Partial lunar eclipse leaves stargazers thrilled

Stargazers across the country were treated to a visual delight as Earth cast its shadow on the moon in the last total lunar eclipse of the year on Tuesday. IMAGE: The moon partially covered by......

Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Resident doctors of government hospitals across the country went on an indefinite strike on Monday to protest the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, paralysing elective services......

Top honour for Indian solar physicist

Dibyendu Nandi of Kolkata has been named as the first space scientist from Asia-Pacific region to be honoured by the prominent American Astronomical Society. Nandi, from the Indian Institute of......

UGC lists 21 universities as fake; Delhi, UP top list

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday declared 21 universities as "fake" and not empowered to confer any degree, majority of which are in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Kindly......

'Huge higher education investment in 11th Plan'

Higher education will receive massive investment in the 11th Five Year Plan, with 30 new Central Universities and 370 new colleges in educationally backward districts being planned during the......

Educational institutions increase ad spend

Jostling for attention among a slew of cars, mobiles and branded apparel advertisements are advertisements by educational institutions-- a direct fallout of the increasing competition among private......

Cabinet okays funds for IITs, IIMs

In a bid to provide functional and financial autonomy to prestigious institutions of higher learning, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a modified block grant scheme for funding institutions......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

Video: Woman fan tries to kiss Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......