Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan, who believes in the right of education for each individual, joined a social campaign for the cause by painting a part of a school's wall here.


Soha paints school wall to promote education


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AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. (retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah Friday  said that the university will not tolerate any discrimination against women.


AMU's vice chancellor promises women fair and equal opportunities


Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae inaugurated the newly- constructed college block of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) at Dharan in eastern Nepal Tuesday.


Indian financial aid for Nepal health institute


The recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013 here Tuesday acknowledged the need for English as a link language, but warned the nation against ignoring its other Indian languages.


Don't ignore Indian languages: Sahitya Akademi laureates


After a two-week 90-round gruelling battle, a 13-year-old Indian American student Kush Sharma finally broke a tie in a local county contest to go to the National Spelling Bee competition.


Indian-American boy wins epic spelling bee battle


BML Munjal University (BMU), a not-for-profit initiative of the Hero Group, Thursday said it has been accorded university status by the Haryana government.


Hero Group-founded BML Munjal University gets approval


Even as search continues for an Indian-American nursing student who went missing in New York 10 days ago another India native has mysteriously vanished on a spring break trip to Florida.


Two Indian-American students go missing


The government-run Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) said all the graduates of its 2012-14 batch have got job offers with an average 15 percent higher salary than last year.


IIFT graduates get 15 percent higher average salary


Himachal Pradesh Tuesday decided to sign a memorandum of understanding with the central government for establishing two medical colleges in the state, an official said here.


Himachal to sign pact for setting up medical colleges


More than half the budget of the minority affairs ministry is spent on scholarships, Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan said Tuesday.


'Half of minority affairs ministry funds go for scholarships'


An Indian student in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) committed suicide after performing poorly in the CBSE examination, a media report said.


Indian student commits suicide in UAE


Technology and consulting continue to be the largest recruiters at the Indian School of Business (ISB), which Monday announced progress of its placement season for the class of 2014 at its campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali.


Technology, consulting make maximum offers at ISB


Criminal behavior can be changed by imparting education. Towards this, the capital's Tihar Jail, one of the largest in Asia, is vigorously conducting a literacy campaign among its teeming inmates, 20 percent of whom are unlettered and a staggering 65 percent have not even studied till Class  10.


Educating the criminal mind: Tihar shows a way out (Education Feature)


The central government Friday approved changes in the Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill 2013 to further streamline the governance structure of the proposed university in Bihar.


Cabinet approves changes in Nalanda university


Canada's Governor General David Johnston Friday urged the need for educational collaboration to build a fruitful relationship with India.


Canada, India can collaborate on education: Governor general


A large number of foreign scholars and teachers are keen to join the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar as its faculty members, an official said Thursday.


Foreign scholars keen to join Nalanda University: Official


The AMU Tuesday remembered its alumnus K.A. Abbas, who shone as an author, journalist, filmmaker and screenplay writer.


'AMU proud of K.A. Abbas'


Asserting that the US was stepping up efforts to increase the number of young women studying in her country, Ambassador to India Nancy Powell Friday said it is paramount that more women from India receive an international education.


Powell calls for more Indian women students in US


Noting that Diwali has been gaining increasing recognition in the US, six US lawmakers have urged New York City's education department to include the Indian festival of lights among new public school holidays.


US lawmakers want Diwali holiday in New York schools


India's biotechnology queen Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the new chairperson of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) as incumbent Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries stepped down.


Biotech queen Kiran heads Bangalore B-school


More than 200 students have been caught cheating in the Class 12 board exam and expelled in the last three days. Nearly a dozen parents who helped them use unfair means were arrested, an official said Tuesday.

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