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School teacher held for secretly ‘filming’ women in washroom in Nagpur
Updated on Feb 03, 2025 02:39 PM IST
A teacher of a school in Maharashtra's Nagpur district was arrested for allegedly secretly filming women using a toilet, police said on Monday.

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New research identified rare type immune cells for response against Cancer
The research revealed that the endurance of stem-like T cells is fuelled by a protein called ID3 and is expressed by a gene of the same name.

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 10:10 AM IST
ANI | , Melbourne
Maharashtra to establish country's first Artificial Intelligence university
The university will promote research and development in AI and related fields and will be a centre of excellence, state IT Minister Ashish Shelar said.

Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:57 AM IST
PTI | , Mumbai
Row over Saraswati Puja continues in Kolkata law college, edu min faces protest
Education Minister Bratya Basu faced protest by students who alleged outsiders led by a TMCP threatened them for organising Saraswati Puja.

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 07:56 AM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
Assam University staff allegedly molests minor girl, arrested
According to the girl's family, the accused dragged her to a classroom and attempted to rape her but she was rescued by other staff and students.

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 07:54 AM IST
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Biswa Kalyan PurkayasthaRajasthan school teacher shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2025
Mohammad Imran Khan Mewati is a teacher at the Government Sanskrit Secondary School in Alwar. His innovative use of technology has transformed rural education.

Published on Feb 02, 2025 03:08 PM IST
PTI | , London
Saraswati Puja 2025: Calcutta HC orders police security at law college
Students had accused that an outsider, Mohammed Shabbir Ali, threatened them and attempting to prevent the celebration.

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 02:32 PM IST
ANI | , Kolkata
NAAC inspection committee chairman, JNU professor among 10 held by CBI for graft
Those arrested also include the vice chancellor of the Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF) in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur and two more executives.

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 07:54 AM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Education Budget 2025: Samagra Shiksha & PM POSHAN schemes see higher allocation
The PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) received a total allocation of ₹7500 crores compared to ₹4500 crores received in the previous budget allocation.

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 08:01 AM IST
HT Education Desk | Written by Tisha Jacob, New Delhi
Education Budget 2025: Higher education budget up by over ₹2,400 crore
The government has increased the education budget for 2025-26 to ₹50077.95 crore, up from ₹47619.77 crore for FY 2024-25.

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Budget 2025: Infra at IITs, more medical seats - Key announcements for Education
Announcements for education include a new Centre of Excellence for AI, infrastructural developments at IITs, and an increase in the number of medical seats.

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 02:33 PM IST
HT Education Desk | Written by Bishal Kalita
Govt to create additional infrastructure in 5 IITs set up after 2014, says FM
The FM also announced that in the next five years, 10,000 fellowships for technology research in IITs and IISc will be provided.

Updated on Feb 01, 2025 12:34 PM IST
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Education Budget 2025 LIVE: Key announcements by FM to boost education sector
Education Budget 2025 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the much-awaited Union Budget 2025 on February 1, 2025, and announced some crucial announcements for the education sector.

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 09:45 AM IST
CTET Result 2024: CBSE issues notice on CTET December marksheets, details here
CBSE conducted the CTET December 2024 exam on December 14 and 15, 2024, across various exam centers. The results were declared on January 8, 2025.

Published on Jan 31, 2025 06:48 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
Economic Survey moots easing of regulations in health, education sectors
Pitching for ‘trust-based regulation’, survey said that tight regulations increase compliance and supervision burden on the already stretched state capacity.

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 04:46 PM IST
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IAS aspirants drowning: Delhi HC sets aside rider on coaching centre to deposit ₹2.5 cr
IAS aspirants drowning: Delhi HC sets aside rider on coaching centre to deposit ₹2.5 cr

Published on Jan 30, 2025 02:52 PM IST
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10 free courses by IITs on SWAYAM portal, list here
IITs are offering free courses on Design, Engineering, CS, AI, Management & more on SWAYAM portal. Check here.

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 07:55 AM IST
HT Education Desk | Edited by Papri Chanda
If burqa is allowed in voting, it should not be a problem in exams: Waghmare
Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare said that if Burqa is allowed during voting, then there should not be any problem with it during examinations.

Updated on Jan 30, 2025 12:52 PM IST
ANI | , Mumbai
Union Budget 2025 live: What education stakeholders are expecting
Union Budget 2025: Education stakeholders expect Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to significantly increase education spending beyond the current levels.

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 06:42 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani to students: Use AI but don't give up on critical thinking skills
Ambani, while addressing the students of Pandit Deendayal Energy University, emphasised the importance of critical thinking to achieve success.

Published on Jan 30, 2025 09:18 AM IST
ANI | , Gandhinagar
University of Surrey unveils plans for International Branch Campus in GIFT City
All teaching and academic assurance will be delivered and led by the University of Surrey staff.

Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:24 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
KGMU, Lucknow introduces gold medal in Tripura CM Manik Saha's name
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, who is also a maxillofacial surgeon, had studied in King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow.

Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:11 PM IST
PTI | , Agartala
Harvard, University of Chicago caution faculty amid Trump order
A directive from the Trump government seeks to pause federal grants and loans, threatening to disrupt higher education funding, more so for scientific research.

Updated on Jan 30, 2025 08:07 AM IST
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NEET case: Patna court issues arrest warrant against mastermind Mukhiya
The EOU, the ED, and the Central Bureau of Investigation are actively investigating the matter to take it to a conclusive end, said a senior police official.

Published on Jan 28, 2025 07:40 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
ASER Report: Bihar joins national trend to show improvement, yet long way to go
Bihar has also witnessed improvement in the learning outcome, but the pace of progress is slower, says the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) – 2024.

Published on Jan 28, 2025 06:57 PM IST
Class 12 student dies by suicide, searched online for ‘what happens after death'
As per police, the deceased girl had written extensively about foreign cultures in her diaries and had been researching on death for some time.

Published on Jan 28, 2025 05:38 PM IST
PTI | , Nagpur
ASER 2024: Notable improvement in arithmetic, reading skills of children
As per ASER 2024, the arithmetic and reading levels of children in the elementary age group has enhanced significantly, particularly in govt schools.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025 08:49 AM IST
ASER 2024: Over 80% Indian children aged 14-16 know how to use smartphones
Seventy-six per cent of the surveyed children said that they had used smartphones for social media, according to the report.

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 03:12 PM IST
NIRF Rankings 2025: Data submission window closes on Jan 31, direct link here
NIRF Rankings 2025: The window for data submission will close on January 31, 2025 at 5 PM. The direct link is given below.

Published on Jan 28, 2025 12:12 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
21-year-old nursing student found hanging inside rented room in Moradabad
Police received information on Monday morning about the body of a BSc Nursing student found hanging in a rented room in Kesari Kunj Colony.

Published on Jan 28, 2025 09:12 AM IST
PTI | , Moradabad