Gurgaon BMW hit-and-run: Order on police plea reserved
May 16th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 16 (IANS) A court here Wednesday reserved its decision on a police plea demanding test identification parade (TIP) of Suraj Sehrawat, the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run ... Read more...
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Kidnapped girl freed in Bengal, abductor held
May 14th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) A female college student who was allegedly kidnapped from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas Friday was rescued and her abductor arrested Monday, police said."We have arrested ... Read more...
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Triple crown for Haria in National Billiards and Snooker
January 17th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 17 (IANS) Teen-aged sensation Dhvaj Haria achieved a rare treble when he annexed the sub-junior snooker and the junior billiards crowns Tuesday in addition to sub-junior billiards ... Read more...
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Two Delhi University students killed in accident
October 11th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Two Delhi University students were killed and one was injured when they fell from a tractor while returning home from their college, police said Tuesday.While ... Read more...
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DU teachers busy in polls, students with Hazare
August 25th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) All roads led to Ramlila Maidan Thursday for many students of Delhi University (DU) who did not have to miss their classes as their ... Read more...
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Cordon of volunteers fortify Anna’s security
August 20th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Apart from hundreds of policemen deployed at the Ramlila Ground for Anna Hazare's security, there is a ring of India Against Corruption (IAC)volunteers around the ... Read more...
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IGNOU to offer courses in warehousing, accounting
August 10th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will soon be offering programmes in warehousing, financial accounting and office management in a bid to provide more ... Read more...
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Renthlei wins maiden snooker title for Mizoram
July 27th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Mizoram produced its first National champion in any form of cue sports as 20-year old Lalrina Renthlei from Aizwal emerged winner in the junior snooker event ... Read more...
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Varsha, Dhuvaj bag national titles in cue sports
July 20th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 20 (IANS) Bangalore schoolgirl Varsha Sanjeev Wednesday completed a fine double by adding the snooker title to the billiards crown that she had won earlier while Gujarat's Dhuvaj ... Read more...
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Carnival time at Kotla as Delhi hosts its last World Cup match
March 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The deafening roar could be heard on the busy Bahadurshah Zafar Marg well outside the Ferozeshah Kotla as hordes of cricket fans flocked in to ... Read more...
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Emoticons - the new language for youngsters to express their love!
February 14th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 14 (ANI): The Shakespeare of yore with lines such as 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate' are no longer ... Read more...
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Sourav enthrals Bengal, this time as quiz-master
December 13th, 2010 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Bengal's love affair with Sourav Ganguly continues unabated. The flamboyant former cricket captain is back to his charming best - but this time as a ... Read more...
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We miss classes due to Delhi Metro snags, students complain
December 7th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Many Delhi University students have complained to the university authorities that frequent snags and rush on the Metro makes it difficult for them to reach colleges in ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict evokes skeptical reactions in Karnataka
October 1st, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 1 (IANS) Though people in Karnataka felt relieved that the much-awaited Ayodhya judgment did not trigger trouble and peace prevailed, the younger generation felt the verdict would not end the ... Read more...
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Three students top CBSE Class 12 exams in Delhi (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 21st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Three Delhi students scored a whopping 97.2 percent and topped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams in the capital. The results were declared ... Read more...
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Three Delhi students top CBSE Class 12 exams
May 21st, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Three students from Delhi scored a whopping 97.2 percent and topped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams. The results were declared Friday.
Two of ... Read more...
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Girls outshine boys in Class 12 CBSE exam (Second Lead)
May 21st, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Girls outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams this year. However, the overall pass percentage saw a 1.13 percent dip.
The pass ... Read more...
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CBSE Class 12 exam results to be declared Friday
May 20th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examination will be declared Friday, an official said here Thursday. A total of 699,129 students ... Read more...
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Four held for abducting youth in Haryana
March 28th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), March 28 (IANS) Four people, three of them students, were arrested for abducting a 21-year-old mentally challenged youth from this Haryana town Saturday evening, police said Sunday.
According to police, the ... Read more...
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Vinay says Kumble, Dravid gave him confidence (Lead)
March 27th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 27 (IANS) Karnataka paceman Ranganath Vinay Kumar, who has made it to the T20 World Cup team, says whenever he doubted his ability to be an international cricketer he was ... Read more...
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Last male bastion - panipuri vendor - falls in Nepal
October 14th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 14 (IANS) After an armed revolution transformed the world's only Hindu kingdom Nepal into a secular republic, now a pair of entrepreneurs have quietly ushered in a socio-cultural ... Read more...
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After headscarf controversy, Ayesha wants peaceful life
September 10th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Mangalore (Karnataka), Sep 10 (IANS) As 18-year-old Ayesha Ashmin begins classes at a new college near here after a raging controversy over her Islamic headscarf - her last college would ... Read more...
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Mangalore college chiefs to meet over head scarf row
August 20th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 20 (IANS) The Mangalore University has called a meeting of principals of affiliated colleges to discuss a campus dress code following the insistence of a Muslim student that she be ... Read more...
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Nine Assam students punished for ragging, tough action hailed
August 16th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IANS) The Dibrugarh University has decided to crack the whip on ragging by expelling a post graduate student and penalizing eight more with varying degrees of punishment, including fines ... Read more...
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Delhi University begins admission process
June 26th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Even as the temperature touched a sizzling 41 degrees Celsius before mid-day, students along with their parents made a beeline for various colleges as Delhi University (DU) ... Read more...
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Smiles, celebrations and some tears after Class 12 results
May 22nd, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) "I am extremely happy with my result," said an overjoyed Dhruv Bhati. The 18-year-old scored 92.8 percent in his Class 12 board exams and he celebrated by ... Read more...
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Students from other schools join protest at Modern School
April 23rd, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Three days after the death of a 17-year-old girl student due to an asthma attack, students from prominent city schools Thursday staged a protest outside ... Read more...
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Aditya joins Canadian team for 2009 Formula BMW Pacific
March 12th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) India's Aditya Patel will be doing another season in the Formula BMW Pacific series after switching from Team Eurasia Motorsport to Atlantic Racing Team (ART).
The 20-year-old commerce student ... Read more...
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Govinda is a strong guiding force, says niece Ragini Khanna
October 28th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) As a child, TV actress Ragini Khanna of "Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi" fame used to be scared of her maternal uncle, Bollywood star Govinda, but ... Read more...
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Commerce student survives ‘Dadagiri’, wins Rs.500,000
September 11th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) As Neil Periera, a commerce graduate from a Mumbai college, discovered, it pays to get bullied - at least on a television show. Periera entered arguably TV's ... Read more...
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University student shot dead in Sri Lanka’s east
August 22nd, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 22 (IANS) A final year undergraduate student attached to a university in Sri Lanka's east was shot dead outside the hostel by unknown gunmen, military sources here said Friday.The victim, ... Read more...
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PM expresses shock over Ishmeet Singh’’s tragic death
July 30th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the tragic death of ''Voice of India'' contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who was considered as a promising ... Read more...
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It was balle, balle to lassi at European event
July 29th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Lassi, the popular yoghurt-based household drink of Punjab, has won laurels for India at an international event held in Europe. Lassi, made by churning yoghurt and ... Read more...
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Friends, teachers mourn St. Stephen college student’s death
July 25th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Students and teachers of St. Stephens college Friday held a condolence meeting to remember a 21-year-old final year student, who allegedly committed suicide at her home over ... Read more...
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Student held for international credit card fraud
June 17th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) A 20-year-old final year commerce student was arrested here Tuesday for allegedly swindling credit card holders abroad to the tune of Rs.400,000, the police said. Bharat Raj Purohit ... Read more...
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