Cong attacks opposition camp, plans media blitz

After having been beaten black and blue on the issue of corruption and black money, the Congress leadership is now keen to change the discourse in the public domain from corruption and bring it......

Panel slams railways for incomplete works

A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has suggested that investments should be made to strengthen high-density network and for technological upgradation of railway assets for improving the......

A revolution in India education

Welcome to virtual classrooms.Education in colleges and schools across India's villages and urban areas will not be the same from July 28 onwards after the launch of a revolutionary education......

J&K revives singing of national anthem in schools

After a gap of 14 years, the Jammu and Kashmir government is reviving the old tradition of singing the national anthem during the morning assembly in government schools.A senior official of the......

Budget growth-oriented, says PM

Terming the Budget as growth-oriented, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that to find a solution to the ills plaguing the various sectors, the Union Budget 2004-05 proposes to give a......

World Bank to give $1.05 bn for education

The World Bank has decided to extend an additional soft loan of $1.05 billion (Rs 4,772 crore) to the government to improve the quality of education under two major schemes on elementary and......

Education gets a big boost with Rs 39,000 cr

With 11th Five Year plan giving special focus on education, government on Friday earmarked a whopping over Rs 38,702 crore (Rs 387.02 billion) to the sector in the Union Budget 2008-09, showing a......

Govt plans big secondary education spend

The HRD ministry aims to enroll 6.6 million more students in secondary schools in the 11th Plan period. With almost half the children in the age group of 14-16 years out of the secondary education......