Al Qaeda-linked group bans English in Somali schools
September 10th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS/AKI) Al Qaeda-linked militant outfit Al Shabab has banned the teaching of English in schools in Somalia, and has ordered teachers to replace it with Arabic, a ... Read more...
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Wyclef Jean vows to boost English teaching in Haiti
August 7th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Wyclef Jean has vowed to boost the teaching of English in Haiti if he wins his bid for the presidency.The 'Fugees' star has confirmed that he wants to ... Read more...
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Now, more IGNOU students can pick exam dates
December 5th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) In an attempt to encourage student-friendly examinations, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India's largest distance learning institute, Saturday announced that students of more courses would ... Read more...
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China overtaking India in English usage: study
November 20th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 20 (IANS) India is falling behind China in its attempts to increase the use of English, risking squandering a key economic advantage, a new report says.
A "huge shortage" of teachers ... Read more...
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Malay Tamil, Chinese educationists keen to teach science, math in mother tongue
July 9th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), July 9 (ANI): Both Tamil and Chinese educationists have welcomed the Cabinet's decision to revert the teaching of science and mathematics to one's mother tongue in vernacular schools.Dong Zong ... Read more...
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Mulayam Singh assures farmers batter price for crops
April 12th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur, Apr 12 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday wooed farmers by assuring them batter rates for their crops."It has been reported ... Read more...
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Shakespeare cut into bite-sized chunks to help pupils pass exams
May 10th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
London, May 10 (ANI): The works of Shakespeare are being cut into bite-sized chunks to make them easier for children to understand.Theatres are staging productions of individual scenes, rather than ... Read more...
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Rahul bats for English to empower Dalit students
March 25th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by admin
By Fakir Balaji
B.R. Hills (Karnataka), March 25 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday advocated compulsory teaching of English at schools to empower even Dalit students from rural and backward districts for ... Read more...
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