A batch of 21 undergraduates from an Australian university participated in a unique 21-day corporate internship programme with top companies based in Mumbai, an official said here on Wednesday.


21 Australian students complete 'corporate internships' in Mumbai


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The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered singing of the national song Vande Mataram in all educational institutions at least once in a week.


Madras HC orders singing of Vande Mataram in schools, offices


Parliament on Monday passed the Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill that seeks to establish the Footwear Design and Development Institute as an institution of national importance with the Rajya Sabha's nod to the law.


Parliament gives nod to Footwear Design Institute Bill


GMR Aviation Academy, the aviation/airport training arm of the GMR Group, on Monday signed an MoU with the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) for a joint post graduate diploma in aviation/airport operations.


GMR Academy, RGNAU to offer PG diploma in airport operations


Indian envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated a school building in Udayapur district and laid the foundation stone for construction of a campus building for another educational institution in Basaha in the same district, for which India has extended NRs 66.44 million as financial aid, a statement said.


New school building funded by India inaugurated in Nepal


A day after a class 11 student committed suicide in Jharkhand, parents of the boy on Saturday registered an FIR against the Principal and Vice Principal of the school, police said.


FIR against Principal in Jharkhand student's suicide


The first batch of 10 Indian start-ups was on Friday graduated from the "Nexus Incubator", a collaboration between the University of Texas and the US State Department, during at event here.


10 Indian start-ups graduate from 'Nexus Incubator'


Star couple Paresh Rawal and Swaroop Sampat have come together for a song, "Saamne aa", for the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign.


Paresh Rawal, Swaroop come together for song


Seven scholars from IIT-Bombay and IIT-Kharagpur are among 10 selected for six Qualcomm Innovation Fellow (QInF) programmes in India for the academic year 2017-18, an official said.


IIT-ians corner maximum Qualcomm Innovation fellowships


In a bid to provide better education and training to young people, the Arunachal Pradesh government is considering setting up Sainik Schools that would motivate them to join the Indian defence forces and keep them away from the myriad insurgent groups that are active in the region.


Sainik Schools to wean young in Northeast away from insurgency


Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop visited a school here on Wednesday as part of bilateral students and teachers exchange programme.


Australian Foreign Minister visits school in Gurugram


Two Indian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy shelling and firing along several areas of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, leading authorities to shut down schools and ask civilians to move to safer places in Rajouri district.


Two soldiers killed in Pakistani shelling in Kashmir


Over 60 students stuck in two schools during shelling by Pakistan in Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday are being rescued, officials said.


Students stuck amid Pakistan shelling being rescued in J&K


The number of Indian students seeking admission to Canadian institutions is increasing very rapidly, according to a report.


Indian students rush to Canadian universities


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has been investigating the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, for merely a month and requires more time to investigate it.


CBI seeks more time to investigate missing JNU student's case


President Pranab Mukherjee was handed over the first copy of the book 'Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives compiled by Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University on Monday.


President receives first copy of book 'Future of Indian Universities'


India's largest employability skills test, which will test employability of fresh graduates and share scores with prospective employers, has been launched across 29 states and seven Union Territories.


Employability skills test launched for graduates


At least three persons were injured when a school was destroyed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said.


School destroyed in airstrike in Afghanistan


The Central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it last month it has blocked more than 3,500 child pornography websites but ruled out the installation of jammers in school buses to block these websites.


Blocked over 3,500 child pornography websites, Centre tells SC


India's higher education sector is over-regulated and needs a complete shake up, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday.


India's higher education sector over-regulated: Niti Aayog


Refuting reports that hostel fee charged by educational institutions will attract 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Finance Ministry on Thursday said such services provided to students, faculty and staff are fully exempt under the new indirect tax regime.

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