Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has joined forces with Unesco to promote a safe and secure cyber environment for youngsters to ensure they are not targeted for bullying, abuse, exploitation and more through the internet.


Sonakshi joins Unesco to promote safe, secure cyberspace for kids


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In an apparent reverse trend at workplace, companies worldwide are increasingly witnessing job seekers "ghosting" at work -- a behaviour once notoriously linked with HR heads who ignored job applicants or forgot about them after rounds of meeting and interviews.


Job seekers now teaching recruiters what 'ghosting' is all about


India's biotechnology queen and Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday told the students of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here to step out of the laboratories and inspire society.


India's biotech queen Shaw tells IISc to inspire society


TiE Hyderabad team Pop&Lick has won the grand second prize at the TiE-TYE (The Young Entrepreneurs) annual competition in the US.


TiE Hyderabad team wins second prize in global competition


On a Sunday afternoon in Naperville, a Chicago suburb, 30 Indian American students pay close attention while the teacher explains the battle on the tenth day of the Kurukshetra war - in the ancient epic tale of the Mahabharata -- in which Bhismapitamaha is grievously wounded by Arjuna's arrows.


Imparting values, and a language, in the US through ancient texts (Diaspora Feature)


Bodies of three out of four engineering students from Andhra Pradesh who were drowned in Krishna river near here on Saturday, were fished out on Sunday, police said.


Bodies of three Andhra students recovered from Krishna river


A Special Investigation Team of the Bihar Police on Saturday recovered 42,000 missing copies of answer sheets of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Class 10th exam from a scrap dealer's shop and arrested two persons in the connection.


42,000 Bihar Board answer sheets recovered from scrap dealer


Coimbatore's Whistling Cookers of Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women bagged a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh by winning the Smart India Hackathon 2018 - Hardware Edition on Friday.


Women shine at Smart India Hackathon at IIT Kharagpur


Despite call for withdrawal by experts, Facebook has decided to expand the reach of Messenger Kids by introducing the video calling and messaging app designed for children under 13 to families in Canada and Peru.


Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Canada, Peru


He may have built a fortune and become a member of the British House of Lords but when it comes to love for the motherland, he is a deeply rooted person.


A Lord gives back to rural Punjab through education


With a heat wave sweeping Bihar, the primary sections of all public and private schools in the state capital have been ordered closed till June 23, an official said on Tuesday.


Heat wave grips Bihar, school summer vacations extended further


Union Human Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday launched the National Digital Library, a repository of millions of academic texts from around the world which will be open for all to use.


National Digital Library launched


The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to keep schools closed till June 25 due to the prevailing heat wave conditions in the state, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.


Odisha extends summer vacation due to heat wave


As part of its attempt to win over students and educators, Microsoft has acquired video discussion platform Flipgrid which is used by more than 20 million teachers and students across the world.


Microsoft buys student video discussion platform Flipgrid


Facebook on Monday announced its partnership with the National Commission for Women (NCW) to conduct a digital literacy programme aimed at training women scholars in Panjab University.


Facebook partners with NCW for digital literacy for women


The five-day grand finale of the 'Smart India Hackathon' (SIH) will be held at the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here from Monday to showcase hardware products by college students from across the country, it was announced on Saturday.


Smart India hackathon final for hardware products in Bengaluru


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his flagship programme "Digital India" helped citizens by eliminating middlemen and promoted 4Es -- Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Empowerment.


'Digital India' eliminated middlemen, empowered citizens: Modi


The World Bank approved $700 million on Friday to improve the primary education in Bangladesh.


World Bank gives Bangladesh $700m to improve primary education


Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell announced on Wednesday it is bringing their marquee event - Shell Eco Marathon (SEM) - to India for the first time.


Shell's eco-marathon challenge comes to India in December


The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved continuation of the Three Year Action Plan (2017-2020) of the scheme for Agricultural Education Division and ICAR Institutes to strengthen and develop higher agricultural education in the country.


Cabinet approves continuation of agriculture education development plan


Under an Indian Army project 32 Kashmiri students cracked the Joint Entrance Exam, Mains, this year, an official statement said on Tuesday.

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