IOC pledges support to Bengaluru’s 123-year-old public school in BasavanagudiBengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya announced Indian Oil Corporation's CSR support for Karnataka Public School in Basavanagudi. This initiativ...
07 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
IITian left high paying job in US to become a director, took loans from 30 people to fund his first film. Today, the movie is streaming on Netflix. Who is Tanmay Shekhar?A data scientist left a lucrative New York career to pursue his passion for filmmaking, building his first movie from scratch with communit...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Studied under streetlights, fought mosquitoes: MP slum girl tops class 12 with 98.8%; says 'my father's eyes screamed: succeed or we’ll sink'Class 12 results: 18-year-old Chandni Vishwakarma from a Bhopal slum has topped the MP Board Class 12 exams 2026 with an outstanding 98.8%,...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Son of daily wage labourers, he cracked Delhi IIT. Meet Lakhan Mahali who can barely write with penLakhan Mahali, from Rapcha village in Jharkhand, has been admitted to IIT Delhi. He will study Computer Science. He is the son of unskilled...
02 Jul, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Kota Magic: Why the city continues to attract India's brightest mindsKota, a city in Rajasthan, has emerged as a magnet for aspiring students across India, particularly those preparing for competitive exams l...
15 Jun, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
17-year-old UAE student shortlisted for Global Student Prize 2023Vansh Gadhia, a 17-year-old student from Dubai College in the UAE, has been shortlisted for the prestigious top 50 Global Student Prize 202...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
Edukemy partners Sonu Sood's Charity Foundation to help economically weaker section studentsEdukemy has created an evaluation model for non-subjective and subjective competitive exams. The edtech firm said it wants to scale the lea...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Trujet offers a free-flying facility to underprivileged childrenIn a statement, Trujet said it is committed to carrying 300 underprivileged children throughout the year so that they may aspire to build a...
14 Nov, 2018, 09.40 PM IST
Bharti Foundation announces Satya Bharti Scholarship Scheme for underprivileged studentsUnder this initiative, Bharti Foundation will provide Scholarships to Class XII students, with minimum cut-off marks, to finish their vocat...
16 Jan, 2017, 01.40 PM IST
Wipro announces scholarship for underprivileged girl studentsThe programme that offers 300 scholarships in Karnataka, will be rolled out in 2016-17, the company said.
29 Jul, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
The/Nudge Foundation partners with Maruti SuzukiThrough its Gurukuls, The Nudge Foundation aims to train underprivileged youth across the country to become safe and responsible drivers.
15 Dec, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
DB Schenker India's first CSR program for 2015 focuses on skill developmentA total of 40 students were enrolled in the first batch, with 120 more to be trained in three subsequent batches throughout the course of t...
09 Oct, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
Entrepreneur Narayanan makes sure poor children get good jobsNarayanan, who heads a city-based packaging firm called Milan, funds primary education for the underprivileged and provides employment oppo...
08 Jun, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
World Bank approves $65 million aid for education in NepalThe World Bank has approved USD 65 million as assistance for higher education reforms in Nepal to help address the human resource needs of ...
22 Feb, 2015, 08.08 PM IST
- Australia's PM Julia Gillard to provide scholarships for college students
Gillard today announced providing around Rs 16.5 lakh to an NGO to provide scholarships for college students from underprivileged sections.
16 Oct, 2012, 03.36 PM IST
- Super30 figures in Newsweek, among 4 most innovative schools
After Time magazine, Newsweek has taken note of the initiative of mathematician Anand Kumar's Super 30 and included his institute in a list...
18 Sep, 2010, 09.19 PM IST
- 'Consider affirmative action beyond quota'
Even as central education institutions implement the new reservation-regime, the government is being asked to consider affirmative action b...
08 Jan, 2007, 03.30 AM IST