Authorities on Tuesday closed educational institutions and suspended mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town following a firing exchange between the security forces and militants.


J&K gunfight: Educational institutions closed in Sopore


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At the UN where often aging politicians and diplomats hold forth on global issues, for a change young YouTube sensation Lilly Singh took the stage to remind them that the future belonged to the youth and they have the key to solving the world's problem.


YouTube sensation Lilly Singh tells UN to empower youth


West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday claimed the violence that took place in a North Dinajpur district school over the recruitment of new teachers last week was not orchestrated by students, but by outsiders.


Bengal school violence orchestrated by outsiders: Minister


Amid a talented pool of tech entrepreneurs and start-ups in India live millions of women and under-represented communities, chasing opportunities to enter the new digital world, and the onus is right on the tech giants to skill them and bridge the digital divide, says a top Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive.


Grooming rural youth in Cloud must for inclusive innovation in India: AWS (Tech Trend)


It's an inescapable reality that sending your child abroad to study can be prohibitively expensive. For most middle-class Indian families, the hefty amount is just not something they can afford to spend, even though some parents get caught up in the enthusiasm of providing their child with the advantage of a high-quality education and end up depleting their savings or going bankrupt.


Financing studies abroad while staying financially healthy (Educational Tips)


A controversy erupted on Friday after the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a circular asking universities to celebrate September 29 as 'Surgical Strike Day', with the Congress calling the move politically motivated and West Bengal government refusing to follow the decision, terming it "BJP's agenda".


'Surgical Strike Day' stirs row, West Bengal defies UGC circular


A controversy erupted on Friday after the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a circular asking universities to celebrate September 29 as 'Surgical Strike Day', with the Congress calling the move politically motivated and the government countering it by saying the exercise will enhance national prestige.


'Surgical Strike Day' stirs row, government defends move


The Shivaji University Kolhapur (SUK) managed to successfully stonewall a potentially damaging cyber-attack on its computer system recently, an official said here on Friday.


Maharashtra varsity stonewalls cyber-attack


Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday criticised Congress leader Kapil Sibal for terming the observance of Surgical Strike Day as a "jumla" (gimmick), contending that the exercise will enhance national prestige.


Surgical Strike Day to enhance national prestige: Javadekar


A three-and-a-half-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by the conductor of her school bus here. The accused has been arrested, police said on Friday.


Minor girl sexually assaulted in MP school bus


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Wealth, career, the purpose of life and fate (IANS Books This Weekend)


Infosys is partnering with the US-based Trinity College to create educational programmes that prepare liberal arts students and its techies for the digital workplace, said the software major on Thursday.


Infosys, Trinity College to blend liberal arts with digital technology


Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Foreign minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is "closely following" the case of a 23-year-old woman who wrote to her school in Monza begging for help to return to Italy from Pakistan, where she was taken last year "against her will", the foreign ministry said late on Tuesday.


Italy assessing how to help female Pakistani student's return


The principal and two officials of a boarding school here in Uttarakhand were arrested on Tuesday after a Class 10 girl student accused them of suppressing the matter of her gang-rape by senior students in August, police said.


Class 10 student gang-raped in Dehradun boarding school


India on Tuesday signed a $74 million loan agreement with the World Bank for the Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project.


WB to lend $74 mn for workforce training in Uttarakhand


To empower desi tech start-ups working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, IT industry's apex body Nasscom on Tuesday announced to double up on its efforts and mentor 100 such mature-stage start-ups every year.


Nasscom 'Accelerate 10X' initiative to nurture 100 AI start-ups each year


The principal and two other officials of a boarding school here in Uttarakhand were arrested on Tuesday after a Class 10 girl student accused them of suppressing the matter of her gang rape by senior students in August, police said.


Class 10 student gang raped in Dehradun boarding school


India and Germany on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on skill development, which will provide dual vocational training to Indian youth.


India, Germany sign skill development agreement


A teacher and three students were electrocuted at a private school in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, the police said.


Teacher, 3 students electrocuted in Pakistan


A Class 11 student was fatally stabbed on Monday in a brawl between two groups of youths in Haryana's Panchkula city, adjoining Chandigarh, police said.


Class 11 student killed in Panchkula brawl


Tata Communications on Monday said it has set up a specialised cyber security lab at the Sastra Deemed University in Tamil Nadu.

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