Campus Digest

Mumbai, Sep 16: Cambridge gets its first non-European lecturer as Mumbai-born Antara Haldar as a lecturer of law at the University of Cambridge. 28-year-old Antara is also among the youngest, and the only Indian, to get the tenured position in the top-ranking law faculty reported. Antara was in Mumbai recently before beginning her tenure in the UK and now she is all set to study the Gujarat

Bangalore, Sep 11: He's on top of the world. Bangalore student Manas Kohli is a world topper in Computer Studies in the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination. It's the world's most popular international qualification for students between 14 and 16 years old. As an IGCSE student (equivalent to Class 10) of The International School Bangalore, Manas

Patna, Sep 1: Classes opened Monday at the Nalanda University, an ancient international centre for learning in Bihar, after a break of over 800 years with 15 students, its vice chancellor said. "We have formally started the academic session of Nalanda University Monday morning in the International Convention Centre at the Buddhist pilgrim town of Rajgir," Vice Chancellor Gopa Sabhrawal said

New Delhi, Aug 27: Out of around 70,000 children from poor and disadvantaged families, only 17,500 have been provided free books in this academic year, the Delhi government informed the Delhi high court on Tuesday. In an affidavit, the Delhi government also said that approximately 16,500 children have been provided free uniforms. A division bench of justice BD Ahmed and justice Siddharth Mridul

New Delhi, Aug 26: Employees with a monthly salary of over Rs 15,000 in their first jobs would no longer be able to contribute to the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) run by the provident fund department. The move is triggered by fears that the hike in the salary ceiling for statutory PF contributions to Rs 15,000 per month from Rs 6,500 per month, would have a major adverse impact on the Pension

Living a healthy life is essential for all, but living a wealthy life is everyone's dream. And which youngster wouldn't like to own all the comforts of life as early as in his mid 20's; the sooner the better. At this age, it's common for people to be in a dilemma regarding the area of expertise he should opt for and thus we present before you a list of jobs compiled by Muhammad Adeel Javaid (a

Aug 15: When the news came that Manjul Bhargava, a Canadian-American mathematician of Indian-origin, had won the Fields Medal known as the "Nobel" for mathematics, one of my colleagues, a mathematician himself, remarked, "The best thing his family did was leave India. This wouldn"t have been possible if he"d stayed here." All I could do in response was nod regretfully. The last time an India-based

Bangalore, Aug 11: Gaining educational knowledge is an essential part of our life. With growing globalization and a need to be on terms with global standards, the number of students going abroad for learning and gaining a foreign degree is drastically increasing, especially for a country like Germany. Following these developments there has also been a rise in student enrollment of more than 100

Jul 18: Two months ago, the class of 2014 left the gates of their beloved alma maters. Fortunately for them, there are some great-paying jobs they can pursue. With help from Payscale, the creator of the world's largest database of individual compensation profiles, containing more than 40 million today, Business Insider found 15 of the highest-paying jobs for young professionals with a bachelor's

New Delhi, Jul 9: India needs to unleash second generation labour reforms and capitalise on demographic advantage for creating new firms and jobs, a government document said on Wednesday. “It is imperative to use India"s unique demographic moment wisely and unleash the second generation reforms,” the Economic Survey for 2013-14 stated. The suggestion assumes significance as the employment growth