Man held 14 years after using forged mark sheet
September 13th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) A 32-year-old man, who evaded arrest for 14 years after taking admission in a Delhi University college on the basis of a forged mark sheet, ... Read more...
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DU told to make new rules for chess quota admissions
September 12th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi University to lay down fresh physical standard criteria for students who take admission under the sports quota ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on DU sports quota guidelines
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a student's plea seeking the quashing of Delhi University guidelines for a mandatory fitness test to ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu
August 29th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The country's apex human rights panel Wednesday issued notice to Tamil Nadu, seeking reports in four weeks over the Scheduled Castes children being denied admission ... Read more...
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Lohan won’t face theft charges
August 29th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan and her assistant Gavin Doyle will not be prosecuted over a burglary at her friend's home, following lack of evidence.The incident ... Read more...
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Special attention to needs of children: PM (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government was paying special attention to the needs of children and had made education mandatory by law, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Special attention to the needs of children: PM
August 15th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government was paying special attention to the needs of the children and had made education mandatory by law, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Dikshit gets new parliamentary secretary
August 14th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has appointed Congress legislator Mukesh Sharma as her parliamentary secretary, an official statement said Tuesday.The post had been vacant since ... Read more...
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Goa to start cell for special children
August 11th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) The Goa education department will soon start a cell to cater to the requirements of students with special needs, according to a member of a special ... Read more...
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IGNOU opens admission for BBA course
August 10th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the admission process for Bachelor in Business Administration in Retailing (BBAR), the university said in a statement ... Read more...
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AMU suspends 21 engineering students
August 8th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended 21 students for allegedly using fraudulent means to secure admission into engineering courses. A probe has been ordered.The students are ... Read more...
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Pakistani province has dead employees still on rolls
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) There are 338 dead employees on the rolls in Pakistan's Sindh province, leading a daily to wonder: "Governance? A troupe of performing parrots would do a ... Read more...
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Pattinson talks to strangers after Stewart episode
July 31st, 2012 - 5:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly sharing his woes with fellow guests at the hotel where he is temporarily staying.Pattinson moved out of the house that ... Read more...
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Kerala approves medical college (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (IANS) The Kerala government has given its approval to set up of a Rs.300 crore hospital and medical college in which the diaspora will be allowed to ... Read more...
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Delhi to have 94 more government schools
July 27th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi government will open 94 new schools in the national capital in the current academic session, a Delhi minister said Friday.the capital currently ... Read more...
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Week after leg crushed by bus, girl dies
July 24th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) A week after her leg was crushed under the wheels of a state transport bus near her school here, Anupama Sarkar lost her battle for life ... Read more...
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Andhra college girl loses voice after ragging by seniors
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a college girl student in Andhra Pradesh lost her voice after ragging by her seniors.The incident took place at the hostel of ... Read more...
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Two accused sent to jail in medical admission racket
July 21st, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A special court here Saturday sent to judicial custody two men allegedly involved in a bid to get a student admitted fraudulently into a dental ... Read more...
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Chandy seeks PM’s help for educational loans
July 20th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who holds the finance portfolio, to direct commercial banks to sanction educational loans to ... Read more...
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IGNOU opens admissions for performing arts courses
July 17th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started admission to various courses in performing arts such as singing, dancing and acting, the varsity said ... Read more...
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IGNOU to start course on power distribution
July 15th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for a course in power distribution meant for professionals seeking to upgrade their ... Read more...
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Rajesh Khanna hospitalized again
July 14th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Actor Rajesh Khanna was Saturday again admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here, six days after he was discharged from there, hospital sources said.A hospital source told ... Read more...
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UK: Docs’ ‘basic errors’ killing 1,000 a month
July 13th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has revealed that in UK, basic errors by doctors result in the death of almost 1,000 people a month. The London School of Hygiene ... Read more...
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IGNOU opens admission for library science courses
July 13th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for Masters and Bachelor's courses in Library Science for those aspiring to work ... Read more...
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Four fake candidates caught in Jamia
July 13th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Four candidates, who had hired other people to appear for the written exam for the Bachelor of Technology course at the Jamia Millia Islamia, were ... Read more...
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IGNOU opens admission for three visual arts courses
July 12th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the admission process for three courses in visual arts with an aim to develop creative and ... Read more...
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IGNOU extends last date for MBA admissions
July 10th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for admission to its management programmes to July 16, a statement said Tuesday."Those ... Read more...
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NALCO to set up hospital in Odisha
July 5th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) will set up a medical college and hospital in Odisha's impoverished Koraput district in the next two years, Health Minister ... Read more...
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Coaching for 30 poor IIT aspirants in Maharashtra
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) A private initiative will enable 30 underprivileged students from Maharashtra to pursue their dreams of admission to an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), an official said ... Read more...
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Disabled student made false claim, IIT-D tells court
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) Monday informed the Delhi High Court that before denying admission to a disabled student its medical board found his ... Read more...
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IGNOU eases admission process
July 1st, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) In a bid to ease the admission process, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) said Sunday it was selling student handbooks and prospectus from ... Read more...
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IITs retain hold on JEE examination
June 27th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The human resource development ministry and IIT Council Wednesday arrived at a consensus over the entrance exam pattern for admission to the prestigious engineering institutes ... Read more...
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SC notice on vacant post-graduate medical seats
June 21st, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the union health ministry on the plea of a medical student aspiring to get admission into a post-graduate ... Read more...
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DU officials say no 100 percent cut-off this time
June 20th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi University officials Wednesday reassured students that last year's 100 percent cut-off debacle will not happen again."Although the cut-off is expected to rise again due ... Read more...
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Admission software hacked, medical student tells court
June 19th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday was told by a petitioner that the software developed by the National Informatics Centre for online counselling and admission to post-graduate ... Read more...
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