Government school kids have poorer skills: Report
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Children in government schools in rural areas have poorer mathematical skills compared to those in private schools, says the Annual Status of Education Report by ... Read more...
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Basketball nationals: Tamil Nadu assert their dominance
December 19th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu carried on their impressive run in the 62nd senior National basketball championship comfortably beating Andhra Pradesh 76-47 here Monday.The first quarter between the ... Read more...
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English-reading software introduced in seven schools
February 18th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) To improve written and spoken English and comprehension of the language among students in schools, a read-to-me software has been introduced in seven schools in the capital.The ... Read more...
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I’m living my childhood with my kids: Hiten Tejwani
February 15th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Television actor Hiten Tejwani, popularly known as Karan of "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", is relishing the time he is spending with his one-year-old twins."I am ... Read more...
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More children in school, but quality of education very low: Report
January 14th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) More girls in the 11-14 age group joined school in rural India in 2010 and more five-year-olds too, but the quality of education, especially in reading and ... Read more...
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Bookaroo: Capital’s children discover the joy of books
November 27th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The sprawling lawns of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) here are abuzz with children who are on a single-minded mission - books.Bookaroo - the ... Read more...
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Obama gets sneak-peek into India’s citizen engagement programmes
November 7th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) From hearing about programmes on transparency and accountability in governance to those on education, the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the Unique Identification Number project, US ... Read more...
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Pearson, Pratham Books ink deal to carry story books to villages
October 26th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Publishing giant Pearson Education (Pearson Longman) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Pratham Books, a non-profit platform, to promote reading among marginalised children in the villages ... Read more...
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Indian universities asspire to launch student satellites
August 26th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 26 (IANS) Around 25 universities are aspiring to launch satellites built by their students but the Indian space agency says its hands are full as it has to launch ... Read more...
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Back on the small screen- Hiten Tejwani
March 11th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 11. 2010 (Sampurn Wire): HitenTejwani has been missing in action for a while now. However, his fans need not despair. The man, who became a household name as Pratham of ... Read more...
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Educate the illiterate and get enrolled in computer course
November 14th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) To attract youth and encourage them to promote literacy in Uttar Pradesh, an NGO has said it will offer those teaching the illiterate an opportunity to opt either ... Read more...
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Pratham USA names IIT Bombay graduate as chairman
November 3rd, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Arvind Sanger, an Indian American with a B. Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has been appointed chairman of Pratham USA, which helps ... Read more...
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Effective teachers’ training need of the hour: experts (Sep 5 is Teachers Day)
September 4th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Low salaries, little motivation and temporary appointments -- India's school teachers are faced with myriad problems. But the task before the country is to ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrimage begins Monday despite bad weather (Lead)
June 14th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) A day before the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir begins, the Indian Army Sunday stepped in to augment the ... Read more...
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Who am I to bring any change in the television industry - Hiten Tejwani
April 16th, 2009 - 10:40 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hiten tejwani became the heartthrob after playing Pratham in the serial called Kutumb on sony entertainment television. Now the actor would be entering NDTV Imagine's Kitni Mohabbat Hai in which he ... Read more...
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Five Indian junior cagers selected for NBA clinic
June 24th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Five Indian junior basketball players will get a life-time opportunity to learn nuances of the game from top American National Basketball Association (NBA) players, who will be ... Read more...
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