Homosexuality is like rape, Polish nurses taught
June 9th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) Homosexuality is similar to rape and prostitution, says an official teaching guide for Polish students of nursing and midwifery.The teaching books refer to homosexuality as a ... Read more...
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Kerala, Dubai body hold talks on Academic City
March 20th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) Talks are underway with a Dubai-based organisation to set up a state-of-the-art Academic City in Kerala, the state assembly was informed Tuesday.The facility is being ... Read more...
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Now ‘etiquette’ course for modern ladies in China
February 10th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) A Chinese university has left many people with raised eyebrows by offering lessons for "modern ladies" in etiquette learning that will cost 48,000 yuan (over $7,600) ... Read more...
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Focus on strong education, industry training, says India Inc.
June 30th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) It is the responsibility of colleges to train the students in the fundamentals of the course while industries should provide the fresh recruits with the requisite ... Read more...
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Indian mining industry to face skilled manpower shortage
March 13th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India, ranked among the top five global players in production of several major minerals, is poised for rapid growth in its mining industry - about ... Read more...
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Now VLCC Institute launches digitised beauty courses
February 11th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11(IANS) The VLCC Institute of Beauty and Nutrition - one of India's best beauty vocational training centres - has launched a digitised format of beauty courses for its students ... Read more...
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Beaver Island: Where Technology Has Made Small Inroads
November 9th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite hard to imagine a province of the united states where residents are living happily without technology that has otherwise become a part and ... Read more...
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CBSE starts new courses in GIS, media studies
July 19th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to give school education a vocational touch, the Central Board of Secondary Education Monday announced the starting of two new courses in geospatial practices ... Read more...
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College girls spur literacy drive in Uttar Pradesh villages
February 17th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) Over 1,500 girls from a private college here have been busy shaping up the careers of illiterate and unemployed villagers in eastern Uttar Pradesh.Students of the ... Read more...
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A special park for the visually impaired in Chandigarh
January 30th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil KumarChandigarh, Jan.30 (ANI): An institute for the Blind in Chandigarh city has set up a sensory park to offer a safe environment for the use of visually-challenged people, which also ... Read more...
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Sensory park for visually challenged in Chandigarh
January 30th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (ANI): 'Institute for the Blind' has created a sensory park with the help of Chandigarh administration and Municipal Corporation for the use of visually challenged persons.This park has been ... Read more...
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NHRC signs pact with IGNOU to run rights awareness programme for police personnel
December 30th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission and the Indira Gandhi National Open University today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and conduct three types of courses ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Madhya Pradesh’s poor high school results
May 11th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) Shocked by the declining pass percentage in Madhya Pradesh's high school examinations, state Education Minister Archana Chitnis has ordered a high-level probe to find out the reasons for ... Read more...
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Indian Maritime University to introduce several new courses: Baalu
February 18th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.18 (ANI): The newly established Indian Maritime University (IMU) will introduce several new courses in the 2009-10 session.
Disclosing this to members of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his ... Read more...
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Government waits for committee recommendations on regulations for international schools
January 18th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.18 (ANI): The Prime Minister''s Office has suggested that the Bill prepared by the HRD ministry to regulate the creation of international schools and the appointment of foreign teachers ... Read more...
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CII to help Delhi varsity empower students
July 6th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has joined hands with Delhi University (DU) to empower students to fill a serious skills shortage to ensure India's competitive edge. ... Read more...
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Toonz Academy starts operations in Ahmedabad, Indore
June 4th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Toonz Academy, one of the premier animation training institutes in Asia, inaugurated its animation training facilities in Ahmedabad and Indore. In a press release issued here Wednesday, the ... Read more...
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CBSE syllabi for Classes 11 and 12 under Bihar board
June 4th, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Thousands of schools under the Bihar education board will follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum in Classes 11 and 12 from ... Read more...
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IGNOU to start B.Tech in aeronautical engineering
April 9th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announced here Wednesday the start of a B.Tech programme in aeronautical engineering in an effort to keep pace with the ... Read more...
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Pawar asks ICAR to reorient research in Agriculture
January 23rd, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has asked the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to reorient research and development in agriculture, and bridge critical gaps wherever present. ... Read more...
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