Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Asia's largest higher EdTech player upGrad today announced comprehensive plans to merge all its M&As in India into 'One upGrad' and complete the integration process by March to June 2023.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 16 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday launched the National Education Policy-2020 for the academic session 2022-23 in higher education in Uttarakhand and said that many ideas will come from "Devbhoomi" for better implementation of the new education policy.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 11 (ANI): The first governor's board for the newly formed University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) has been constituted and approved by Governor Thawarchand Gehlot.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 31 (ANI): Severe waterlogging was reported in Karnataka's Koramangala and Marathahalli on Wednesday after heavy rainfall lashed the city.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 30 (ANI): A holiday is declared for schools and colleges in Bengaluru on Tuesday due to heavy rains.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 20 (ANI): In another major administrative rejig, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand on Tuesday transferred 22 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.

Raipur Mar 28 PTI The Chhattisgarh government has decided to conduct remaining examinations of universities for the academic session 2021-22 in online or blended mode as per suggestions received from the institutions and students an officials said on Monday On the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel the state Higher Education department during the day issued guidelines directing universities to conduct remaining exams of the ongoing academic session in online or blended mode he said The University Grants Commission UGC in a letter on February 11 this year had authorized higher education institutions to take decisions on conducting offlineonline classes and holding exams in onlineofflineblended mode according to COVID-19 situation in their areas he said The process of conducting annual examinations of universities takes 50 to 60 days to complete It is a huge challenge for the examination centre to ensure arrangements as per COVID preventive protocols for such a long period Keeping this in mind instructions were given to conduct the remaining examinations online or in blended mode he said Universities would ensure further action in this regard with the approval of respective executive councils the official said PTI TKP BNM BNM BNM

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The Taliban has allowed girls to return to high schools from Wednesday, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday welcomed the opening of the universities in Afghanistan from Wednesday and emphasised that the step is truly crucial for the country to revive education, reported Sputnik.

Thiruvananthapuram Jan 31 PTI The Indian Lawyers Congress a lawyers forum affiliated to the Congress party on Monday filed a contempt of court petition before the Lokayukta against former Kerala minister K T Jaleel for making many disparaging and scandalizing public remarks against the Ombudsman at various places Lawyers Congress Thiruvananthapuram district president Rajeev Charachira has also filed a complaint before the state police chief seeking action against Jaleel alleging that the social media posts of the LDF MLA amounts to insulting the Lokayukta The petitioner said he moved contempt of court plea as Jaleels Facebook posts against the Lokayukta Cyriac Joseph were with an ill intention to malign the quasi-judicial body and to shake its foundation Jaleel who was forced to quit as the state Higher Education minister in April last year from the previous Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet after the Lokayukta held he had abused his position as a public servant to obtain a favour for a relative took to Facebook to the make the remarks The Lokayukta has not responded to the allegations of Jaleel but the opposition Congress and the BJP slammed the Left MLA accusing him of making an attempt to destabilise the agency Jaleel levelled serious allegations against the Lokayukta amid a row in the state over the LDF governments move to curb the powers of the agency by promulgating an ordinance PTI RRT TGB BN BN