Simplilearn raises $15 million

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 13:00

Technology-education company Simplilearn today announced that it has closed USD 15 million (about 95 crore) in Series C funding that will be used to fuel company's growth.

LinkedIn to buy online education company lynda.com for $1.5 billion

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 18:44

Professional social network operator LinkedIn Corp said it would buy privately held online education company lynda.com in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion.

Deepak Parekh pitches for greater govt, corp investment in education

Last Updated: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 17:02

"There is a lot of innovation that can be brought into the education space and with this initiative, HDFC aims to create a visible impact on schooling system," he added.

RBI looking into improving quality of education loans: Rajan

Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 22:26

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Friday said the central bank was looking into improving the quality of education loans despite high levels of defaults.

Assocham seeks removal of tax on educational items in Budget

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 14:48

Industry body Assocham on Wednesday said the Centre should look at exempting all educational products, used by school and college students, from both central and state taxes.

Airtel, UNICEF pact to provide education content in Africa

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 15:48

Bharti Airtel has partnered with UNICEF to provide health, education and youth-focussed content to its customers in 17 African countries.

Odisha budget focuses on infra, education and farming

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 21:34

The Odisha government today presented Rs 84,487.77-crore budget for 2015-16 that focuses on infrastructure, education and agriculture.

Flipkart joins hands with TCYonline

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 19:28

Homegrown e-retailer Flipkart has joined hands with online education pioneer TCYonline to offer a wide spread of test preparation tools, the company said Monday.

Parents should be able to suspend teachers: Manish Sisodia

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:55

Parents need to be given powers to suspend and remove principals and teachers, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said Monday after a surprise visit to a government school.

Miley Cyrus wants to educate fans by twerking?

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 08:16

Miley Cyrus, who introduced the controversial dance move called twerking last year, says she has no idea what all the fuss is about her shows and claims they help her young fans.

Bahuguna not satisfied with educational standards in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 22:42

Expressing dissatisfaction over the quality of education in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna asked teachers to understand their responsibilities and educate students well.

`Cyber education needed to tackle threats`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 22:23

India needs secure systems and networks to tackle the increasing threats against the cyber security of the country, Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian government`s Computer Emergency Response Team said Thursday.