The Aligarh Muslim University will send a team to provide medical aid to people hit by nature's fury in Uttarakhand, Pro-Vice Chancellor S. Ahmad Ali said.


AMU to send medical help to Uttarakhand


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Huge stages, bright lights and high-voltage sound along with a discerning audience - all this is a dream for any musician, especially for the growing Indie music artists. But the journey to the top is not so easy and one needs to think  long and deep before embarking on a career in the medium, top musicians say.


For music career, thing big but be realistic (June 21 is World Music Day)


Ravi Kumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology -Madras (IIT-M), has been appointed dean of the Nanyang Business School (NBS) in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it was announced Tuesday.


IIT-ian becomes dean of top Singapore business school


Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Friday asked the state government to dissolve the controversial CMJ University and hand over the investigation of its fraud to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).


Mooshahary urges dissolution of CMJ varsity, CBI probe


The European Union is considering changing existing policies to woo international students to pick its member nations for education, a top diplomat said Friday.


EU mulls new guidelines to woo international students


With expenditure on food, living expenses and stay rising sharply due to the weakening rupee against the dollar, Indian students aspiring to study abroad have been hit hard, a study by Assocham revealed Thursday.


Falling rupee hits students aspiring to study abroad: Assocham


Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Wednesday asked the state government to dissolve the controversial CMJ University.


Dissolve CMJ University, says Meghalaya governor


To integrate science, philosophy and culture, a hub dedicated to spread Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's interpretations of philosophy of science will open June 19 here at Bose Institute, physicist Bikash Sinha said here Tuesday.


Kolkata to get hub on Tagore


Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Thursday asked CMJ University vice-chancellor Chandra Mohan Jha to clarify his stand on the issue of alleged fake PhDs being granted by the varsity.


Meghalaya governor seeks information on fake PhDs


An Indian-origin woman in South Africa has alleged that her seven-year-old son has been subjected to corporal punishment in school.


Indian-origin woman in South Africa alleges corporal punishment


Annapurna International School of Film and Media (AISFM) and Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU) here have signed an MoU to offer new four-year undergraduate and two-year postgraduate degrees with specializations in media.


Hyderabad-based film school offers new media degree courses


Kerala has been allocated Rs.403 crore in the current fiscal under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme for universal education, state Education Minister Abdu Rabb said here Thursday.


Kerala to get Rs.403 crore under universal education scheme


The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday sought a report from human resource development ministry over 18 Dalit students' suicide in country's elite educational institutions and discrimination against them in Patna University.


Rights panel seeks report on Dalit students


As part of a German government initiative to link schools across the world under the Schools: Partners for the Future (PASCH) programme, a youth camp began here Monday.


Youth camp under German initiative kicks off


A senior economics teacher of the International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) in Saudi Arabia has died, media reports said Saturday.


Teacher of Indian school in Saudi Arabia dies


Sir Partha Dasgupta,  Indian-born professor  of economics at the University of Cambridge, UK  and talk show celebrity Oprah Winfrey were among the nine people  recognised with honorary degrees at the annual convocation of Harvard University here Thursday.


Indian professor, Oprah honoured at Harvard


The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday sought a report from Manipur over alleged gross irregularities in mid-day meal schemes in the state-run schools.


NHRC issues notice to Manipur over mid-day meal scheme


At least 30 top executives from the country's nationalised banks underwent a leadership programme conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), an official said Wednesday.


Banking executives training at IIM Kozhikode


Human rights panels Wednesday ordered a probe into the suicide of a Class 9 student after allegedly being tortured and humiliated by his teacher.


Probe ordered into student's suicide in Bengal


An 18-year-old Indian youth in Saudi Arabia has committed suicide after failing in his class 12 exams held by India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), results of which were declared Monday.


Indian student in Saudi Arabia commits suicide


Flocked by thousands of scholars and thinkers from far and wide, Nalanda, the ancient seat of learning, was famed the world over as a hub of knowledge. The dream to revive the centre of excellence is taking shape in Rajgir as the Nalanda University.

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