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.


Vote out hate politics, Indian writers, artistes appeal


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In a huge relief for many expats, the UAE Ministry of Education has agreed to issue equivalency for all Indian degrees that match the set criteria, the Indian embassy here announced on Sunday.


UAE to issue equivalency for all Indian degrees


The Commission for the Protection of Child Rights in Uttarakhand on Friday asked Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to order a CBI probe into the grisly murder of a student at a boarding school near here.


CBI probe sought in Uttarakhand minor's murder


Students from Southeast Asian countries and regions will compete at the 2019 Asean School Games in July in Indonesia's Semarang city, the country's Youth and Sport Ministry announced on Friday.


Indonesia to host Asean School Games 2019 in July


A teenager went missing two years ago from an Uttarakhand school where a 12-year-old boy has now been murdered and buried.


Teen missing from school where student was now killed


An Uttarakhand government body on Thursday asked the police to arrest the owner of a boarding school where a student was bludgeoned to death for stealing biscuits and his body buried in the school premises.


Student bludgeoned to death, buried in school


President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said India and Croatia have agreed to work together to develop a strong global response to defeat and destroy terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and to seek accountability and action from those responsible for such barbaric acts, an official statement said.


India, Croatia agree on global anti-terror response: Kovind


A second Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student has died in what police are calling "an apparent suicide".


2nd survivor of US school shooting kills self


Vijay Shekhar Sharma who created India's largest digital payment service Paytm has a little grudge that he never had a chance to study at Harvard University.


Paytm founder misses studying at Harvard


With the arrest of a printing press owner, the Delhi Police claim to have busted a syndicate involved in pirating (printing and circulating) books of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), said a police officer here on Monday.


NCERT books piracy syndicate busted, one held


One can re-live the dream of getting a letter from Hogwarts as Potterheads of Jadavpur University have come together to create magic by hosting a Harry Potter-themed event at the campus next week.


JU Potterheads to host Harry Potter-themed event


Ph.D researchers from India, who wish to work in the UK, have reason to cheer as they are now exempt from the annual visa cap for entry in that country.


Indian Ph.Ds big gainers in UK visa policy change


At least 12 people were confirmed dead on Thursday following the collapse of a three-storey building which housed a primary school in the Nigerian city of Lagos, the media reported.


12 killed in Nigeria school building collapse


The detention of Indian students by the US immigration authorities came up during Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's meeting with Congressional leaders, according to a participant.


Indian students' detention discussed with Gokhale


"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman has appeared in a US federal court here on charges of paying a bribe to boost her daughters SAT score.


US College scam: Felicity Huffman posts $250K bail


US federal prosecutors have charged nearly 50 people, including celebrities in a scam where the wealthy paid to have their children admitted to elite schools.


Celebs among 50 charged in 'largest college admissions scam' in US


Jammu University on Tuesday started the golden jubilee celebrations by honouring Gulzar, the legendary Urdu poet and writer and film maker.


Jammu varsity begins golden jubilee celebrations


The Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow will host the biggest children's film festival in which several eminent personalities from India and abroad will be present.


Lucknow to host biggest children's film festival


Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Monday jointly inaugurated four projects, via video conferencing, in the areas of transport, health and education.


India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate 4 projects


O.P. Jindal Global University has launched a 4-week long online course in 'impact investment', aiming to train people in how to invest in companies to generate measurable social and environmental gains and at the same time earn from it too.


O.P. Jindal varsity launches online course in 'Impact investment'


The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday said it has filed a second FIR with the Delhi Police against "fake news regarding paper leaks" it alleged is circulating on social media.

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