Half of Egyptian children below poverty line- Unicef
By DPA • Feb 19th, 2010Cairo, Feb 19, Nearly half of Egypt’s children live on less than $2 a day, a new study by Unicef, the UN agency for children, said in a report published Thursday.
Education
College girls spur literacy drive in Uttar Pradesh villages
By ians • Feb 17th, 2010Lucknow, Feb 17, Over 1,500 girls from a private college here have been busy shaping up the careers of illiterate and unemployed villagers in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Maoist militancy takes heavy toll on school education
By Sujeet Kumar • Feb 17th, 2010Dornapal (Chhattisgarh), Feb 17, By bombing hundreds of schools since 2005, Maoist militants have taken a heavy toll on education in Chhattisgarh, officials say.
Students JAC calls for Telangana shutdown
By ians • Feb 12th, 2010Hyderabad, Feb 12, The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Osmania University students Friday called for Telangana shutdown Saturday to protest the terms of reference of the Srikrishna panel, saying these were not favourable for formation of Telangana state.
Outcry against campus violence in Bangladesh
By ians • Feb 11th, 2010Dhaka, Feb 11, The killing of a student and the severing of tendons of four students making them unfit to stand or walk at a university in western Bangladesh have sparked an outcry against campus violence.
English language tests for foreign students -unfair- says Cambridge
By Dipankar De Sarkar • Feb 11th, 2010London, Feb 11, Britain’s largest provider of English language tests has expressed concern over government plans to impose strict English language tests for foreign students, saying such a move will not necessarily bring down the number of bogus students.
Patna students continue protest against coaching institutes
By ians • Feb 10th, 2010Patna, Feb 10, Hundreds of students continued to protest against alleged fleecing by coaching institutes in the Bihar capital Wednesday, police said.
Australia admits some attacks on Indians -racist
By ians • Feb 9th, 2010
Canberra, Feb 9, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.
Education gives hope to Palestinian kids
By ians • Feb 9th, 2010New Delhi, Feb 9, Palestinian children are extremely motivated about getting an education as they feel this would give them a better life away from violence, says M.B. Menon, the education chief of UN Refugee Welfare and Advocacy (UNRWA).
Brand Australia suffering from attacks on Indian students: Minister
By Richa Sharma • Feb 9th, 2010New Delhi, Feb 9, Brand Australia has suffered following attacks on Indian students in the past nine months and this will cause long-term damage if not attended to, says a visiting Australian minister.