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On July 12, the woman attempted self-immolation on the college campus.Source : Twitter A 22-year-old college student from Odisha, who set herself on fire following alleged inaction over a sexual harassment complaint, succumbed to her injuries late last night. Her death has sparked outrage, protests, and renewed calls for accountability in educational institutions. The student, pursuing a B.Ed degree at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, had accused the Head of the Education Department ...Read More >
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Despite the fierce competition for a Delhi University (DU) seat, hundreds of undergraduate spots lie vacant every year, mostly in off-campus colleges. This year, the university is trying something new: allocating up to 100% more students to these colleges to ensure fewer empty seats.But why do these institutions fail to attract enough students in the first place? Is it the branding gap between North Campus and the rest of DU, or do deeper concerns like poor infrastructure and lack of ...Read More >
BITS Pilani has announced a major expansion, including a new AI+ campus in Amaravati and a ₹1,219 crore investment to upgrade facilities across its existing campuses. The institute also formally launched BITS Pilani Digital, its online education platform, to extend its academic offerings to a wider audience. BITS Pilani on Sunday announced an expansion of its academic and digital infrastructure, unveiling plans for a new AI+ campus in Amaravati, a ₹1,219 crore investment to upgrade facilitie ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 15: In a defining moment for Indian luxury jewellery, Zoya- India leading luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group--unveils a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with globally acclaimed British designer and curator Alice Cicolini, marking the first international creative partnership for an Indian luxury jewellery atelier. Born out of deep mutual admiration of Indian craft, the capsule pays homage to enamel--one of India most poetic art forms in luxury. Ins ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 15 (PTI) Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, announced on Tuesday the launch of the Infosys Springboard Livelihood Program, aimed at enabling half a million job seekers in India to secure meaningful employment by 2030. Infosys Foundation has committed over Rs 200 crore for the first phase of this programme, said a press release. The initiative focuses on job creation for both graduate and undergraduate youth across Science, Technology, Engineering, and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
Bengaluru : The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) held a press conference at its Bannerghatta Road campus earlier today to formally introduce two undergraduate programmes to its academic portfolio: BSc Honours in Economics (with a minor in Data Science and Business) and BSc Honours in Data Sciences (with a minor in Economics and Business), under the umbrella of the School of Multidisciplinary Studies. IIMB leadership, including Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIMB; Prof. P.D ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Infosys Foundation on Tuesday announced the launch of a program that aims to enable half a million job seekers in India to gain meaningful employment by 2030, as the philanthropic and CSR arm of the Indian tech behemoth committed over Rs 200 crore for its first phase. Infosys Springboard, the flagship digital learning platform from Infosys, will offer support not just for learning and skilling but also opportunities for learners to have sustainable livelihoods and career ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 m ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (UNI) With the undergraduate girl student of Government-run Fakir Mohan Autonomous College still battling for life after resorting to self-immolation for allegedly being denied justice over 'sexual harassment' by an assistant professor, Odisha police today arrested the principal of the higher educational institution on the charge of allegedly abetting the suicide. While controversy over the unsavory incident is not showing signs of dying down, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kamb ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Marking a significant leap in its mission to redefine higher education, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, has announced the launch of a futuristic AI+ Campus in Amaravati, alongside a series of transformative initiatives unveiled during its 2025 convocation. Spearheaded by Chancellor Kumar Mangalam Birla, BITS Pilani has announced a Rs 1,219 crore investment under Project Vistaar to expand and modernise existing campuses, and the formal rollout of BITS Pilani Digita ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 14 (ANI): A total of 2093 students of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati received their degrees in various disciplines on Sunday during the 27th convocation ceremony. The event marked the graduation of 22 students from the inaugural B.Tech batch of the Mehta School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor Slams Nitish Kumar Govt Over Election Commission Claims of Foreign Nationals in Voter Li ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (UNI) The self-immolation bid by undergraduate girl student after her complaint of prolonged sexual harassment by a teacher was not addressed to in a government-run autonomous college in Odisha's Balasore district has triggered a massive political controversy, even though the accused teacher has been arrested and government has constituted a probe committee. The unsavory episode, which brought to the fore unsafe campus environs for girl students in higher educational instit ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major boost to higher education and technology in India, Aditya Birla Group Chairman and BITS Pilani Chancellor Kumar Mangalam Birla on Sunday announced a Rs 2,200 crore investment for three key initiatives. These include the launch of a cutting-edge AI campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, the expansion and modernisation of existing BITS campuses under Project Vistaar, and the introduction of a new edtech platform -- BITS Pilani Digital. The announcemen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence, will invest over Rs 2,200 crore on expansion, including an 'AI+ Campus' at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, its Chancellor and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Sunday. The investment will be made over a period of five years. In his address at the 2025 convocation of the institution, Birla reaffirmed BITS Pilani's "commitment to nation-building with three transformative initiatives", as "India aspires to become a 10 trillion ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The next 48 hours are crucial for the 20-year-old undergraduate student who attempted to die by suicide on an Odisha college campus on Saturday over alleged sexual harassment by a professor, as "her vital organs have suffered serious damage," doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar monitoring her condition said on Sunday. Hours after she was admitted to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar with 90% burns, police arrested assistant professor Samir Kumar Sahu, who heads t ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Information Commission has recommended several measures to the State Government to strengthen the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, including introducing RTI-related curriculum for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The move aims to foster awareness among youth and improve transparency and accountability in government administration. The State Information Commissioner recently met Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh and submitted a detailed list o ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: An assistant professor of an autonomous college in Balasore district of Odisha was arrested and its principal suspended on Saturday, hours after an undergraduate girl student attempted to die by suicide, protesting the inaction over her sexual harassment complaint against him. Police arrested assistant professor Samir Kumar Sahu, who heads the education department in Fakir Mohan autonomous college, hours after the girl student attempted to die by suicide inside the college campus, ...Read More >
Telangana NEET UG 2025 Counselling: This year 43,400 candidates have cleared the NEET UG 2025 exam and claimed Telangana state in their application. Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) has released the rank list for Telangana NEET UG 2025 counselling. Candidates who were waiting for this list can now check the rank list and list of eligible candidates by visiting the official website of the university at knruhs.telangana.gov.in. This year 43,400 candidates have cleared t ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a landmark move to promote handball across the country, Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Handball Association of India (HAI).The agreement is for a period of three years, under which Prasar Bharati will produce and broadcast all international and national handball events, organised by HAI on DD Sports, Waves OTT and other PB platforms.The MoU was formally exchanged between Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharati, and Anandeshwar Pandey, Executive Dire ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University has steadily increased its fee components over the last three years, with key funds showing significant rises since 2022. The University Development Fund has grown by approximately 67%, while the University Facilities and Services Charges have surged sharply by 200%. Meanwhile, the Economically Weaker Section Welfare Fund has increased by 150% in the same period, highlighting a consistent upward trend in student fees.Continuing this pattern, the university has revised ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: To the painfully long wait for a US visa, now add punishing costs as the Donald Trump administration slaps a $250 (around Rs 21,450) "visa integrity fee" that will more than double the cost of student, tourist and work visas, beginning January 2026, reports . The fee is refundable under strict conditions.Indians applying for B1/B2 visas (business or tourist), which cost under Rs 16,000 ($185), would need to pay around Rs 37,500 with the new fee. Almost all non-immigrant categories, in ...Read More >
DCE Rajasthan UG Admission 2025: The Directorate of College Education (DCE) of Rajasthan is completing the document verification process for Round 1 undergraduate (UG) admissions today, 11 July, 2025. In order to be verified, those who were assigned seats in Round 1 had to go to their designated college with original documentation. The students on this list have been formally admitted to the colleges of their choice. The final merit list for Round 1 will be made public on 14 July, 2025, in acc ...Read More >
The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala, is expected to issue the Kerala plus Two SAY (Save a Year) Result 2025 today, July 10, 2025. If students took the supplemental exams, they can access their results on the official websites, keralaresults.nic.in and result.kite.kerala.gov.in. The DHSE Kerala held the Plus Two SAY exams from June 12 to June 20, 2025, to allow students who failed one or more topics in the Kerala Class 12 board exams earlier this year another chance. The ...Read More >
The Department of College Education (DCE), Rajasthan has officially released the UG 1st Merit List 2025 for admission into Undergraduate Government Colleges across the state. Candidates who applied for BA, B.Sc, B.Com, and other UG courses can now check their selection status by visiting the official portal - dceapp.rajasthan.gov.in. DCE Rajasthan UG Merit List 2025 Out Now: Check Admission Status via dceapp.rajasthan.gov.in The merit list contains the names of students who are provisionally a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Technological University (DTU) Vice-Chancellor Prateek Sharma on Wednesday announced a host of initiatives including a Research Park at its Narela campus, expanded outreach through digital education and fresh global collaborations aimed at transforming the institution into a hub of inclusive and future-ready learning. Sharma said, "Knowledge is the basic goal of our university. We are starting a computer literacy initiative in five villages to promote digital inclusion." As pa ...Read More >
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8: ADROSONIC, a leading digital transformation firm, in collaboration with the Digital Innovation Lab at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, a leading university in India, has launched the ADROSONIC AI Leadership Development Programme. This pioneering initiative is designed to empower students by transforming theoretical knowledge into practical real-world experience. The programme offers a unique opportunity for students to engage in han ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Panjab University has reduced the examination fee for its pre-PhD course from Rs 10,750 to Rs 6,300 -- the only decrease in its revised 2025-26 fee structure, which otherwise raises charges across nearly all undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programmes.While most hikes range between 5 and 8%, the pre-PhD reduction stands out in a list typically known for annual upward revisions.The examination fee for BA (without practical) has gone up from Rs 2,010 to Rs 2,120. Exam fee ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Despite completing three rounds of Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST) 2025 counselling, over 60 degree colleges in Telangana have failed to attract even a single student for the 2025-26 academic year, highlighting serious concerns over the demand and relevance of some institutions. According to data released by the Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE), 64 colleges, including one government-run institution reported zero admissions. These colleges, mostly located in rural ...Read More >
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