Over 32% sanctioned posts in central universities vacant: GovtOver 32 per cent of sanctioned posts in central universities across the country are lying vacant, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The hig...
15 Mar, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Lok Sabha okays bill to set up central Sanskrit varsitiesResponding to the debate on the Sanskrit Central Universities Bill, 2019, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" said the government wants...
12 Dec, 2019, 09.06 PM IST
JNU students boycott exams over fee hike issueThe Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue, even as the School of Sanskrit and...
12 Dec, 2019, 02.29 PM IST
After Hindi push, plans afoot for Sanskrit central varsities nowThe case was especially made for Delhi’s Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan which has expanded hugely and over 60 institutions are affiliated with...
11 Jun, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
No Detention till class V only, says HRD's draft education policyIn the draft, put out by the ministry, it is mentioned that the present provisions of no-detention policy will be amended, as it has seriou...
29 Jun, 2016, 09.17 PM IST
Shun 'colonised' mindset to conserve Sanskrit: Najma HeptullaThe Minority Affairs Minister made the remarks during launch of author Rajiv Malhotra's book The Battle for Sanskrit at Delhi University.
02 Feb, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies gets deemed university statusCentre declared the Leh based ‘Central Institute of Buddhist Studies as a deemed to be University in the de novo category on the advice of ...
27 Jan, 2016, 09.25 PM IST
Ramdev likely to skip JNU visit, varsity stands by invitationYoga guru Ramdev today indicated that he would skip his visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University where he was invited to deliver a keynote addr...
28 Dec, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
HRD ministry asks UGC to change rule to let Sanskrit Sansthan expandRashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan vice chancellor Parameshwara Narayana Shastry confirmed to ET that an amendment was being proposed in UGC regul...
29 Oct, 2015, 09.08 AM IST
Smriti Irani, RSS bodies discuss new education policy, prospective appointmentsIrani held discussion with RSS bodies on new education policy during which they are understood to have discussed appointments of possible c...
18 Jul, 2015, 10.59 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav criticises central government for delay in according central varsity status to Sampoornand UniversityAkhilesh Yadav today attacked the Centre for delay in according central varsity status to Varanasi-based Sampoornand University saying thos...
25 Jun, 2015, 05.22 PM IST
St Stephen's College announces first cut-off list, English honours highest at 99 per centLast year, the cut-offs for English and Economics were the highest at 97.25 for science students, 98 for commerce students and 97 per cent ...
16 Jun, 2015, 07.43 PM IST
Modi government releases funds for TISS after 5% cutThe eight varsities will also be asked to ensure compliance with 12B rules of the University Grants Commission Act of 2015-16.
03 Jun, 2015, 04.04 AM IST
TISS flounders as government fails to bolster it with fundsIn a letter dated April 29, 2015, Parasuraman told the higher education secretary that funds were insufficient even to pay salaries.
29 May, 2015, 05.43 AM IST
HRD Ministry saw several controversies under NDA government in 2014"I will be whipped for as long as there is a need to keep attention diverted away from the good work. I am ready for it. I have no problem,...
29 Dec, 2014, 11.04 AM IST
Aziz Qureshi laments Uttarakhand government apathy towards Sanskrit UniversityAziz Qureshi said it was unfortunate that successive Congress governments in Uttarakhand had done nothing for the Sanskrit University.
24 Sep, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
NDA allies PMK, MDMK ask Centre to withdraw circular on HindiPMK and MDMK, constituents of BJP-led NDA, today protested against a Home Ministry circular to varsities that Hindi be taught along with En...
14 Sep, 2014, 03.36 PM IST