WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic Senator said on Tuesday he wants answers from top Justice Department officials about why a career prosecutor was asked to resign days before a special counsel unveiled the first criminal charges in an investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election. FILE...
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November 8, 2017 Loknath Das
Career
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Becoming a manager used to be the primary goal in most organizations, but today, many employees want to make a significant impact without managing people. This shift is challenging traditional organizational structures in which gaining direct reports was once the only way for tenured employees to have influence....
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November 8, 2017 Loknath Das
Career
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By Prabir Jha As an HR thinker and practitioner, I have reflected often about many myths that surround careers. While everyone begins one’s life wanting a great career, not too many understand the concept beyond a mere progression of titles, rewards and corporate affiliation. While that is for...
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November 8, 2017 Loknath Das
Career
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The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked 12 institutions to get the status of a university to continue offering online and distance learning courses from 2018. According to a notification issued on Tuesday called “UGC (open and distance learning) regulations 2017, (first amendment)”, the standalone institutions can offer...
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November 7, 2017 Loknath Das
Distance Learning
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International bodies, politicians, policymakers and researchers have always been interested in the way teachers are prepared for the classroom. This is because the quality of a country’s teachers is an indicator of its developmental level. Distance education is often viewed as a way to speed up the process of producing well qualified,...
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November 7, 2017 Loknath Das
Distance Learning
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The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the engineering degrees of students who earned them through distance learning from three deemed universities after 2005, Live Law reported. The court said the amount paid by these students towards tuition will have to be refunded by the universities by May 31, 2018. The...
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November 7, 2017 Loknath Das
Distance Learning
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