New Delhi: When falling poll percentages are a worry for most political parties, a group of college girls in Delhi have taken to street plays to encourage youngsters to vote. "We have already perfor

New Delhi: Sarita Sharma, a teacher at a playschool in the capital, decided on a different Children's Day on Friday. Instead of the usual music and dance revelry, she took her students to an orpha

Washington: Children who become very distressed by family quarrels are more likely to develop psychological problems. But little is known about what happens beyond these behavioural reactions in term

Washington: Exposure to prolonged puffing can perk up levels of a stress hormone in the heart that can potentially reshape the left ventricle, according to new research. In a Chicago University (Ill

A normal human tendency is to forget the past and march ahead. If one looks down upon those who had helped them when they confronted challenges, an educational reformer proved to be different. He ha

New Delhi: "Say hello, speak English clearly, listen to people's complaints, and communicate like Shah Rukh Khan!" Those are the instructions for a bunch of 30 girls and boys who are being trained

Bangalore: As India's silicon hub, brand Bangalore is not just global, but also catching up fast with rural IT kids in Karnataka to replicate its success story in villages. The dream of taking be

Shimla: Over 2,000 students and their parents took part in a rally here on Thursday as part of the "save education" campaign launched by those studying at four colleges in Himachal Pradesh to protest

Toronto: Thousands of students in Toronto and a dozen other major cities put down their pens and took to the streets on Wednesday to seek end to tuition fees. They also marched to the provincial asse

Kathmandu: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, India's former president and father of the country's missile programme, will be the guest of honour at the convocation of a private university in Nepal later thi

Chandigarh; It is over a year since Panjab University (PU) launched its 'no-vehicle day' on the first Monday of every month campaign, but the hundreds of cars clogging the campus parking area

The thrust of the policy underlying the Eleventh Plan for Higher Education is on increasing access to quality higher education while ensuring equity. A new Scheme for Reduction in Regional Imbalance