Azim Premji is India’s Bill Gates: Forbes

WASHINGTON - India’s software tycoon Azim Premji plans to set up a world-class university to train teachers who will fan out to the teacher training institutes in India’s 600 districts.

Rwanda president honors graduates at Okla. college, lawsuit accuses him of igniting genocide

Rwanda president sued amid visit to Okla. college

Panama police find arsenal of assault rifles, grenades at sociology professor’s house

Panama finds rifles, grenades at professor’s house

Ariz. lawmakers target Tucson program that emphasizes ethnic literature and history

Ariz. lawmakers target ethnic studies program

NCAA limits number of coaches allowed to hit schools during evaluation period

NCAA rule hits Auburn’s Tiger Prowl

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The en-masse spring recruiting trips by Auburn and other schools have come to an end.

Police say Mass. substitute teacher sickened by tainted coffee laced the drink himself

Police: Mass. substitute laced his own coffee

AP National News Calendar

AP National News Calendar

Eds: Major scheduled events for May 2010. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.

1 person to hospital after exposure to hazardous substance at Utah base

1 to hospital after chemical exposure at Utah base

China orders tighter school security after 3rd attack on students in 3 days

China tightens school security after 3rd attack

Correction: Laptops-Spying on Students story

Correction: Laptops-Spying on Students story

3 high schools in Ohio, Mich., Colo. finalists in competition for Obama commencement speech

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Delhi University to pay compensation to radiation victims

NEW DELHI - The Delhi University (DU) will pay compensation to the six people affected by the radioactive material sourced to it and found in the scrap market of Mayapuri in west Delhi and give a job to the dependents of the man who died, a varsity official said Friday.

Delhi University begins web chat, helplines for admissions

NEW DELHI - Delhi University (DU) faculty members were Friday bombarded with admission related queries on its web chat - a new facility started Friday to guide aspiring students. The varsity is also launching admission helplines on Monday.

Delhi University launching helplines for admission queries

NEW DELHI - Delhi University is launching helplines Monday to provide information regarding admissions at the undergraduate level.

Recent violent attacks at schools in China

Recent violent attacks at schools in China

Lucknow University Teachers Empowered Financially

Lucknow University
LUCKNOW, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Prof MK Mishra who happens to be the Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University has announced that the teachers of the Lucknow University shall be granted funds so that they can go ahead to pursue their own academic career. Lucknow University chief told the media that such a program shall help all teachers of the university to carry on with their research studies and to enhance the organization like the library and make it better for all students of Lucknow University.

Website with ‘largest digitization work’ launched at AMU

ALIGARH - A website on an Islamic reformer, claimed to be the largest digitization work dedicated to any person or institution in the country, was launched Friday by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice-chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis, an official said.

5 preschool children hurt in hammer attack, 3rd assault on a Chinese school in 3 days

5 preschoolers hit with hammer in new China attack

UAE gears up for world robot olympiad

Abu Dhabi, April 30 (IANS/WAM) Over 2,000 students from 40 countries will take part in an international robot olympiad to be held here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2011.

Chhattisgarh coaching centres for tribals to close

RAIPUR - Coaching institutions meant to help tribal students excel in examinations are to close in Chhattisgarh. Reason? They did not attract even a single student.

Sugar prices, withdrawal of MPs quota spark anger in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI - The high prices of sugar and the withdrawal of a quota for MPs in central schools sparked anger among opposition members in the Rajya Sabha Friday but failed to move the government.

Nuclear industry poised for hiring binge amid planned growth, upcoming wave of retirements

Nuclear industry to hire for growth, retirements

AMU restores Hyderabad as centre for MBBS exam

LUCKNOW - The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided to restore Hyderabad as one of its test centres for conducting the 2010-11 MBBS entrance examination to be held May 8, officials said.

Chinese reports say 5 preschool children hurt in new attack at kindergarten in eastern China

Chinese reports say 5 children hurt in new attack