PM Kurnool visit: schools to remain closed for two days in four mandals

PM Kurnool visit: schools to remain closed for two days in four mandals

All government and private schools in Kurnool Rural, Kurnool Urban, Kallur, and Orvakal will remain closed on October 15 and 16, 2025, in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. The Prime Minister will be addressing a public meeting at Nannur toll plaza on the outskirts of the city on October 16. The examinations scheduled … Read more

Uttarakhand Governor gives nod for Minority Education Bill; State to abolish Madrasa Board

Uttarakhand Governor gives nod for Minority Education Bill; State to abolish Madrasa Board

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Monday (October 7, 2025) approved the Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025. With the implementation of the Bill, the State will repeal the Madrasa Education Board Act, 2016, and the Non-Government Arabic and Persian Madrasa Recognition Rules, 2019. A statement issued … Read more

Video: UP headmaster under probe for assault thrashes education officer with belt

Video: UP headmaster under probe for assault thrashes education officer with belt

A government school headmaster, who was under probe for allegedly harassing an assistant teacher, thrashed an education officer with a belt inside the latter’s office in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district. The shocking incident, caught on CCTV, took place on Wednesday during an enquiry against the accused, Brijendra Verma, who was later arrested following a complaint … Read more

Mission AI-Saksham launches free AI certification to bridge education and industry gap in India

Mission AI-Saksham launches free AI certification to bridge education and industry gap in India

India stands at the cusp of an artificial intelligence revolution. With the AI market projected to reach $17 billion by 2027, the country is poised to become a global hub for innovation, automation, and intelligent technologies. But behind the excitement lies a troubling paradox: while the demand for AI talent is soaring, the supply of … Read more

Outward remittances down to $2.3 billion in May: RBI Bulletin

Outward remittances down to .3 billion in May: RBI Bulletin

Outward remittances, or funds flowing out of India, under the liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) stood at $2.3 billion, with travel accounting for half of it at $1.38 billion in May, increasing by $118 million from the previous month, bulletin data showed. However, outward remittances slowed 4.4% since last year in May. Additionally, Indians also spent … Read more

Odisha surpasses Kerala to secure 5th rank in school education index

Odisha surpasses Kerala to secure 5th rank in school education index

Odisha has achieved a remarkable climb in the Union Ministry of Education’s Performance Grading Index 2.0 (PGI2.0) for 202324, securing the fifth position nationally. The state improved from 14th place in 2019 to fifth, registering a score of 595.6 out of 1,000, and earning the Prachesta3 grade. In a post on X, former Chief Minister … Read more

Admissions for APECET-qualified candidates from July 4

Admissions for APECET-qualified candidates from July 4

The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) will begin admissions from July 4 for candidates who have qualified in the AP Engineering Common Entrance Test (APECET)- 2025 . The APECET-2025 Admission Committee meeting was convened by the Director of Technical Education and convener of the entrance exam G. Ganesh Kumar, on Tuesday at … Read more

City hospital signs MoU with Teleflex to create a UroLift Center of Education for South Asia

City hospital signs MoU with Teleflex to create a UroLift Center of Education for South Asia

A view of Fortis hospital on Bannerghatta road in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a global provider of medical technologies to create UroLift Center of Education for South Asia in India. The UroLiftTM System uses a minimally invasive … Read more

Agitating teachers’ protest outside Bengal education department HQ continues for 4th straight day

Agitating teachers’ protest outside Bengal education department HQ continues for 4th straight day

School teachers, who lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court verdict, continued their protest for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, May 18, 2025 outside the West Bengal Education Department headquarters in Salt Lake. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI School teachers, who lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court verdict, continued their protest … Read more