New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is set to start a Master's programme in philanthropy so that trained people work for 'the destitute, or...More

Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) A legislation to curb ragging in educational institutions was passed by the Himachal Pradesh assembly Monday despite apprehensions by the opposition Congres...More

Ahmedabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is seeking advice from health officials of the city's municipal corporation on preventive measures to...More

Chandigarh, Aug 17 (IANS) Business honchos, take note. In times of recession, a company floated and managed by schoolchildren in Chandigarh has given a dividend of 900 percent to ...More

Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) Some residents of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir will organise a function parallel to the government-held Independence Day celebrations Saturday, to...More

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a 'shocking and first of its kind incident' in the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), at least eight students of the varsity here were rag...More

Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) Students of a Bangalore school were Thursday asked to go for swine flu test after a 26-year-old teacher died of the contagious virus. ...More

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) The first day of restrictions in Mumbai on account of swine flu started Thursday with the usual crowds of office-goers, the familiar rush in suburban trains ...More

Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) If a bill introduced in the Himachal Pradesh assembly Wednesday is passed, students caught ragging will not only be expelled and be ineligible for admission ...More

Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) When Josephine Ao, a resident of Dimapur in Nagaland, completed her graduation, she decided to migrate to Bangalore to pursue a course in fashion designin...More

Shimla, Aug 11 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh police Tuesday filed the charge sheet against four medical students accused of allegedly ragging a first-year student, leading to his de...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday suspended an Allahabad High Court order that restrained the Uttar Pradesh government from implementing 50 percent reservations i...More

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Several racial attacks on Indians in Australia notwithstanding, at least a dozen universities from that country are sending their representatives to India...More

Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) A group of Madhya Pradesh schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have decided to step up awareness about swine flu among stude...More

Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) Tripura will be declared fully literate in September next year, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Tuesday. 'On the occasion of Wor...More