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SECTOR | 25 Dec 2025, 01:52PM

School teacher shot dead on Aligarh Muslim University campus: Police

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A school teacher was shot dead by unidentified assailants on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus, police said on Thursday. AMU Proctor Mohammad Waseem Ali identified the deceased as Rao Danish Ali, a teacher at ABK Union High School, affiliated with the university. On Wednesday night, Rao Danish Ali was walking near the Kennedy Auditorium with two of his colleagues when some masked men accosted him and fired at him from point-blank range after briefly talking to him, the proctor told PTI. He collapsed on the spot and was rushed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, Mohammad Waseem Ali said. The incident occurred after 9 pm. Rao Danish had gone to the AMU canteen for tea, which was part of his daily routine, he said. Though the shooting was captured on CCTV cameras installed near the canteen, the footage was unclear due to darkness and fog, the proctor said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Neeraj Kumar, along wit

Education

SECTOR | 24 Dec 2025, 08:33PM

Maharashtra's Sangli to get dedicated raisin research centre

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The proposal was approved in principle by the Senate of Shivaji University, Kolhapur, following a demand raised by Sangli MLA Sudhir Gadgil

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SECTOR | 24 Dec 2025, 08:01PM

Consumer Affairs Ministry launches official logo of Repairability Index

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The logo was selected through a nationwide Logo Design Competition organised by the Chair on Consumer Law at National Law University Delhi, established by the Department of Consumer Affairs

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SECTOR | 24 Dec 2025, 07:52PM

CAT 2025 Result Declared: IIM Kozhikode Releases Scorecards At iimcat.ac.in How To Download

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Twelve candidates secured 100 percentile, with Delhi leading; overall, 14 hit the top mark and 29 reached 99.99th percentile.

CDPM, IIM Udaipur Hosts Panel Discussion on Intergenerational Mobility and Pathways out of Poverty in India

Business Line | 24 Dec 2025, 05:43PM

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SECTOR | 23 Dec 2025

Education Ministry may consider expanding ONOS scheme to pvt universities

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The Union Education Ministry is considering extending the One Nation One Subscription scheme to private higher education institutions, following representations from the private education sector

Education

SECTOR | 23 Dec 2025

ADEPT 2026: Anant National University Opens Admissions with India's First Multi-Lingual Design Entrance Test

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Republicans Nearly Absent Across 27 Yale Departments, Buckley Institute Report Finds

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SECTOR | 22 Dec 2025

Knowledge key for India to become $5 trillion economy, says Gadkari

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Knowledge is the most powerful tool for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy and the third largest economy in the world, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, he said the future of any country is based on the type of futuristic technology it possesses. Taking technology to the grassroots, particularly in agriculture and rural India, is critical for making India self-reliant and a global power, he said. "IITs and their students have made a great contribution towards the country's development and progress. While working in the government, if we face any challenge, we refer it to the IITs first. The credibility of IITs is so good that the solution we get is widely accepted. In a nutshell, you are the capital of knowledge," the Union minister said. "The progress of the country, resources, and technologies are important, but what is more important is the futuristic technology and knowledge. The future of any ..

Knowledge most powerful tool for India to become $5 trn economy: Gadkari

Business Standard | 22 Dec 2025

Education

SECTOR | 22 Dec 2025

Advance your career with XLRI Jamshedpur's Postgraduate Certification Programmes in Business Analytics and Senior Leadership

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Education

SECTOR | 21 Dec 2025

Defence, aerospace firms have designs on niche engineers from IITs, competing with Big Tech

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Skyroot Aerospace and Larsen & Toubro are among companies seeking skilled talent across IITs, cashing in on a rising surge of business in the privatized defence, aerospace and space technologies sectors.

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SECTOR | 20 Dec 2025

ONGC Green ties up with IIM Nagpur for research in renewable energy areas

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ONGC Green, the renewable energy arm of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, aims to achieve 10 GW of green energy capacity by 2030 through solar, wind, energy storage, biofuels, and green hydrogen projects