‘India to work for removal of taboos around family planning’
June 9th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) In its bid to check population growth, India is willing to engage with communities on removing cultural taboos associated with family planning, the head of ... Read more...
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Eunuchs demand equality, special privileges
June 2nd, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Members from the transgender and eunuch community Saturday came together, demanding equality and special privileges for themselves to live with dignity in society.
At the ... Read more...
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Nikki Haley skips White House dinner to meet friends
February 28th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian-American Republican Governor Nikki Haley criticised President Barack Obama's "failure to handle America", but said "personal plans" kept her and husband Michael from ... Read more...
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Law panel study on backlog of cases sought (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will ask the Law Commission to undertake a study on the additional courts and judges needed ... Read more...
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Tripura not to follow new education policy yet
January 17th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 17 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura will not follow the central government's guidelines for school admissions as the state is yet to pass the necessary laws, officials said ... Read more...
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Google better at advising teachers than Scotland’s curriculum body
November 6th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): Leading education academics have concluded that the Internet search engine Google offers better advice to teachers than Scotland's curriculum body.The verdict comes as the Scottish Government admitted it ... Read more...
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Malaysian educationists welcome proposal to increase Tamil schools
September 26th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26 (ANI): Malaysian educationists and community leaders have reportedly welcomed the proposal to allot land for national-type schools in areas where the majority of residents are Chinese or Indians.The ... Read more...
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Britain’s Exam System “Almost Corrupt” Says Mick Waters
September 18th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ask every other student all over the world and he or she will voice that exam system helps in no way to gauge one's knowledge. However, ... Read more...
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Online contest on Mahatma Gandhi begins for Delhi kids
August 26th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) An online competition to promote Mahatma Gandhi's ideals among the school children across Delhi commenced Thursday at the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock to star in comedy ‘The Abstinence Teacher’
August 4th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 04 (ANI): Sandra Bullock is all geared up to star in comedy 'The Abstinence Teacher' with Steve Carell.It would be the Oscar-winning actress' first role since winning an Academy ... Read more...
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Kapil Sibal unveils low cost access-cum-Computing Device
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): The Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device, here on Thursday.The price of the device exhibited today is expected to be ... Read more...
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China rolls out first education subsidy plan
May 28th, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) A Chinese township has rolled out a first-of-its-kind programme in the country that would offer subsidies to over 9,500 students to cover their education cost from kindergarten to ... Read more...
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North East welcomes Right to Education policy
April 26th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Apr 26 (ANI): The Union Government's decision to make education a basic right for each child has been widely welcomed by people in the north-east.Padumai Paishya ... Read more...
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EU summit inches towards 10-year economic plan
March 26th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 26 (DPA) European Union leaders are inching towards agreement on some of the key elements of a 10-year economic plan, but will need months to agree on the final details, ... Read more...
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19 hurt as new Islamist group holds protest in Chittagong
February 25th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chittagong, Feb 25 (IANS) Nineteen people were injured in a violent clash after thousands converged in this Bangladesh port town under the banner of a little-known Islamist group to protest the ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania’s education budget increases $354 million
February 10th, 2010 - 4:55 am ICT by BNO News
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) – Governor Edward Rendell called for a $354 million investment for Basic Education funding in order to continue Pennsylvania’s academic gains, the Governor’s Office informed on Tuesday.Education has ... Read more...
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India’s education policy needs a change, says CPI-M (Lead)
February 9th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Pointing out that nearly 77 percent students in India do not reach Class 12, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a radical change in the ... Read more...
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India’s education policy needs a change, says CPI-M
February 9th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Citing India's poor statistics in terms of education, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a change in the country's policy to ensure education for all.
"To provide ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Government to reform education system to de-stress students
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 22(ANI): In a bid to de-stress the students, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is considering 'Best of the Five' as the criteria for the students ... Read more...
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Paradigm shift in education policies in 2010, says Sibal
January 11th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Monday announced that there would be a vast change in education policy making of the government in 2010.
"You will see a ... Read more...
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Physical education improves health in low-income adolescents
November 6th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study has shown that school-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities.Researchers at the University of ... Read more...
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Our education policy is hostile to sports: Gill
October 24th, 2009 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare M.S. Gill Friday said the Indian education system is not sports-oriented and it does not aim at churning out quality sportspersons.
"In ... Read more...
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Voluntary groups demand increase in health, education spending
September 25th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A group of voluntary organisations Friday met President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari to demand an increase in education and health spending to achieve ... Read more...
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Pakistani cabinet approves new education policy
September 10th, 2009 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) The Pakistani cabinet has approved a new education policy Wednesday after deliberating on the subject for four years, the Online agency reported.
Education Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said ... Read more...
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Intelligence begins in the womb
July 20th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 20 (IANS) Intelligence really begins in the womb which shows up as improved numerical ability and literacy skills in early primary school, according to a new study.
The study shows that ... Read more...
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Meet over militancy affecting education in Manipur held
July 11th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, July 11 (ANI): Several academicians and intellectuals related to school of Manipur are concerned over incidents of educational institutes being targeted by militants.The issue was highlighted recently when a number ... Read more...
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Karnataka nod for Premji Foundation to set up varsity
June 19th, 2009 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) The Azim Premji Foundation (APF) of Wipro chairman Azim Premji will soon be able to set up a private university in Karnataka, the state's first, with the cabinet ... Read more...
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GJM to make new educational policy in West Bengal hills
March 17th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri (West Bengal), March 17 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is leading a movement for a separate state in north West Bengal, Tuesday said it is conducting a survey in ... Read more...
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Prachanda admits political interference in education sector
December 30th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Dec 30 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said there''s been too much of political interference in the education sector and that he wants this sector to remain completely independent.
Prachanda ... Read more...
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UKs education policy leaving pupils intellectually impoverished
July 1st, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Britains education policy is leading to the cultural and intellectual impoverishment of a generation of school going kids, says a leading headmistress.Bernice McCabe, head of the ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi slams PMK, hints at end of alliance
June 13th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi indicated clearly Friday that the the PMK's continuing criticism of the state government has forced senior members of his party to rethink ... Read more...
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Teachers clash with police near Bihar assembly
May 6th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Hundreds of school and college teachers broke security cordons at the state assembly here Tuesday, protesting against the government's policy to scrap unaided education. Over 20 teachers were ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh calls for improvement of teaching facilities in country
April 28th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that it is a sad reality that too much attention is paid to the hardware of education and ... Read more...
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