Text of President Obama’s first State of the Union address

Protesters rally outside the White House

Obama calls for more school reform, tax breaks for college

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

US varsity to exhibit M.F. Husain’s early masterpieces

WASHINGTON - Brown University, a member of the prestigious Ivy League, will hold an exhibition of early masterpieces of Maqbool Fida Husain, one of India’s most famous living painters, from Feb 5 through March 26.

Woman sues, says Ohio teacher tied son’s hair in ponytails, urged other students to mock him

Lawsuit: Ohio teacher tied boy’s hair in ponytails

Obama to seek up to $4 billion in new education spending

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama
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International education organization offers emergency aid to Haitian students at US schools

Emergency grants offered to Haitian students in US

Ohio mother’s lawsuit accuses teacher, aide of humiliating son by giving him ponytails

Mother sues Ohio school over her son’s ponytails

Racial threat scrawled in bathroom has blacks living in fear at Ohio college _ or leaving

Racial threat puts Ohio college on alert, on edge

Central university teachers to go on two-day strike

NEW DELHI - Over 25,000 teachers of all central universities will go on strike for two days beginning Thursday, demanding faster promotion based on teaching experience.

State police: remains found on remote Virginia farm those of missing Virginia Tech student

Confirmed: remains those of missing Va. woman

California school district restores to shelves banned dictionary that defines oral sex

California school district ends dictionary ban

Granny dies a day after getting college degree

NEW HAMPSHIRE - A retired schoolteacher, who cherished becoming a college graduate till her 100th birthday, died just a day after realising her life-long dream.

Sibal to meet state education secretaries Thursday

NEW DELHI - School education in India has improved over the last few years and to boost the good work Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal will meet state education secretaries Thursday.

Olympian athlete Ajmer Singh dead, body donated for research

CHANDIGARH - Former Olympian and 1966 Jakarta Asian Games 400 metres gold medallist Ajmer Singh died here Wednesday. He was 70.

IIM-Calcutta eyes international accreditation

KOLKATA - Premier B-school Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Calcutta is eyeing an international accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to attract more foreign students in the coming academic sessions.

NIIT to help Colombians improve English proficiency

NEW DELHI - The National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), an IT training major in India, will help Colombians write professional mails, talk over telephone and conduct business in English.

IOC wants its top guys to pursue PhDs

NEW DELHI - State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) wants its top officials to pursue doctorates and has joined hands with the premier Management Development Institute (MDI) to help them.