IIT-Delhi alumni reject new entrance test formula
June 28th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) IIT Delhi Alumni Association Thursday rejected the human resource development (HRD) ministry's new formula for tests for entrance into the premier institutes and demanded a ... Read more...
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New IIT entrance test pattern gets mixed reactions from alumni
June 28th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The compromise between the human resource development ministry and IIT Council over the entrance exam pattern for admission to the engineering institutes Wednesday garnered mixed ... Read more...
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‘Invest in research, technology for future of IITs’
April 16th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Increased investment in research, higher monetary assistance and development of technology for industries are the three steps that will ensure a bright future for the ... Read more...
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British university joins hands with Mumbai college
April 6th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Britain-based University of Westminster Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Mumbai's HR College of Commerce and Economics to expand its Indian scholarship programme, officials said."India ... Read more...
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Cricket to curry, Indian students energise US B-school
September 25th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) From cricket to curry, Indian students who account for one of the largest overseas groups at the premier Darden B-school in the US have a ... Read more...
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‘India one of most appealing growth venues globally’
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Promising demographics, freedom of speech and respect for investor rights make India one of the most appealing growth venues, says a leading American B-school head ... Read more...
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Michaele Salahi lied about being an NFL cheerleader?
September 24th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): Michaele Salahi, the Real Housewives of D.C. star, allegedly lied about her past as a Washington Redskins cheerleader.In Thursday's episode of the Bravo reality show, Salahi joins the ... Read more...
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IIT alumni propose spinning mill to combat farmers’ suicide
September 21st, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) An alumni group of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has come up with a proposal to start a cotton spinning factory in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district - ... Read more...
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PanIIT conclave to be held Oct 29-31
September 21st, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) PanIIT, an alumni association of seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), will hold a conclave next month in which nealy 5,000 engineers will participate, officials said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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La Martiniere alumni want truth to come out
June 17th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) The Alumni Association of La Martiniere for Boys school here Wednesday showed solidarity with their school but said the truth should come out regarding the suicide of Class ... Read more...
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Candlelight vigil to seek justice for Nirupama
May 7th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A candlelight vigil will be organised at India Gate in the capital Saturday to seek justice for Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak, who was found dead at her ... Read more...
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Pachauri hopes binding agreement on climate change in Mexico
January 3rd, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): Nobel laureate Rajendra Kumar Pachauri on Sunday expressed hopes that countries would reach a time bound agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases at climate change ... Read more...
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Obama will be fair to India, Pakistan, says his Harvard classmate
January 15th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) US president-elect Barack Obama "will be fair to both India and Pakistan, without sacrificing American strategic interests", says an Indian who studied with him at the Harvard ... Read more...
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A River, A Man: The State Responds to Dr GD Agarwal’s fast to save Ganga
July 30th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Dr Sanat Mohanty
In a response, the likes of which we have not seen in the last few decades, both the Government of Uttarakhand and the Government of India responded to 76 years ... Read more...
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Mobile phones, internet lead to students’ suicides: IIT
June 29th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 29 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has blamed constant use of mobile phones and enormous internet surfing by the students for increasing number of suicides on the ... Read more...
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‘Academic pressure’ led to five suicides in three years in IIT Kanpur
June 8th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, June 8 (IANS) The suicide by Ritika Toya Chatterjee, a B.Tech final year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), is the fifth in three years that ... Read more...
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IIM alumni challenge OBC quota in court
May 12th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi High court Monday issued a notice to the central government on a petition challenging the implementation of the quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) ... Read more...
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Court to hear IIM alumni challenge to OBC quota Wednesday
May 6th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Delhi High Court Tuesday deferred hearing a petition by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) alumni association to restrain the central government from providing quota for Other ... Read more...
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