12-hour shutdown cripples life in Tripura
July 13th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 13 (IANS) The 12-hour shutdown Friday called by the youth and student wings of the Congress party to protest alleged irregularities in medical and engineering entrance examinations has ... Read more...
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Congress’ youth, students wings call strike in Tripura
July 11th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 11 (IANS) The main opposition Congress party's youth and students wings have called a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura Friday to protest alleged irregularities in medical and engineering examinations ... Read more...
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Court stops Tripura engineering admissions
July 10th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court's bench here Tuesday stopped the counselling of students for admission to medical and engineering courses on a plea alleging irregularities in the ... Read more...
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Anti-ragging helpline for Uttar Pradesh colleges soon
June 16th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) All engineering, management and medical colleges and professional institutes in Uttar Pradesh will soon have a state-level 24x7 anti-ragging helpline.An action plan in this regard ... Read more...
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Technology firms awarded for innovation
March 29th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Department of Science and Technology (DST) in association with Lockheed Martin Corporation Thursday announced 30 awards for innovations in technology.The winners were selected from ... Read more...
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Engineering studies to cost more in Karnataka
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 2 (IANS) Engineering students getting admission to private colleges under the government quota will have to shell out Rs.2,500 more per year as fee, taking the annual ... Read more...
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Government offers free vocational coaching to minority students
April 27th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The government is offering students from minority communities free coaching for admission in various technical and professional courses like IT and business management.The other ... Read more...
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New ‘RatCar’ lets rodents ‘drive using their thoughts’
October 7th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 7 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Tokyo have designed a 'RatCar' - a genuine experiment to see if a rat could control a car using just its brain signals.The ... Read more...
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Chandigarh seeks to attract more student volunteers
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) In a bid to rope in more students as volunteers, the Chandigarh administration will set up National Service Scheme (NSS) units under the self-financing model in all educational ... Read more...
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Common entrance for medical,engineering streams soon (Roundup)
June 19th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Moving to make the educational system more student friendly, a common entrance examination for the engineering and medical streams is on the anvil, as are other measures ... Read more...
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Ranbir gets into salesman’s shoes for ‘Rocket Singh’ (IANS Film Preview)
December 6th, 2009 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) After giving two back to back hits with "Wake Up Sid" and "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani", Ranbir Kapoor is all set to woo audiences once ... Read more...
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Monetary gain and high-risk tactics trigger brain activity
November 18th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Monetary gain and high-risk plans stimulate activity in the brain, according to Japanese researchers.Dr. Tadashi Ino and colleagues, from the Department of Neurology at the Rakuwakai-Otowa Hospital and ... Read more...
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Zoo tests a gorilla’s blood pressure for the first time
November 11th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Zoo Atlanta conducted the world's first ever blood pressure (BP) test on Ozzie, a 150-kg 48-year-old male gorilla.
This breakthrough was made possible by the Gorilla Tough Cuff, ... Read more...
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China to select only ’super humans’ as future astronauts
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 3 (ANI): Reports indicate that the Chinese government wants all its future astronauts to be 'super human', in the sense that they should be close to perfection to meet ... Read more...
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Australian govt. to freeze recruitment of migrant workers to protect local jobs
March 16th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar. 16 (ANI): To protect local jobs, Australian Government is set to announce a 14 percent cut on immigration intake.
The Kevin Rudd Government has revealed that it will close ... Read more...
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Income tax authorities raid educational institutions
July 15th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Simultaneous raids were conducted Tuesday on the premises of leading private educational institutions located around here by income tax officials as they suspected bungling of over Rs.100 million ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh chief minister rules out early polls
July 2nd, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday ruled out early elections to the state assembly and parliament. Setting aside speculation that the Congress could go for early ... Read more...
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Kerala looks for site for AMU campus (Lead)
June 25th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The Kerala government is looking for a site in Malappuram district to open a branch of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Education Minister M.A. Baby announced Wednesday. "The ... Read more...
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Kerala wants Aligarh Muslim University branch
June 25th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) Kerala Education Minister M.A. Baby Wednesday said the government is searching for a site in Malappuram district to establish a branch of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). "The ... Read more...
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Device helps ICU patients get back on their feet
May 29th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 29 (IANS) A device designed by John Hopkins undergraduates enables ICU patients to get back on their feet with minimum fuss while still being connected to life-support systems. The invention ... Read more...
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India to set up science innovation hubs
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:32 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India will set up seven Regional Innovation Science Hubs for Inventors in areas like robotics, ocean science and bio-medical engineering, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said ... Read more...
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