In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was sexually abused inside a school here, triggering angry protests on Friday and leading to the arrest of two teachers.


Girl sexually abused in Kolkata school, two teachers held


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A school principal was arrested on charges of raping a six-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Koderma district.


School principal rapes 6-year-old girl in Jharkhand


The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday asked for a detailed report within four weeks on the forced stripping of 88 girls in an Arunachal Pradesh school.


NHRC seeks report from Arunachal on stripping of 88 girls


The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) lodged a police complaint against a BJP leader for using a forged document to show that the board was circulating wrong maps of India, a senior board official said on Friday.


Complaint against Bengal BJP leader for forged Indian map


Google on Friday announced the four shortlisted Indian startups for its hands-on mentorship programme 'Launchpad Accelerator'. With this batch, a total of 30 Indian startups have so far joined the class.


Google to mentor 4 new Indian startups


Angry guardians on Friday protested at a school here after parents of a four-year-old girl student and doctors said she was sexually abused by a teacher and perhaps more men.


Girl sexually abused in Kolkata school


A four-year-old girl had to be hospitalised after being allegedly physically abused by one of her teachers in a south Kolkata-based private school, her father accused.


Minor 'physically abused' in Kolkata private school


Her dance performance on "Nagada sang dhol" song during Miss World 2017 pageants made many of her co-contestants think that she is a "Bollywood actress", but Manushi Chhillar is not eyeing Bollywood as of now. She wants to complete her medical education after her tenure as Miss World gets over.


I've really not given Bollywood a thought: Manushi Chhillar (IANS Interview)


About 20,000 youth across the country would be skilled by 2020 in apparel, made-ups and home furnishing sectors in collaboration with textile major Arvind Ltd, said Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Ananthkumar Hegde on Thursday.


Skill India to train 20,000 youth in textile sector


Even as India moved into the top 100 for the first time in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business global rankings, there's a lot more that needs to be done to keep up with the rest of the world, said Diljit Rana, one of the UK's top businessmen and a member of the House of Lords.


'India's archaic laws need to be brought into 21st century'


To encourage research in higher education institutions, the government would provide Rs 2,000 crore interest-free loans to six institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday.


Interest-free loans worth Rs 2,000 cr for 6 technology institutes


A refresher course for college teachers, which will include lectures on "Indian values", was launched on Tuesday by the Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE) of the University Grants Commission (UGC).


Refresher course on 'Indian values' launched for varsity teachers


Top business leaders of the knowledge industry from across the world will come together in Kochi on March 22-23, 2018 to discuss emerging trends, ground realities and the way forward to position Kerala as a hub for digital innovation and investment, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday.


Top global business leaders to descend on Kochi on March 22-23


The National Human Rights Commission and the Maharashtra State Women's Commission on Tuesday took serious note of a school reportedly asking a 15-year-old rape victim to leave on grounds that her continuance as student "tarnishes its reputation".


NHRC, Maharashtra women panel seek probe as school tells rape victim to leave


Four Australian undergraduate students will live, study and undertake internship in India next year under Australia's New Colombo Plan scholarships, it was announced on Tuesday.


Four Australian undergraduates to study in India


Three Indian institutes were ranked among the top 50 for the 'Master in Management' course in annual rankings released on Tuesday by the QS World University Rankings.


Three IIMs in top 50 in new QS rankings


The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Tuesday elected Nobel laureates Andre K. Geim and James Fraser Stoddart along with 14 other scientists as new foreign academicians.


Top Chinese academy elects two foreign Nobel laureates


Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a partnership with US-based edutech company Coursera to equip its workforce with advanced skills.


Bharti Airtel, Coursera partner for future-ready workforce


AFacebook on Monday announced accelerator programmes that will help tech start-ups, developers and students in India build products using emerging technologies.


Facebook to launch accelerator programmes for start-ups


A girl student pursuing B.Tech degree from Jaypee University in Noida has been found dead in mysterious circumstances.


Girl student of Noida dies


Anganwadi workers in Punjab called off their statewide agitation on Sunday following Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's intervention and the government's assurance that no Anganwadi Centre would be shut down following the introduction of pre-primary classes in primary schools.

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