least nine people in a college in Oregon state in the US has committed suicide, authorities said.


US college shooter committed suicide


Visva Bharati Vice Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta, who has sent his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday said he was not given a chance to defend himself against charges of administrative and financial wrongdoing.

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