Imphal: Manipur’s youth activist Kanarjit Kangujam, 25, has bagged the Commonwealth Young Leader Award 2016 instituted by the ESHO International Fellowship. In his letter, the fellowship team leader Rubangakene Kenneth said the award was given “in recognition of his outstanding selfless service to empower youths of the world, especially for theContinue Reading

An American university has started doctoral grants for Indian students to honour late former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who visited the institution in 2012. University of South Florida (USF) launched the Kalam Fellowship worth $156,000 (Rs.1,03,71,660) for students who wish to pursue Ph.D. in specified fields of scienceContinue Reading

Patna: A Jesuit college in Patna, eastern India, organized a road show on Wednesday to mark the UN Human Rights Day. Jesuit Father T Nishaant, principal of St Xavier’s College, said the event aimed to sensitize students about the plight of the marginalized and the disposed. Hundreds of student andContinue Reading

Guwahati – University departments in northeast India have ventured into job-oriented training program for educated unemployed youth of its neighbourhood. Into the second year, the Swabalamban program this year has 40 per cent girl students registering for skills training once considered boys only domain. During the ten day course studentsContinue Reading

Mumbai: Indian students going to the US went up by 29.4 per cent this year, a record high, revealed the Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange released on Monday. From hosting around 1.02 lakh Indian students last year, US has been the destination for 30,000 more students in 2014-15Continue Reading