Hundreds of students, teachers and workers of Delhi University held a candle light march Saturday evening to demand justice for a varsity employee who attempted self-immolation last week after the police failed to file an FIR against a college principal who she accused of sexual molestation.


Delhi University candlelight vigil for molestation victim


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ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation) Friday declared the launch of an ICICI Academy for Skills, to impart vocational training to the youth from economically weaker sections to help them earn livelihood.


ICICI to launch academy for skill development


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said the crime branch of the state police would investigate cases of alleged bungling by non-governmental organisations in the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme.


PM Scholarship Scheme bungling being probed: Omar Abdullah


The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system.


CCEA approves scheme to reform state higher education system


A student, who had come from Britain to study in a hotel management institute here, has filed a police complaint that he was ragged by seniors inside the college campus.


NRI student complains of ragging in Bengal institute


A Class 6 student was critically injured here after he was struck in the ear by a stray javelin on the school ground, police said Wednesday.


Delhi schoolboy accidentally injured by javelin


Six new Indian schools are to open in Abu Dhabi in the next two years after education authorities in the UAE   capital shut down a number of private Indian schools for violating land use norms.


Six Indian schools to come up in Abu Dhabi


India believes in sharing knowledge and learning from the experiences of other countries to bring about mutual growth, Indian High Commissioner K. Jeeva Sagar said here.


Sharing knowledge is key to mutual growth: India 


The future of 570 students has been thrown into jeopardy after yet another Indian school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was ordered to shut down at the end of the current academic year.


Another Indian school in UAE told to close


Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said an Australian Centre for Indonesia Studies will be established with government and private funding in Australia.


Australia to establish Indonesia study centre


A day-long theatre festival in government schools in the national capital Monday highlighted the poor condition of the schools.


Theatre festival throws light on Delhi schools


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday detained 12 people and claimed to have busted an organised racket that leaked Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination papers here.


12 detained in SSC exam fraud


Four medical college students convicted for ragging to death their junior Aman Kachroo would now return to the classroom as the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Saturday allowed them to complete their studies.


Kachroo ragging case: Convicts get nod to rejoin college


Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, his eyes firmly on the prime ministerial chair, is hardselling his government's skill development achievements ahead of the general elections in a bid to win over disillusioned youth.


Modi hardsells skill development to attract youth


Premier B-school Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged another laurel and the top spot in finance among the world's 70 leading business schools, a statement said Thursday.


IIM-C tops in finance among 70 global B-schools


The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will reportedly open a centre in Dubai soon to cater to Indian schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


CBSE to open a centre in Dubai


Ten more students in Odisha fell ill Wednesday after consuming iron supplements, a day after 113 students of another school were hospitalised for consuming the iron pills.


Iron supplements leave 10 more Odisha students ill


In a bid to tap entrepreneurs and enhance their skills, country's premier B-School, the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C), will assist the West Bengal government to impart training to select candidates, a release said Tuesday.


IIM-C, Bengal government to train entrepreneurs


A new Indian school is going to come up in Dubai next year with an intake capacity of 3,000 students.


New Indian school to open in Dubai


Twenty girls from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir are on a visit to Kolkata as part of the 'Bharat Darshan' tour organised by the Border Security Force.


Kashmiri girls travel to Kolkata


Restoration of the school vandalised by irate parents and local people after the Sep 11 death of a minor girl allegedly after being ragged by seniors will begin soon, an official of the Church of North India said Monday.

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