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.


Not given chance to defend myself: Visva Bharati VC


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Aiming to promote digital literacy and e-governance technology, media brand Digit has launched a multilingual app, Tech Tips, for the rapidly growing number of smartphone users in India, a statement here said on Saturday.


Multilingual app launched to spread digital literacy


At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured in a shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon on Thursday, police said.


10 killed in US college shooting, shooter dead


Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, India has reaffirmed its commitment to reaching a comprehensive and equitable  agreement on climate change at the Paris conference.


India reaffirms commitment to climate change agreement


A shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon on Thursday killed 10 people and injured 20 others, the media reported.


10 killed in US college shooting: Reports


School students would be paid food security allowance in case mid-day meals are not supplied, according to a notification for the 'Mid-day Meal Rules, 2015', the government said on Thursday.


Students to get allowance if mid-day meal not served


Mid-day meals provided to students at schools will be tested each month by accredited laboratories to ensure nutritional standards and quality, an official release here said on Thursday.


Mid-day meals to be tested by labs each month


Around 90 school children fell ill on Wednesday after drinking milk supplied as part of the school mid-day meal programme in Uttar Pradesh's Khairagarh town.


90 children fall ill after drinking milk in UP school


American educational publisher McGraw-Hill, known for long in India for its books published in collaboration with the Tatas, is now independently charting out the new course of the future - in digital learning.


The digital makeover of McGraw-Hill Education


Students at an Australian university have started a petition campaign to reinstate an Indian-origin associate professor who has been forced into retirement, a media report has said.


Australian students start petition to reinstate Indian lecturer


A Chinese man who runs a website that raises money for rural girls in education has been taken into custody after allegations of rape came to light, the local authorities have said.


Charity webiste owner arrested for sexual assault


Educational institutions in India and Australia are set to become stronger as the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Education Minister Joy Burch visits Kerala and Gujarat this week, it was reported on Friday.


India, Australia education ties to strengthen


A university in Britain's Staffordshire county has issued an apology after a student was accused of being a terrorist, the media reported on Thursday.


British varsity apologises to student accused of being terrorist


The CBI on Thursday raided around 40 locations in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the Vyapam scam, an official said.


Vyapam scam: CBI conducts raids in UP, MP


Chinese President Xi Jinping has commended Boeing's long and productive cooperation with China and urged the aircraft maker to lift the partnership to higher levels.


Xi invites Boeing to expand cooperation with China


Nalanda University, an international centre of learning coming up in Bihar, on Tuesday received a personal endowment of $1 million from an Indian-origin couple to support a Professorial Chair in the School of Historical Studies.


Nalanda varsity gets $1 mn from Indian-origin couple


Narendra Kumar, a M.Tech student at Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), committed suicide in his hostel room, police said on Tuesday.


IIT-Madras student commits suicide


An alarming survey in the US has revealed that one in four female students experience sexual assault on American campuses.


Females face rising sexual assault on US campuses


The union cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for signing of a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between India and Germany for minor amendments to an earlier MoU concerning the 'Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education'.


Cabinet nod to minor changes in accord with Germany


No private schools across the country should raise their fees in 2015, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said.


Sharif orders freeze on private school fees


With the help of social media - Whatsapp and Facebook - hundreds of Patna Women's College students joined a protest and forced police to lodge a case against a teacher who allegedly sexually harassed a student.

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