A teenage boy committed suicide in West Bengal after he was beaten up by some relatives for not studying, police said on Wednesday. His grandmother, two uncles and aunts have been arrested.


Beaten up for not studying, teenager hangs self


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Hollywood actor George Clooney's Foundation will contribute $2.25 million to sponsor seven schools in Lebanon, which could help over 3,000 Syrian refugee children back to school this year.


US actor Clooney raises $2.25mn for Syrian Refugees


A Class 4 student at the GD Goenka Public School at Indirapuram here died on Tuesday after slipping on the second floor corridor, police said.


Student falls in school, dies


Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expressed concern over the impact of the Internet game, 'The Blue Whale' which reportedly claimed the life of a teenager in Mumbai three days ago.


After teen's death, Fadnavis concerned over 'The Blue Whale' influence


The agitating 'Shiksha Mitras', who had taken to the streets against the state government in the last one week, withdrew their protests on Tuesday after a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.


'Shiksha Mitras' put off protests after meeting Adityanath



Student slips in school, dies


More than half of Australia's college students have experienced sexual harassment at least once, according to a report issued by the country's Human Rights Commission on Tuesday.


Australia publishes report on campus sexual assault


Oracle and Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA) on Tuesday extended their agreement to integrate Oracle Academy curriculum focusing on big data, mobility, cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) into the state's educational programmes.


Oracle, Andhra IT academy extend collaboration


Under the scheme National Mission on Libraries, the government has approved a fund of Rs 224 lakh for improving the status of Delhi Public Library, the Ministry of Culture said on Monday.


Delhi Public Library gets Rs 224 lakh for improvement


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday cancelled an official visit to the interiors of Chamba district owing to the unrest in the area over the alleged rape of a student by a teacher.


Himachal CM cancels Chamba district visit over unrest


Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao on Saturday abruptly sacked the Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor, R.G. Dani, after it was found he is not an Indian citizen, an official said here.


Maharashtra varsity VC found to be foreigner, sacked


Inaugurating Urdu Literacy Centres here on Friday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said language is just a medium and inculcating the culture and spreading humanity is the government's aim.


Language just a medium, humanity is the aim: Sisodia


Majority of four-year-olds in rural areas of Assam, Rajasthan and Telangana are attending preschools, either private or government-run Anganwadi centres, a UNICEF study revealed on Friday.


Most 4-year-olds attending preschool in rural areas: Study


Students and teachers of 50 schools in east Delhi will be trained about disaster-preparedness and safety, an NGO said on Thursday.


50 Delhi schools to be made disaster-ready


Angry over alleged police inaction against the management of a school where a student was critically injured in an accident, local residents on Thursday blocked Sohna Road in Gurugram, causing inconvenience to commuters.


Gurugram road blocked over police inaction


TV personality Raghu Ram, whose name is synonymous with "Roadies", quit the show as its co-creator and judge in 2014. Though he has no regrets about his association with the popular youth-based reality show, he says he would hate to be part of it now.


Would hate to be part of 'Roadies' now: Raghu Ram


BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday supported JNU Vice Chancellor's demand for placing an artillery tank on the university's campus to instil a sentiment of nationalism among students.


BJP MP supports JNU VC's demand for on-campus tank


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the CBI to file a report within a week on a plea seeking direction for the AIIMS to quash the result of this year's MBBS entrance examination over alleged illegalities and irregularities.


HC seeks CBI report on AIIMS MBBS entrance test


A man was arrested here for duping 45 students of a women's college in Karnataka by posing as a recruiting agent and giving them fake job offers from leading IT firms, police said on Wednesday.


Job fraudster held in Bengaluru for duping 45 girls


Praveen Yadav, an accused in the Vyapam admission and recruitment scam, allegedly committed suicide at his house in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the state police said.


Vyapam scam accused commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh


A batch of 21 undergraduates from an Australian university participated in a unique 21-day corporate internship programme with top companies based in Mumbai, an official said here on Wednesday.

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