The government is set to announce the reintroduction of the Class 10 board exam for students affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India’s largest national school test-conducting body. The announcement is likely to be made by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on October 25 and will be hisContinue Reading
BENGALURU: In a first in the state, the Bangalore University (BU) has launched a student adoption scheme, offering free education and boarding facilities to orphan students for two programmes—postgraduation and Ph.D. This year, two girl students are pursuing PG courses under the scheme. There are 50 universities in the state,Continue Reading
Guwahati – A cyber security expert B. Tech student teamed up with a cyber security analyst to conduct a two day workshop on ethical hacking, 15-16 October. The department of Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) organised the two day event christened BoscoHackContinue Reading
Chakabama:Twenty-four years after he lost his life fighting insurgents in Nagaland, Second Lt E Thomas Joseph’s mortal remains were brought to his home town of Kanjiramatttom and laid to rest with full state and military honours in a church in Kottayam The remains were taken in a procession to theContinue Reading
1.2 million Americans called up, and 6,400 cheated, of a total of Rs. 3.6 crore – the largest scam in the history of US’ Internal Revenue Services (IRS), as disclosed by Thane Crime Branch. The racket was being run from a call centre in Mira Road, and the mastermind isContinue Reading
Srinagar : By day, the Kashmir Valley is in the grip of an uneasy calm. But at night, raids by security forces looking for youths supporting the militant cause are causing widespread fear. Even as the valley remains shut for the 86th day, a semblance of normality has returned, barringContinue Reading
Chandigarh: When Resham Sitara’s family and friends learnt she was to be part of a team going to India, they got scared. “So much so, they said, ‘we won’t return alive’,” says the 31-year-old Lahore resident, who is one of the 19 young Pakistani women and one man who areContinue Reading
India topped the list in South Asia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, marking a new high for the country but also reflecting the strides it needs to take in the globally competitive sector. The highly regarded Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is India’s top institution amongContinue Reading
Patna — An inter-department Face painting competition was organised on Tuesday jointly by St. Xavier’s College and St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology. The competition was based on the college annual theme “Healthy Youth, Wealthy Nation”. Colourful faces which were beyond recognition were a delight for the students andContinue Reading