Iranian students protest outside French embassy over cartoons
September 20th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 20 (IANS) A group of Iranian university students staged a protest in front of the French embassy in Tehran Thursday over the publication of Prophet Mohammad's cartoons in ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Delhi University and JNU
September 14th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Polling for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) and Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) began here Friday.In JNU, around 30 candidates are in fray ... Read more...
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Shanghai sperm bank has 100,000 samples
September 10th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 10 (IANS) A sperm bank in Shanghai, which has been in operation for nine years, now contains over 100,000 samples from a total of 3,289 qualified donors.The Shanghai ... Read more...
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42 killed, 24 injured in central Morocco bus accident
September 5th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO (BNO NEWS) -- More than 40 people were killed Tuesday when an overloaded passenger bus went off a road in central Morocco and plunged into a deep ravine, making it ... Read more...
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Three Lucknow students die in accident
September 5th, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Three Lucknow university students were killed and three injured when their car turned turtle here late Tuesday, police said.The accident took place after a tyre of ... Read more...
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Five Tripura University students expelled for ragging
August 5th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 5 (IANS) Five students of Tripura University here were expelled for assaulting several junior students in the hostel, officials said Sunday."Five students of the university were expelled after ... Read more...
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In China, volunteer lawyers helping the poor
July 15th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 15 (IANS)In a drive worth emulating by lawyers in other parts of the world, volunteer lawyers and law students have come forward in China to offer assistance to ... Read more...
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Malaysia scraps colonial-era sedition law
July 12th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 12 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that a six-decade-old law that impeded freedom of speech would be abolished.The colonial-era Sedition Act, which criminalises speech ... Read more...
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IGNOU eases admission process
July 1st, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) In a bid to ease the admission process, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) said Sunday it was selling student handbooks and prospectus from ... Read more...
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Four killed, over 50 wounded in Pakistan bombing (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least four people were killed and more than 50 injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit a bus carrying university ... Read more...
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Three dead, 35 wounded in Pakistan bombing
June 18th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 35 injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit a bus carrying university students in ... Read more...
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Chennai watches transit of Venus
June 6th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) The passage of planet Venus across the face of Sun is once in a life time celestial event and many viewed it here, an official said ... Read more...
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Egypt presidential hopeful wants Sharia law-based constitution
May 14th, 2012 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt's constitution should be based on the Quran and the Islamic Sharia law, presidential candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi said."The Quran is our ... Read more...
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Rights group lauds India’s ban on animal testing
April 20th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian government's decision to stop experimentation on animals for training college and university students was Friday hailed by animal rights group Humane Society ... Read more...
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100 students suffer food poisoning on China campus
April 19th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) About 100 university students in China's Sichuan province required medication for vomiting and diarrhea Wednesday afternoon following a suspected food poisoning incident, Xinhua reported Thursday.Health authorities ... Read more...
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Glass of water key to exam success?
April 18th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) Simply a glass of water could be the key to exam success, say British researchers.Students who took a drink into the exam hall did up to ... Read more...
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Materialistic people ridden with anxiety
April 10th, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) People who place high value on wealth and status are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than others, says a new study."We found that irrespective ... Read more...
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Drunk British students cause havoc on boat trip
April 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) A group of university students from Manchester have been accused of stripping after becoming drunk, smashing glasses and overturning tables on a ferry trip to France.Undergraduates ... Read more...
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Blast kills three varsity students in Colombia
March 26th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, March 26 (IANS/EFE) Three Colombian university students, including a woman, died Sunday when the explosives they were handling went off at a house in Bogota, officials said.A fourth student ... Read more...
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Brazil arrests two men for plotting massacre
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 23 (IANS/EFE) Two men accused of planning a massacre of university students in Brasilia and maintaining a Web site on which they incited violence against blacks, ... Read more...
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Student unions march against fee hikes, fake admissions
March 21st, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi chapter of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Wednesday organized a protest march opposing fee ... Read more...
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JNU students vote in union poll after four years
March 1st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Voting for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) took place here Thursday after a gap of over four years. The results would be out ... Read more...
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JNU set for students union polls after 4 years
February 29th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) With campaigning closed a day before elections being held after a gap of four years, candidates Wednesday awaited their fate as the Jawaharlal Nehru University ... Read more...
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DU students remember victims of Gujarat riots
February 27th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Stressing on communal harmony, a group of Delhi University students Monday staged a street play calling for justice to the victims of Gujarat riots 10 ... Read more...
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Virtual labs launched to aid specialised studies
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) To provide easily accessible and high-quality science and engineering education through information and communication tools, the human resource development ministry Thursday launched a series of ... 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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Women take more risks in company of other women
November 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 30 (IANS) Women tend to take more risks at the workplace when they are in the company of other women, suggests a new study.Alison Booth, researcher at the ... Read more...
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US working on plight of Tri-valley students
October 27th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) The United States has assured India that it was "continuing to work" on the issue of hundreds of Indian students affected by the "horrible visa scam" ... Read more...
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Two Delhi University students killed in accident
October 11th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Two Delhi University students were killed and one was injured when they fell from a tractor while returning home from their college, police said Tuesday.While ... Read more...
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Obama fried chicken forced to change name
October 11th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An eatery in Beijing has been forced to change its name after the American fried chicken giant Kentucky Fried Chicken threatened to sue. Three Chinese university students ... Read more...
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Afghan intelligence says it foiled plot to kill President Karzai
October 6th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Six people have been detained on charges of plotting the assassination of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the country's top intelligence agency said on Wednesday.Those arrested include four university ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suffering is my suffering too: Rahul Gandhi
September 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) "I am a Kashmiri. I have not come here to talk politics. The pain and suffering of this place is my suffering as well," Rahul ... Read more...
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Sex, love now compulsory varsity course in China
September 15th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) A mental health course that would include topics on sex and love has been made compulsory for university students in China to help them "deal with ... 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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Student bodies call 48-hour Telangana shutdown
August 6th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee (JAC), spearheading the movement for a separate Telangana, Saturday called a 48-hour shutdown on Aug 13-14 if the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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