Indians second-most curious about education: Study
August 8th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indians ranked second in search queries related to education, a study released here by search engine Google India said Wednesday.The list, topped by the US, ... Read more...
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Probe Dana Sangma’s death, family urges CBI (Lead, superseding previous story)
May 18th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Accusing the Haryana Police of a shoddy probe into the suicide of Meghalaya student Dana Sangma at Gurgaon's Amity University last month, her family ... Read more...
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CBI should probe Dana Sangma’s death, says Family
May 18th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Accusing Haryana Police of a shoddy probe into the suicide of Manipuri student Dana Sangma at Amity University last month, her family members have ... Read more...
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Northeast students want CBI to probe deaths of Loitam, Sangma
May 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) More than 200 students from Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura studying here Sunday held a protest against the death of two northeastern students in Gurgaon and Bangalore ... Read more...
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PM assures justice for dead northeast students
May 10th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday assured a delegation from the northeast of maximum efforts by the government to deliver justice in the death of ... Read more...
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‘Personal reasons may have driven Dana to suicide’ (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Denying any evidence of racial bias against MBA student Dana Sangma, officials at the Amity University Friday said personal reasons could have driven the 21-year-old ... Read more...
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No evidence of racial bias against Dana: Amity varsity
May 4th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) No evidence of racial bias has been found against MBA student Dana Sangma, who allegedly committed suicide at the Amity University in Haryana, officials of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram denies discrimination against northeast students (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday denied that students from the northeast were rampantly discriminated against and said the government had taken steps to curb ... Read more...
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No discrimination against students from northeast: Chidambaram
May 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday that it was incorrect that northeast students were more vulnerable to discrimination than those from other regions. Addressing ... Read more...
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Gurgaon students hold demonstrations for Dana Sangma
May 1st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 1 (IANS) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), along with students from various faculties at the Amity University campus here, demonstrated Tuesday against the university administration and ... Read more...
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Meghalaya CM demands law for safety of N-E students
April 30th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday called for a stringent law to address the safety concerns of students from the Northeast and to regulate the ... Read more...
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Case under SC/ST act against Amity
April 26th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 26 (IANS) A case has been registered against the Amity University administration here under the stringent SC/ST act following an alleged suicide by a close kin of the ... Read more...
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Accused of cheating MBA student hangs herself
April 24th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A MBA student Tuesday committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room in the Amity University Pachgaon here after a teacher accused her of cheating ... Read more...
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Sundance film connects to India with message to adopt girl child
March 19th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Hollywood producer and documentary filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton is reaching out to the Indian youth and parents with her documentary, "Somewhere Between" with the message ... Read more...
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Despite talent, music bands struggle to find space
February 14th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) They met on Facebook and formed the five-member metal band Scythus but soon faced the same problems as other similar groups -- mismanagement, ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad student kills self at home
December 29th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 28 (IANS) An Amity University student pursuing his Master's degree in business administration committed suicide in Ghaziabad by shooting himself from the revolver of his father, police said ... Read more...
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Indian varsities fuel Mauritius’ ‘knowledge hub’ dream
February 17th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Private Indian universities setting up campuses in Mauritius are helping the island nation off the African coast realise its vision of transforming into a knowledge ... Read more...
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Per Capita Income to double in nine years with current growth rate: Ahluwalia
December 17th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 17 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday said with the current growth rate, the 'Per Capita Income' (PCI) of India will get doubled in ... Read more...
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Amity becomes first in India to host “Digitization of Cable TV Distribution System” seminar
December 15th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Noida, Dec 15 (ANI): For the first time in India, Amity Institute of Advance Telecom Training and Research (AIATTR), Amity University organized an awareness seminar on "Digitization of Cable TV Distribution System" ... Read more...
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A musical evening to celebrate India-Africa partnership
December 6th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Popularly known as Delhi's wedding venue, Chhattarpur played host to the 'Africa Nite Dinner Dance 2010' as soulful African music played in the background.The event organised over ... Read more...
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Games volunteers say they’re having whale of a time
October 9th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Clad in red and white tracksuits and flaunting snappy Commonwealth Games (CWG) identity cards slung around their necks, a chirpy group of students was the centre of ... Read more...
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Amity university official trainer for CWG volunteers
June 30th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, June 30 (IANS) Amity University has been selected as the official trainer for 30,000 volunteers and 2,000 workforce for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
More than 2,000 students from Amity have been ... Read more...
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From Delhi, Indians to teach students in Africa
May 15th, 2010 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Just like a typical classroom scene, a professor will deliver a lecture and students will raise their hands to ask questions. Only here, the teacher ... Read more...
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Amity University to train volunteers for Games
April 8th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, April 8 (IANS) Amity University at Noida has been awarded the contract to train 30,000 volunteers for the Commonwealth Games.
The university's vice president (corporate communication), Savita Mehta said: "The organising ... Read more...
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Two more held for killing Amity student
March 26th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, March 26 (IANS) Two more men were arrested Friday on charges of abducting and killing a student of the Amity University, police here said.
Tilak Dhari and Ganesh were arrested a day ... Read more...
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Three arrested for abducting, killing Amity student (Second Lead)
March 25th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, March 25 (IANS) Three persons were arrested Thursday for killing a 20-year-old Amity University student after abducting him from this satellite town March 20 and disposing of his body in Aligarh, ... Read more...
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Missing Amity University student’s dead body found in Aligarh
March 25th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 25 (ANI): The body of a missing Amity University student Rohit Kumar, was found in Aligarh this morning.Rohit Kumar, a B. Tech second year student from Amity had ... Read more...
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Solar energy can be used to combat climate change: Experts
February 9th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.9 (ANI): Solar energy can be used to combat climate change, scientists from India and Australia said during an Indo-Australian Solar Energy Workshop held here on Tuesday.This view was ... Read more...
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Trade and better ties on mind, Turkish president arrives
February 7th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in India Sunday on a five-day state visit during which the two sides are expected to focus on scaling up economic ... Read more...
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Turkey President Abdullah Gul to arrive on six-day visit to India
February 6th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.6 (ANI): President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gul will be arriving in New Delhi on a six-day (Feb.7 to 12) State visit commencing on Sunday.He will ... Read more...
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Amity University honours Yoga guru Baba Ramdev
January 17th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Jan.17 (ANI): Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday conferred an honorary doctorate degree on renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev.Senior advocate Arun Mohan, Rajya Sabha MP Karan Singh and Deepak ... Read more...
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Classical music should be taught right from the kindergarden: Ravi Shankar
January 13th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Jan. 13 (ANI): Classical music should be taught right from kindergarden to develop appreciation for good music amongst youth", remarked Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar during his lecture at ... Read more...
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2 Noida students consume poison over poor marks
October 22nd, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Oct 22 (IANS) Two students doing their B.Tech from the Amity University here allegedly consumed poison, doctors said Thursday. The duo is now out of danger.
The college authorities said ... Read more...
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Students try to immolate junior in Uttar Pradesh
September 23rd, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) Three senior students of Amity University in Uttar Pradesh here allegedly poured petrol on a junior student and tried to set him afire after a petty dispute, police ... Read more...
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Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT) to train naval officers
September 14th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.14 (ANI): The Amity Institute of Information Technology and CISCO Regional Networking Academy kick started CISCO CCNA-Exploration Course for six naval officers at the Amity University Campus on Monday. ... Read more...
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