IGNOU to focus on student support
August 15th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) vice chancellor Wednesday said strengthening the student support services at the regional centres is the university's priority."We would ... Read more...
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Teachers accused of misconduct to be kept away: Parrikar
July 25th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 25 (IANS) Any school teacher who is accused of molestation or sexual misconduct will be kept away from teaching chores until the case is probed, Chief Minister Manohar ... 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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NCPCR seeks report from Karnataka on RTE opposition (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The country's apex child rights panel Thursday sought a report from Karnataka after incidents of discrimination against poor students in defiance of provisions of the ... Read more...
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Child rights body seeks report from Karnataka on RTE opposition
July 19th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Thursday sought a report from the Karnataka government after incidents of discrimination against poor students in ... Read more...
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Court stops Tripura engineering admissions
July 10th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court's bench here Tuesday stopped the counselling of students for admission to medical and engineering courses on a plea alleging irregularities in the ... Read more...
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Child panel demands report in Visva-Bharati incident
July 9th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel Monday asked West Bengal and the Visva-Bharati university to take action within 10 days in the incident of a class ... Read more...
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Three held in Haryana for medical test fraud
June 30th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Three people, including a Delhi University student, were arrested from Haryana for impersonation during a medical college test in May, Delhi Police said Saturday.Pawan Kumar, ... Read more...
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Website not hacked: Health ministry (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Denying that its website had been hacked, the union health ministry told the Supreme Court Thursday that the allocation of seats for post-graduate (PG) medical ... Read more...
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SC notice on vacant post-graduate medical seats (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 9:09 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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Admission software hacked, medical student tells court (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 9:07 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 (NIC) for online counselling and admission to ... 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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SC permits online counselling for undergraduate medical students (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday permitted the union health ministry to undertake online counselling for students seeking admission to undergraduate medical courses against 15 percent ... Read more...
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The image of Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexican presidency front-runner, used to promote adultery
June 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Internet site promoting adultery has used the image of Enrique Peña Nieto, front-runner to Mexico’s presidency. Peña Nieto, candidate of the opposition party PRI (Partido Revolucionario ... Read more...
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SC permits online counselling for undergraduate medical courses
June 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday permitted the union health ministry to undertake online counselling for admission of students to undergraduate medical courses for 15 percent central ... Read more...
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Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly
May 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior ... Read more...
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Helpline for students ahead of board exam results
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A helpline to counsel students before and after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 results will be launched Thursday, an NGO's representative ... Read more...
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Faridabad boy tops IIT-JEE (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Scoring 385 marks out of 401, Faridabad boy Arpit Agrawal grabbed the top rank in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for the prestigious Indian Institutes ... Read more...
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IIT-JEE results out, Faridabad boy tops
May 18th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The results of the Joint Entrance Examination for the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-JEE) 2012 were declared Friday.The results of the exam, which was ... Read more...
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Alternative medicines potentially unsafe: Expert
May 14th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) You should go slow if you depend too much on alternative medicines as there is no way of knowing whether they are really safe, suggests ... Read more...
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Airtel Nigeria to help fight AIDS (With Image)
April 27th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, April 27 (IANS) Airtel Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of Indian mobile services provider Airtel, and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have announced a joint initiative ... Read more...
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Probation ends, Lindsay excited to play Taylor
March 30th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan's probation has been terminated and now she is determined to remain focused on rebuilding her film career. She is looking forward to ... Read more...
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IGNOU offers online courses on sustainable science
March 29th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for three online courses on sustainable sciences, a statement said Thursday.
Admissions are ... Read more...
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Apex court’s nod to e-counselling for PG medical courses
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (INAS) The Supreme Court Friday permitted the online counselling for allotment of 50 percent seats of all-India quota for admission in post graduate medical courses in the ... Read more...
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Six lakh unemployed youth registered in Kashmir: Government
March 8th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 8 (IANS) There are about six lakh unemployed youth registered in Jammu and Kashmir, the state assembly was told Thursday.About 6 lakh educated unemployed youth of the state ... Read more...
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Fear of bad breath haunting millions of Indians
February 29th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Bad breath is a problem which leads to low self esteem, but what could be worse is the halitophobia, or the fear of bad breath, ... Read more...
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Chinese province steps up use of English
February 15th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 15 (IANS) Civil servants in a Chinese province will learn to speak English by the year 2015 to provide better services to people.All civil servants with a ... Read more...
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Divorce detrimental to health of younger lot
January 31st, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Divorce at a younger age is more detrimental to one's health than later in life as older people can cope better with the ensuing disruption and ... Read more...
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Halle Berry’s daughter needs counselling
January 31st, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry's daughter Nahla needs a therapist, says the County Department of Children and Family Services.The organisation is currently investigating claims by the child's ... Read more...
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Red Ribbon Express launched
January 12th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Red Ribbon Express train, which will ply across the country spreading awareness about HIV among the people, was flagged off Thursday from here.The launch ... Read more...
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In Singapore, get secret HIV test done in van
December 8th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Dec 8 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind service in Southeast Asia, a community organisation in Singapore has launched a mobile service van that would conduct HIV tests and also keep ... Read more...
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Delhi to provide Rs.1,000 each to HIV-positive patients
December 1st, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday decided to provide financial assistance of Rs.1,000 per month to all HIV-positive people in the capital."We are in the process of ... Read more...
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No Red Ribbon Express in Delhi on World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a departure from tradition, the Red Ribbon Express, a special train which travels across the country to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, gave the capital ... Read more...
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Dip in AIDS deaths: UN report (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
November 30th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Nov 30 (IANS) The number of people dying due to HIV-AIDS has declined by nearly 0.4 million in the last five years due to improved healthcare, a UN report ... Read more...
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9 women raped, 19 suicides daily in Madhya Pradesh: Minister
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) As many as 2,500 women were raped in Madhya Pradesh in the last nine months -- including 233 who were gang-raped -- which works out to ... Read more...
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