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.


PeopleStrong buys referral hiring platform Grownout


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Women in India have assumed a greater role in domestic decision-making over the last decade, but there has been a drop in the number of employed women, and improved education levels are not in tune with development during the period, the Economic Survey 2018 shows.


More decision-making for women not in tune with development: Economic Survey


A scientist from Panjab University has been invited to the US to work with a select group of scientists towards a complex identification process of human skeletal remains of the 9/11 World Trade Centre (WTC) attack victims.


Panjab University scientist invited to identify 9/11 human skeletal remains


Corporal punishment in schools and cyber-bullying of children is a major concern in Goa, the state Commission for Protection of Child Rights said on Monday.


Corporal punishment, cyber-bullying major concern in Goa: Children's Commission


Kerala Governor and Calicut University Chancellor P. Sathasivam on Monday conferred the D. Litt on Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and veteran athlete P.T. Usha, "the Payyoli Express".


Calicut University confers D.Litt on Mohanlal, P.T.Usha


The Liangzhu relic site of Neolithic ruins in East China's Zhejiang province has been officially recommended by the National Commission of China to Unesco as a candidate for World Heritage status in 2019.


East China city seeks World Heritage status


Is the human advancement in science and technology leading us to the point when we might not need to exert ourselves to run our world and become bystanders instead of participants? Not yet, say experts, but we need to take some remedial measures, especially on the educational front, to retain our relevance.


'Is humanity progressing towards its own obsolescence work-wise? Not yet'


A Punjab Police Constable shot himself during a Republic Day function on Friday in Jagraon, 155 km from here, police said.


Constable shoots himself at R-Day function in Punjab


The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Thursday sanctioned a grant of Rs 456 crore for IIT-Kharagpur and three other IITs for developmental projects.


Centre sanctions Rs 456 crore for four IITs


Actress Sonam Kapoor believes that educating girls about their bodies is equivalent to empowering them to feel more confident about taking care of themselves.


By educating girls, we empower them to feel confident: Sonam Kapoor


Nobel Peace Prize laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai on Thursday stressed collective responsibility to promote the education of young girls across the globe while addressing a session during the annual World Economic Forum here.


Educating girls a collective responsibility, says Malala at Davos


Police in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund have arrested six persons, including three tantriks and a teacher, for the murder of an ad-hoc teacher on January 21.


3 tantriks among 6 arrested for murder of ad-hoc teacher in Chhattisgarh


The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a 2016 petition seeking a SIT probe into an assault on then JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar when he was produced at a court here.


SC no to SIT probe into attack on JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar


Give girls wings to fly by empowering and educating them, say film celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Twinkle Khanna and Richa Chadha on National Girl Child Day on Wednesday.


Empower, educate: Film celebs on National Girl Child Day


A school in the Uttar Pradesh capital where a Class 1 student was critically wounded last week in a knife attack by a senior girl is set to lose its recognition, an Education Department official said on Tuesday.


Lucknow school where student was knifed to lose recognition


A pupil at a school in western Germany was killed in a stabbing attack by a classmate on Tuesday, authorities said.


Student killed by classmate in Germany stabbing attack


With a view to giving back to their home towns, young ex-IITians are returning to take a shot at creating jobs through their tech ventures in Rajasthan, particularly in the field of education. Many of these tech-savvy youngsters realised that education was in dire need of a major change in the state.


Aiming to give back, Rajasthan IITians return to launch education start-ups


In what is claimed to be a first for any university, University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has inked a 15-year agreement to get 100 per cent of its energy supplied by photovoltaic solar energy.


Australian university goes 100 per cent solar


Aiming to empower girl education in India and other countries, Apple on Monday announced support for the Malala Fund -- led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai -- which is focused on advocating every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe and quality education.


Apple joins Malala Fund to empower girls in India, world


Apple on Monday announced to support The Malala Fund -- led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai -- which is focused on advocating every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe and quality education.


Apple joins Malala Fund to empower girls' education


Universities should give top priority to preparing students for employability, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday, lauding Gujarat University for helping many new entrepreneurs through its programmes.

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