JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, hailed the measures for higher education announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Wednesday in the 2017-18 Union Budget.


JNU VC hails Budget for higher education


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Students may see an increased presence of online courses at institutes of higher learning with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposing to harness information technology for learning purposes.


Jaitley proposes IT for education, more skill centres


Nepalese Hindu families on Wednesday visited temples across the country to worship the goddess of knowledge and wisdom as they marked the Shree Panchami festival.


Nepalese Hindus mark Panchami


When people come out of schools and find no jobs, the disappointment and despondecy that develops among them leads to gun violence in the schools, a new study based on a quarter-century of data has found.


Gun violence in US schools linked to unemployment


The Delhi government will set up a Chair at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to promote research work in Punjabi language, Delhi Culture and Languages Minister Kapil Mishra announced on Monday.


Delhi government to set up Chair for Punjabi at JNU


One-way traffic will be allowed on the Srinagar- Jammu national highway on Monday, a traffic department official said.


One-way traffic opened on Srinagar-Jammu highway


Focusing his attention on students appearing in their final examinations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked them to consider exams as a festival and to refrain from taking short cuts like cheating.


Exams are festivals, smile more, score more: Modi (Roundup)


A literary session being addressed by JNU student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) here on Saturday after ultra-Left activists raised slogans against him and the sponsors.


Kanhaiya Kumar's programme at Kolkata Lit Fest cut short due to protests


A literary session being addressed by student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) here on Saturday after ultra-Left activists raised slogans against him.


Slogans raised against Kanhaiya at Kolkata Lit Fest


The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Bihar government on the alleged murder of a class 10 girl student whose body was found in a drain near the gate of the hostel earlier this month.


NHRC notice to Bihar over girl student found dead outside hostel


The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) on Friday announced the institution of annual awards to encourage entrepreneurship among youth across the country.


Skill Development Ministry announces awards to foster entrepreneurship


Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced to provide free coaching facilities for the wards of defence personnel and paramilitary forces to prepare for all competitive exams.


Will provide free coaching to defence personnel's wards: Haryana CM


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government had unleashed a "revolution" in the education and health sectors.


Kejriwal claims 'revolution' in health, education sectors


Delhi University got its first monumental flag on Wednesday when Naveen Jindal, President of Flag Foundation of India (FFOI), hoisted a 100 ft-high tricolour at the Hansraj College here.


Delhi University gets it's own monumental flag


Amway India, the country's leading direct selling FMCG company, has made its maiden tie-up with IIM Calcutta for a special course focused on entrepreneurship and leadership for its identified high potential direct sellers.


Amway ties-up with IIM Calcutta for special course


Stressing the significance of autonomy of higher educational institutions, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the government was committed to freeing premier institutes from government control.


To free educational institutions from government control: Javadekar


Budget 2017 is an opportunity for the government to concentrate on improving school education for over 260.5 million children who enrolled in elementary and secondary school in 2015-16 -- children who will form the core of Indias working-age population, one billion by 2030, the largest in the world.


Budget 2017: The school education crisis - and opportunity


Noted theatre and film personality M.K. Raina on Monday said a university is a safety valve for a democratic system "where there is a space for youngsters to create ideas and work on innovations".


Theatre research need of the hour: M.K. Raina


The Crime Branch of city police on Monday told the Delhi High Court that nine students, who were served notices to join the investigation related to missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, had failed to come forward, raising doubt about their involvement.


Missing JNU student: Nine students not joining probe, Police tells HC


In a landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court has ordered Oxford University to stand trial after an Indian-origin student filed a 1 million pound ($1,245,100) compensation claim saying "appalling bad and boring tuition" in the varsity resulted in him getting a second class degree, a newspaper here reported.


Oxford faces trial over Indian-origin student's lawsuit


On the occasion of 42 years of 1975 crime drama film "Deewar" since its release, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said that the Yash Chopra directorial had the best screenplay.

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