Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

HRD ministry may see a 'purge'

Theoutgoing Atal Bihari Vajpayee government's education policiesare in for drastic change, with the human resources development ministry slated for a 'purge' under theManmohan Singh government.The......

IIT-M row: SC panel summons HRD sec, IIT director

The national scheduled castes panel on Tuesday issued notices to Union human resource development secretary and IIT-Madras Director asking them to appear before it on June 8 amid a political row......

CBSE textbook certifies 36-24-36 as best female body shape, sparks row

Excerpts from a class XII Physical Education textbook defining 36-24-36 as the "best body shape for females" have created an outrage on social media with critics demanding that the text be......

IIM-A rejects HRD ministry grant

The ongoing cold war between the Indian Institutes of Management and the ministry of human resources development has now taken another turn.On Saturday, following the annual meeting of the board of......

Stand-off: Sibal to meet IIT faculty tomorrow

To end the stand-off between the government and agitating IIT faculty protesting anomalies in pay structure, HRD minister Kapil Sibal has agreed to meet the teachers on Friday. This comes against......

IIT teachers on hunger strike

For the first time, about 15,000 teachers of prestigious IITs across the countrywent on a hunger strike on Thursday on the issue of pay structure but did not boycott classes. The All India IIT......

IIT faculty set to go on first-ever hunger strike

With the HRD Ministry and IIT faculty refusing to budge from their respective stand, the teachers of prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology will stage a hunger strike tomorrow for the first......

Here's the Sports Minister's advice to Asiad-bound athletes

IMAGE: India hockey player Sardara Singh and other members of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2018, during their send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI......