MNCs have sleepless nights because of Patanjali: RamdevStating that India does not need MNCs, Ramdev said today India is self-reliant as far as science and technology, capital and resources are ...
19 Jan, 2017, 11.04 PM IST
Illiteracy needs to be eradicated: Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi RajuHe expressed satisfaction that public representatives, officials and people extended their support for the development of Dwarapudi village.
20 Mar, 2016, 01.53 AM IST
Education can push GDP by additional four per cent: Kailash SatyarthiThe Indian economy can clock an addition of four per cent in the growth rate if everyone is educated over the next 10 years, Nobel laureate...
12 Mar, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
Literacy rate up in India, but so is illiteracyThe overall literacy rate in the country may have gone up to 74.4%, but the drop in the illiteracy rate has not matched the increase in pop...
28 Jan, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Bahrain awards Indian for efforts in social serviceProf Achyuta Samanta, founder and director of Odisha-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, was given the award by King Hamad bin Isa ...
04 Jun, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
India needs to raise workforce participation to 80%: PwCAccording to PwC, India's education system has benefited the upper class, but hasn't worked for the masses: because education is not yet av...
03 Feb, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
- Kiran Bedi ask youths to fight corruption, illiteracy
Bedi and Kumar released the book "Bhrashtachar Bharat Choro" (Corruption quit India) at a function in ongoing Patna Book fair at the histor...
10 Nov, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
Super 30 founder, Anand Kumar calls for non-discriminatory education to allDelivering a lecture, Kumar exhorted experts, scholars and students to use their expertise in big fight against illiteracy, poverty and dep...
06 Oct, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
Government alone cannot make India clean, says President Pranab MukherjeeCalling upon all Indians to get involved in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', he said the govt alone cannot do it without people's involvement.
02 Oct, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
What Amartya Sen doesn’t see: Growth-oriented reforms, not populist schemes, will benefit the economyIn Panagariya's opinion, Sen has never called for an end to the licence-permit raj, liberalisation of foreign trade and investment in banki...
27 Jul, 2013, 12.49 PM IST
- 'Illiterate' Muslims bearing more children: Tarun Gogoi
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday triggered a controversy by blaming low literacy level among the Muslims for their growing popula...
10 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Illiteracy costs India over $53 billion a year: ReportAccording to the report 'Economic and Social Cost of Illiteracy' by World Literacy Foundation, illiteracy costs India an estimated $53.56 b...
12 Apr, 2012, 10.01 AM IST
- World Cup brings Mohali to peace centrestage
Peaceniks in Punjab and across the Wagah see an opportunity in Wednesday's semifinal at Mohali to promote friendship.
27 Mar, 2011, 04.21 AM IST
- Sibal gets top grades from PM
PM gave high marks to HRD Min Sibal and Min of state D Purandeswari.
09 Sep, 2009, 03.02 AM IST
- India, Pak need to move beyond stereotype rivalry: US
US has said both India and Pak should move beyond stereotype rivalry.
11 Aug, 2009, 12.21 PM IST
- RBI contradicts 100% financial inclusion claims by banks
RBI has contradicted claims of state level bankers' committees that some districts of the country have achieved 100 per cent financial incl...
23 Jan, 2009, 10.03 PM IST
- Hopes lies on youth: Mukesh
Addressing the gathering after receiving the doctorate of science at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda here last night, Ambani re...
30 Sep, 2007, 08.41 PM IST