-NDTV Gwalior: Articles and blogs that are critical of self-styled management guru Arindham Chaudhari and his chain of business schools will be accessible online once again, a court in Gwalior ruled. A fortnight ago, the same court had ordered the government to block 70 web pages or URLs for hosting allegedly defamatory content about Mr Chaudhari and the Indian Institute of Premier Management. The court's decision to impose a temporary ban on those...

-The Hindustan Times Schools in the Capital that have so far avoided giving admission to students under the economically weaker section (EWS) category will no longer be able to do so. On Tuesday, a circular issued by the Delhi directorate of education (DOE) made it clear that 410 schools that took land from the Delhi Development Authority on concessional rates will have to admit 15% EWS students with immediate effect. The schools...

-The Hindu NAMAKKAL: Childline 1098 will conduct a survey on child marriages among school-going girls in the district, as a sample study conducted in a renowned government higher secondary school here showed alarming figures of students falling victims of child marriage, said its director S.L. Sathiya Nesan. “More than 20 girls studying in the government higher secondary school in Namakkal are married – of which two of them are pregnant,” he told...

-The Business Standard The recent judgment of the Delhi High Court upholding the right of unaided schools to apply screening procedure for nursery admissions to unreserved category of students has brought cheer to many schools, and disappointment to social activists. The schools and many parents are relieved that the cloud of uncertainty around the admission process has withered away at least for this academic year. However, the battle is far from...

-The Indian Express Amidst a growing concern about educated youth indulging in anti-national and anti-social activities, the apex higher education regulator has asked universities to take steps to check "radicalisation of youth". Following recommendations made by the National Integration Council, the University Grants Commission has written to all universities and recognised institutes asking them to ensure that students enrolled even in science and technology courses study humanities and social sciences alongside, so...