India last stop for Stanford-bound ICSE topper (With Image)
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 22 (IANS) This 17-year-old knew he would do well in his Grade 12 exams but becoming the ICSE topper worldwide with 99.5 percent marks was unimaginable. India-born Rohan ... Read more...
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Kerala school girl secures 99 percent in ISC
May 19th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) Kalyani Vishnu, a Class 12 student from here, was Saturday declared the top scorer in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, which she passed with ... Read more...
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A key Bihar lesson - don’t forget the private tuition!
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Shakuntla Sinha knows where to cut corners to keep the house running with her husband's Rs.15,000 salary. The couple maintain a strict, austere lifestyle and rarely ... Read more...
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Private tuitions by government teachers an offence: Tripura government
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) The Tripura government, in a strongly worded circular here Tuesday, said it will not allow its teachers to take private tuitions for students."If any government school ... Read more...
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Delhi teacher held for raping ex-student, making MMS
December 26th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A government teacher was arrested for harassing a 22-year-old former student by making her Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)clip after raping her a month ago, ... Read more...
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Minor gangraped in moving van, one held (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A 16-year-girl was abducted and raped in a moving Maruti van by three youths who also filmed her, police said Monday.The incident took place on ... Read more...
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Tripura bars government teachers from taking tuitions
April 16th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 16 (IANS) Government school teachers in Tripura will not be allowed to take private tuitions for students, a strongly worded government circular has said."If any teacher is found ... Read more...
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Brit teacher ‘dunked naked female student in bath to satisfy water fetish’
November 20th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): A music teacher in Britain has been accused of dunking a naked female student in his bath and taping the incident to satisfy his water "fetish".Michael Crombie, 73, ... Read more...
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Maths graduates in India to teach British children
September 10th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Indian maths graduates are being trained to give tuition to British children via telephone and internet round the clock, a report said Friday.
A tutoring agency has hired 100 ... Read more...
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Best Paying Part-Time Jobs: Trend Of 2010
August 25th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Money is a necessity. Given the demand of all ages, money has always been the priority of every living being on earth. They say, its not ... Read more...
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NAC to be constituted for effective implementation of Education Act
February 25th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday states that the universalisation of Elementary Education of adequate quality to ... Read more...
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School exam board error forces student to waste two years
January 28th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kendrapada (Orissa), Jan 28 (IANS) A wrong piece of information posted on the Board of secondary Education (BSE) Orissa website and published in its records has forced a student to take his ... Read more...
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Nine-year-old Brit Indian girl, brother get GCSE A* in maths
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22(ANI): A nine year-old Indian origin girl and her eight-year-old brother have both gained A* grades in GCSE maths.Meera Songara and her brother Raam, who began studying independently after ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen for curriculum review in primary education
December 20th, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen feels there is an urgent need to review the curriculum at the primary level to make home task redundant and private tuition unnecessary.
"There ... Read more...
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720 students suspended for taking tuitions from school’s teachers
October 29th, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) As many as 720 students of St. Xavier's School in West Bengal's Burdwan district have been suspended for taking private tuition from the school's teachers.
Confirming the decision, head ... Read more...
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Mother, son are classmates in West Bengal school
August 16th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) A mother and her son share the same classroom space as students in a West Bengal school.
Mother Anima Das, 35, and her son Palash are students of Class ... Read more...
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Interesting Facts and Figures Guru Dutt
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:08 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Guru Dutt or Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (July 9, 1925 - October 10, 1964) was an Indian filmmaker, producer and actor.He is often credited with ushering in the golden era ... Read more...
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Tortured schoolgirl’s body handed over to parents; no arrest yet (Lead)
April 18th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The body of 11-year-old Shano Khan, who died Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by her teacher for not knowing the English alphabet, was handed over ... Read more...
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Probe on, will take action against Shano Khan’s teacher: Police
April 18th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A day after 11-year-old Shano Khan died after being subjected to corporal punishment by her teacher for not knowing the English alphabet, police Saturday said action would ... Read more...
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Corporal punishment: the victims before Shano Khan
April 17th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The news of 11-year-old schoolgirl Shano Khan succumbing to her injuries Friday after being beaten and punished by her teacher sent shock waves across all sections of ... Read more...
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Delhi schoolgirl dies, family blames teacher
March 27th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl who slipped into coma here Jan 7 after being allegedly hit by a male teacher for refusing his private tuition died Thursday, with her ... Read more...
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