Education should focus on character-building, not just careers: Tripura CM
Agartala, Sep 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that teachers have a crucial role in shaping society and building a developed and knowledge-based India, and stressed that education should focus on character-building rather than merely preparing students for careers. Addressing a Teachers’ Day programme in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that […]
Shabbir Ali says education, reservation transforming Muslim youth in Telangana
Hyderabad, Sept.6 (RAHNUMA): Advisor to the Telangana Government Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Sunday said sustained access to education and the 4% reservation for socially and educationally backward Muslims had begun to produce a generational transformation, with Muslim youth increasingly entering medicine, engineering, teaching, law and other professional fields. Addressing the Teachers’ Day celebrations organised by […]
India, Iran explore civilisational ties for education and research cooperation
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Education, and Masoud Shams‑Bakhsh, Acting Minister of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, on Friday met in Bhubaneswar and discussed the potential arising from civilisational ties between India and Iran. “Masoud Shams‑Bakhsh, Acting Minister of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met […]
Arunachal cabinet clears Rs 7,834 crore package, major reforms
Itanagar, July 17 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Friday approved a Rs 7,834-crore development package, along with governance, education, infrastructure, and employment reforms aimed at improving the ease of living, ease of doing business, and public service delivery in the state. A senior official of the Chief Minister’s […]
Healthcare, education spending is investment in state’s future: Bhatti
Hyderabad, July 17 (RAHNUMA): Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka stated that government expenditure on healthcare and education should not be seen merely as free welfare, but as a long-term investment in human resources that will enhance the State’s Gross Domestic Product. Under the aegis of the Insurance Medical Services (IMS) department, the Deputy Chief Minister, […]
Japan provides $12m through World Bank to support Palestinian health, education
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Japan has contributed about $12 million to support fiscal stability and public health in the Palestinian territories through World Bank projects. The Representative Office of Japan to Palestine said that the funds will support essential sectors impacted by the fiscal deficit resulting from the Gaza conflict and amid tightening Israeli restrictions on the Palestinian […]
Education is key to realising Ambedkar’s vision, says Adluri
Hyderabad, April 14 (RAHNUMA): Minister for Social Welfare Adluri Laxman Kumar stated that the “Praja Government” (People’s Government) of Telangana was moving forward in alignment with the ideals of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, guided by his principle that education alone is the solution to all problems. On Tuesday, marking the occasion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 135th […]
Integrating AI across farming, education, public services at core of Karnataka Budget: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) The Karnataka Budget 2026–27 has placed Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the centre of the State’s strategy for technological advancement, inclusive growth and improved governance, with a range of initiatives aimed at integrating AI across agriculture, education, public services and skill development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this on Friday while presenting the […]
Education as a service can contribute to India’s export earnings: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said that education-as-a-service has the potential to contribute to India’s export earnings and help take high-quality Indian education to the rest of the world. Addressing the Vice Chancellors’ Conference on the theme “Reimagining Internationalisation of Higher Education for a Developed […]
Iranian Women’s Education in Post-Shah Era
(RAHNUMA) One of the least discussed yet most consequential transformations in Islamic Iran has been the dramatic rise in women’s literacy and educational attainment since the collapse of the Pahlavi monarchy in 1979. Stripped of political slogans and cultural caricatures, the statistics themselves tell a story of structural change—particularly in access to education for women […]
