Three labourers died in an accident during construction work inside the IIT Kharagpur campus, police said on Wednesday.


Three labourers die in IIT Kharagpur


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Six students were electrocuted during the Independence Day celebrations at a primary school in West Bengal on Tuesday, police said.


6 students electrocuted at Bengal school I-Day event, one critical


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to open more than 25 skill development centres and fight dengue and chikungunya in the national capital.


25 skill development centres in a year: Kejriwal's I-Day promise


The defeat of the Carthaginian general Hannibal - regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history - in the  Second Punic War from 218-201 BC paved the way for the transition of Rome from a regional power to an Empire, an analysis of ancient Roman coins has shown.


Roman coins show how Hannibal's defeat led to rise of Rome


'Super 30' founder Anand Kumar, who is known for his IIT tutorial classes, has been invited to attend the annual India Day parade being organised in New York City.


'Super 30' founder to attend I-Day parade in New York


Skill development programmes currently run by various ministries should be handed over to the Skill Development Ministry with a sanctioned budget of Rs 25,000 crore, industry chamber Assocham suggested in a report on Sunday.


Assocham urges bringing all skill development under one ministry


Singer Sona Mohapatra, who has sung a song titled "Saamne aa" that speaks against son preference, says she supports the idea of having a society where gender equality is the norm and not the exception.


Sona wants society where gender equality is the norm


The Haryana government on Friday announced that it will give priority for grant of reservation or preference to the wards of armed forces personnel in admission in government and government-aided educational, technical and professional institutions.


Haryana to give admission preference to wards of armed forces personnel


Eight strategic reforms have been recommended for skill development in Arunachal Pradesh.


8 strategic reforms mooted for skill development in Arunachal


The Centre is considering a proposal to give admission to girl students in Sainik Schools and the National Defence Academy (NDA), Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said on Friday.


Centre mulling taking girls into Sainik Schools, NDA: Minister


The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed the Minimum Wages (Delhi) Amendment Bill 2017 and the Delhi Netaji Subhash University of Technology Bill 2017. The bills were reintroduced in the assembly on Wednesday.


Delhi Assembly passes Netaji Subhash varsity bill


A 30-year-old teacher aspirant committed suicide in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district after he was offered a housekeeping job, his family said on Wednesday.


Teacher aspirant hangs self after being offered housekeeping job


A mob attacked a private school in Meerut and vandalised property on Wednesday alleging that a seven-year-old girl student had been gang-raped by some students.


Mob attacks school alleging gangrape of minor


State-run International Institute of Information Technology-Bengaluru (IIIT-B) on Wednesday said it is starting a post-graduate diploma programme to train about 10,000 students and engineers in smart software skills.


IIIT-Bengaluru to hone 10,000 students with software skills


Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday told the state assembly his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale'  that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including of a teen in Mumbai.


Kerala will write to Centre to ban 'Blue Whale': CM


A day-care centre driver is facing charges in Florida state of the US after a three-year-old boy was found dead in a parked hot van, the state police have said.


US driver faces charges after child found dead in van


The CBI on Tuesday said that it has arrested three persons for allegedly influencing government officials and using illegal means to get clearance for a medical college, under the government scanner, in Haryana's Jhajjar to admit students.


CBI arrests 3 for influencing government officials


The Allahabad High Court is to hear on Thursday the case of a student's death in GD Goenka Public School Indirapuram.


GD Goenka student's death case to come up in Allahabad High Court


The headmistress of a primary school here was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly tying up and beating up two class 2 students, police said.


Kolkata school headmistress arrested for beating up students


China has pledged to promote traditional opera in schools.


China to promote traditional opera in schools


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday laid foundation stones for and inaugurated 101 development schemes and projects in the state capital, officials said.

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