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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US business school ties up with IIM-Lucknow
May 9th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Indiana University's Kelley School of Business has announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow to deliver programmes in the growing field of ... 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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Apex court warns private medical colleges against lapses (Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday slammed private medical and dental colleges for lapses in admissions and said it will have to step in if things do ... Read more...
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Apex court warns private medical colleges against lapses
June 30th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday slammed private medical and dental colleges for lapses in admissions and said it will have to step in if things do ... Read more...
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Shakuntala Misra University to start more departments
June 18th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) The Shakuntala Misra University here in Uttar Pradesh capital, described as the first of its kind in Asia to be devoted exclusively to the physically ... Read more...
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CBI raids Indian Maritime University
January 13th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths Thursday swooped down on the Indian Maritime University (IMU) here and carried out search operations following complaints of misappropriation of funds.The CBI ... Read more...
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Malayalam poet ONV gets Jnanpith award
September 24th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup Friday became the fifth Malayalee to get the Jnanpith award, the highest literary award in the country.
ONV, as ... Read more...
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First Asian transgender activist invited to US programme
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) City-based Kalki Subramanian has become the first Asian transgender activist to be invited to take part in the International Visitors' Leadership Programme (IVLP) to be held in ... Read more...
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Nurses will retire at 65
June 10th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Thursday enhanced age of superannuation of teachers with M.Sc.(Nursing) in the Central Government nursing institutions.With Cabinet's approval the nursing teaching faculty's age of ... Read more...
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A septuagenarian popularising Hindi in Nagaland
May 28th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter ChacheiDimapur (Nagaland), May 28 (ANI): A man in Nagaland has dedicated his life in popularising Hindi among the local people, as he believes the national language is the only medium ... Read more...
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Post-graduate law degree may become one-year course
April 21st, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A post-graduate degree in law may become a one-year course instead of the current duration of two years, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari ... Read more...
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Sudhir Mungantivar is new Maharashtra BJP chief
April 2nd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), April 2 (IANS) Senior Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantivar was elected state party chief here Friday, a party official said.
The 48-year old Mungantivar, a four-time legislator, ... Read more...
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Women MPs more successful, qualified than men: Study
March 9th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Even as women are set to get more political power in India, a study shows that women MPs were more successful and qualified than their male counterparts.
According ... Read more...
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Baldwin goes back to school
December 12th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Alec Baldwin is certain he wants to quit being an actor once his contract on the hit TV show "30 Rock' expires. He would then like to go back to studying.The actor ... Read more...
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Indian student accuses Scottish university of racial discrimination
October 24th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Aberdeen (Scotland), Oct. 24 (ANI): An Indian student has accused Scotland's Aberdeen University of racial discrimination.The 35-year-old female student, who hails from Bangalore, Karnataka, and was studying for a post-graduate degree in ... Read more...
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K. Sujatha Rao new secretary of Health and Family Welfare Ministry
October 1st, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Kanuru Sujatha Rao, a 1974 batch officer of Indian Administrative Service from Andhra Pradesh Cadre, has assumed charge of Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, from today.Sujatha ... Read more...
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Lucknow University to launch event management degree course (Lead)
September 24th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) The Lucknow University is all set to become the first in the country to launch a two-year post-graduate degree programme in event management - a mega industry now ... Read more...
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Lucknow University to launch degree course in event management
September 24th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) The Lucknow University is all set to launch a two-year post-graduate degree programme in event management - a mega industry now reaching a figure of over Rs.10,000 crore ... Read more...
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Soldiers who join after school may keep studying
September 3rd, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Indian Army has outlined an ambitious plan by which its soldiers who join after school will be able to study for a degree while ... Read more...
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IGNOU to start course in philanthropy
August 17th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is set to start a Master's programme in philanthropy so that trained people work for "the destitute, orphans, streetchildren, social ... Read more...
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Arizona University guests to brave scorching sun for Obama’s speech
May 8th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): President Obama will address the Arizona State University's commencement on a day when temperature will hit 98 degrees. People who want to see Obama speak are likely to ... Read more...
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7 millionaires, four convicts among West Bengal candidates
April 24th, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) There are seven millionaires as also 24 candidates with criminal records, four of them convicted, in West Bengal's first phase of the Lok Sabha polls to be held ... Read more...
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Fear of exams drives college student to suicide
March 12th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Fear of failure in exams drove a 19-year-old college student to commit suicide here, the police said Thursday.
According to the police, Jyoti committed suicide by hanging herself with ... Read more...
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With age no bar, non-formal education a hit in Kerala (Feature)
July 21st, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian
Kozhikode, July 21 (IANS) M.M. Jameela is 50 years old, but she is taking the Class 10 equivalency examination in Kerala next month in the hope of ultimately earning ... Read more...
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Why men seek mama’s clones for wives
May 8th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 8 (IANS) They might be high-achievers who earn eight-figure salaries and run huge business empires, but when it comes to marrying they want someone like mother. According to a ... Read more...
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Chelsy Davy not leaving the UK
November 14th, 2007 - 10:38 am ICT by admin
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