SC declines review of right to education verdict (Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a review of its verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act that ... Read more...
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Delhi panel gives report to court on school fees hike
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A committee set up to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees Thursday submitted its interim report to the Delhi High ... Read more...
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‘Reservation under RTE Act aimed at social inclusion’
August 7th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Batting for the Right to Education (RTE), a top government official Monday said the 25 percent reservation of seats in schools for the economically deprived was ... Read more...
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No OBC reservation in minority institutions: Court
June 25th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday exempted four minority colleges of Delhi University from reserving 27 percent seats for students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for ... Read more...
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Amendment to RTE for education of disabled passed
May 9th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed an amendment to the Right to Education Act which will facilitate education of disabled children and allow those with severe ... Read more...
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25 percent seats for poor under education act upheld (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education act that mandates unaided private schools keeping 25 percent of seats for ... Read more...
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Government welcomes education act verdict, schools not too happy
April 12th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act and mandating that unaided private schools keep 25 percent seats for students ... Read more...
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Sibal welcomes apex court decision on RTE
April 12th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates ... Read more...
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NCPCR hails SC order on quota for poor in schools
April 12th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Thursday welcomed the apex court order upholding a 25 percent quota for poor children in unaided ... Read more...
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SC upholds seats for poor under Right to Education (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates unaided private schools to keep 25 percent seats ... Read more...
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Seats for weaker sections under Right to Education valid: SC (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education (RTE) that mandates unaided private schools to earmark 25 percent seats for ... Read more...
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Minority institutions may soon be exempt from RTE: Digvijay
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Minority education institutions may soon be exempt from the right to education act, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said here Monday."The issue has already been discussed ... Read more...
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Mayawati plays yet another Muslim card
November 30th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has shot off another letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to draw his attention to the central government withholding of ... Read more...
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Right to education law, spectrum scam top apex court’s agenda
March 13th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A suit challenging the right to education law, the investigations into the 2G spectrum scam and the black money stashed away by Indians abroad will ... Read more...
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Disappointing budget, says CPI-M
February 28th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget was disappointing because it did not address inflation and corruption that "impose burden ... Read more...
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Constitution bench to hear plea against education law (Lead)
September 6th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench petitions challenging the right to education law on the ground that it violates constitutional provisions safeguarding the ... Read more...
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No interference in madrassas: Sibal
August 14th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Saturday that the government had no intention of interfering in the process of religious education imparted in madrassas.
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Minority institutions can’t be forced to implement teachers’ quota: Court
July 16th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The state cannot compel minority institutions to reserve teaching posts for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Supreme Court has said.
The court said that ... Read more...
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Catholic Church protests suggestion for minority institutions
March 19th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A powerful Catholic body has approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to voice its protest against the country's apex minority education watchdog's observation that institutions with less ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to amending Right to Education Act
December 24th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Fulfilling a long standing demand of the disabled community, the union cabinet Thursday agreed to amend the Right to Education Act to include handicapped children under its ... Read more...
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Centre to amend Free and Compulsory Education Act
December 24th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the introduction of an amendment to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 in the parliament.The Right ... Read more...
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Students send microbe experiment on space shuttle Atlantis
November 14th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 14 (ANI): An experiment by college students that will study how microbes grow in microgravity is heading to orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis.Undergraduate and graduate students at Texas Southern University ... Read more...
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Bishops’ body says it may challenge new education law
September 30th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Wednesday said it could challenge the new right to education legislation in the court if the government failed to ... Read more...
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Surya namaskar should not be made compulsory: court
August 29th, 2009 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order Friday directed the state government not to force educational institutions to conduct the yoga exercise suraya namaskar, or ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh to have grading system in class 10 boards (Lead)
June 25th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday said it would scrap the marks system in the class 10 board exams and implement a grading system in its place.
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Muslim student approaches apex court on keeping of beard
March 24th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A Class 10 Muslim student of Madhya Pradesh has moved the Supreme Court questioning his Christian school's rules against keeping beards, saying it impinges on his religious ... Read more...
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Four held in Tamil Nadu for attacking Christian institutions
October 9th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Four suspected activists of a Hindu right-wing group were arrested Thursday for attacking minority institutions in Tamil Nadu, police sources said."Those arrested belonged to the Hindu Munnani (Front)," ... Read more...
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Orissa CM offers tribute to VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati
September 1st, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Jalsapeta (Orissa), Sep 1 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has offered floral tribute to VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati, who was killed by a mob recently. Patnaik visited a religious home ... Read more...
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Orissa to remain under night curfew till normalcy returns
August 31st, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kandhamal (Orissa), Aug 31 (ANI): Orissa would remain under night curfew till the restoration of complete normalcy in all urban areas of Kandhamal and Jeypore town of Koraput District.Reportedly the ... Read more...
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Court asks minority colleges to admit OBC students
July 25th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday directed a group of colleges of Delhi University (DU), which claim to be run by minority institutions, to reserve seats for Other ... Read more...
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Apex court asks government to explain faculty quota
July 8th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to justify its move to reserve 49.5 percent seats for Dalit and backward category candidates in the appointment of teachers ... Read more...
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BJP wants quotas in minority institutions too
April 10th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement upholding 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in institutions of higher education, but with ... Read more...
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Apex court nod to Tamil as compulsory subject in Tamil Nadu
February 18th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday refused to examine the legality of a 2006 law of Tamil Nadu making the Tamil language a compulsory subject from Class 1 in ... Read more...
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