New Delhi : The Supreme Court’s judgment exempting minority schools, aided and unaided, from the Right to Education Act has been hailed by institutions promoting the education of minorities. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, the body that […]
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Constitutional validity of Right to Education upheld : India
Private schools say they may incur revenue loss of up to Rs 2 cr per annum if 25% seats are reserved for economically weaker sections. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the validity of the Right to Education Act (RTE) , […]
Continue reading »UPSC Civil Services Exams: Age limit and total attempts increased : India
Civil Services aspirants preparing for the UPSC exam have reasons to cheer – the total number of attempts permitted at the exam has been increased from 4 to 6 and the maximum age limit has also been increased from 30 to 32. This […]
Continue reading »Private schools protest as govt reimbursing only tuition fees under RTE : India
Jaipur, Rajasthan : The private schools in Rajasthan are up in arms against the state education department for considering only tuition fees for reimbursement for students admitted under Right to Education Act, 2009. Currently, the education department teams are conducting […]
Continue reading »Chennai lawyer, techie turn your woes into RTIs for free : India
Chennai, TamilNadu : “This country will not change. Don’t waste your time and money filing RTIs. It’s pointless” – this was the first feedback Alex Raj and R Saiyasodharan got when they launched a website (grayfaceofindia.in) early this year to help […]
Continue reading »Nitish Kumar to deliver 6th Annual National Commission for Minorities lecture : India
New Delhi: The sixth Annual Lecture of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will be delivered by Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar on 20th September, 2013. The topic of the Annual NCM Lecture is “The Idea of India” which […]
Continue reading »Odisha: Education activists raised voice in favour of imparting elementary education in respective tribal languages for ST children’ : India
Bhubaneswar: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2009 not only guarantees education for all but also necessitates quality education for all, which will further mean the consideration of the quality education for cultural and linguistic minorities. […]
Continue reading »Indian Government launches pension and resettlement scheme for workers in UAE
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates : (ANI): Indian diplomatic missions in the UAE have launched an ambitious pension and resettlement scheme for Indian workers. The Indian Government-sponsored scheme is relevant in the wake of a recent survey among low-and […]
Continue reading »Helpline for minority welfare schemes launched : India
New Delhi : A toll-free “Khidmat” helpline to provide information about welfare programmes for minorities was launched Thursday by Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan. Launching the 1800-11-2001 helpline, Rahman Khan said the service will empower minorities through up-to-date information. […]
Continue reading »Govt to ensure 4pc GDP sepnding on education till 2018 : Pakistan
Islamabad : State Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education, Engineer Balighur Rehman on Thursday said the PML-N led government would take drastic measures for bringing improvement in education sector, ensuring 4 per cent of GDP spending on […]
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