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Sports can be significant in driving economy and fuel business in India, says MoS Jayant Chaudhary

Bengaluru, March 16: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and MoS for Education Jayant Chaudhary stressed that the role of sports can be significant in driving the economy and fuelling business in the nation.

No decision taken on closing universities, Cabinet sub-committee yet to submit report: Karnataka CM

Bengaluru, March 14: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday told the Assembly that no decision has been taken on closing universities and that the Cabinet Sub-Committee report is yet to be submitted.

QS Rankings 2025: IITs, IIMs among 9 Indian institutions in top 50

New Delhi, March 13: Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are among the nine Indian educational institutions featured in the top 50 in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking 2025.

Will discuss with CM on rising incidents of campus violence: Bengal Guv tells VCs

Kolkata, March 7: West Bengal Governor C.V Ananda Bose, on Friday, assured the vice-chancellors of state-run universities to speak to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issues of increasing incidents of campus violence in the state.

Do not shut down nine universities: BJP appeals to K'taka Guv

Bengaluru, March 3: A Karnataka BJP delegation submitted a memorandum to the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday, opposing the decision to shut down nine universities in the state established during the tenure of the previous BJP government.

Bengal: Situation remains peaceful in educational institutions amid SFI's strike call

Kolkata, March 3: Situation remained peaceful in colleges and universities across West Bengal on Monday amid a strike call given by the Students' Federation of India (SFI) after two students of Jadavpur University were hospitalised after being allegedly hit by the vehicle of the West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu within the university campus last week.

Taiwan sanctions seven Chinese Universities over security concerns

Taipei, Mar 1: Taiwan has sanctioned seven universities, dubbed the "seven sons of China's national defence," that pose a security threat to the nation, according to local media.

K'taka BJP says won't allow Cong govt to shut down newly created universities

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Karnataka BJP has declared that it won’t allow the Congress-led government to shut down nine new universities established during its tenure.

All decisions will be taken in interest of students: Dy CM Shivakumar on shutting 9 varsities

Bengaluru, Feb 14: "The Cabinet Subcommittee, formed to study the performance and financial conditions of the state's universities, will make decisions in the best interests of the state, universities, and students," said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar on Friday.

K'taka govt to shut 9 new universities; Bidar varsity to escape axe

Bengaluru, Feb 14: The Karnataka government will bring the shutters down on nine of the 10 new universities that were established during the tenure of the BJP government after it was found that only one of them was fully-functional, sources confirmed on Friday.

Delhi University bags 16 awards in 38th AIU Inter-University North West Zone Youth Festival

New Delhi, February 12: Delhi University won sixteen awards in the 38th AIU Inter-University North West Zone Youth Festival.

Move by Kerala CPI-M to greenlight private universities hailed

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11: The Kerala CPI-M after resisting private institutions of higher education for several years has now greenlighted setting up of private universities in the state and the move is being welcomed by those who were advocating for this for decades.

India-Arab Universities' Presidents' Conference held in Delhi

New Delhi, February 6: The 1st India-Arab Universities' Presidents' Conference was organised in New Delhi from February 5-6. The conference was organised under the education vertical of the Executive Program for implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between India and League of Arab States (LAS).

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh highlights scope of cooperation in higher studies between India, Saudi Arabia

New Delhi, February 5: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh said he was 'pleased' to deliver the keynote address at the first India-Arab Universities' Presidents' Conference held on Wednesday in Delhi.

1st India Arab Universities' Presidents' Conference discusses ideas in higher education field

New Delhi, February 5: The first India Arab Universities' Presidents' Conference organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the League of Arab States, University Grants Commission and Association of Arab Universities, took place in Delhi on Wednesday, the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said.

Private varsities bill hits road block in Kerala cabinet, CPI wants more discussion

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5: The Kerala government's proposed Private Universities Bill hit a roadblock at the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday with the ruling LDF's second-biggest constituent - the Communist Party of India (CPI) - expressing its strong reservation to the measure.

MEA highlights India-Arab cooperation at Universities' Presidents' Conference

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