Pakistani university hit by sex scandals
February 10th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) A university in the Pakistani capital has been hit by a string of sex scandals, with faculty members accused of preying upon vulnerable women students, a ... Read more...
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Pranab cautions Mamata government on teacher assaults
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Berhampore (West Bengal), Jan 22 (IANS) Expressing concern over assaults on teachers by students, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday urged the West Bengal government to ensure discipline and law ... Read more...
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Virbhadra’s son’s election to Youth Congress set aside
January 20th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 20 (IANS) In a setback for union minister and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, the election of his son as president of the Himachal Pradesh Indian Youth Congress ... Read more...
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College principals are political recruits: Mamata
January 17th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) In a bid to shield Trinamool Congress supporters accused of assaulting and harassing principals of several colleges, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused ... Read more...
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Plea on Jamia Milia students union poll withdrawn (Second Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Milia Islamia Monday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a petition seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central ... Read more...
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Plea on Jamia Milia students union poll withdrawn (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Milia Islamia Monday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a petition seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central ... Read more...
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Trinamool members, others held for assault on principal (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Thirteen people, most of them from the ruling Trinamool Congress, were arrested from the Raiganj area of West Bengal's North Dinajpur district Friday for the ... Read more...
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13 Trinamool students held for assault on principal
January 6th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Thirteen people were arrested from the Raiganj area of West Bengal's North Dinajpur district Friday in connection with the assault a day earlier on the principal ... Read more...
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Indefinite blockade in Assam over Arunachal dam
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IANS) Over two dozen organisations in Assam Monday launched an indefinite blockade of a national highway as part of their campaign to prevent ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to give statehood fighters monthly pension
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS): Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Friday announced in the assembly that the people who had fought for a separate Jharkhand state would get pension."The state ... Read more...
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Judges recuse from hearing Jamia students’ union case
December 21st, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A Delhi High Court bench Wednesday recused itself from hearing a petition of a former Jamia Millia Islamia student for quashing a 2006 decision of ... Read more...
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Court moved to lift ban on Jamia Millia students’ union poll (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Millia Islamia Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central university to ban ... Read more...
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Traffic cop books legislator, summoned by house panel
December 19th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 19 (IANS) A Meghalaya legislator who heads the state assembly's privileges and ethics committee has summoned two traffic policemen for booking him for traffic violation, according to an ... Read more...
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Militants’ threats force doctors to flee western Assam
December 12th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kokrajhar (Assam), Dec 12 (IANS) Extortion threats from tribal militants have forced dozens of government doctors to flee their areas of posting in western Assam, leaving hundreds of patients at ... Read more...
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AMU students’ union election results declared
December 11th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Dec 11 (IANS) Syed Sharique Ahmad, a BA (final year) student, has been elected president of the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU), an official said Sunday.Abdul Quadir Jilani, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court clears way for JNU students’ union polls
December 8th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday allowed elections to be held to the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) for the current academic year by relaxing ... Read more...
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Rahul to meet Congress candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls
December 7th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is arriving here Saturday to meet the recently selected 213 party nominees for the forthcoming assembly elections to the 403-member ... Read more...
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CPI-M student wings sweep Tripura college polls
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 3 (IANS) The Students Federation of India (SFI) and the Tribal Students Union (TSU), both students' associations of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), have swept the ... Read more...
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Apex court questions JNU on students’ union poll
November 28th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its students union and the organisation Youth for Equality to file affidavits stating their respective positions ... Read more...
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Rahul to inaugurate Youth Congress show in Delhi
November 26th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate a national level convention of the newly-elected office bearers of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) - the first such gathering ... Read more...
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Kishenji’s family wants his body for last rites
November 25th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) They had not seen him for over three decades but top Maoist leader Kishenji's family members have appealed to the government to hand over his ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi can deliver the goods: Oommen Chandy
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Describing Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi as a " a very good leader who can deliver the goods", Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said ... Read more...
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15 injured in clashes ahead of Tripura colleges polls
November 21st, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) Tension has gripped the colleges in Tripura after 15 students were injured in clashes between various groups following the announcement of students' council polls slated to ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi meets party lawmakers from Delhi
November 17th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Indicative of his growing role in the party affairs, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday had an "informal meeting" with party legislators and MPs ... Read more...
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BJP undecided over Jharkand by-poll pact
November 14th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 14 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand seems to be in a dilemma as two of its alliance partners are vying for its support ... Read more...
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End of Youth Congress chapter for Rahul at November meet?
November 11th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi may assume a larger role in the party soon, the Youth Congress will hold a national convention here ... Read more...
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Peace vital for development of Nagaland: Rahul
November 9th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dimapur (Nagaland), Nov 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said peace was necessary to enable Nagaland prosper."The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government has been trying hard to ... Read more...
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Four JMM legislators boycott legislative party meeting
October 19th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 18 (IANS) Expressing unhappiness with the functioning of Jharkhand government, four of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) 17 legislators boycotted the party legislative party meeting Tuesday.The four legislators -- ... Read more...
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JMM, AJSU legislators unhappy with Munda government
October 17th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 17 (IANS) Discontent is brewing in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Jharkhand, with legislators of two key alliance partners complaining of being sidelined and even ... Read more...
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Northeast parties back Telangana state demand
October 5th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 5 (IANS) Several tribal political parties in northeast India have extended support for the carving out of a separate state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.In separate statements ... Read more...
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Cricket to curry, Indian students energise US B-school
September 25th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) From cricket to curry, Indian students who account for one of the largest overseas groups at the premier Darden B-school in the US have a ... Read more...
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Arunachal goes ahead with hydro project, despite Assam protests
September 16th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gerukamukh (Arunachal Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) The 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project in Arunachal Pradesh will be commissioned by 2014 despite strident protests in Assam over environmental concerns, ... Read more...
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CBI questions Goa NSUI chief in drug nexus case
September 15th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday questioned National Students Union of India (NSUI) Goa president Sunil Kavthankar in connection with the police-politician-drug mafia nexus probe.Kavthankar ... Read more...
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Anna helps ABVP defeat NSUI in Delhi varsity polls
September 10th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The National Students Union of India (NSUI) Saturday snatched the president's post of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) but the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ... Read more...
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Delhi University election results announced
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has won the presidentship of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) while its main rival the Akhil Bharatiya ... Read more...
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