Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday hinted that the government may ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the illegal functioning of the controversial CMJ University.


Meghalaya may ask CBI to probe CMJ University scam


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Students caught ragging other students in any educational institutions in Tripura will be get a maximum of four years in prison and a fine, a government notification said here Wednesday.


Prison, fine for ragging in Tripura


Google India Private Limited Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to train engineering students of Jawahar Knowledge Centres (JKC) in latest technologies like mobile and cloud computing.


Google signs MoU to train engineering students in Andhra


In the wake rising crimes against women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday announced her government was willing to introduce training in  martial arts for girls in all its schools.


Dikshit for martial arts training for girls


A day after clash among students of Himachal Pradesh University here left at least 12 people injured, the authorities Tuesday constituted a committee to probe the incident, an official said.


Himachal varsity clash leaves 12 injured, probe ordered


India has sought more institution level academic collaborations with the US to help build  a robust vocational education system through community colleges to prepare the  global workforce of the 21st century.


India seeks US partnership to build global workforce


A Meghalaya court Monday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against CMJ University's chancellor Chandra Mohan Jha and two others in connection with the alleged forgery and irregularities committed by the institution, a lawyer said.


Arrest warrant against private varsity's chief in Meghalaya


The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Monday said IAS aspirant V.Y. Manjunath, who allegedly committed suicide over a goof up in the civil services exam results, had not even qualified the preliminary exam held in 2012.


UPSC denies result goof up, link to candidate's 'suicide'


The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on rural development from the 2013 session, an official said Monday.


IGNOU offers course on rural development


Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.


Special category status for Bihar after criteria change: Chidambaram


The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Friday arrested another top official of Meghalaya's private CMJ University in connection with selling fake Ph.D. degrees, a CID official said.


Another CMJ varsity official arrested in Meghalaya


Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Friday said the controversial CMJ University, involved in issuing fake Ph.D. degrees to students, had also established centres in almost all districts of Uttar Pradesh.


Meghalaya's controversial private varsity has centres in UP


School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who appeared for the higher secondary examinations held by India's Kerala state, recorded a 95.9 pass percentage.


96 percent UAE school students pass Kerala board exam


Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the country's oldest universities, has embarked upon a series of country-specific programmes to prepare a cadre of experts to fulfil the research needs of the government and think tanks, something which foreign service officials are perhaps not adept at doing, the university says.


Jamia prepares 'brains' to help India understand neighbours


The Kerala government Tuesday extended a helping hand to the children of the fisherfolk by earmarking Rs.6 crore towards meeting their educational needs.


Kerala to spend Rs.6 crore on education of fisherfolk's children


An Indian American student at a US university has won the changing entrepreneurship and outstanding teaching awards at an annual awards ceremony for co-founding a company that can detect bacteria in water.


Indian American wins awards in US varsity


Sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the offices of Meghalaya's private CMJ University Thursday night, police said.


CID sleuths raid Meghalaya's private varsity


Cairn India is setting up a centre of excellence in Jodhpur that will provide world class training for upgrading skills of people engaged in the oil and gas industry.


Cairn setting up centre of excellence in Jodhpur


One of Singapore's largest public universities has rejected an appeal by an Indian-origin associate professor of journalism for tenure, triggering a row.


Row over Singapore varsity's denial of tenure to professor


Lyricist-writer Gulzar has been appointed the new chancellor of Assam University.


Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University


A Class 11 class student fell to his death under mysterious circumstances at a government school building here, police said Saturday. The student's family alleged that he was murdered by his classmates.

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