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On 10 April 1912, the RMS Titanic, the world's largest and most luxurious passenger ship of its time, set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, USA. Heralded as the "unsinkable ship," the Titanic was a ...

Diwali to be a School Holiday in New York City By Yoshita Singh New York, Jun 27 (PTI) Diwali, the festival of lights, will now be enshrined as a school holiday in New York City, authorities announced here and described it ...

In what can be termed as an extension of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), several multinational corporations (MNCs) comprising Google, Amazon, AIG, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Bloomberg, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, etc. have called on an initiative aimed at empowering ...

Michelle Obama, the First Lady of US introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls around the world at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City. Obama's new campaign, 62 Million Girls, is designed to heighten global awareness that ...

New York, July 27, 2015: An Indian-American music professor has created an online education platform offering inexpensive creative arts courses from some of the world's leading institutions, including Stanford University and Princeton University. Created by Ajay Kapur, 35, associate dean of ...

New York, July 20, 2015: Indian-origin Soorajnath Boominathan is part of a four-member team that will represent the US in the annual 47th International Chemistry Olympiad to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from July 20 to 29. A resident of Oklahoma ...

New York, July 10, 2015: Estimating the number of deaths that can be linked to differences in education, researchers have determined that lacking education may be as deadly as being a current rather than former smoker. "In public health policy, we ...

New York, April 10: Think twice before blaming parents, teachers or even children for their less interest in the classroom. A new research suggests their genes may play the key role if children are not motivated enough to do better in ...

New York, March 26: Veteran actor Martin Sheen is heading home to his native Dayton, Ohio this spring to pick up an honorary degree in recognition of his social and political activism. The "Apocalypse Now" star grew up near the ...

New York is one of the largest states in the US that comprises of well-reputed MBA programmes. It is home to some of the best business schools not just in the US, but in the world. Based on rankings of different ...

Home to some of the best educational institutions, New York boasts of its world-class selection of higher education. The QS World University Rankings featured 7 universities in New York in the 2014-15 world rankings. New York is known for its ...

New York is undoubtedly one of the world's leaders in almost every field imaginable. Be it architecture and arts to finance and higher education, New York has it all. New York city is home to 10 internationally ranked universities. The ...

New York, March 19: Reinforcing the connection between good nutrition and good grades, researchers have found that free school breakfasts help students from low-income families perform better academically. Policymakers in developing countries can take a cue from the study as it ...

New York is known as a central station for immigration to the United States. With rich and diverse influx of immigration and with a population of about 8 million, people of all ethnicities and cultures, living and studying in the city ...