Canada's top Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donated $10 million to the University of Lethbridge in Alberta on Wednesday.


Canada's top Sikh tycoon donates $10 mn to university


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Northwestern University has issued an all-clear after police determined a report of shots fired at a graduate dorm on its main campus in Evanston in the US state of Illinois was a hoax.


Shooting reported at Northwestern University, police call it 'hoax'


The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry to probe the alleged irregularities in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination held last month, an official said on Wednesday.


CBI starts probe in SSC paper leak, files PE


Two senior students have been academically suspended and punitive action has been taken against four other students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala, on charge of ragging, an official said here on Wednesday.


Six NIT-Agartala students suspended on charges of ragging


In the second incident of its kind since January in Haryana, a college lecturer was shot dead on the campus by an unidentified student in Sonipat district on Tuesday, police said.


Haryana college teacher shot dead by student


Authorities decided to re-open schools and colleges across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday after shutting them the previous day to maintain law and order in the wake of a gunfight that killed three militants.


Schools, colleges reopen in Kashmir Valley


A young man from Haryana has been arrested here on the charge of being involved in forging academic certificates, police said on Monday.


One held in Delhi for forging certificates


Coinciding with the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India, an Indo-French Centre of Excellence (CoE) was inaugurated here on Monday to impart vocational training to engineers in electricity, automation and energy management.


Indo-French centre for engineers inaugurated in Bengaluru


In a bid to provide mentorship in design, innovation and entrepreneurship for software companies and startups, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) in association with Facebook on Monday launched "Design4India Studio" here.


Nasscom, Facebook launch 'Design4India Studio' in Bengaluru


The first-ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ended successfully here on Sunday with a landmark agreement on mutual recognition of educational qualifications between the two countries and a record 15 other MoUs signed between universities and research institutions on joint initiatives and partnerships.


Indo-French group to take ahead cooperation in education


Authorities in Tamil Nadu were engaged in a massive operation on Sunday to rescue some students caught in a forest fire in Theni district, with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying the IAF has also been pressed into service.


Massive operation on to rescue students from TN forest fire


Actor Anupam Kher says talking to the students of Babson College in Boston about the power of failure was an enriching experience.


Anupam Kher gives life lessons in Boston's Babson College


Estonia is inviting Indian students and start-ups to study and incubate their business there, said Urve Palo, the European nation;s Minister for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology.


Estonia invites Indian students for post-graduate studies


French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said greed and short-term vision of past leaders caused climate change and terrorism in the world.


Short-term vision caused climate change, terrorism : Macron


Unlike in developed countries, start ups in India do not grow due to lack of enthusiasm from angel investors, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said here on Saturday.


India needs more angel investors: Infosys co-founder


A first-year commerce student, M. Aswini, was stabbed to death outside her college here on Friday. Police said the attacker was arrested.


B.Com girl student stabbed to death


Demanding CBI inquiry in alleged irregularities and corruption in SSC examination, a group of women students protesting outside the SSC headquarters in south Delhi on Thursday called for nationwide protests by wearing black clothes to examination centres on Friday.


Candidates urged to wear black dresses to SSC exam centres


Multinationals enjoy a much higher level of employee engagement in India as against what they do on their home turf and this has sent out a powerful message about the commitment and loyalty of the Indian workforce, Prof. Veronica Hope Hailey, Vice President, The University of Bath and the Dean of its School of Management, has said.


'MNCs enjoy higher level of employee engagement in India than back home'


Two students were shot on Wednesday in an reportedly accidental shooting at a high school in the southern US state of Alabama.


2 high school students shot in US


The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an agreement with France for mutual recognition of educational qualification obtained in either country by students.


Cabinet approval for Indo-France accord on education


The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an agreement between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Public Service Commission of Mauritius for exchange of expertise in recruitment and use of use of Information Technology (IT) for written exams.

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