A Class 9 student was allegedly burnt to death by two neighbours in a Bihar village over a family dispute, sparking protests by residents demanding the arrest of the accused, officials said on Wednesday.


Class 9 girl student burnt to death in Bihar


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The EU delegation to India has announced its decision to release the final tranche of euro 25 million of its euro 80 million grant to the Indian government's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), a statement said.


EU to release euro 25 mn to support school education in India


Prerana M. Rajguru alias Rinku, who won the 2015 National Awards Special Mention for her role in the Marathi blockbuster "Sairat", on Tuesday passed her SSC examinations scoring 66.40 per cent marks.


'Sairat' actress Rinku clears SSC 


The Nalanda University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea's Academy of Korean Studies for academic cooperation, an official said on Monday.


Nalanda varsity to collaborate with South Korean Institute


India is committed to bearing the entire expenditure of Rs 2,500 crore to build the permanent campus of the South Asian University (SAU) here, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Monday.


India fully committed to building South Asian University campus


Actress-producer Neetu Chandra says India has never got a leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi to guide the country's youth. She would like to meet him as "education matters".


Neetu Chandra wants to meet Modi to promote education


Bihar's poor Class 12 results this year have been shocking. Only 30 per cent of those who took the Science exam passed -- thanks largely to hundreds of schools functioning without science teachers and laboratories remaining locked up for years.


State of Bihar's schools - few science teachers, locked up labs


The University of Mumbai on Thursday launched two industry-oriented post-graduate courses in "Emotional Intelligence" from the current academic year.


Mumbai varsity offers PG courses in Emotional Intelligence


Around 4,000 Indian students appeared for interviews on Thursday to secure the American visa to pursue higher education in the US, brushing aside fears of hate crimes in that country.


4,000 Indian students seek US visa for higher education


An Indian linguist and anthropologist who is globally revered for his work on dying languages, Ganesh Devy has researched and documented 780 living Indian languages. He says that offering reservation quotas alone will not solve the problem of social exclusion in the country's education system which is headed for "failure".


'India might become an educationally failed nation'


A burqa-clad student who came with her classmates to witness a Karnataka Assembly session on Wednesday had a horrific experience when the police asked her to remove the burqa and subjected her to security check for around 20 minutes.


Burqa-clad girl faces 20-minute security check


The Skill Development Ministry has trained more than 1.17 crore aspirants in various skills since the inception of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Skill India Mission, Minister of State for Skill Development Rajiv Pratap Rudy said on Tuesday.


More than 1 crore trained under Skill India: Minister


The All India Management Association (AIMA) will hold a special session to mark its diamond jubilee on July 7, and President Pranab Mukherjee will attend it, an official statement said.


President to attend AIMA diamond jubilee event


India, which offers a unique statistical training programme for participants from least-developed and developing Asian and African countries, should cash in on the geo-political advantage of the course that is being run by the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) since 1950, says a veteran statistician.


'India should leverage statistics for geo-political advantage'


An Iranian student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday complained he was punched on the nose and roughed up by about 10 students, who were bursting firecrackers while celebrating after the India-Pakistan cricket match late in the night.


Iranian JNU student alleges assault by revellers post India-Pakistan match


Dubai, June 5 (IANS/WAM) Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of a six-month training programme "Empowerment with RTA" to help Emirati graduates seeking jobs.


Dubai launches training programme for Emirati graduates


At least half of India's under-18 population lives in acute poverty, reveals a "deeply disturbing" study from Oxford University.


Half of India's under-18 population lives in poverty: Study


Title: The Physics of Everyday Things - The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day; Author: James Kakalios; Publisher: Crown Publishing; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599


The sub-atomic forces and processes enabling our hi-tech lives (Book Review) 


A day after his arrest for forgery, Bihar's Class 12 Arts topper Ganesh Kumar was sent to to judicial custody for 14 days on Saturday.


Bihar Class 12 topper Ganesh Kumar sent to 14 days judicial custody


The Enforcement Directorate (ED)on Friday said it has registered a money laundering case in connection with the 2016 Bihar toppers scam linked to the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), an official said.


ED registers FIR in Bihar toppers scam


The Haryana government has offered up to 10 per cent concession in the cut-off percentage to students from Jammu and Kashmir who want to study in the state.

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