West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu allegedly injured as Jadavpur University protests turn violentWest Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu was injured and his car vandalized during student protests at Jadavpur University. Professors as...
01 Mar, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Jadavpur University over student's death, UGC to send probe teamThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of a media report about the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur Universi...
14 Aug, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Hey teacher, glad you didn't leave us kids aloneGood teachers don't just teach their students academic subjects, they also give them a sense of safety and the confidence to pursue their d...
10 Apr, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Jadavpur University student accepts Rs 1.8 crore package; chooses Facebook over Google, AmazonBisakh Mondal, an engineering graduate from Bengal, rejected job offers from Google and Amazon to choose one from Facebook, worth Rs 1.8 cr...
28 Jun, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Calcutta University students stage demonstration demanding online examHigh-powered committees of the university had last week recommended that the exams be conducted in the offline mode, but said the final dec...
23 May, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
View: Students should beware the risky romance of protestsProtest has its own romance. The problem is that it has been tried before and invariably led to disenchantment and subsequent anger. The sl...
12 Jan, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Eight Indian universities in Asia top 100 in Times higher education Asia university rankingsTwenty two countries — up from 14 last year — have been represented in the rankings, which have been expanded to cover 200 universities.
21 Jun, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Indian-American named President, CEO of Bank of the WestIndian-American Nandita Bakshi has been appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West, a unit of French banking g...
28 Mar, 2016, 03.37 AM IST
How student activism is taking India by storm, with issues ranging from caste discrimination to high feesDebates and free speech enrich college education. To control this freedom is to allow the manufacture of young minds conditioned by majorit...
21 Feb, 2016, 06.29 AM IST
Police detain north Bengal resident for writing anti-TMC postRohit Pashi, a resident of Jalpaiguri in North Bengal has today been detained by the local police for writing a post in Face Book criticisi...
06 Feb, 2016, 09.51 PM IST
College, university teachers lend support to Jadavpur University studentsThe TMCP leadership would give a memorandum to Governor K N Tripathi demanding restoration of normalcy at the JU and resumption of classes.
21 Sep, 2014, 08.42 PM IST
10 Indian institutions in top 100 Asian university rankingsSix of India's representatives are IITs, with Delhi and Roorkee jointly occupying 59th place and Guwahati and Madras coming in at 74.
19 Jun, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a supreme architect of bridgesGabriel Garcia Marquez, a supreme architect of bridgesHe was a master weaver of tales, and a supreme architect of bridges, for through his ...
20 Apr, 2014, 02.47 PM IST
Energy bill keeps Kolkata in sync with four British citiesAccording to a recent study, about 10% of all incomes earned in Kolkata is spent on energy, which is same in Leeds, Birmingham, Humber & Sh...
20 Nov, 2013, 11.35 AM IST
- A big leap for Kolkata's carbon-neutral dream
Kolkata's energy efficiency has doubled since the turn of the century and is projected to increase by two times in the next 12 years.
20 Nov, 2013, 04.53 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee's cartoon issue likely to distance her from intelligentsiaArrest of a Jadavpur University professor for posting an uncomplimentary cartoon of Mamata is likely to distance the TC chief from a sectio...
14 Apr, 2012, 01.45 AM IST
- An IIT for Karnataka?
Here’s some good news for engineering aspirants in Karnataka. The Prime Minister’s scientific adviser C N R Rao is batting for an IIT in th...
24 Jul, 2006, 10.20 AM IST