The principal of a high school in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas - arrested in connection with the death of a minor girl student after she was ragged - was Friday remanded to three days' police custody by a court.


Bengal ragging death: Principal sent to police custody


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In a bid to filter obscene and violent content in children's reading, the Chinese government has released a circular calling for stricter supervision of children's publications.


China targets indecent children's books


As many as 10 engineering students have been booked for ragging a first-year student, officials said Friday.


10 engineering students booked for ragging in Bihar


Angry protestors - mostly guardians - laid siege of a West Bengal school Thursday forcing the authorities to arrest its principal who also resigned for the death of a minor girl student after being "ragged".


Bengal school ragging: Principal resigns, arrested after protests (Intro Roundup)


Angry protestors - mostly parents and guardians - laid siege of a West Bengal school Thursday forcing its principal to resign for the death of a minor girl student after being "ragged".


Bengal school ragging: Principal resigns, Mamata assures action (Roundup)


Five students were arrested here Thursday for torching a Delhi Police van on Delhi University's north campus after a police vehicle injured a student.


Students torch police vehicle, five arrested


Even as angry parents Thursday ransacked a West Bengal school following the death of a Class 5 student after she was allegedly ragged, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the victim's family of action in the matter.


Parents ransack school, Mamata assures action


Kerala Thursday decided that one percent of its budget would be earmarked for entrepreneurship schemes of the young, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said, adding the amount would be approximately Rs.500 crore.


Rs.500 crore Kerala boost to young entrepreneurs


Angry parents Thursday ransacked a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district demanding the arrest of the principal following the death of a Class 5 student allegedly of trauma suffered after being bullied in school.


Angry parents ransack Bengal school over girl's death


A 10-year-old girl died at a hospital after being allegedly ragged by senior students of her school in the northern outskirts of the city Wednesday.


Schoolgirl dies after alleged bullying by seniors


In a fresh ragging incident in a West Bengal educational institution, two students of Jadavpur University here were suspended Wednesday for allegedly ragging a junior.


Two Bengal students suspended for ragging


An Indian education group plans to invest $500 million over the next three years in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) education sector.


Indian education provider to invest $500 mn in UAE


On Entrepreneurship Day Thursday, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will connect with more than two million school and college students through Google Plus Hangout at 1 p.m., a statement from the government said.


Chandy to interact with two million students


At least 500 candidates, including 50 Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials, were caught cheating in an examination held for Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), a media report said.


ISI officers caught cheating in Pakistan exam


After a historic concert in Srinagar and two houseful concerts in Mumbai, master conductor Zubin M. Mehta will visit his alma mater, St. Mary's School, on the occasion of its ongoing 150th anniversary celebrations, a school official said.


Mumbai school to welcome alumnus Zubin Mehta


Much to the relief of Indian parents, the Saudi Arabian government has granted the International Indian School of Jeddah (IISJ) permission to run an evening shift and accommodate more students.


Indian school in Jeddah allowed evening shift


Nearly half the Asian American students in the New York City school system surveyed by two civic rights groups have said they've been bullied, according to a new report.


Asian American students in New York schools bullied


Hundreds of students Tuesday laid siege to the Amity University campus in Haryana's Manesar town, blocking the entry of staff members after nearly 100 pupils were declared failed by the institution, officials said.


Students lay siege to Amity varsity in Haryana


Ahead of the Sep 13 Delhi University Students Union polls, a student leader was injured here in a clash between two groups in the university campus Monday afternoon, police said.


Student leader hurt in Delhi University attack


Around eight million people in India join the workforce but only 1-1.5 million get jobs, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada said here Monday.


Employability a great challenge in India: Jitin Prasada


To tap the growing demand for management professionals, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) will set up its regional centre in Himachal Pradesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here Sunday.

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