The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office Monday filed an indictment against three right-wing Jewish activists for setting fire to a Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem last month.


Three Jews charged with arson at Hebrew-Arabic school


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In an effort to strengthen people-to-people linkages between India and Afghanistan, the OP Jindal Global University (JGU) in Sonipat, Haryana, has announced 100 percent scholarship for five girls and 50 percent scholarship for all students from Afghanistan.


Indian university offers scholarships to Afghan students


In a major decision impacting inter-connected sectors of energy, education and women, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday announced that a government girls' school in Punjab would be the first in the country to introduce energy efficiency as a subject in the school curriculum.


Punjab girls school to be first to study energy efficiency


Police arrested a primary school teacher Thursday evening when parents of students filed a complaint against him that he showed pornographic clips to kids on his mobile.


UP teacher held for showing pornographic clip to students


Organisers of a week-long Indo-German friendship bash in Goa say they are upset at recent attempts to dissuade students from learning German in schools run by the central government.


Germany is flavour of the week in Goa


Beirut, Dec 11 (IANS/EFE) The Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group has shut down classes at schools in the Syrian town of Manbej and sent students to Islamist educational centres managed by the radicals, activists said Thursday.


IS shuts down classes, sends students to militia schools in Syria


President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday inaugurated a financial literacy centre and a financial library in a bid to make the President's Estate a financially inclusive township, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said.


Financial literacy centre opened at President's Estate


At least 12 people were injured Thursday after a clash broke out between activists of the student wings of the Trinamool Congress and the Congress at the Berhampore College in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said.


12 hurt in clash between Congress, Trinamool student activists


Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh have honoured prominent educationist and philanthropist Nadeem Tarin, chairman of the Riyadh-based Delhi Public School (DPS) and Dunes International School-Dammam.


Indian expats honour educator in Riyadh


As many as eleven Chinese films will be screened across different educational institutions in West Bengal as part of a film festival, an organiser said Friday.


Chinese film festival for youngsters in Bengal


'Mamil' (middle-aged man in Lycra), 'silvertail' (a person who is socially prominent or who displays social aspirations) and 'crony capitalism' are among the 1,000 new words to be added to OxfordDictionaries.com, the free online dictionary, in its largest quarterly update so far.


Oxford Dictionaries to add 1,000 new words


The Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala has become a major topic for this year's prestigious Chevening Clore Leadership Programme for professionals in the art world.


Kochi Biennale: Topic for British cultural programme


Hundreds of students Monday protested and ransacked the office of Veer Kunwar Singh University in Bihar's Bhojpur district against the torture of two student leaders in police custody, an official said.


Custodial torture of students in Bihar provokes protest


Israeli politicians Sunday condemned an attack on the country's largest Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem.


Israeli politicians condemn attack on Jerusalem school


Student mobility is a proven means of building long-lasting relations between countries. There is no better opportunity for India and Britain to further this cause than now when our two countries mark the 400th year of direct relations.


Britain should double intake of Indian students (Comment: Special to IANS)


President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for imparting skills to India's large workforce through proper training and education.


President calls for imparting skills to India's large workforce


A New Zealand citizen, who died  in the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine in July this year, was conferred with his degree in engineering by Massey University Friday, media reported.


MH17 victim posthumously awarded degree by New Zealand varsity


After over two months of a series of student protests that rocked Jadavpur University, Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti Wednesday agreed to form an inquiry committee into the events, including alleged police action on students, that transpired on the night of Sep 16-17, it was announced here.


Committee to investigate Sep 16 unrest, role of police: Jadavpur VC


A Class 8 student of a private school set himself on fire in the school premises Wednesday in this Haryana town adjoining Delhi, police said here.


School student sets himself on fire in Faridabad


In a bid to foster tele-education, Reliance Digital TV Tuesday announced its partnership with The Vedic Maths Forum of India to provide mathematics teaching on television, a company statement said here.


Reliance Digital TV, Vedic Maths Forum to teach maths on TV


Four Indian American students, Anisha Gururaj, Sai P. Gourisankar, Maya Krishnan and Abishek Kulshreshtha, are among 32 men and women chosen as 2015 Rhodes Scholars from the US.

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