Around 6,200 girls have undergone self defence training in the past three years under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of BSES, one of Delhi's two  electricity distribution companies (discoms), the company announced on Tuesday.


6,200 girls trained in self defence under BSES's CSR initiative


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Puerto Rican authorities will start reopening some public schools from Tuesday, a small step towards normalcy weeks after Hurricane Maria left a trail of destruction across the US territory, the media reported.


Puerto Rico reopening some schools after hurricane devastation


A Class 4 student collapsed and fell unconscious on Monday after an angry teacher flung an object at him that hit him in the groin in a Ghaziabad town. The still-unconscious nine-year-old, whose offence was he had entered the Staff Room when they were resting by mistake, was then thrown in an open field, police said.


Student hit by teacher falls unconscious, hospitalised


An engineering student on Wednesday drowned while bathing in a pond in Kolkata, police said.


Engineering student drowns in Kolkata pond


The students' body at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) on Tuesday launched a protest against imposition of "draconian rules" and "threats of expulsion" every other day.


SRFTI students protest against 'dictatorial attitude'


India and Russia have agreed to increase cooperation in the area of skill  development at the ongoing World Skills Abu Dhabi (WSAD) event in the UAE, industry chamber Ficci said on Tuesday.


India, Russia to increase cooperation in skill development


The Nasscom Foundation on Tuesday said it would train girls to use technology to address gender equality issues like violence, health and education.


Nasscom to train girls in using technology


As part of their tour of India to strengthen India-German bonds and widen their own cultural horizon, a group of 50 students from five schools in Germany visited Chandigarh on Tuesday, a programme organiser said.


50 German students visit Chandigarh to strengthen bilateral links


Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone says, though she feels fortunate to have portrayed a character like Padmavati, the filming was extremely exhausting for her.


'Padmavati' was exhausting experience: Deepika


With the grant of 'Institute of National Importance' status, the Footwear Design and  Development Institute (FDDI) can now award degrees to its students, the government announced on Monday.


Footwear institute gets 'national importance' status, can now award degrees


The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the winners of the DUSU elections and the other candidates as to how they plan to clean up the defacement in the campus area.


How you plan to clean defacement, HC asks DUSU leaders


An Indian-origin teenager has made a fortune by selling houses through his online estate agency business during his school lunch breaks and has become one of UK's youngest millionaires, a media report said.


Indian-origin teenager is UK's 'youngest millionaire'


The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its "complete lack of interest" in tracing out JNU student Najeeb Ahmad, who went missing a year ago.


HC slams CBI for 'complete lack of interest' in tracing Najeeb Ahmed


Newly-appointed Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Chairperson Anupam Kher on Monday visited the campus of the iconic institution unannounced and promised the students that he is on their side.


Anupam Kher visits FTII campus unannounced


The BJP on Saturday accused the Congress of "misleading" people on the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI), saying that India's position had rather improved.


India's position improved on Global Hunger Index: BJP


Sharing a public platform with Nitish Kumar for the first time after the coming together of JD-U and BJP over two months ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he and the Bihar Chief Minister would take the state to new heights of development even as he announced that infrastructure projects of Rs 53,000 crore were underway or completed in the state.


Modi, Nitish share stage, Modi lays foundation of Rs 3,700 cr projects (Roundup)


Relatives and friends of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Najeeb Ahmed spent entire Friday night outside the CBI headquarters here in the hope of getting an answer from the agency regarding his whereabouts.


Waiting for CBI's response, missing JNU scholar's family spend night on road


The National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD), said to be the world's largest, was opened at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) here on Friday.


Centre for combustion research set up in IIT-Madras


Hundreds of students from JNU and Jamia Milia Islamia on Friday held a protest at the CBI headquarters here to demand that the agency trace Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing nearly a year ago.


Students protest at CBI HQ for tracing missing JNU scholar


The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) decision holding former Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others guilty of indiscipline in the controversial February 9 event last year.


HC sets aside JNU's disciplinary action against students


A day after Anupam Kher was appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), its students' association has drawn the veteran actor's attention to nine key issues persisting in the iconic Pune-based institution.

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