New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) is not only the largest central university of the country but its student union and student union elections are also considered a school for future politicians.
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) An internal probe committee of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU), formed in the wake of the ragging-related death of a fresher on August 10, has identified three senior students being perpetually accused of covering up events of ragging within the varsity campus.
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) The Bihar Government has taken some tough decisions to improve the education system of the State which are now yielding dividends in schools. However, in some places, parents and students are claiming lack of infrastructure and insensitivity by the administration.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Ashoka University co-founder and trustee, Sanjeev Bikhchandani may want to reflect on this proposition that andolans are constitutive of the human species, says Peter Ronald deSouza, former director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, in an article in a daily newspaper.
Gandhinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) Gujarat Assembly on Saturday passed the Gujarat Public Universities Bill, which aims to streamline the governance of 11 universities in the state and ensure the effective implementation of the 2020 National Education Policy.
Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) After a student was threated by authorities at the Assam University in Silchar over his Facebook post, the institute's Controller of Examination (COE) Suprabir Dutta Roy was sent on leave, officials said on Saturday.
Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) After one of their fellow students died in the college hostel on Friday night, students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Silchar in Assam's Cachar district got into a physical altercation with the police. Later, the police used force to disperse the students; however, the situation remained tense on Saturday as well.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The nominees contesting the Delhi University elections have made several key promises, such as providing concessional metro passes to the varsity students. Besides, the candidates have also promised to look into issues related to the safety of girl students, installation of sanitary napkin vending machines, affordable education etc.
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Even as the scientific board of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) at the Ashoka University decided to dissolve itself on September 12 alleging that it was kept in the dark about major structural changes affecting the centre’s leadership and functioning, 'The Edict', an independent newspaper brought out by the students since 2014, has learnt that it was a 'slow, months long draining of the centre’s resources that left the institution as a shell of what it once was'.
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Mission Raniganj’, has paid a tribute to Jaswant Singh Gill, an unsung hero in Indian history, celebrating Engineer’s Day.
