Chandigarh: Goofy, Minnie Mouse, a slew of sea creatures, all brought alive in colourful floats, will go around this city on Saturday, kicking off a two-day carnival. Almost 300,000 visitors are expec

Pilani (Rajasthan): Do you remember the storyline of the Shahrukh Khan-starrer movie in which he is sent to a High School for an undercover operation and then joins in the High School saying that his

New Delhi: The Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena, recently announced a growth of about 29% in educational loans while the number of accounts increased by 3,56,515. The performance of PS

Goa: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, at the 22nd Annual Convocation Ceremony of Goa University and her Conferment of the honorary Degree of D. LITT while addressing the role of universities in a n

Bangalore: One of India's best selling authors Chetan Bhagat feels that non-acceptance of and resistance towards inter-regional or inter-religious marriages in modern India "shows how divided our

Chandigarh: She moves with a doll in her hands and looks like any other girl of her age. But 12-year-old Ishita Uppal's similarity with girls of her age ends there. The doll in Ishita's hands

Bangalore: A group of girls near the busy Old Airport Road in India's tech hub Bangalore, bicycle to school every day as a lifestyle statement -- green transport is cool. "Eight of my friends and

Jamshedpur: Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of age because the government has not added it to

Jaipur: The NIIT University happens to be the largest eco-friendly educational campus in development to join hands with Rajasthan government's plantation drive-Harit Rajasthan. Academician and MP

New Delhi: Some of Ireland's most distinguished poets have joined together with their Indian counterparts to celebrate a week-long festival of languages and culture in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Kol

Washington: With a record number of US students studying abroad, China, India, Japan, South Africa and Argentina emerged as the most favoured educational destinations, according to a new survey. Accor

Kunjpura: One of them is the chief of the second biggest Army in the world. The other, the chief of one of the most progressive states in the country. Sunday saw General Deepak Kapoor and Haryana Chie

New Delhi: Over 1.7 million children work as labourers in India's beedi-rolling industry, according to a study by public health organisations and NGOs released on Children's Day on Saturday. A

Bangalore: On Bangalore's bustling M.G. Road, located in the heart of the city, Raghu swiftly crosses from one corner of the road to another as he tries hard to sell magazines and newspapers to mo

New Delhi: It's Children's Day Saturday. However, a bulk of the country's kids don't have much reason to celebrate, as they struggle everyday against vices like child labour, sex selec

Lucknow: Even as Vande Mataram is once again being debated, discussed and dissected after a fatwa on singing the national song was re-endorsed by an Islamic seminary here, there is a madrassa in a lit

New Delhi: Once upon a time quiz shows formed the Sunday television staple for children. Not any more. The Television Rating Points (TRP) war among channels and the audience demand for song, dance

Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): Scuba diving is much more than an adventure water sport. Realising this, a university is offering, for the first time in India, a certificate course in scuba diving for marine

Patna: Bihar is all set to shine as the Nalanda University plans to go global to become a modern international university, which will cater to the issues related to the South Asian countries.It is due

Chandigarh: The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, recently celebrated its 30th convocation ceremony with Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh as its chief

New Delhi: It was Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU) first online Engineering Entrance Test and when the IGNOU server failed to respond to the increased traffic, the whole endeavor o

Sydney: Teenage boys are less likely to gain university entrance than their female classmates and are more likely to leave school before 17, according to a new report.The report, "Boys' achievemen

New Delhi: 'Flunked' or 'Failed' written with a deep red pen with an exclamation mark at the end on the academic report card of a class IX and X student would soon be history as declar