Scholarship

Funds for scholarships to children of manual scavengers remain under-utilised; discriminatory rules exclude sewer workers of benefits

Though in existence in various forms since 1977-78, the scheme, Pre-Matric Scholarships to the Children of those engaged in occupations involving Cleaning and Prone to Health Hazards, has largely remained under-utilised with several states yet to identify manual scavengers, one of the main target groups of the scheme

Five crore minority students to get scholarships in next five years, 50% beneficiaries to be girls, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that several scholarships such as pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means will be provided to five crore students from minority communities, including 50 percent girls, in the next five years.

Narendra Modi's first decisions set tone of second term in office; welfare likely to be focus of NDA-II regime

The decisions taken within 24 hours after Modi and his Council of Ministers were sworn in have heightened expectations from the first regular budget of the Modi 2.0 government. If this much could be given by an executive order then people would surely hope for more to be contained in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech

World Sanskrit Conference shows that Sanskritic scholarship in India remains afraid of gender and caste

Ananya Vajpeyi and Kaushal Panwar opened and traversed a faultline in Sanskritic scholarship whose very acknowledgement is a courageous act.

Doodle 4 Google contest can get kids from Class 1 to 10 a Rs 5 lakh scholarship

Deadline is 6 October, the winning doodle will get featured on Google's homepage on Children's Day.

Israeli National Council for Higher Education awards scholarships to 10 students from Jindal Global University

Ten students from the Jindal Global University have been awarded given a scholarship to Israel for a month-long 'Identity-Based Conflict Resolution' course.

TISS students and alumni protest near HRD ministry, reiterate demand for resumption of financial aid to SC/ST students

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences students and alumni staged a demonstration near the HRD Ministry against the withdrawal of scholarships for SC/ST scholars.

Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki-starrer finds no investors over lack of 'popular' male lead

Scholarship, starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki Koechlin does not have a 'popular' male lead, which is why investors don't want to back it.

Democrat minority politics send Chinatown plumping for Trump, other Asians may follow suit

Most Asian communities in the US, including the Chinese, may vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump, and not Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, thanks to the minority politics by the Democratic party

Harish Rawat seeks clearance of Rs 123 crore for scholarship to SC, ST, OBC students

Harish Rawat met Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot and sought clearance of Rs 123 crore in scholarship dues of the state's SC, ST and OBC students.