SP questions Rahul’s leadership, Congress condemns remark (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Ridiculing the talk of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi being projected as prime ministerial candidate, the Samajwadi Party Wednesday doubted his ability to lead ... Read more...
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Sibal slams states for corruptions related to land
September 12th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) While the opposition, led by the BJP, is attacking the Congress-led UPA government for scams, including over irregularities in coal block allocations, union HRD Minister ... Read more...
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SP plans Third Front, Congress says Delhi far away (Lead)
September 12th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Mocking the Samajwadi Party's (SP) plans of forging a Third Front before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader and HRD minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said ... Read more...
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Sibal bats for Foreign Education Providers Bill
September 12th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Asserting that the passage of the Foreign Education Providers Bill will help Indian students to have a world class education, union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister ... Read more...
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Kapil Sibbal defends PM on coal issue, says BJP spreading canard
September 8th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Defending Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the allocation of coal blocks, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibbal Saturday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Unmukt allowed to move to second year: VC (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) U-19 cricket World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand has been allowed to move to his second year at St. Stephen's College, but he has to ... Read more...
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Sibal skips IIT meet (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday skipped the meeting of the IIT Council convened by him so that there was no "political interference" in ... Read more...
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Prime Minister assures on autonomy of IITs
June 15th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday assured members of the All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) that the autonomy of the prestigious Indian Institutes of ... Read more...
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States unwilling to join new IIT-JEE format
June 6th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) As the government moves ahead with its plan for a common engineering entrance test, a majority of states at a meeting of education ministers Tuesday ... Read more...
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Dissent grows over new pattern of IIT-JEE
May 30th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Even as the government has decided to go ahead with a new pattern for the joint entrance exam for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT-JEE), ... Read more...
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Sibal advocates higher pay for teachers (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the "poor quality" of teachers, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said they needed to be paid more to ensure quality ... Read more...
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Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly
May 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior ... Read more...
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Thapar University restores quota for Punjab students
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) Following a tough stand taken by the Punjab government on the issue, the Patiala-based Thapar University Thursday rolled back its decision to abolish 50 percent quota ... 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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Only five percent primary teachers clear eligibility test
April 27th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Expressing concern over the poor quality of school teachers, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said only 5.5 percent had cleared the primary ... Read more...
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Seven students to represent India at US science fair
April 26th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Seven school students from across the country who excelled in a national science project will go to the US to compete with more than 1,600 ... Read more...
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UNICEF to distribute 25,000 solar lamps
April 26th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 25 (IANS) Unicef will distribute around 25,000 portable solar lamps in Jharkhand's schools, a move that will help around 75,000 students during their studies.The lamps will be distributed ... Read more...
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‘India should have single engineering entrance exam’
April 25th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) With reforms in the IIT entrance tests being mulled, the founder of the prestigious Super 30 coaching institute, Anand Kumar, has suggested a single entrance ... Read more...
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Government hopeful of passing important education bills
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the budget session of parliament set to resume Tuesday, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and education officials are keeping their fingers crossed ... Read more...
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Structural, administrative reforms needed for developing education: Sibal
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Regretting that 14 legislations, including the Educational Malpractices bill and Foreign Education providers bill, were pending in parliament, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Monday ... Read more...
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Upgraded Aakash to be unveiled in May: Sibal
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal Monday said the upgraded version of tablet PC "Aakash" will be unveiled in May."The upgraded Aakash will be fabulous. ... Read more...
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‘Want consensus on common engineering entrance test’
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal Monday said the central government will consult every state government and move forward on a common entrance test for ... Read more...
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New IIT entrance format to get brighter students: Sibal
February 24th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The new format of exams for entrance to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will ensure brighter students getting through to the prestigious institutions, Human ... Read more...
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Bill for agriculture university deferred
December 28th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The introduction of a bill to establish a central agricultural university in Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was deferred amid opposition ... Read more...
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After RTE, Haryana students get Rs.15.71 crore fee refund
November 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) Thanks to the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Haryana, the state's school education department has refunded fees amounting to Rs.15.71 crore ... Read more...
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Right to Education campaign launched from Haryana
November 11th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Touted as the biggest-ever social campaign in India, the "Shiksha ka Haq" (Right to Education), which will see students getting free uniforms and books, was ... Read more...
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Fasting Hazare open to talks, but with riders
August 23rd, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) On the seventh day of Anna Hazare's fast Monday, signs of thaw in the stand-off over a strong Lokpal bill appeared with the social activist indicating ... Read more...
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Anna ready to speak to Rahul, PMO or Chavan (Lead)
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) On the seventh day of his fast, Anna Hazare said Monday he would negotiate with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ... Read more...
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Ready to talk to Rahul, PMO or Chavan: Anna
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare said Monday that he would negotiate with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) or Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. ... Read more...
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Congress, government lack coordination on Anna: Experts
August 16th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Political watchers said Tuesday there appeared to be a lack of coordination between the Congress party and the government in tackling the Anna Hazare ... Read more...
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Hazare’s attack on PM not Gandhian, says Sibal (Lead)
August 14th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Stepping up its attack on Anna Hazare ahead of his Aug 16 fast, the government Sunday said the social activist's right to protest was ... Read more...
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3 lakh faculty shortage
August 10th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The findings of an HRD ministry taskforce Tuesday said the estimated faculty shortage at present in colleges is around three lakh."The task force takes note ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to provide free bicycles to girl students
August 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Human Resources Development (HERD) Baijnath Ram Monday announced that all girl students studying in Class 8 would be provided free bicycles."In the current financial year, ... Read more...
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Goa University to have chair on Indian diaspora studies
July 5th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) The union Human Resource development (HRD) ministry has decided to set up a chair on Indian diaspora studies at the Goa University, Goa's commissioner for Non-Resident ... Read more...
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Sibal praises Bihar for spreading education
July 4th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal was all praises for the Bihar government Monday for its steps in the field of education.Speaking after conferring an ... Read more...
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