The Judges’ Standards and Accountability Bill envisages creation of a data bank of legal professionals to ensure that no professional with dubious antecedent is appointed as a judge in higher judiciary, said Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Wednesday.
Moily said the bill, presently being examined by a group of ministers, would be introduced in the [...]
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Bill ready to bar tainted lawyers from becoming judges: Moily
April 21st, 2010 |
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18 U.S. Schools Named Intel Schools of Distinction Finalists
April 15th, 2010 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15, 2010 – Intel Corporation today named 18 U.S. schools as finalists in the 2010 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards.
Macro view of Indian education system in ‘Paathshaala’
April 12th, 2010 |
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‘Commercialisation’ and ‘unethical practices’ related to the education system in the country are some of the issues that director Milind Ukey’s debut venture “Paathshaala”, which releases Friday, highlights as it takes a macro view of the issue.
Debut production of choreographer-turned-director Ahmad Khan, “Paathshaala” stars Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Suniel Shetty and Ayesha Takia. Child actors [...]
Education ministry wants funds from Telekom sale
April 3rd, 2010 |
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Education Minister Žarko Obradović said that his ministry plans on asking for money gained from the sale of Telekom for investments in education. “After 19 months at this position, I can say that I am not content with the amount of money being set aside for education, but I am content with the fact that senior state officials are saying that it is important to develop education further in Serbia,†the minister told daily Danas.
Right to Education can’t be Implemented- Education Minister
April 2nd, 2010 |
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The Right to Education Act came into effect from Thursday where India has joined the league of around 135 countries in the world who have already implemented education as a fundamental right for children.
But the moment the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made an appeal to all the states for joining hands with the [...]
Priyanka Chopra wants to assist in children’s education
April 2nd, 2010 |
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With India giving children the right to elementary education, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has decided to be at the forefront of affairs and contribute in whatever which way she can in making the act a success.
“Education is now a fundamental right! The PM (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) has enforced the Right of Children to free [...]
Pledge all our children elementary education: PM
April 1st, 2010 |
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Right to Education as a fundamental right formally came into effect Thursday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging all stakeholders to make it a success by empowering people through education.
“Today our government comes before you to pledge all our children elementary education. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act enacted by parliament [...]
Right to Education becomes fundamental right
April 1st, 2010 |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday dedicated the Right to Education (RTE) act to the nation terming it as a fundamental right and urged every Indian to make the country strong through education.
“The act comes into effect from today. Our government comes before you to pledge right to free and compulsory education (to all children),” the [...]
Chip Shot: Vote – Intel Science Talent Search People’s Choice Awards
March 29th, 2010 |
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Forty brilliant high school students from 18 states gathered in Washington D.C. to compete for top prizes at the Intel Science Talent Search this month. Now, here’s your chance to vote for your favorite project and help three students win prizes through a People’s Choice Awards Contest being held on Inspire, Intel’s online social community for people who care about education. Voting runs until March 31st.
Raffles Education Corporation rated hold
March 25th, 2010 |
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OCBC Investment Research in a March 24 research report says: “We think that it may be too early to turn overly positive as REC is unlikely to see significant growth in its core operations until FY2011 at the earliest.
Aamir Khan: ‘Real Stories of real-life heroes inspire me’
March 11th, 2010 |
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Mr. perfectionist, the Bollywood star Aamir Khan who has recently given a super hit release `3 Idiots` took a vital look at education system in India and says that he gets motivated by the real stories of real heroes who go beyond their boundaries to get some good change in life and society.
On Wednesday, while [...]
Shakira honoured by UN for humanitarian efforts
March 5th, 2010 |
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Colombian singer Shakira has been honoured by the United Nations for her humanitarian efforts of helping underprivileged kids across the globe.
Shakira, 33, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, accepted the medal in Geneva, Switzerland on March 3 as part of the U.N.’s World Day of Social Justice celebration.
She was praised for setting up her Barefoot Foundation, [...]
Chip Shot: Intel Previews New Global Education Solution
March 2nd, 2010 |
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At CeBIT, Intel revealed its new design of the Intel-powered convertible classmate PC, a purpose-built computing solution for education. This new design is an extension of the Intel Learning Series and joins the Intel-powered clamshell classmate PC in providing ruggedness, full PC functionality, enhanced e-learning capabilities and improved energy efficient performance for students around the world. Visit the Intel-powered classmate PC press kit for photos, videos and more.
Raffles Education mulls feasibility of setting up campus in Iskandar Malaysia
February 24th, 2010 |
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Raffles Education Corporation announced it is collaborating with Education@Iskandar Sdn Bhd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Iskandar Investment Berhad, to determine the feasibility of establishing a multi-institutional education campus in Iskandar Malaysia.
The development will be known as Raffles University Iskandar and will include the launch of Raffles University as part of its first phase of development.
Raffles Education partners ITE to conduct certification courses in OUC
February 23rd, 2010 |
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Raffles Education Corporation, the regional private education provider, says it has tied up with ITE Education Services to conduct ITE-certified courses at some training centres operated by RafflesEducationCorp.
Raffles Education says a pilot training institute will be established at Oriental University City (OUC) in Langfang, China, to roll out these ITE-certified vocational courses.
Government to spend $2.5b over 5 years on labour training
February 22nd, 2010 |
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Singapore will spend $2.5 billion over five years in continuing education and training, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told Parliament in the nation’s budget speech today.
Rising sons
February 16th, 2010 |
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How the well-off and well-educated pass their advantages on to their offspring
ONE of the reasons people try to get ahead is to boost their children’s chances in life. And indeed the children of the well-off and well-educated earn more and learn more than their less fortunate peers—but to an extent that varies from place to place. In Ireland and Luxembourg, sons of fathers with a university degree or the equivalent are around 70 percentage points more likely to complete tertiary education than those whose fathers failed to graduate high school. In Britain and Portugal, a still-hefty 40-percentage-point lead is dwarfed by the premium in wages commanded by those with well-educated fathers, suggesting that other factors alongside education—social networks and employment markets that disproportionately reward those at the top—contribute to the cascade of advantage through the generations too.
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Raffles Education surges; Khazanah to buy stake in China unit
February 10th, 2010 |
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Bloomberg says shares of Raffles Education Corp. climbed by most in almost one year after Malaysian state-linked investment company Khazanah Nasional Bhd agreed to buy a 10% of its wholly-owned unit Oriental University City.
Good learning management system (LMS) – prime necessity for online education Posted By : Richard Boutcher
February 8th, 2010 |
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A LMS is a software application that manages documentation, reporting and events,and trainingcontent