The Vice Chancellor of Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, was arrested by the anti-corruption officials while demanding and receiving a bribe of Rs 30 lakh, an official statement said.


Bharathiyar University VC arrested for bribery


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The Haryana Police on Saturday arrested three people for allegedly assaulting two Kashmiri students in Mahendergarh town in south Haryana.


3 arrested for assault on Kashmiri students in Haryana


The Haryana Police on Saturday registered a case against unknown persons following an alleged assault on two Kashmiri students in Mahendergarh a day ago.


Haryana Police register case after attack on Kashmiri students


Opposition MLAs on Saturday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly protesting against the assault on Kashmiri students in Haryana.


Opposition MLAs protest assault on Kashmiri students in Haryana


The Delhi University on Friday asked 23 students to furnish the reasons for defacing several buildings on the campus and elsewhere during last year's election campaign, asking why they should not be punished.


DUSU leaders asked to explain campus defacement


Three students of a Delhi school were detained on Friday for beating a Class 9 student to death, police said.


3 held for killing fellow student in Delhi school


China and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday signed a $4 million agreement to support the recovery of Pakistan's remote areas that have been affected by natural and human-made crises.


China, UNDP sign pact to help Pakistan's tribal areas


Pune law student Shruti V. Shrikhande has emerged as the national topper among girls in the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exams.


Pune girl tops CDS exams


French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler received the first batch of the Young Architects and Urban Planners Programme, launched as part of the ongoing third edition of Bonjour India, that builds on the positive institutional exchanges between India and France over the past few years, a statement said.


French envoy welcomes first batch of Young Architects and Urban Planners Programme


Five persons were injured in a classroom shooting at Salvador Castro Middle School in the US city of Los Angeles, officials said.


5 injured in US school shooting


Hailing the Union Budget for 2018-19 as forward looking and growth-oriented, chiefs of major IT firms on Thursday welcomed its focus on the rural economy, healthcare for the poor, investments in infrastructure, digital skilling, education and jobs creation.


Tech firm chiefs find Budget forward looking, growth oriented


Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley increased the allocation for education during 2018-19 by 6.68 per cent from last year to Rs 85,000 crore but its share has shrunk in relation to the total outlay.


Education Budget up by 6%, shrinks in relation to total outlay


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting an all-friendly Union Budget 2018-19 with the focus on agriculture, health and small businesses.


All-friendly Budget will push development: PM


The University of Hyderabad has rusticated a doctoral student for one year for abusing a Dalit professor on social media.


Hyderabad Varsity rusticates student for abusing Dalit professor


A "major" initiative to boost research with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore in four years, Eklayva Model boarding schools in tribal majority areas, and Prime Minister Fellowship for B.Techs, were the highlights in the education sector of the Budget proposals presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.


Rs 1 lakh cr to boost research, PM Fellowship for B.techs: Jaitley on education sector


The principal of a Catholic-run school in Goa has been booked for allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old boy who was caught in the classroom talking out of turn, police said on Wednesday.


Goa school principal booked for beating student


The Border Security Force (BSF) has signed a pact with a charitable trust under which four seats would be given to the children of officers of the force every year at its schools in order to provide them with quality education, an official said on Tuesday.


Charitable trust to provide free education for BSF wards


The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of AIIMS has urged Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to set up a high-level inquiry into the alleged foul play in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for post-graduate courses, held earlier this month.


Nadda urged to probe leak of NEET candidates' details


Words like "strategic", "excellent" and "certified" have dropped off the chart for Indian professionals and "skilled" has entered the "2017 Top 10 Buzzwords" list for the first time, professional networking platform LinkedIn said on Tuesday.


Indian professionals feel less 'strategic' but more 'skilled'


Calling out BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh for lack of development and poor living standards, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he saw how under-developed the northern state really was when he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha from that state during his brief stint as Defence Minister.


Goa way ahead of UP vis a vis standard of living: Parrikar


PeopleStrong, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR technology and solutions company, on Monday announced the acquisition of Grownout, a B2B (business-to-business) SaaS referral platform, for an undisclosed amount.

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