Out of 740 recognised universities in India, only 66 awarded doctorates to 177 candidates in entrepreneurship in the past 16 years, a new study has revealed.


Only 177 PhDs in entrepreneurship in Indian since 2000: Study


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At least nine persons were injured and one suspect was shot dead in a stabbing incident at a university campus in Ohio in the United States, media reports said.


9 injured in car-and-knife attack in US university


The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Monday signed an MoU to scale up skill development in hydrocarbon sector, an official release said.


Petroleum, Skill Development ministries ink MoU


A tri-national alliance of developing nations spread across three continents got a fresh lease of life on Monday with the launch of a fellowship programme for scholars from Brazil and South Africa.


India to host scholars from Brazil, South Africa


The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has issued a circular to educational institutions, including the IITs, to receive payments in digital mode, officials said on Monday.


IITs asked to receive payment in digital mode


The Delhi High Court on Monday asked city police to explain why "crucial details" of the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed being beaten up and taken to Safdarjung Hospital in an ambulance was missing from its status report.


HC asks why details of Najeeb's beating up, hospitalisation missing from police report


UAE-based chartered accountants Morison Menon on Sunday said that two of studies have been included in the business curriculum of Dubai Women College-Higher College of Technology (HCT).


Morrison Menon case studies in Dubai Women College curriculum


The leader of the Cuban revolution and former President, Fidel Castro, who died on Friday night at the age of 90, left a strong mark on contemporary political literature, the media reported on Sunday.


Fidel Castro leaves strong mark on modern political literature


The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi Police to file status report on the plea of the mother of the  Jawaharlal Nehru University's missing student Najeeb Ahmed that he  be presented by the police and the city government before the court.


Missing JNU student: HC seeks police report on mother's plea


A government school teacher was thrashed by a group of people inside the school premises on Friday for molesting minor school girls, police said.


Gurugram school teacher thrashed for molesting minors


A second year engineering student of Jadavpur University was feared drowned after he fell into the Ganga during a boat ride with his friends in Kolkata, police said on Friday.


Engineering student goes missing in Ganga


A 20-year-old Delhi University student was critically injured after she fell from the third floor of the college building here on Thursday, police said.


DU student falls from college building, critical


Global professional training company Simplilearn on Wednesday collaborated with software giant Microsoft to build a talent pool of over one lakh next generation cloud professionals in India by 2020.


Microsoft, Simplilearn to create cloud professionals in India


Several European stakeholders made their bids and shared views on how to make rural Indian youth more employable and increase their competence, on the second day of EU-India Skill Development Summit here on Tuesday.


Skill India Summit: Europe offers know-how for skilling of Indian youths


'Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much' - Helen Keller


Key lies in closing gap between academia, industry (Comment: Special to IANS)


In a major push for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Skill India' mission, skill development experts from across India and Europe joined hands on Monday to find ways in which Europe can contribute in providing skill training to Indian youth entering the job market every year.


India, EU join hands for Skill India


At least 22 children were injured, including one seriously, when their school van overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Monday.


22 injured as school van overturns in Madhya Pradesh


India will continue to play a key role in the global economy and as an economic powerhouse in the South Asian region, Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim said here on Monday.


Mauritius President underlines key Indian role in global economy


The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) along with the family members of missing student Najeeb Ahmed on Sunday reached out to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking his help against the alleged inaction of the Delhi Police and JNU administration in the matter.


Missing JNU student's family meets Akhilesh for help


The United States Consulate in Chennai handles nearly 1,600 visa applications every day even as the number of Indian students studying in the US registered the largest growth for the second year in a row, a US diplomat said here on Saturday.


US Consulate in Chennai handles 1,600 visas daily: Diplomat (Lead, Correcting headline)


Kochi-based Aster Medcity on Saturday inked an MoU with the US based Thomas Jefferson University which will allow Indian doctors access to the best of global healthcare knowledge and expertise.

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