Six students killed in UP school roof collapse
July 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Six class 5 students were killed Friday when a portion of their school's roof collapsed, burying them under the debris, in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, police ... Read more...
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Teacher’s mission to return dropouts to school pays off
June 8th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Poverty had forced them to dropout of school and work for a livelihood. But their teacher did not give up.Manojit Dutta, a man on a mission ... Read more...
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Traumatic events can trigger eating disorders
April 25th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, abuse and sexual assault could trigger eating disorders.Even changing school or moving home can prove too much ... Read more...
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Student dies in China school blast
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) A student was killed and six others were injured in a blast at a school in China's Shanxi province, authorities said Thursday.A steam boiler, which authorities ... Read more...
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Free education expanded in Tibet
January 19th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Children in Tibet will get free pre-school education, the China Daily reported Thursday.The move makes Tibet the first place in China to offer 15 years of ... Read more...
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Greece to lay off more than 27,000 state workers
October 4th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS, GREECE (BNO NEWS) -- Greece has announced it will be cutting the jobs of more than 27,000 civil servant employees by the end of the year as part of its cost-cutting ... Read more...
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Cameron Diaz: ‘Weed is awesome’
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cameron Diaz was cast as a wayward teacher in her latest movie 'Bad Teacher'. The movie is due to be released soon and Diaz was on Late ... Read more...
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Delhi Public School now in Ghana
June 21st, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), June 21 (IANS) An Indian steel manufacturing company in Ghana is spending $10 million to construct an international school under the Delhi Public School (DPS) franchise.The aim is ... Read more...
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Student dies as school wall collapses
December 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) A student was killed and five others were injured Tuesday when a wall of a government school collapsed in Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Teacher found hanging inside school’s classroom
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IANS) A teacher in a government school in Uttar Pradesh was Friday found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a classroom, police said.Pannalal Shukla, headmaster of the Yakootganj ... Read more...
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LaceDarius Dunn Arrested For Physical Assault
October 6th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
Oct 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) LaceDarius Dunn has been suspended from his team after he was alleged for assaulting his girlfriend and breaking her jaws. He represents Baylor Bears men's basketball ... Read more...
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Mixed response in Ayodhya to apex court’s stay on verdict
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court's decision to stay, till Sep 28, the pronouncement of the verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title case by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad ... Read more...
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Student dies as ceiling falls
September 7th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) A student was killed and 13 others were injured Tuesday when the ceiling of their classroom collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said.
The accident took place at ... Read more...
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U.S. Border Patrol officer kills 14-year-old Mexican in Juarez, Mexico
June 9th, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by BNO News
JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – A Border Patrol officer allegedly killed a 14-year-old Mexican who was playing in the mud under the international bridge between Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas, local ... Read more...
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Agitated villagers burn offices, school in Manipur
June 6th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 6 (ANI): Agitated villagers burnt a school and offices in Manipur on Saturday to protest a proposed redrawing of districts that would administratively relocate their village.The villages that are ... Read more...
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Iowa Teen Makes Prom Dress From Gum Wrappers
April 13th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A high school junior is all set to go to the prom. She even has her dress all picked out. Instead of trying to fit in ... Read more...
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Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake Laughing On Set
April 9th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Well the gossip mills are at it again, and apparently readers everywhere are eating it up. This time the lucky subjects are Cameron Diaz and Justin ... Read more...
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Cameron Diaz ‘excited’ to work with ex-beau Justin Timberlake
March 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Cameron Diaz is "thrilled" to be starring alongside ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in new movie, because she enjoys the singer's on-set antics.In 'Bad Teacher', the 'Charlie's Angels' actress ... Read more...
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Timberlake to reunite with Diaz for film
March 4th, 2010 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, March 4 (IANS) Pop star Justin Timberlake will reunite with ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz on screen for a new comedy flick.
The singer-turned-actor, who dated the actress for almost four years ... Read more...
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California State Assembly want to pass a resolution for a cuss-free week
February 26th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sacramento, Feb 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) California lawmakers are trying to pass a resolution on Thursday, to make the first week of March as the ‘Cuss Free Week’. This bill will appear at ... Read more...
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Paramour held for throwing acid on woman’s face
February 15th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 15 (IANS) A man was arrested here Monday, six months after he allegedly threw acid on the face of a 22-year-old woman, police said.
Abid, who allegedly threw acid on the ... Read more...
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Chinese teens most happy when surfing Internet
February 4th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): A survey has found that Chinese teens are most happy when they are spending time surfing the Internet than when they are spending time with their family ... Read more...
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Eight dead, 26 hurt in China school stampede
December 8th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 8 (IANS) Eight students were killed and 26 injured Monday night in a stampede at a central China school, authorities said Tuesday.
The stampede took place around 9 p.m. in a ... Read more...
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Teacher forces girl to perform obscene dance, booked
November 16th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) A teacher of an Uttar Pradesh school has been booked for allegedly forcing a girl student to perform obscene dance in skimpy clothes and filming it with his ... Read more...
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Student kicked out of school in USA for wearing traditional nose stud
October 29th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Indo-Americans have urged Bountiful Junior High School in Utah (USA) to apologize to its student (and her parents) who was reportedly kicked out of school for nose piercing, alleging violation of school ... Read more...
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Why is Pinki not smiling?
October 28th, 2009 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) Pinki has a reason not to smile right now. The child protagonist of Oscar-winning documentary "Smile Pinki", who shot to international fame after she attended the ... Read more...
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Student kicked out from school for wearing traditional nose stud
October 28th, 2009 - 3:45 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Indo-Americans have urged Bountiful Junior High School in Utah (USA) to immediately reinstate its student who was reportedly kicked out of school for nose piercing, alleging violation of school dress code.Indo-American statesman ... Read more...
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Kicked out over nose ring, Indian-American teen back in school (Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) An Indian-American girl kicked out of her school in Utah state for wearing a traditional nose ring is back in her class after she exchanged it ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh boy suffers fractures after beating by teachers
October 9th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) A principal and a teacher of an Uttar Pradesh private school have been slapped with cases for beating a class five student because he obtained low marks in ... Read more...
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Indonesian teacher burns students in lesson on hell
August 27th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 27 (DPA) An Indonesian teacher has been suspended after she allegedly burned her students with matches to make a point that hell is much hotter than match fire, a media ... Read more...
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Melissa Ann Andreini : Teacher pays, student says, with sex
August 24th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IBNS
By Sneha VermaAug 24 (IBNS) Female teacher has sex with student and there exists only a single transaction unit, money.Melissa Ann Andreini (28), a teacher at Helper Junior High School in Helper, ... Read more...
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Vengeful suitor, friends throw acid on 28-year-old principal
August 11th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 11 (IANS) A 28-year-old school principal in this Uttar Pradesh town was battling for life Tuesday after three men, including a rejected suitor, threw acid on her face when they ... Read more...
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19yr-old Chinese boy gets 18 months in jail for stealing corpses
August 4th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 4 (ANI): A 19-year-old boy in China has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing eight corpses from graves, and blackmailing the bereaved families.Huang, a junior high ... Read more...
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Greg Grossman signs deal to star in his own series
June 8th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
Teen chef Greg Grossman has signed a deal. Hollywood Reporter reports that the 14 year old chef has signed the deal to create and develop and star in his own reality show.Grossman ... Read more...
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Kavya spells “ergasia” in Bee
May 30th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by GD
Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, spelt the word 'ergasia' right in the fourth round of the semi-final of the National spelling Bee. The word 'ergasia', a Greek word, means any form ... Read more...
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