India and Britain Thursday discussed cooperation in education when Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal met his British counterpart, Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willets.According to an official statement from the H ..

India and Britain Thursday decided to launch a new phase of the India-UK Education and Research Initiative, as they discussed prospects of further cooperation in the field of education.According to a joint statement issued at the end of the visit of  ..

With vocational training high on the Human Resource Development Ministry's agenda, government has decided to set up new Indian Institutes of Information Technologies under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode."The government of India ha ..

Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago's prestigious Booth School of Business.Currently the senior associate dean of academic affairs at Stanford University's Graduate School  ..

Transgenders in Karnataka Tuesday celebrated recognition of their identity by the Bangalore University that has reserved one seat for them in all post-graduate courses run by it."I have received a number of congratulatory messages from transgend ..

The United Arab Emirates will host the fourth World Future Energy Summit 2011 (WFES), an annual meeting dedicated to renewable energy.WFES will be held in Abu Dhabi Jan 17-20, 2011, Reed Exhibitions announced Tuesday. It is expected that one of the k ..

The Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday cancelled bail to four students of a medical college for ragging to death first year student Aman Kachru last year.The order was delivered by Justice D.D. Sud who had asked the government why their bail shoul ..

Seeking to help them qualify for joining nuclear plants that will start operating in the Gulf by 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent a group of students on a trip to South Korea to undergo training on nuclear energy.A total of 48 students f ..

Former Aussie cricket captain Steve Waugh Monday said Australia is completely safe for Indian students."Australia always welcomes Indian students and we make sure that our country is totally safe for them. We would make the best effort to look a ..

Iran Saturday launched a fusion research programme that will help build its first homemade nuclear reactor to generate electricity, the state-run Press TV reported.Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali-Akbar Salehi said some 50 s ..

The Himachal Pradesh High Court Saturday restrained the trial court from passing any order related to bail given to four students of a medical college who ragged their junior Aman Kachru to death last year.The court adjourned the proceedings till Mon ..

The Uttar Pradesh government has unearthed a multi-crore racket in disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students in educational institutions in the state.The racket involves hundreds of engineering, medical, dental and management colleges  ..

The right to education act will not interfere with madrasas, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal asserted Sunday.Replying to questions during a media interaction at the end of a function at the B.R. Ambedkar University here, Sibal said: & ..

The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO started meetings Sunday in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, to consider new sites for inclusion on the coveted World Heritage List.The meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisat ..

An Indian laptop priced at just Rs.1,500 ($30) and touted as the world's cheapest will come as a godsend for students for whom it has been specifically designed.The laptop, unveiled Thursday by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Siba ..

Students of Visva Bharati, the university set up by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, have been on an indefinite strike since the past six days protesting a hike in tuition fees. The varsity authorities Friday held talks with students' represen ..

The universalisation of secondary education is on the government's agenda as part of important forward movements in school education, President Pratibha Patil said here Saturday.Addressing the golden jubilee founder's day celebrations of Sain ..

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is engaged in the satellite mapping of the country's wetlands and will complete the project by the end of August, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday."It is for the first time that a ..

India Thursday unveiled a Rs.1,500 (around $30) laptop designed specifically for students."If more companies decide to manufacture a similar device, prices will come down automatically," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said  ..

Kerala's Congress-led opposition Thursday walked out of the state assembly over what it termed a serious flaw in the pact between the state government and self-financing medical colleges in the state.Seeking leave for an adjournment motion, Congr ..