Teaching English grammar in schools is a waste of time because it does not improve writing skills, according to a Government-funded study.

Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary, has defended herself against claims that her Roman Catholic faith could interfere with her duties as a minister.

The world's oldest pupil, an 84-year-old great-grandfather, is facing expulsion from a primary school in Kenya after parents said he was a disruptive influence in the classroom.

After an unblemished teaching career spanning more than 20 years, everything Iwan Rees had achieved was threatened with ruin when two girl pupils made sexual allegations against him.

David Bell, the chief inspector of schools, has angered Muslim leaders after he accused many Islamic schools of undermining the coherence of British society.

Pupils have been awarded a B grade in a maths GCSE exam despite scoring only 17 per cent, The Telegraph can reveal.

Professors should become inspirational preachers who seek out young people to convert them to the cause of science and engineering, according to the distinguished heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub.

Seven teenage girls were taken to hospital after apparently having their drinks spiked at a party held by two public schools.

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Deutsche Bank has chosen Indian Oil Corp as one of the top global stock picks in the oil and gas sector.

Initiating a fresh round of price war, Bharti, offering telecom services under the AirTel brand, on Thursday reduced long distance mobile tariffs by upto Rs 1.75 per minute for ISD and 35 paise for STD calls.

An Easter tuition course is a good investment for all kinds of reasons, says Peter McLaughlin.

John Clare answers your queries on the decline of science, the problem with psychology and the point of the GTC.

The Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange, Money market and the oils and oilseeds market will remain closed on Friday on account of Id-ul-Zuha

The Department of Telecom has issued a show cause notice to Tata Teleservices on their recently-launched Push-To-Talk services to verify the compliance with licence terms and conditions.

The state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation on Thursday said it is considering setting up a 300 MW power plant in Sri Lanka.

IDBI bank is to be merged with Industrial Development Bank of India in the ratio of 142:100 (every 142 shares of bank for 100 shares of IDBI), with the government holding a majority stake in the merged entity.

US-based BPO firm Sutherland Global Services Inc is planning to hire over 5,000 employees globally this year, of which 4,000 would be in India.

US-based Tegic Communications will launch the Hindi version of its upgraded T9 text input software for instant mobile messages in the Indian market in April.