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Chennai varsity students win prizes in space contests


September 18th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) Students of the SRM University near here have won prizes in two international student aerospace competitions held in the US and China, an official said here ... Read more...

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Rajasthan colleges told to set up anti-ragging panels


September 11th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 11 (IANS) Rajasthan government has directed all government colleges in the state to form anti-ragging committees to curb harassment of junior students, officials said Tuesday.A committee at ... Read more...

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Spurned lover who beheaded girl spared the gallows


September 11th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) A spurned lover and engineering student, who beheaded a girl in St. Xavier's College here last year, Tuesday got relief from the Jharkhand High Court which ... Read more...

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Chennai student arrested in Goa for possessing drugs


August 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) An engineering student from Chennai, who also worked as a DJ (disc jockey), was arrested in Goa for possession of a narcotics cocktail, police said Thursday.R. ... Read more...

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Delhi celebrates Raksha Bandhan with fervour


August 2nd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Celebrating and reaffirming the sibling bond where sisters tie a decorated thread or Rakhi on their brothers' wrist, Raksha Bandhan was celebrated Thursday with much ... Read more...

Posted in Health Science |

Student to launch $500 satellite


July 26th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) A South Korean student plans to launch a $500 satellite built from scavenged parts in a basement, the Daily Mail reported Thursday."Making a satellite is no ... Read more...

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Abducted student released after 15 days


July 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 8 (IANS) Kidnappers Sunday released a 22-year-old civil engineering student they had abducted here for ransom a fortnight earlier, police said.Ravi Kumar, a third year student at the ... Read more...

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No breakthrough in Bihar NIT student’s abduction yet


July 3rd, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 3 (IANS) Ten days after an engineering student was abducted for ransom from the Bihar capital, police have failed to make any breakthrough for his safe recovery.Ravi ... Read more...

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Abductors demand Rs.20 lakh to release Bihar student


June 30th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 30 (IANS) Abductors of an engineering student from Bihar have demanded a ransom of Rs.20 lakhs to release him even as search operations have been intensified in the ... Read more...

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I’m focussed on Miss World title: Vanya Mishra


June 23rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Himangini Singh Yadu has broken India's 12-year-long dry spell by winning the Miss Asia Pacific title. Vanya Mishra says it's a proud moment for ... Read more...

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Rookie motorbike rider Ramesh bags a double


June 3rd, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, June 3 (IANS) Rookie rider R. Ramesh Kumar of Team Moto-Revi India marked his presence with a splendid double in the first round of the MMSC-Sidvin National Motorcycle Racing ... Read more...

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Student leads gang of auto thieves


June 2nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Police have busted a gang of vehicle thieves headed by an engineering student in Uttar Pradesh.The gang used to lift luxury cars from Noida, adjoining Delhi, ... Read more...

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Jharkhand youth sentenced to death for beheading girl (Lead)


May 2nd, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 2 (IANS) Terming it the rarest of rare cases, a Ranchi court Wednesday awarded the death sentence to a youth, Bijendra Kumar, for beheading a girl in a ... Read more...

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Youth sentenced to death for beheading girl


May 2nd, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 2 (IANS) Terming it the rarest of rate cases, a Ranchi court Wednesday awarded the death sentence to a youth, Bijendra Kumar, for beheading a girl in a ... Read more...

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Man convicted for beheading Ranchi woman


April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) A Ranchi court Thursday convicted a man for beheading a woman inside a college campus here last April. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced April ... Read more...

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Delhi hospital conducts life-saving robotic surgeries


April 20th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) It was a tough choice for 20-year old Haya Fatima to make: choose between a surgery and exams in the same month.Thanks to advanced robotic ... Read more...

Posted in Health |

Oxford student jumps balconies, plunges 25 feet


April 7th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 7 (IANS) An Oxford University student has been hospitalised after falling from a building's second-storey while trying to show his friends how to move from one balcony to ... Read more...

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Officials shifted in Punjab’s Gurdaspur after violence


March 31st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday suspended two senior police officers in Gurdaspur and transferred the deputy commissioner after communal violence left an 18-year-old youth dead.Gurdaspur district police ... Read more...

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Not a carnival, but defence exposition is not any less


March 31st, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It is not a carnival in the truest sense, but the four-day defence exposition in progress at the Pragati Maidan, India's major trade exhibition venue, ... Read more...

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Track record (To go with Metro suicide story)


March 13th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Some cases of attempted suicides and suicides over 2011 in Delhi Metro till now:Feb 15, 2011: A 22-year-old engineering student from Rajasthan committed suicide by jumping off an elevated Metro station ... Read more...

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Leaping with joy: celebrating 4 birthdays at once


February 29th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Being born on Feb 29 is tricky business. It means that one born on this day, can officially celebrate a birthday only once in four ... Read more...

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Gul Panag unveils Sachin Garg novel, says it’s for all


February 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Bollywood celebrity and activist Gul Panag Tuesday unveiled young novelist Sachin Garg's latest book "Never Let Me Go" at the ongoing World Book Fair (WBF) ... Read more...

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For being a topper, engineering student pays with life


February 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 27 (IANS) A second year mechanical engineering student of a private college here was killed Monday allegedely by two of his batchmates who had developed an animosity ... Read more...

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Sunny morning in Agra lights up residents, tourists


February 21st, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) The residents of Agra city and tourists alike were delighted Tuesday morning when the sun shone brightly over the city for the first time in several ... Read more...

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Peon and fisherwoman among winners in Mumbai


February 18th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) A peon, a fisherwoman and a resident of the Dharavi slum township are among the winners in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Anusha Kodam, 21, an engineering ... Read more...

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Student commits suicide after killing girlfriend


February 11th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 11 (IANS) An engineering student from Chhattisgarh's industrial town Bhilai Saturday killed himself by jumping in front of a running train in Maharashtra, a day after he murdered ... Read more...

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IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police


February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday."The suspected terrorist is identified ... Read more...

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Meta university by next year: Sibal


February 3rd, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said a network of universities forming a meta university to allow students to pick courses from across disciplines ... Read more...

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Censoring social media curbs free speech, say netizens


January 16th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian government's decision to prosecute social networking sites like Google and Facebook has triggered public anger, with netizens saying the move is tantamount ... Read more...

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Hardwork and dedication the mantra to crack CAT, say toppers


January 12th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Thane, Jan 12 (IANS) A bunch of students made Maharashtra proud by cracking the tough Common Admission Test (CAT) - some scoring a perfect ten while some followed close at ... Read more...

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Pune bids tearful adieu to Anuj Bidve (Lead, changing dateline)


January 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of Pune citizens braved the cold to join the family and relatives of Anuj Bidve, an Indian student slain in Britain, at his last ... Read more...

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Anuj Bidve’s body brought back to India


January 7th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Slain Indian student Anuj Bidve's body was brought back to India Saturday by his family members for performing his last rites, a family source said.The distraught ... Read more...

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Medical student suspended for ragging


January 3rd, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) A senior medical college student was suspended in Rajasthan after some junior students accused him and his friends of ragging, an official said Tuesday.The alleged ragging ... Read more...

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Star gazers catch glimpse of year’s last lunar eclipse


December 11th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Star gazers of the capital pointed their telescopes towards the moon as it turned crimson, marking the beginning of the last and the longest total ... Read more...

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Seven ex-students get three-year jail for junior’s death


November 29th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 29 (IANS) Seven former students of the B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) here were Tuesday awarded three years' imprisonment by a Punjab court for driving ... Read more...

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