Delhi panel gives report to court on school fees hike
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A committee set up to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees Thursday submitted its interim report to the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Australian universities woo students from India
July 31st, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Promising quality education and bright job prospects, 18 educational institutes from Australia are touring six cities of India as part of an "education fair".According to ... Read more...
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Assad mystery lover to get PhD from British varsity
July 8th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) A Syrian woman, said to be the mystery lover of embattled President Bashar al-Assad, will soon get a doctorate from a top university in Britain, according ... Read more...
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Most Islamabad private schools have no playground
April 1st, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Though the private school industry has been flourishing in Pakistan, most schools here in the capital have no playgrounds despite high tuition fees being charged from ... Read more...
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Cambridge students selling drugs to pay university fee
February 26th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Every seventh Cambridge student is dealing in drugs to pay his or her way through university while nearly two-thirds of the students have admitted taking the ... Read more...
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More Indians opting for public varsities in US
February 1st, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) With the rupee depreciating against the dollar and the economy taking a downward swing, more Indians are choosing to study at public universities in the ... Read more...
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Britons turn to sex to pay for education
December 14th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Rising tuition fees have forced British students into the sex industry.The National Union of Students said students were taking on the "dangerous" work to cope with ... Read more...
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China gives $750 mn to schools for tuition exemptions
November 5th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) The Chinese government has granted over 4.70 billion yuan (about $750 million) as compensation to secondary vocational schools for tuition fees exemptions which they offered to ... Read more...
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Panel constituted to examine school fee hike
September 25th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi government has constituted a committee after the high court directed it to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees."Justice ... Read more...
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Top British universities charging more than their costs?
September 6th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Top universities of Britain, levying 9,000 pounds in tuition fees next year, will be actually charging up to 50 percent more from their students than the ... Read more...
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Five Chinese women held for forcing kids to beg
August 29th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) Five Chinese women have been detained for forcing their children to beg so that they can pay their tuition fees.The women were detained for forcing ... Read more...
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Rs.1,200 crore scholarship plan for Kashmir approved
August 4th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The government Thursday approved a Rs.1.200 crore scholarships scheme for students in the job-starved Jammu and Kashmir to pursue higher studies outside the state.The ... Read more...
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British parents’ biggest worry is child’s education cost
July 30th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Parents in Britain are more worried about the rising cost of their children's education than the dangers of their getting affected by drugs and teenage pregnancy, ... Read more...
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Rutgers University defends Snooki’s $32,000 visit
April 5th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rutgers University has defended their decision to spend $32,000 on Snooki’s visit. Students protested that such an amount could have been used for another ‘important’ project ... Read more...
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Indian Army provide free education to deprived J-K children
April 4th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Poonch, Apr 4 (ANI): The Indian Army is providing free education to deprived children in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir.The Army has started a school in the Saujian-Gagriyan region near the ... Read more...
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School faces action for detaining children
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) The Bijnor district administration in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday ordered the police to take action against a private boarding school for "illegally detaining" two brothers for several ... Read more...
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Lawmakers interrupt Andhra assembly proceedings
February 21st, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Feb.21 (ANI): Proceedings in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly were adjourned as again on Monday with lawmakers continuing their protest over forming of a separate Telangana state and on revoking ... Read more...
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Jaganmohan Reddy begins seven-day fast for release of fees reimbursement fund
February 18th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Former Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy began a seven-day fast here today demanding release of funds for the tuition fees reimbursement scheme by the Andhra Government.The former Congress ... Read more...
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Demand to clear dues of Indian students in Australia
January 27th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Thousands of Indians are still waiting for a refund of their tuition fees following the closure of several colleges in Australia, said an official of an Indian ... Read more...
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India offers scholarships to Malaysians
January 18th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian government has offered 20 scholarships to Malaysians wanting to pursue courses in ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani in India for the academic year 2011-12 ... Read more...
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Teenage student considers auctioning off virginity to fund tuition fees
January 5th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): A female teenage university student is considering auctioning off her virginity so she can pay her tuition fees for the next three years.The student, who has not been ... Read more...
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Student in Singapore sells used panties online to pay for tuition fees
December 25th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 25 (ANI): A college student in Singapore is selling her used panties online for SGD 45 each to earn some pocket money and to pay for her tuition fees.Sin ... Read more...
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Police to use Water Canon to disperse protestors warns Theresa May
December 13th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Home secretary Theresa May has officially stated that from now onwards law breaking protestors on streets could face some severe police tactics like water ... Read more...
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Toppling giant firms online - protests go digital
December 13th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) How many people does it take to topple VISA's website - a company that can process 10,000 transactions per second? Just 2,000. That's how many were needed ... Read more...
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Prince Charles’ car under attack from tuition fees protesters
December 10th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): A car the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were in was caught up in a riot and came under attack from students who were protesting ... Read more...
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Student Protestors Attack Prince Charles & Camilla’s Car in London
December 10th, 2010 - 3:06 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Angry students and citizens at a huge tuition fee protest in London have attacked the car of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, according to a breaking story ... Read more...
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Ed Miliband says he’s proud to be a ’socialist’
November 27th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 27 (ANI): UK Labour Party leader Ed Miliband said that he is a socialist, and added that he wanted to be a part of the student protests this week ... Read more...
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Cambridge University May Become Private In Order To Increase Funds
October 18th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cambridge University may become private. The move will allow the university to charge higher student fees to make up for the loss of taxpayer funding. The ... Read more...
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Cambridge University ‘May Go Private’ In Order To Compete With The Top Universities Of America
October 18th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Cambridge University, one of the hallmarks of educational institutions, may have to relinquish government control in the near future. The university will have ... Read more...
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Killed British troops’ kids to get free degree courses
October 5th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Children of British troops, who died on active duty since 1990, have been offered free degree courses, a media report said Tuesday.An annual 8,200-pound scholarships will be ... Read more...
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Most Brit women become strippers to pay for their degrees
September 9th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 9 (ANI): A study has revealed that most of the women who have taken up stripping in clubs have done it just so they can pay for their degrees.The study, ... Read more...
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Girls exempt from fees in Gujarat ITIs
August 5th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Girls undergoing vocational training in industrial training institutes (ITIs) in Gujarat have been exempted from paying tuition fees, Labour and Employment Minister Vajubhai Vala said here Wednesday.
The minister ... Read more...
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Visva Bharati reduces fee hike by 50 percent
August 1st, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Bowing down to the students' demands, the authorities of Visva Bharati Saturday night decided to decrease the hiked tuition fees by 50 percent.
The university, set up by ... Read more...
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Student unrest over fee hike hits Visva Bharati
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Students of Visva Bharati, the university set up by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, have been on an indefinite strike since the past six days protesting a hike in ... Read more...
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Academic activities stalled in Visva Bharati
July 8th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Work came to a halt Thursday in Visva Bharati, founded by Rabindranath Tagore, following an indefinite strike called by its students union protesting against a sudden hike in ... Read more...
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