Notice to DU, St. Stephen’s on principal’s appointment
August 1st, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to Delhi University and St. Stephen's College on an appeal challenging the single judge's order that upheld the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Val Patterson writes his own obituary to come clean about his crimes
July 17th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Salt Lake City, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Val Patterson wanted to die as a peaceful man, and he wanted to offload a lot of things that had been weighing him down all ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Karachi university protests Rehman Malik’s PhD degree
October 27th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 27 (IANS) Teachers and students at the University of Karachi have protested against the honorary PhD degree awarded to Interior Minister Rehman Malik.On Wednesday, they boycotted classes for ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Dhaka business body criticises MPs who can’t read English
April 28th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 28 (IANS) Bangladesh's apex business chamber chief has criticised lawmakers who "make laws, but cannot even read English".Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry president A.K. Azad ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gaddafi’s son’s donation was openly joked over PhD degree, says LSE insider
March 13th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): A senior academic at the London School of Economics (LSE) has claimed that leading members of the institution had openly joked about getting a donation from Libyan leader ... Read more...
Posted in World |
David Miliband terms Gaddafi’s son’s LSE lecture in his father’s name “horrific”
March 7th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said it was 'horific' to see that a London School of Economics lecture in the name of his father was delivered ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Doctorate holder in China sells thesis to pay loan
January 23rd, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Jan 23 (IANS) A PhD holder in Shanghai has opened an online store to sell his thesis to pay for his mortgage.The 30-year-old PhD holder, a full-time company employee, said he ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India’s oldest student at 100… still going strong
October 18th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Oct 18 (IANS) A teacher, a lawyer, a judge and now back to being a student - 100-year-old Bholaram Das has just enrolled for his doctorate, perhaps ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mayim Bialik Sheds Light On Easier Parenting
August 29th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The star of Blossom, Mayim Bialik who has grabbed attention for training infants into showing speedy mature behavioral patterns told Celebrity Baby Blog, "With Miles (her first baby) we started ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Terrorist nabbed in Dhaka linked to attacks in India
July 18th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities claim that an Indian militant arrested here has been living in the country since 1995 and has links with Pakistan-based terrorist groups as well as underworld ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Street clashes in Tehran ahead of elections
June 6th, 2009 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 6 (DPA) Supporters of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main electoral challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi clashed in Tehran Friday, just one week ahead of the June 12 presidential elections.
A ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jailed Bihar legislator gets doctorate for non-violence thesis
March 5th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 5 (IANS) Jailed Bihar legislator Sunil Pandey, sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping a doctor, was awarded a PhD Thursday for his research on Lord Mahavir's philosophy of "Ahimsa (non-violence)".
... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Prominent NRI psychiatrist suspended from British medical register
April 1st, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 1 (IANS) A prominent NRI psychiatrist from Assam, who appeared on British television shows, has been suspended from the medical resister after being found guilty of a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |