Tata Trusts, which has been in the limelight recently owing to the boardroom battle in Tata Sons, have joined as partners to the second edition of the India Innovation Growth Programme to be launched here in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday.


Tata Trusts join as partners to India Innovation Growth Programme


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Delhi Police has booked over a dozen students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for allegedly misbehaving with Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar during a meeting with him, a police officer said on Thursday.


Over dozen JNU students booked for misbehaving with VC


Keeping up its focus on education and health, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday presented the AAP government's "Outcome Budget" - allocating almost a quarter of its Rs 48,000 crore outlay to the education sector.


Health, education focus of AAP's 'Outcome Budget' (Roundup)


US-based software-as-a-service provider Cvent on Wednesday announced that it would impart skills to underserved youth, including women for jobs in the Indian IT industry.


Cvent to skill underserved youth for IT jobs


The Delhi government has allocated Rs 11,300 crore, almost a quarter of its Rs 48,000 crore Budget, to the education sector, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Wednesday.


Delhi allocates 24% of its Budget for education


The Delhi government has allocated Rs 11,300 crore, almost a quarter of its Rs 48,000 crore budget, to the education sector, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Wednesday.


Education gets 24 per cent in Delhi budget


The violence at Ramjas College reverberated in the Delhi assembly on Tuesday, with the ruling AAP and opposition BJP legislators getting into a heated debate over "supporting anti-nationals".


Ramjas violence triggers heated debate in Delhi assembly


Days after making Aadhar Card mandatory for availing mid-day meal, the government on Tuesday clarified that no one will be deprived of the benefits for lack of the identification card.


No one to be deprived of benefits for lack of Aadhaar: Government


The city police on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has already set up a three-member committee to probe the alleged misbehavior and beating of women students by police during Ramjas College violence last month.


Committee set up to probe police misbehavior in Ramjas, HC told


A group of 40-odd "outsiders" on Monday vandalised a south Kolkata college and beat up students, including girls, following a dispute over holding of a cultural programme.


Outsiders vandalise Kolkata college, attack girl students


The Supreme Court on Monday transferred the case relating to the suicide by Amity Law School student Sushant Rohilla to the Delhi High Court.


SC shifts student suicide case to Delhi HC


Sexual harassment, misconduct and gender violence by university staff across the UK are at epidemic levels, a media report said.


Sexual harassment widespread in UK universities


Under a new foreign policy it adopted last year, Taiwan is seeking to woo more foreign students, including from India, to study in its institutes of higher learning.


Taiwan seeking to woo more foreign students


A 35-year-old teacher was suspended by authorities here on Saturday for "molesting" minor girl students in the school.


Teacher suspended for 'molesting' students


India's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Saturday said the model of economic and political development at the same time that India has been following is a challenging task.


Simultaneous economic, political development a challenge: Subramanian


A girl student of International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Basara in Telangana committed suicide on Friday, police said.


IIIT girl student commits suicide


As his tenure as Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) chairman comes to an end, actor Gajendra Chauhan says it is entirely the ministrys decision to grant an extension to his term, adding that he is a BJP soldier and will do any duty assigned to him.


I'm a BJP soldier, will do whatever is assigned: Gajendra Chauhan (IANS Interview)


Some semblance of normalcy crept back to Delhi University on Friday, with more students attending classes even as the Congress-affiliated NSUI gifted roses to students outside Ramjas College - a week after violent clashes outside the college snowballed into a major political row and reignited the intolerance debate.


Post clashes, Delhi University moving towards normalcy  (Roundup)


Uber has lost a High Court case against Transport for London (TfL) to block a new rule on language tests for private hire drivers in the capital.


UK court: Uber drivers must pass written English test


Celebrating 25 years of its multi-faceted relation with India, Israel on Friday offered scholarship and training to Indian nationals in its academic programmes, said a release.


Israel offers scholarship to Indian students, professionals


A man has been arrested for molesting a Delhi University student who hails from China, the Delhi Police said on Friday.

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