DU officials say no 100 percent cut-off this time
June 20th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Delhi University officials Wednesday reassured students that last year's 100 percent cut-off debacle will not happen again."Although the cut-off is expected to rise again due ... Read more...
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Snow, outages play spoilsport at Gulmarg music fest
March 11th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gulmarg, March 11 (IANS) Pine trees against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains would have been the dream setting for the ongoing Gulmarg Winter Festival but unexpected snowfall and power outages ... Read more...
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UPA coming with different versions of poverty line: BJP
October 4th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused United Progerssive Alliance (UPA) government of being insincere about its promise of inclusive growth, saying it ... Read more...
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Poverty line issue sorted out, new definition soon
October 3rd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Consensus has been reached within the government on the contentious Rs.32 a day criteria for defining people below the poverty line, which drew flak ... Read more...
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Montek meets PM amid controversy over poverty data
October 2nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday amid controversy over the panel's affidavit in the Supreme Court defining ... Read more...
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US halting military aid to Pakistan for expulsions
July 10th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) The US is stopping millions of dollars in aid to the Pakistani military after the expulsion of over 100 US Special Forces trainers by Islamabad.Quoting ... Read more...
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Distance learning - a last resort for Delhi students!
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) At a time when Delhi University (DU) colleges have put up high cut-offs for admission, its School of Open Learning (SOL) that offers distance learning ... Read more...
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Concerned about vacant OBC seats in varsities: Sibal
June 30th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday expressed concern over university seats for Other Backward Classes) not being filled and said that he will meet ... Read more...
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Demand-supply mismatch jacking up DU cut-offs
June 27th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Even as admission-seekers in Delhi University (DU) look to find their way through chaos and disappointment, educationists feel the 100 percent cut-off marks set by ... Read more...
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Court notice to Delhi University, St. Stephen’s
June 24th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi University and St. Stephen's College on a plea by a student who was denied ... Read more...
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Student moves court against St. Stephen’s College
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A student, who secured 89 percent marks in Class 12 but was not allowed to appear in an admission interview in St. Stephen's College under ... Read more...
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DU’s second cut-off list offers little hope to students (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With a marginal drop in the cut-off marks in the second list, there was little hope for students who aspired to take admission in undergraduate ... Read more...
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DU’s second cut-off list brings some hope to students
June 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With the Delhi University's entrance qualifier overall dropping by one to five percent, the second cut-off list has brought some respite and hope to ... Read more...
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Students protest Delhi college’s high cut-off
June 18th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Holding placards and raising slogans, many Delhi University (DU) students led by a students outfit with political affiliation protested the high cut-offs announced by Shri ... Read more...
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Improve quality of higher education: FICCI tells Oscar Fernandes
June 17th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A leading business chamber Friday wrote to the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, Oscar Fernandes, voicing concern over the steep ... Read more...
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Help desk for northeast students
June 16th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A help desk has been set up to assist students from the northeast in admissions to Delhi University, the Naga Students' Union said here Thursday."Students ... Read more...
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Delhi University’s first cut-offs baffle students
June 15th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) From plain disbelief to shock -- students were visibly taken aback as Delhi University colleges announced their first cut-off lists Wednesday. The cut-offs for most ... Read more...
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Leave casual footwear, cut-offs in closet: Tom Ford advises gentlemen
March 26th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 26 (ANI): American fashion designer Tom Ford has doled out tips on how a perfect gentleman should dress and behave.Ford, 49, who is launching his own line of women's ... Read more...
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Haryana’s lop-sided job quota raised in Rajya Sabha
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Describing it as a "new face of reservation", Communist Party of India-Marxist member Brinda Karat Tuesday raised the issue of 67 percent quota for men in ... Read more...
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Minogue wears hotpants 6yrs after vowing to ditch skimpy shorts
February 21st, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Pop diva Kylie Minogue has put on hotpants for her return to live touring - six years after vowing she would never again wear skimpy shorts.The 42-year-old ... Read more...
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At-home tests not best to assess infertility: Study
October 27th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that method used to assess infertility in at-home tests might not be the best for identifying which women will have trouble getting pregnant.The ... Read more...
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Joy, hope fill Delhi University with first cut-off list
June 22nd, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Braving one of the hottest days in the season, students Tuesday thronged the Delhi University campus as the first cut-off list came out. Emotions overflowed as students ... Read more...
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Lack of exercise, not dietary sugars, key to increased BMI in kids
May 27th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Increased BMIs in children are most likely due to reduced energy expenditure, rather than dietary factors, reveals a new independent study of scientific research.According to the research paper, ... Read more...
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Now parents turn to counsellors to understand their child (October 10 is World Mental Health Day)
October 9th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) They say nobody understands a child more than his or her parents. However in this highly competitive world where marks and peer pressure are an ... Read more...
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IIT entrance test: Cut of for SC/ST falls to 18 percent
August 2nd, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 02 (ANI): The entrance test result released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) shows that students belonging to SC and ST category who even scored a mere 18 percent ... Read more...
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An old varsity embraces new ways to help aspirants
July 7th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Students and faculty at Panjab University, one of India's oldest varsities, are pulling out all stops to help harried admission seekers, many of whom hail from ... Read more...
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Students rush as DU announces second cut off list
June 30th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Students rushed through college corridors and around the Delhi University campus Tuesday morning as the varsity announced its second cut off list. For a number of them ... Read more...
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Virgin Mobile Free Festival
June 25th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
This Year's Virgin Mobile festival will be different from the last years in two things; firstly, the word free has been added that is it will be called the Virgin Mobile ... Read more...
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Delhi University helplines flooded with calls
June 16th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A day after the deadline for submission of admission forms for Delhi University, its helpline numbers were ringing off the hook Tuesday, with anxious aspirants and parents ... Read more...
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How may we help you? DU students union asks freshers
June 4th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Nikita Balasubramanian
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Trying for admissions at Delhi University and worried about finding your way around, picking up a new laptop or just wondering what direction your career ... Read more...
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Massive rush for Delhi University’s final counselling session
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The last of the nine open day sessions organised by Delhi University Wednesday to counsel students and parents about the admission procedures saw an overwhelming number of ... Read more...
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Russia may stop gas supply to western Europe
December 27th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 27 (DPA) Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has said its dispute with Ukraine over payments could cause disruptions in deliveries to Western Europe, a news agency reported.Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov ... Read more...
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With high cut-offs, Chandigarh colleges too ‘unreachable’
July 8th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) It's not just Delhi University that has high cut-offs -- colleges in Chandigarh too are out of bounds for average students with some courses requiring as high as ... Read more...
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High college cut-offs signal unreal abilities (Commentary)
July 7th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Undergraduate admissions in Delhi University and the soaring cut-offs this year seem to be a mirror image of the inflationary conditions in the economy. Only students who have scored above 93 percent ... Read more...
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