Once plain and bland, the walls of a school in the Nathupur Pahari slum here are now sporting vibrant wall art murals on key social issues like environmental conservation, girl child literacy and the importance of hygiene.


Gurugram slum school now sports inspiring wall art


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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday filed a case against the former Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication and 19 others in connection with irregularities in appointments and administrative decisions.


EOW files case against ex-VC of MP university


Several people, including police personnel, were injured on Friday in a violent clash between students and the Haryana Police in Karnal town of Haryana, nearly 130 km from here.


Many hurt as students clash with police in Haryana


An Indian student has invented robots to help the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become greener, including a cleaner bot that preserves the marine environment and another that helps minimize human labour on farms, the media reported.


Indian student invents robots for greener UAE


Professionals working in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai are looking for higher pay hikes in the bracket of 20 per cent and above, compared to Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru where employees expect hikes between 0-10 per cent, a survey by leading job portal Shine.com said on Wednesday.


Professionals in Delhi, Bengaluru expect less hikes


Researchers, Associate Professor Viswanath Balakrishnan and his research scholar Piyush Avasthi, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, have developed aligned carbon nanotube-based electrodes that could be used in high energy supercapacitors.


High energy supercapacitors developed at IIT Mandi


Hyderabad has replaced Mumbai to join the top three cities when it comes to attracting talent -- Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru being the other two, respectively -- while software engineering and business management skills are the most sought-after in the country, a LinkedIn report said on Wednesday.


Hyderabad pips Mumbai in wooing talent: LinkedIn


Actress Lori Loughlin and 15 other wealthy parents now face an additional charge of money laundering as part of the growing college admissions scandal.


US actress hit with more charges in college admissions scam


The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to set up an exclusive toll free number to enable students report sexual harassment.


Madras HC orders toll free number to report harassment


The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam paper leak matter and sought status report on it.


SC seeks status report on 2017 SSC paper leak case


In his writing debut, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia will pen the story of the changes in Delhi's education system in a book 'Shiksha: A Journey', which will launch in September.


Sisodia to pen Delhi's education story in book


A group of ethnic Tibetan youth from a poverty-stricken village in China's Sichuan province will make their first overseas trip to the US to widen their horizons as part of a UN poverty-relief programme, an organiser said.


UN offers ethnic Tibetan youths in China trip to US


Three persons have been arrested and sent to jail while two others are absconding in connection with the murder of a Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student, police said on Friday.


BHU student murder: 3 arrested, 2 absconding


Harvard University has said that it is looking into an allegation that one of its students was enrolled after his father bought the house belonging to the school's fencing coach at a higher-than-market price.


Man 'bribes' sports coach to send son to Harvard


Poll authorities on Thursday said seven educational institutions will remain shut for eight days in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency to accommodate security forces.


LS polls: 7 Baramulla colleges to be shut for 8 days


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday put a interim stay, till April 8, on a single-judge bench's order allowing private unaided schools in the city to hike their fees to implement recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on salaries of teachers and other employees.


Delhi HC stays order letting private schools hike fees


A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student was shot dead in the campus premises in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, leading to tensions, police said on Wednesday, adding that four men have been arrested.


BHU student shot dead in campus, 4 nabbed (2nd Lead)


A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student has been murdered leading to tension in the campus, police said, adding that four men have been detained so far.


BHU student murder: Tension at campus, 4 arrested


A commotion broke out here on Tuesday after police baton charged a large number of ICT school coordinators holding a sit-in demonstration demanding "justified salary" and clearing of "pending remuneration".


ICT school staff accuse IL&FS firm of not paying salary


Face-to-face workshops based on the psychology of behavioural change and disaster preparedness can be used to prompt households to protect themselves against disasters like earthquakes, fires and floods, a new study suggests.


Face-to-face workshops boost disaster preparedness


Over 200 writers and artistes including Arundhati Roy, Girish Karnad, Keki Daruwalla, T.M. Krishna, and Nayantara Sahgal on Monday appealed to citizens to vote against hate politics and for an equal and diverse India.

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