Government to talk to opposition on education reforms bills
August 13th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Keen to push key educational reforms bills during the ongoing session of parliament, the government will hold informal discussions with the opposition parties Aug ... Read more...
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Lawyers strike hits court work on day two
July 12th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Court proceedings across the country were hit for the second day Thursday as around 1.7 million lawyers boycotted courts on the Bar Council of India's ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court lawyers join strike
July 12th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Lawyers of the Delhi High Court Thursday abstained from attending the court and joined a two-day strike called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ... Read more...
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Nationwide lawyers’ strike badly hits court proceedings (Roundup)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Work in courts across the country was badly affected Wednesday as around 17 lakh lawyers joined a two-day strike called by the Bar Council ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike cripples judicial work in northeast
July 11th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/Agartala, July 11 (IANS) Judicial activities in the lower and high courts in all the eight northeastern states were severely affected Wednesday as lawyers abstained from work to protest ... Read more...
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Bengal passes bill on 17 percent OBC reservation
July 6th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Friday passed a bill providing 17 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs in two different categories.Category A ... Read more...
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Sibal concerned over discrimination against N-E students
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over the recent incidents of alleged discrimination against students from Northeastern states.In a statement ... Read more...
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‘Russian police and education system most corrupt’
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Corruption in Russia was most deeply-rooted within the traffic police, kindergartens and higher educational institutions, says a report by an international watchdog.The study by the ... Read more...
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Amendment to check unfair practices in educational institutions
November 16th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the official amendments to a bill that aims to provide an institutional mechanism for preventing, prohibiting and punishing unfair practices ... Read more...
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China to create 2 mn jobs for social workers
November 10th, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 10 (IANS) China is stregthening its social sector by offering about two million job opportunities, having observed the declining number of social workers in the country.As part of ... Read more...
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US not to improve ties with China at India’s cost: Envoy
October 25th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 25 (IANS) The US is not willing to improve its relations with China or other countries at the cost of India-America relationship, US Consul General Dean R. Thompson ... Read more...
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India-born official leads US educational mission to India
October 8th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) The US is sending an education-focused trade mission to India with representatives from 21 US institutions of higher education to explore opportunities for partnership ... Read more...
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Health of citizens is wealth of nation: Court
February 21st, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) "The health of the citizens is the wealth of the nation" and it cannot be allowed to be jeopardized, the Delhi High Court said Monday while ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on strike by AIIMS doctors
January 19th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a probe into a strike by All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) resident doctors ... Read more...
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The young in Chattisgarh have education , but want it linked to careers
November 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Niranjan Kumar Chhattisgarh, Nov 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh recently celebrated its 10th year of inception, a momentous landmark in the life of a young state and an old region. It is a ... Read more...
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Timeline of Aman Kachru ragged-to-death case
November 11th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 11 (IANS) The following is the timeline of the Aman Kachru ragged-to-death case in the Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital at Tanda town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh:2009March ... Read more...
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Need to deregulate education: Sam Pitroda
October 28th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda Thursday stressed the need to deregulate education, calling it the need of the hour."We don't need central or state control ... Read more...
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Universities’ group wary of HRD ministry’s new bills
October 16th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The newly-formed Indian Council of Universities (ICU) Saturday alleged that a series of legislations formulated by the human resource development (HRD) ministry are not constitutional.The council ... Read more...
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US looks for milestones for Obama’s India visit
September 21st, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) As the US prepares for President Barack Obama's visit to India, it is looking at marking achievements in areas of technology, innovation and trade besides ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha defers educational tribunal bill
August 31st, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Tuesday decided to defer the educational tribunal bill to the next session.
The decision was taken with the consent of the house after Human Resource ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel for consultations on educational tribunals bill
August 20th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the human resource development ministry seeks to establish education tribunals across the country, a parliamentary panel has urged wider consultations with all stakeholders before parliament debates ... Read more...
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West Bengal to reserve college, varsity seats for OBCs
July 13th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to reserve seats for students from other backward classes (OBC) in colleges and universities from the next academic session, Higher Education Minister ... Read more...
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Chandigarh seeks to attract more student volunteers
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) In a bid to rope in more students as volunteers, the Chandigarh administration will set up National Service Scheme (NSS) units under the self-financing model in all educational ... Read more...
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Sibal wants single common entrance exam for all higher education institution
June 19th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has mooted a plan to conduct a common entrance examination for admission to all higher educational institutions in the country. ... Read more...
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India, Turkmenistan ink pacts on education, science and technology
May 26th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): India and Turkmenistan have inked two pacts on cooperation in the education and science and technology sectors.A joint statement signed by the two sides on Tuesday ... Read more...
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Sibal to table Higher Education Reforms Bill in Parliament today
May 3rd, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal is expected to table four bills in Parliament today, including one on permitting the entry of foreign universities ... Read more...
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Sibal to table Higher Education Reforms Bill in Parliament
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal is expected to table four bills in Parliament on Monday, including one on permitting the entry of foreign ... Read more...
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AMU signs MoU with George Washington University
February 17th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the George Washington University's Law School in the US for facilitating academic research and initiating ... Read more...
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Jamia to implement OBC quota in phased manner
January 24th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Three years after the government asked higher educational institutions to implement a 27 percent quota for other backward class (OBC) students, Jamia Millia Islamia ... Read more...
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Minister calls for developing laptop for $10
August 25th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) India's technology institutes should work to develop low-cost laptops not costing more than $10 for students, according to Minister of State for Higher Education D. Purandareswari.
"It is a ... Read more...
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UGC varsities should be transparent: HRD ministry
July 17th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The government has directed all University Grants Commission (UGC) recognised varsities to launch their own websites and make readily available all information sought by students and aspirants. ... Read more...
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Apex court refuses to revive Uttar Pradesh quota law
April 8th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to revive an Uttar Pradesh law which sought to reserve 50 percent of seats in the state's all public and private educational ... Read more...
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Police baton charge to control unruly protestors in Lucknow
February 25th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Feb 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police today resorted to baton charge to control the protestors of Bharatiya Janawadi Party, a regional political outfit after they had turned violent in Lucknow.
Demanding ... Read more...
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Teachers’ mass leave paralyses Punjab colleges, universities
January 28th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) Academic activity was completely paralysed in colleges and universities across Punjab and Chandigarh Wednesday following a mass casual leave protest by teachers in the region.The Punjab Federation of ... Read more...
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Government moves to strengthen quality of higher education
December 16th, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The central government has taken a number of measures to attract young and talented people to the teaching profession to strengthen the quality of higher education in ... Read more...
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