Unmukt allowed to move to second year: VC (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) U-19 cricket World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand has been allowed to move to his second year at St. Stephen's College, but he has to ... Read more...
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Sports minister to bat for Unmukt at Delhi University (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken Thursday said he would take up U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand's case with the Delhi University.Maken said it ... Read more...
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Flunked by college, Unmukt finds support in Dhoni
August 30th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday came out in support of the U-19 World Cup winning skipper Unmukt Chand, who was barred from taking ... Read more...
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Courtney Love receives university award
October 20th, 2011 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 20 (IANS) Rocker Courtney Love has been given an honorary patronage by an Irish university.The 47-year-old was honoured Tuesady with the Trinity College Philosophical Society's Honorary Patronage, ... Read more...
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Now, own Madge’s fire-ravaged childhood home for $49K!
May 4th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): The childhood home of legendary singer Madonna, which was burnt in a 2008 arson attempt, has hit the market for less than 50,000 dollars.The brick home in ... Read more...
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Semester system unsatisfactory: Delhi University teachers
April 19th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Voicing dissatisfaction at the semester system for all courses in Delhi University (DU) proposed from the next academic session, a teacher's body of the varsity ... Read more...
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Emma Watson takes a break from studies to focus on film career
March 9th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Mar 9 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson has announced that she is taking time off from university to concentrate on acting.The actress - who plays the character of bookworm Hermione ... Read more...
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Osmania University revises exam schedule following student protests
February 26th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad , Feb 26 (ANI) : Authorities of Osmania University convened a meeting to review the academic calendar for the ongoing semester and the examination schedule for undergraduate and postgraduate courses ... Read more...
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IGNOU offers management course in corporate governance
November 24th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday announced it was starting a management course in corporate governance. The first session will begin in January next year, ... Read more...
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Scientists baffled by mystery of missing ocean plastic
August 20th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists have found that the amount of plastic floating in the Atlantic Ocean has remained constant for the past 20 years - but the production of plastic has ... Read more...
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Midnight Drama Ends With Bryce Harper Agreeing To $9.9 Million Deal With Washington Nationals
August 17th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Minute before Monday midnight, the No.1 overall pick Bryce Harper was ultimately inducted by the Washington Nationals who agreed to an elaborate five-years contract ... Read more...
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Jamia to introduce semesters at post-graduate level
July 15th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) While concerns are being raised over the introduction of the semester system in Delhi University, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has gone ahead and introduced it ... Read more...
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UAE schools to follow three-semester system
May 26th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) Schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will have three semesters from the next academic session, the ministry of education announced Wednesday.
The new system will be implemented in ... Read more...
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How laptops can boost learning in college classrooms
May 21st, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): A study has shown that despite laptops being a major distraction in college classrooms, they can actually increase students' engagement, attentiveness, participation and learning.But in order to achieve ... Read more...
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Laptops can make students more attentive in classrooms
May 21st, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Laptops can help students become more engaged, attentive, participatory and learning-oriented in the classroom, says a new study.
Perry Samson, University of Michigan (UM), professor in atmospheric, oceanic and ... Read more...
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International homeopathy meet starts in Agra
February 7th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) In order to make research in the field of homeopathy more potent, an international research centre in collaboration with six European countries was inaugurated here, with over 50 ... Read more...
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Ragging: JNU withdraws rustication order, reduces punishment
September 19th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here Saturday withdrew a month-old order rusticating nine students for two years from academics for ragging juniors and reduced their punishment.
"Those who ... Read more...
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Four students arrested for ragging in Varanasi
September 15th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Sep 15(ANI): Four engineering students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested on Tuesday in alleged connection in ragging of a junior student in Varanasi.According to reports, the arrested engineering ... Read more...
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Seven Assam students suspended for ragging, assaulting teacher
September 9th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 9 (IANS) Seven students from colleges in Assam's Dibrugarh town have been suspended on charges of ragging and assaulting teachers, officials said Wednesday.
The action has been taken against four postgraduate ... Read more...
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College mistakenly ‘fails’ an absent Dhoni
September 8th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 8 (IANS) Fans of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni would say that it's just not cricket. Dhoni, who did not appear for his B.Com. part-I examination was declared 'failed' by the ... Read more...
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CBSE Class 10 will have two semesters
September 7th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will divide the Class 10 into two semesters, as in management and engineering colleges, to make the ... Read more...
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95 medical students punished for torturing senior in Tripura
September 7th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 7 (IANS) Five students of a medical college here were expelled from their hostel while around 90 were suspended for one month for assaulting a senior, officials said Monday.
The students ... Read more...
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JNU rusticates nine students for ragging
August 19th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here Wednesday rusticated nine students for two years and expelled 10 others from the hostel for a year for ragging their juniors.
"We ... Read more...
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College denies Dhoni not promoted to second year
July 12th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 12 (IANS) The college in which Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is studying as an under-graduate has refuted reports that he has been denied promotion to second year after ... Read more...
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UGC to set up national ragging helpline by June 15
May 27th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) Wednesday issued guidelines for a national call centre to be set up to enable ragging victims from across the country to register ... Read more...
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Expel, deny admission to students guilty of ragging: UGC
March 22nd, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended debarring of students guilty of ragging a fellow student from getting admission in educational institutes for life.
"The regulations will ... Read more...
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Vice-chancellor takes ill after ‘house arrest’ by students
July 24th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University fell ill Thursday after students at the campus put him and other varsity officials under 'house arrest', university official said here Thursday. "Vice-chancellor ... Read more...
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