Following the return to power in Delhi of the Congress-led UPA-2 government and the appointment of Congress party heavyweight Kapil Sibal as Union HRD minister, there’s new hope that the education sector, completely bypassed by the socio-economic reform process of the past two decades, will be given top priority

In the past three months over 17 Indian students have been assaulted in Melbourne and Sydney in a pattern of crimes which have become infamously known as “curry bashing”. Since then the 95,000 strong Indian student community in Oz has suffered a disproportionate share of violent crimes

One of America's premier institutions for film, television and new media education, Full Sail offers "real world education" across a range of entertainment media disciplines

Founded in 1986 as a protest against the “oppressive, rote-centred and examination-obsessed” traditional school system, Study Hall has matured into one of Lucknow’s most respected primary-secondaries

Unlike in the past, when private tutors were engaged to help laggard learners, today even high-calibre students sign up for private tuition to score the 85-95 percent cut-off averages demanded by best colleges

Their growing sophistication, stylish resorts and spas offering ever smiling hospitality and superb service, have prompted a shift in Indian tourist traffic in favour of south-east Asian destinations. Yoginder Sikand took time off to visit some islands of Malaysia and Indonesia