Unmukt allowed to move to second year: VC (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) U-19 cricket World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand has been allowed to move to his second year at St. Stephen's College, but he has to ... Read more...
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Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity
January 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a ... Read more...
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Educating civic sense: Bangalore university to start course
January 4th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 4 (IANS) Alarmed by the increasing lack of civic sense in this garden city-turned-IT hub, Bangalore University plans to educate thousands of undergraduate students to be responsible citizens ... Read more...
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Bengal’s university bill draws flak
December 24th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) West Bengal's Trinamool Congress-led government has passed a university bill in its bid to free higher education from alleged political interference, but the legislation has raised ... Read more...
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About 70 percent pass Jharkhand secondary board exams
May 31st, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 31 (IANS) Around 69.31 per cent students passed out in 2011 Jharkhand Secondary Examination Board results, announced Tuesday in Ranchi.Jharkhand Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Baijnath Ram released ... Read more...
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Jamia to continue with its minority status: High Court
May 18th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Students wishing to take admission in Jamia Millia Islamia for this academic session face an uncertain future with the Delhi High Court Wednesday refusing to ... Read more...
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Haryana varsity makes Hindi compulsory for foreign students
August 22nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) Foreign students at the Chaudhry Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) in Hisar will now have to study Hindi as a compulsory subject, a varsity official said Sunday.
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Semester system tussle: Court strives for students’ good
July 27th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) "Don't play with the life and the career of the students," the Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi University and a teachers' association for their failure ... Read more...
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Transgenders hail reservation in Bangalore varsity courses
July 27th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 27 (IANS) Transgenders in Karnataka Tuesday celebrated recognition of their identity by the Bangalore University that has reserved one seat for them in all post-graduate courses run by it.
"I have ... Read more...
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Court notice to Delhi University on ‘controversial’ Ramayana article
July 6th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Delhi University on a petition related to a "controversial and blasphemous" article on the Ramayana, which is part of the ... Read more...
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Delhi varsity teachers urge president to stop semester system
June 3rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A delegation of the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) Thursday met President Pratibha Patil, urging her to institute an inquiry against the vice chancellor for allegedly ... Read more...
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Can short-staffed Delhi University tackle semester system?
May 21st, 2010 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) may be planning to switch to the semester system - usually involving a higher teacher-student ratio - but it is already reeling under ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers assure court on college results
May 20th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that internal assessment results in 17 colleges will be declared Friday after its members' meeting ... Read more...
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Delhi dons council ends stir, to meet Pental
May 18th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The sit-in by Delhi University academic council members to protest "unapproved" syllabi content ended Tuesday after a meeting was arranged with Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental.
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No talks till agitation ends: Delhi varsity VC
May 17th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As Delhi University teachers continued their sit-in protest against implementation of the semester system, Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Monday made it clear that talks cannot take ... Read more...
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Delhi University teachers assaulted on campus
May 16th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Sunday said its members were physically assaulted while trying to meet Vice Chancellor (VC) Deepak Pental in the south campus ... Read more...
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Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award
August 12th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): Promod Kale was today awarded the Aryabhatta award 2006 for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronomy in India.Minister for Science and Technology ... Read more...
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Patil to release book on Indian Constitution
July 23rd, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will release a book titled "Constitution of India" authored by Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday evening.The book will be ... Read more...
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IGNOU slashes fees for vocational courses in agriculture
June 2nd, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has halved the fees for ten programmes in its school of agriculture for candidates below the poverty line, rural youth ... Read more...
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12 blind students appear for class 10 exam in Jharkhand
February 25th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) Twelve blind students are appearing in the ongoing class 10 board examination, an official said here Wednesday.
"This year we have given permission to 12 blind students to appear ... Read more...
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Delhi University holds elections to key councils
December 19th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Around 34 teachers are contesting Friday's elections for seats to Delhi University's Academic Council while five are in the fray for Executive Council seats to represent the ... Read more...
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Jamia’’s decision to support Delhi blasts accused gets Arjuns backing
September 26th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 26 (ANI): The decision of Jamia Millia Islamia University to provide legal aid to two of its students accused in the Delhi serial blasts is being backed by ... Read more...
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Jamia Millia University to hold peace march
September 23rd, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) In the wake of the Sep 23 shootout in the Jamia Nagar neighbourhood and the arrest of two students, Mushirul Hasan, vice chancellor of the Jamia Millia ... Read more...
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Panjab University’s 1,306-page agenda angers greens
June 11th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) The distribution of a large number of a 1,306-page document on future academic activities by Panjab University has upset environmentalists who say it amounts to a rape of ... Read more...
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AMU gets Supreme Courts signal to conduct admission tests in four Sates
April 24th, 2008 - 1:33 am ICT by admin
Aligarh, Apr 23 (ANI): The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has got the green signal from the Supreme Court to conduct admission tests for its professional courses in Bhopal, Kolkata, Pune and ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh to lay foundation stone of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
April 17th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh on April 19. ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to Delhi University on Ramayana row
April 9th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High court Wednesday issued a notice to Delhi University (DU) following a public interest litigation (PIL) that has alleged objectionable references to the Hindu epic ... Read more...
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Dhoni’s college plans get teachers, students excited
March 13th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has tackled the best bowlers in the world and beaten the Australians on their own turf. Now the Indian cricket team captain's wish to tickle ... Read more...
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Dhoni in college gets teachers and students excited
March 13th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has tackled the best bowlers in the world and beaten the Australians in their own turf. Now the Indian cricket team captain's wish to tickle ... Read more...
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