Globalization of education has led to many changes across the world. India has not been averse to it. Technology has transformed the whole world into a global village. With these changes in time, Indi

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): "I wish I could fly in the sky and come out in the light from this darkness," says 10-year-old Pradip, who left school last year after being beaten severely by a teacher, as tears

New Delhi: How often do you hear a child today say she dreams of being a teacher one day? Few Indian youngsters, especially in big cities, are opting for a teaching career, with low salaries being the

Aligarh: Abdul Sabur Kidwai is just 11 years old, and he has already authored a 32-page book on how three boys foil a bank robbery. And he aspires to be a "great author" one day. A student of Class 6

New Delhi: Concerned about the mental well being of children as they grow into adults, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is conducting a nationwide survey to analyse th

Riga: Latvia's government is not short of advice, with criticism coming from such heavyweight institutions as the IMF and EU - but also from the country's own kids. One hundred schoolchildren

Washington: Preschoolers tend to form closer friendships in the early grade-school years if they are securely attached to their mothers, according to a new study. "In a secure, emotionally open mothe

Chandigarh: South Asia's future can be bright if its youth can come together to share ideas and work together as young people remain largely unaffected by some of the animosities and conflicts bet

Ashington: Tiny tots who convey gestures more meaningfully at 14 months have larger vocabularies at 54 months and are also better prepared for school. Differences particularly favoured children from

New Delhi: Terming ragging as "human rights abuse in essence", the Supreme Court Wednesday again directed all educational institutions to take stringent anti-ragging measures, including filing crimina

New Delhi: Did you have a maths phobia in school? Does your child have a tough time remembering her school texts? Twenty-five-year-old maths wiz and researcher Nitin Vats says the way you learn can so

Bhopal: Single teacher-run primary and middle schools, no headmasters in most schools and, more shocking, senior secondary schools till Class 12 managed by a single teacher - welcome to Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi: Very few Indian children - or even adults for that matter - find the time or inclination to reflect upon the country's constitution. But after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a campaign

London: Students at a prestigious Oxford University college have rallied around a kabab seller after college authorities forced him to move, complaining of smell. Saeid Keshmiri, 62, had been supplyin

New Delhi: With newer technologies and targetted drugs, cancer if treated in the early stages is no longer synonymous with death, say doctors. At any given time, there are about 2.5 million patients l

London: One million Indians, mostly women and children, die every year because of inadequate healthcare in a country full of highly-skilled doctors, Britain's Oxford University said on Monday. The