Improve quality of education: President (Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Honouring meritorious teachers from different parts of the country, President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said it is important to improve the quality of education in ... Read more...
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Improve quality of education: President on Teachers Day
September 5th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Honouring meritorious teachers with the national award on Teachers Day, President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said it is important to improve the quality of education ... Read more...
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Is Tanmay Mishra Indian or Kenyan? (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Kenyan Indian becomes an Indian Kenyan in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tanmay Mishra, who turned out for Kenya in the 2011 World Cup ... Read more...
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Is Tanmay Mishra Indian or Kenyan?
April 17th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Kenyan Indian becomes an Indian Kenyan in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Tanmay Mishra, who turned out for Kenya in the 2010 World Cup, ... Read more...
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Premji selling Wipro shares worth Rs.1,530 crore to fund education
March 12th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 12 (IANS) The Azim Premji Trust of Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji will sell 35 million shares valued at Rs.1,530 crore ($300 million) to fund educational activities of ... Read more...
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Differently-abled students in Kerala to be made computer literate
November 1st, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) Kerala's state-run IT@School Project will empower close to two lakh differently-abled students in computer learning through a special ICT training programme, an official said Tuesday.As the ... Read more...
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World’s first desert geopark opens in China
September 27th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) The world's first desert geopark opened has opened in China, authorities said.The geopark was opened Monday in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reported Xinhua.Geoparks are ... Read more...
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Campus museums to come up in Kerala, Himachal
June 16th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The National Museum will launch campus museums in Kochi in Kerala and at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh as part of its initiative to promote art ... Read more...
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US issues new rules for travel to Cuba
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 22 (IANS/EFE) The US Treasury Department Thursday published new rules governing travel to Cuba which include the relaxation of some of longstanding regulations that were announced in ... Read more...
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Indo-Americans urge US President & Congress to declare August as “Indo-American Heritage Month”
September 13th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 13 (ANI): Indo-Americans have urged US President Barack Obama and US Congress to declare August as "Indo-American Heritage Month" to celebrate and commemorate the extraordinary contributions of Americans ... Read more...
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Iranian delegation visits Kashmir to promote educational and cultural ties
June 7th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir), June 7 (ANI): A seven-member Iranian delegation is currently on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil District to strengthen the age-old cultural ties between the two countries ... Read more...
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Cheap, simple solution to save coral reef - transplantation
June 5th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Research says that the simplest and cheapest option to preserve coral reefs may be transplantation.Carried out by Dr Graham Forrester from the University of Rhode Island, the research ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan to get Smita Patil Memorial Award
May 14th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan will be conferred with the Smita Patil Memorial Award for her "outstanding" contribution to the film industry.
"Vidya Balan is an excellent actress. ... Read more...
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Bengal for equal rights for backward sections: Buddhadeb
March 13th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday said his government would work towards ensuring equal rights for the socially and economically backward sections - including Muslims - in ... Read more...
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Bengal to file report Monday on school disruption in Lalgarh
November 21st, 2009 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Adhering to a court directive, the West Bengal government Saturday said it would submit a status report to the judiciary Nov 23 on alleged disruption caused to educational ... Read more...
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Delhi school to raise funds to help street, slum kids
November 18th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) St. Columba's School here is all set to host a music concert Friday, not just to entertain the audience, but raise funds for mid-day meals and a ... Read more...
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Pakistan condemns militant attacks on schools
January 20th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (DPA) Pakistani parliament Tuesday condemned militants for destroying scores of schools, most of them for girls, in the restive northwestern Swat district.Information Minister Sherry Rehman submitted the resolution in ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence confirms JuD schools were preaching ”Jihad”
December 27th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 27 (ANI): Pakistani Government has taken over ten educational institutions supported by the banned outfit, Jamat-ud-Dawa, for promoting jihad in various parts of Punjab.
Sources quoted by The News ... Read more...
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Sops from drug companies influence medical journalists, says report
November 20th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 20 (ANI): A team of Dartmouth researchers says that there is a need for greater scrutiny of the relationship between medical journalists and health care industrial sources, as pharmaceutical ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta to receive Smita Patil Memorial Award
July 15th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Bollywood actor Preity Zinta will be conferred with the Smita Patil Memorial Award 2008 for her "outstanding" contribution to the Hindi film industry. "Priety's name has been announced ... Read more...
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India, US sign education exchange program pact
July 4th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): Ties between India and the United States took another step forward on Friday, with the governments of the two countries inking an agreement to finance certain ... Read more...
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Centre approves Indo-US draft agreement
June 5th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , June 5 (ANI): The revised draft Agreement between the U.S. and India for financing certain education exchange programmes has been approved by the Cabinet.The Cabinet has approved ... Read more...
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