Row breaks out over Centre's 'Surgical Strike Day' celebrations in colleges

A political row broke out on Friday over the University Grants Commission communication to varsities to observe September 29 as “surgical strike day” with the ruling Trinamool Congress......

Killings in name of cow unacceptable: Centre

Facing attacks over lynching incidents, the Centre on Thursday asserted that killings in the name of cow ‘sentiments’ was unacceptable and said the state governments should take stern......

AMU VC row: Can varsity be minority institution, SC asks

"Can a university itself be termed as a minority institution," the Supreme Court on Monday asked during the hearing of a plea seeking a direction to quash the appointment of Aligarh Muslim......

Smriti Irani in line of fire again in LS

Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani was again in the line of fire in the Lok Sabha with opposition members forcing Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to allow them to speak on their notice for......

Datawind to take Aakash-2 beyond education

With a faster processor, greater memory and a better screen, Aakash-2, the reincarnated version of low-cost tablet Aakash, is looking at bigger markets, beyond the education space.After bagging an......

Tharoor hopes pending HRD bills will be passed soon

The government expects that a number of pending legislations pertaining to HRD ministry will be passed during the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament despite possible opposition from some......

Autonomy of IITs will remain intact: PM to Federation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday gave an assurance that the autonomy of IITs will remain 'intact', the IIT faculty federation, opposing the proposed common entrance to these institutes, said......

'No problem if Centre provides special package to Bengal'

Bihar government has no problem if the Centre provides special package to West Bengal, but there should be no discrimination against Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on......

Tendulkar proposes sports education for India schools

Having made an indelible mark in the world of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar could now be associated with promotion of sports in schools and higher education by tapping and nurturing the potential for......

'Anand has only one passport, and that is Indian'

Aruna Anand speaks to Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier. Viswanathan Anand is the reigning World chess champion. He was crowned in May, after beating Veselin Topalov in the final game of the 12-game......

Anand beats 39 chess wizards amid nationality row

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday defeated 39 opponents in a game of simultaneous chess at the International Congress of......

Sibal says no question over Anand's nationality

HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday apologised to chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand over the controversy about conferring an honorary doctorate to him, andmade it clear that his nationality was never......

Anand unfazed by citizenship controversy

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, World chess champion Viswanathan Anand looked cheerful as he arrived to a grand reception at the International Congress of Mathematicians in......