Nagaland makes industry out of its music
August 28th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, Aug 27 (IANS) Nagaland is known as a hub of musical talent. There are songs of love, there are even songs of war here. The rich musical tradition of ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging case: Convicts may return to college
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 23 (IANS) The four medical college students convicted of ragging to death their junior, Aman Kachroo, in Himachal Pradesh may soon return to the classroom.The state government freed the ... Read more...
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Bilawal Bhutto ’secretly’ studying law in Britain
July 6th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been "studying secretly" at a top London law college and is always "accompanied by undercover detectives" to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
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...
Posted in Health |
Can’t quit IIT, reappear in entrance test: Court
April 5th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Leaving an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) course midway or after confirming the admission will now cost students dear as the Delhi High Court has ... Read more...
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For love’s sake, three end life on V-Day in Karnataka
February 14th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 14 (IANS) Valentine's Day turned tragic for three lovers, including a woman, in Karnataka Tuesday as they opted to commit suicide at the altar of cupid.College student Yallappa, ... Read more...
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Two college girls run over by truck
January 9th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Two college girls standing by the roadside were killed Monday when a truck lost control and ran over them in Jaipur, said police.The angry residents of ... Read more...
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Nurseries of tolerance: Hindus in Islamic seminaries (Feature)
July 7th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 7 (IANS) Away from swank colleges and intimidating fee structures, a number of Hindu students in Bihar are lining up at madrassas to pursue higher education, thanks to ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Big Animation to release ‘Shaktimaan’ and ‘Krishna’ this year
June 27th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Pune-based Big Animation (I) Pvt Ltd plans to release its TV serial "Shaktimaan" in animation format and an animation feature film "Krishna" this year while expanding ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Seven things to look at before you walk into a college (Comment)
June 19th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Natasha, my 17-year-old niece, sounded worried when she called me. The reason, I guessed, had something to do with the AIEEE result (although she secured 87 percent in Class 12 boards). ... Read more...
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Orissa’s IT minister toils to ‘complete studies’
March 19th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Every night as the clock strikes 11, Ramesh Chandra Majhi buries himself in books. The next two hours see rapid fluttering of pages and hectic note ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Emma Watson quits college
March 8th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Emma Watson has taken some time off her studies at Brown University to concentrate on her acting career for now. She has not completely closed the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Two Korean women robbed at gun point in UP
January 18th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Jan 18 (IANS) Unidentified armed robbers abducted two South Korean women along with their driver and freed them on the highway to Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh after taking away their cash ... Read more...
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IGNOU to offer several culinary and catering courses
January 15th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University is all set to launch a host of degree and diploma programmes in catering, culinary arts, and food production, a varsity ... Read more...
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Student arrested for purse-snatching
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 3 (IANS) A hotel management student and his accomplice were arrested here for purse-snatching, police said Monday. Ankit, 22 and Deepak, 20, were arrested from sector 8 of Noida Sunday ... Read more...
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Kerala’s first private architecture college to open
November 11th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) Kerala's first private college of architecture will take 80 students for the five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree course from the academic year 2011-12.The Rs.18 crore College of Architecture ... Read more...
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Miraculous Brit girl plays five musical instruments despite being deaf
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): The old adage, 'Where there's a will there's a way', was literally proved by a deaf girl, who plays five musical instruments and went on to win top ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New computer game based on Iron Curtain dubbed ‘tasteless’
September 30th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): A new computer game based on the Iron Curtain has been dubbed as being "tasteless and inappropriate" by victims of the former East Germany regime.The game, called ... Read more...
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15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tiger Wood’s ex-wife to heal kids of divorced parents
August 29th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Days after their divorce was finalised, golfer Tiger Woods' former wife Elin Nordegren now wants to become a child psychologist and help children undergoing metal trauma due ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Kashmir minister asked to resign after pilgrimage
August 25th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department Minister G.M. Saroori will be asked to resign after he returns from his pilgrimage to Mecca (Umra) after his daughter was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Four new IIMCs to be set up: Ambika Soni
August 6th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Friday said the country will get four new Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) from the next academic year."The ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two Nigerians held in Bangalore for selling cocaine
July 5th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) Two Nigerian youth were arrested here Monday for possessing and selling cocaine to college students and customers in bars and restaurants in the city, police said.
"The duo were ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
High court issues notice to Bar Council of India
April 20th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 20 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday issued notices to the Bar Council of India (BCI), the state bar council and the state government for not allowing a law student ... Read more...
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Singapore education firm to invest $24 million in India
April 19th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) Singapore-based Raffles Education Corporation Ltd (REC) will invest $24 million (Rs.107 crore) to expand its operations in India to offer design skills in multiple sectors, a top company ... Read more...
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IGNOU setting up new institute of education in Nagaland
February 21st, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is setting up a new institute called the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education and Development (MGIDE) in Nagaland, where it ... Read more...
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Britain partially lifts visa restrictions on north Indians
February 13th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Britain Saturday partially lifted visa restrictions on north Indian students, nearly two weeks after they were imposed on suspicion of large-scale irregularities.
British Minister for Business, Innovation and ... Read more...
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Foreign students working illegally to be expelled from Britain
February 10th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Foreign students from outside Europe will be deported from Britain if they are found to be working illegally, the British government said Wednesday.The British home ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now degree with diploma in Tamil Nadu
February 10th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday launched a scheme whereby students can pursue simultaneously a diploma in a vocational stream apart from their basic degree course.
A total of 3,571 ... Read more...
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Foreign students to face stricter English language test in Britain
February 7th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Foreign students from India and other countries outside the European region who want to study in Britain will have to sit for a stricter English-language test and will ... Read more...
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4 buffaloes, a pig and RM 2,000 - fine for couple who had illicit sex!
January 31st, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 31 (ANI): A man and the woman with whom he had an extra-marital affair have been fined four buffaloes, a pig and RM 2,000, in Malaysia.The Penampang Native Court found ... Read more...
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From Finland to Kerala: An elephantine affair
January 28th, 2010 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thekkady (Kerala) Jan 28 (IANS) It was love at first sight for Laura Gafmine. A native of Finland, she has fallen so much in love with elephants that she is ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World’s first “gastronomic university” to open in Spain
January 18th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Spain is set to have the world's first "gastronomic university", where students will have the opportunity to explore the science of taste in a state-of-the-art laboratory.Spain's most famous ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nigerian terrorist was called ‘the Pope’
December 28th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight this week was so clean he was nicknamed the Pope, his former British teacher said.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ... Read more...
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Zardari’s legal woes may pave way for son Bilawal to power
November 28th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.28 (ANI): As Bilawal Bhutto, the son of assassinated Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, nears end of his degree course at the University of Oxford ... Read more...
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