BJP ministers walk out of education meet

A meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education in New Delhi on Tuesday got off to a stormy start with education ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states staging a walk-out protesting......

BJP to discuss NCERT books issue

Education ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states will meet party president M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday and decide the future course of action vis--vis their decision not to revert to......

Class X board exams made optional from 2010-11

The government on Monday announced that it will introduce grading system in all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools and make Class X board exams optional from coming academic year......

Veteran journalist Praful Bidwai passes away

Veteran journalist, author and anti-nuclear activist Praful Bidwai has died at the age of 66 during a visit to the Netherlands. Delhi-based Bidwai was attending a conference in Amsterdam on......

Govt mulls entity for education loans to poor

To help students pursuing higher education, the government plans o set up a higher education finance corporation. The proposed corporation will provide scholarships and soft loans to students in......

We're thinking of directly paying teachers: Sibal

Improving the quality of education is the greatest challenge before the government, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal tells Sreelatha Menon. The Right to Education Act raises the......

Dipak Jain named INSEAD dean

Noted Indian-American academician Dipak Jain has been named as Dean of leading international business school INSEAD and will take up his new role in March 2011. Jain, a Dean Emeritus at......

Madhya Pradesh lines up big tourism plans

The Madhya Pradesh government is considering a proposal to launch 'Malwa Odyssey', a luxury train on the lines of 'Palace on Wheels' in Rajasthan, linking its tourist destinations with Bhopal. A......

FIH names Sreejesh as co-chair of Athletes Committee

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X Indian team's star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and defender Camila Caram from Chile women's side are the two players appointed as co-chairs of the International......

BCCI still undecided on Ganguly's appointment for India coaching job

'It (IPL) has been controversy-free so far under the able chairmanship of Shukla'   Former cricketers and IPL Governing Council members Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly come out after attending......