BJP woos Manipur with free scooters for girls, Rs 100-cr start-up fund

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the assembly elections in Manipur, promising two-wheelers to meritorious female college students, increasing the monthly pension......

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP) and said it is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders to......

Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

China on Sunday pledged closer cooperation with Pakistan under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor investment programme and called for resolving the Kashmir issue properly and......

Foreign students in US may be deported if classes go online

In a decision that will adversely impact hundreds of thousands of Indian students in the United States, the federal immigration authority has announced that foreign students pursuing degrees in......

Schools, hospitals to be charged service tax

Service tax of 12 per cent (plus the education cess of 3 per cent) will soon be levied on fees charged by schools, doctors and hospitals. A decision to this effect was taken by the Empowered......

Jobs for women: Why India does worse than Somalia

Falling rate of women in the workforce include dropping out of education, raising children and family pressure Image: Employees sort lingerie before packing them inside the Intimate Fashions......

PM pledges to assist Africa to develop infrastructure

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday pledged to assist Africa through infrastructure development and institution-building and said BRICs group of emerging powers could help transformation of......

Education: Sibal's push for exam reforms, cheapest tablet PC

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's unsuccessful efforts to get key legislations on reforms in higher education passed, his push for examination reforms, rise in IIT tuition fees and launch of world's......