2 minutes ago - Dubai-based telecom major Etisalat on Wednesday decided to exit from India and will shut the operation of its Indian arm Etisalat DB.

2 minutes ago - The economy is expected to grow in the range of 7.5% to 8% in the fiscal year ending March 2013, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council said on Wednesday.

2 minutes ago - Online enabled learning is the way forward for the Indian education system, yet experts feel that there is still a long way to go before this can be achieved. Read on...

6 minutes ago - This Minnesota high school's planning team started from scratch and created a 21st century facility that turns the traditional classroom model inside out. Instead of waiting for students to come to class, teachers move about the school equipped with their laptops and other teaching tools.

6 minutes ago - Kaplan K12 Learning Services is seeking best practices for integrating digital and blended instruction into the classroom for the company's First Year Teacher e-Book Contest.

6 minutes ago - Illinois district fires substitute teacher who had students' wrists bound in duct tape 10-year-old at Graham Elementary School in Naperville reported incident to caregiver

6 minutes ago - Suit alleges that Leander (Texas) district didn't protect student from bullying Former student with Asperger's syndrome says he was bullied in middle and high school

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6 minutes ago - Researchers have found that one fourth of students in Australian secondary schools are either overweight or obese, affecting lifestyle and socioeconomic status. The study, published in the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia - a publication of the Australian Medical Association, was funded by Cancer Councils around Australia and the National Heart Foundation...

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6 minutes ago - The Mozilla Foundation has announced that during Mobile World Congress next week, it will open the doors for developers to begin submitting applications to its cross-platform app store.

6 minutes ago - Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sony Corp. has officially released the company's new-generation handheld gaming console PlayStation Vita in the UK.

6 minutes ago - Ericsson is all set to acquire BelAir Network in a move that is sure to help the company expand their mobile broadband offerings designed for the wireless carriers.

6 minutes ago - In the second day of a regular set of ITProPortal features, leading up to the start of MWC 2012, we are publishing what is likely to be announced at the mobile phone event in Barcelona - by Nokia.

6 minutes ago - Stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Wednesday, although selling pressure was relatively subdued. Lingering concerns about the outlook for the European economy weighed on the markets once again. The major averages posted modest losses on the day after ending the previous session mixed.

6 minutes ago - Even as health regulators try to track the source of fake vials of Genentech's Avastin being distributed in the U.S., reports have emerged of other dubious drugs having found its way into the supply chain as fraudulent firms seek to profit from unauthorized versions of such costly medicines. About a week ago, Genentech, a part of Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG, had warned healthcare providers and patients in the U.S. of fake vials of blockbuster cancer therapy Avastin.

6 minutes ago - Researchers wanted to investigate whether boosting fructose consumption actually leads to weight gain in humans, as opposed to rats or hamsters

6 minutes ago - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Wednesday unveiled the Obama Administration's plan to reform the corporate tax code to promote economic growth in the United States. Geithner, speaking to reporters at the Treasury Department, said that the present tax code was written for a different economic era and needs to be modernized.

6 minutes ago - Some experts caution that the devil is in the details -- and in how they are implemented.

6 minutes ago - Sydney: Former Australian captain Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying that the 37-year-old remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to lack of young batting talents.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Govind Podder's maiden century (136) went in vain as Assam posted a comprehensive victory against Odisha, in their second zonal leg match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, at the Eden, on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have been forced to implement the policy of rotation on senior players following a diktat by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), according to former Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Assam's victory over Odisha was because of a team game and not individual brilliance. Captain Gokul Sharma, at the end of the match, expectedly praised his team, which mostly comprises of youngsters.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Having played more than 200 ODI matches together, a nostalgic Australian captain Michael Clarke said he will miss Ricky Ponting when his side will take on Sri Lanka on Friday.

6 minutes ago - Auckland: Marchant de Lange took two wickets in the final over on Wednesday and conceded only three runs as South Africa blunted New Zealand's run chase to win the third Twenty20 international by three runs and take the series 2-1.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh, once again, displayed his scoring skills as the home side defeated a determined Canada 3-2 in the Olympic qualifiers, on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Barca fans may brace for a Camp Nou experience in Calcutta while the East Bengal die-hards may get ready to witness one of the most proudest moments of the club.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: Indian coach Michael Nobbs on Wednesday refused to accept that his team turned complacent after taking a 2-0 lead against Canada on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Ishank Jaggi is happy to have played a part in Jharkhand's seven-wicket victory over Tripura on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: India would be taking on a strong Oman side in a friendly match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Stadium, in Muscat on Thursday.

6 minutes ago - London: Manchester City produced a strong finish to power into the last 16 of the Europa League at the expense of 10-man holders Porto, on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: Amid reports of a rift within the team in the tour Down Under, India's first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev Wednesday urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to step in and sort out the problem.

6 minutes ago - Manchester: Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's Europa League clash with Ajax, on Thursday, after picking up a throat infection.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: India's hopes of making the final of the women's hockey Olympic qualifiers suffered a setback when they were thrashed 2-5 by South Africa at the Dhyan Chand Sports Complex on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Defending champions Jharkhand recovered from a top-order collapse and shaky batting from the late middle-order to eke out a thrilling three-wicket victory against minnows Tripura, at the Jadavpur University Salt Lake campus ground, on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi: India will host the final rounds of the World League, a newly introduced tournament of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

6 minutes ago - Zurich: A Fifa expert panel wants players to exchange more handshakes on the field to improve the game's image and sportsmanship.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s response to Virender Sehwag's stunning press conference in Brisbane, on Tuesday, has been predictable.

6 minutes ago - Calcutta: Vandana Agarwal aced the 11th hole enroute to a card of even-par 70 in the second round of the 11th leg of the Hero Women's Pro Tour on Wednesday.

6 minutes ago - Bangalore, Feb. 22: B.S. Yeddyurappa, the ousted Karnataka chief minister, has called a meeting of all BJP MLAs and MPs at his home tomorrow to discuss "issues concerning the state" but party insiders have sniffed an attempt by the leader to show his strength.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi, Feb. 22: Mamata Banerjee today secured an assurance from the Prime Minister to put on hold the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) till consultation with states was over and consensus reached, clouding the Centre's plan to get the anti-terror body off the ground by March 1.

6 minutes ago - Bagmundi (Purulia), Feb. 22: Two girls of a private residential school in Purulia have alleged that a teacher raped them repeatedly since the Puja holidays last year.

6 minutes ago - Lucknow, Feb. 22: The Uttar Pradesh lokayukta today recommended CBI and Enforcement Directorate probes against senior BSP minister Naseemuddin Siddique for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi, Feb. 22: India has informed Norway that two children of the Bengali couple, kept in foster care, were "neither orphans nor stateless...", and enjoyed protection of the Indian State. Norwegian officials were reportedly trying to keep them after their visas expire next month.

6 minutes ago - Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 22: Kerala High Court today rejected a plea by the widow of one of the two Kerala fishermen killed by the Italian Marines for Rs 1 crore as compensation.

6 minutes ago - The Alipore chief judicial magistrate, C.H. Karim, on Wednesday issued an order allowing AMRI director Pronab Dasgupta and four hospital officials to be treated as first-class prisoners.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi, Feb. 22: The cabinet secretariat has issued a circular instructing all ministries at the Centre to "mandatorily" consult the national commissions for SCs and STs on any policy concerning the two sections.

6 minutes ago - Medical education and district in-charge minister S A Ramdas inaugurated the campaign at the district community hospital in Jaynagar on Sunday.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi, Feb. 22: The Supreme Court, hearing a challenge to a judgment decriminalising homosexuality, today raised questions of morality and asked for data on HIV/AIDS prevalence among gays and the number of cases under Section 377 against them.

6 minutes ago - Mumbai, Feb. 22: Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh resigned today, soon after Bombay High Court asked the police commissioner to prosecute him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

6 minutes ago - New Delhi, Feb. 22: A senior executive of Olympus Corp, Japan's scandal-hit camera maker, was found hanging from an iron railing in a park in Gurgaon on Monday.

6 minutes ago - Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 22: Knives were out in Kerala today over the reported pro-Italy statement of a Roman Catholic Cardinal seeking intervention of the state's Catholic ministers in the row over shooting of two fishermen by Italian Marines.

6 minutes ago - Ahmedabad, Feb. 22: Narendra Modi has written to the Prime Minister opposing an amendment to give the Railway Protection Force (RPF) more teeth, terming the railways' move a "blow to the federal structure of India".

6 minutes ago - Agyeya's memorable words found many famous voices at the Bhasha Bhavan auditorium in National Library on Wednesday at the inauguration of a three-day programme to celebrate his birth centenary.

7 minutes ago - The environment department has overturned a pollution control board order diluting Bengal's examination-time mike ban, sparing lakhs of students set to write their tests over the next few weeks a licensed assault on their eardrums.

7 minutes ago - The two Charulatas ' Madhabi Mukherjee from Satyajit Ray's Charulata and Rituparna Sengupta from the March 2 release Charulata 2011 ' came together to chat about their common link at HHI on V-Day. "After the closed-door premiere of Charulata, Satyajitbabu told me the film was nice but he wasn't sure if it would run for long at the theatres," reminisced Madhabi. The two-hour-long programme featured a fashion show with Agnimitra Paul's creations, followed by a dance performance by TV stars Riju-Manali and Biswanath-Debleena. Rituparna took the stage for the Bolly hit Teri meri prem kahani. Pictures by Saikat Das

7 minutes ago - Artisans from far-flung villages in craft-rich Bhuj, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2001, are taking part in an exhibition-cum-demonstration of weaving, printing and pottery in the city.

7 minutes ago - Why bring in a generation leap in Pavitra Rishta (on Zee TV)?

7 minutes ago - An interest in the stock market prompted 17-year-old Mayukh Mukhopadhyay to study economics and now the A level (Class XII) student of Calcutta International School (CIS) has bagged the Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarship ' his ticket to the University of Cambridge.