The settlement comes nearly a year after a preliminary injunction was issued, marking the first time a U.S. judge had ruled against a university over their handling of on-campus demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza.
According to the company, the new initiative is aimed at equipping Indian newsrooms with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in an AI-powered future.
The National Education Policy 2020 marks five years of transformation in India. It focuses on inclusive, equitable, and future-ready learning. Initiatives like NIPUN Bharat improve foundational skills. Vocational training integrates into mainstream education. Digital tools and career platforms are launched. Higher education embraces flexibility and AI apprenticeships. The focus now shifts to full-scale implementation and nationwide adoption.
Rimpi Kaur, Hardeep Kaur, and Beant Kaur, aged 28, 23, and 26, hail from Budhlada in Mansa district, the least literate district in the state. The three cleared the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test in different subjects.
The programme, sponsored by the Union ministry of education's innovation cell (MIC) and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), aimed at equipping faculty members from BBA, BCA, MCA, and management institutions with the basic knowledge and practical skills of entrepreneurship. PWC was the only institution from Bihar, and one of just 10 institutions across India, selected to host this prestigious FDP.
AUT zone VII representatives later submitted a petition to regional joint director N Shenbagalakshmi. They highlighted that more than 5,000 teachers in 162 aided colleges had been denied CAS promotions, pay and arrears for over four years. This severely impacted the career growth of faculty members, despite the issuance of the govt order (GO) No 5 in 2021, which covers both govt and aided college teachers.
The heightened alert comes in the wake of a tragic incident on Friday, when the wall and roof of a government school in Piplodi village, Jhalawar district, collapsed due to incessant rain, claiming the lives of seven children and injuring 21 others.
In a sharply worded statement, Minister Bindu accused the Sangh Parivar of being fundamentally opposed to modern, inclusive higher education and warned that its efforts to exert ideological control over universities must be firmly resisted.
Poschimbongo Bancchito Chakriprarthi, Chakrijibi and Chakrihara Oikyo Manch convenor Ashis Khamrui said they will assemble near Howrah Station Rail Museum and walk towards 'Nabanna' via Shibpur, despite the ban on holding the procession.
The Education Department, led by Principal Secretary V Rashmi Mahesh, has issued a clear directive prohibiting the use of government school buildings for exams on working days. The order applies to all state, central, and private exam-conducting bodies. The reason cited is that classroom learning should not be disrupted during school hours.
Members of the organisation criticised the West Bengal government for creating a crisis of teachers in state-run schools, following cancellation of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs following an order of a division bench of the Supreme Court because of rampant corruption in the recruitment system.
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