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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Patna professor’s dismissal revoked
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) A Patna University professor who was dismissed from service for romancing one of his women students, was Wednesday reinstated by the Bihar governor, who is chancellor ... Read more...
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Photos of girls posing for nude charity calendar leaked
September 30th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 30 (IANS) A British university's charity calendar has evoked controversy after nude photographs of the women students posing for it were found posted on pornographic sites.Pictures of students ... Read more...
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Man jailed in Britain for raping drunk women
September 24th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) A 21-year-old man of Asian origin has been jailed for raping drunk women students, a media report said Saturday.Dubbed the "Night Rapist", Asim Javed preyed on ... Read more...
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DU cut-off list for non-collegiate women courses Friday
June 23rd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The first cut-off list for Delhi University's Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB), for whose courses students do not need to attend regular classes, will be ... Read more...
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ISB records 22 percent increase in placement offers
April 6th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) The premier Indian School of Business (ISB) here has registered a 22 percent increase in placement offers this year while the average salary for its graduates ... Read more...
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L’Oreal to award scholarships to woman students
March 4th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Global cosmetics giant L'Oreal's Indian subsidiary Thursday said that it was extending its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of sponsoring women science students to the ... Read more...
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Girls draw a blank in AMU students union poll
January 20th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Jan 20 (IANS) None of the girls won when they contested for the top posts in the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union for the first time, despite women students comprising ... Read more...
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Women plagued by ‘double-shift’ stress - at home and work
December 31st, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Women constantly juggle two roles, both important - that of a homemaker and a professional, and therefore suffer the double-shift stress syndrome.Double the stress means more symptoms of ... Read more...
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Stress and neck pain more common in women
December 7th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): A new study has revealed that neck pain is more common in women, irrespective of occupation of age."We know that physical work with heavy lifting or assembly work ... Read more...
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Australian lecturer offers pass marks for sex
September 5th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) A lecturer at a university in Australia offered pass marks to three Chinese women students in exchange for sex, a commission has said.
Former lecturer at the Curtin ... Read more...
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Supreme Court upholds death for three in bus burning case
August 30th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday confirmed the death sentence awarded to three AIADMK activists for causing the death of three women students of an agricultural university in a ... Read more...
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Form ‘Ma, Mati, Manush’ Brigade, Mamata urges students
August 28th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged her party's youth and student supporters to form 'Maa, Mati, Manush' (Mother, Land, People) brigade to ... Read more...
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Burqa not to be forced on girl students in Bangladesh
August 25th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IANS) Bangladesh government Wednesday asked the educational institutes in the country not to force Muslim girl students to wear veils or religious attire.
Education Secretary Sayed Ataur Rahman also directed ... Read more...
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Teej, the festival of swings, celebrated in Amritsar with fervour
July 31st, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Sawinder SinghAmritsar, July 31 (ANI): Teej or, the festival of swings, was marked here on Saturday with traditional fervour.Celebrated in the country, especially by women in the months of July-August, ... Read more...
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Computer courses benefit woman of all ages in Bhaderwah
July 25th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, July 25 (ANI): The computer-training course for women mooted by the Jammu University at Bhaderwah town of Doda district a few years ago has yielded fruitful results.The certificate ... Read more...
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Law exam rules relaxed for women who delivered babies
July 13th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Two law students of Delhi University who could not log the minimum attendance required for passing their examination due to pregnancy got relief from the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Wipro to fund women attending research conferences
June 30th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) Global software major Wipro Technologies has tied up with the US-based Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to fund women students attending research conferences the world over, the IT ... Read more...
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Fashion classes for women at Chinese university
April 14th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) A university in China has launched fashion awareness classes for women students in a bid to help them improve their appearance and boost their confidence, according to a ... Read more...
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One in seven female students in UK suffers serious assault
March 18th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18 (ANI): A study has found that one in seven female students in the UK has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, with many of the ... Read more...
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Illegal banks a law and order problem in northeast: RBI
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 22 (IANS) Banks and financial institutions without proper registrations are a "law and order problem" and both the central and state governments should take action against them, Reserve Bank of ... Read more...
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RBI organises outreach programmes in northeast villages
February 21st, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 21 (IANS) In an effort to touch base with people in far-flung areas, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is organising financial outreach programmes in remote villages of the country's ... Read more...
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Iranian women, held for drunken driving, seek bail
February 19th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 19 (IANS) Two Iranian women students, arrested on charges of drunken driving and assaulting a policeman here late Wednesday, have appealed for bail. Their plea may be heard in two ... Read more...
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Telangana Committee meets tomorrow following Centre’s announcement
February 12th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): The five-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge B N Srikrishna to look into the process for the formation of a separate Telangana state meets ... Read more...
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Andhra MP in Hyderabad, tension mounts over Telangana (Roundup)
December 21st, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Nearly 15 hours after he vanished from a hospital in Vijayawada, Congress MP L. Rajagopal, on a fast against formation of Telangana, Monday surfaced at a hospital ... Read more...
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Security increased around JNU after campus violence (Lead)
November 23rd, 2009 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Security was increased around the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus Monday, a day after four outsiders were held for allegedly misbehaving with women students and police used batons ... Read more...
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4 held for misbehaving with JNU girls, baton charge on campus
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Violence broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus late Sunday evening when four outsiders in an inebriated state were caught teasing women students and Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Amid terror shadow, Pakistan shuts educational institutions (Second Lead)
October 21st, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) All government and private schools, colleges and universities throughout Pakistan have been closed after fears of terror attacks sparked by the twin suicide bombings at a university ... Read more...
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Pakistan shuts educational institutions till security improves
October 21st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) All government and private schools, colleges and universities throughout Pakistan have been closed after fears of militant attacks in the wake of twin suicide bombings at a ... Read more...
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Braille watches launched for visually impaired women in Mumbai
July 31st, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 31(ANI): The Bangalore-based Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) in collaboration with the National Association of Blind (NAB) unveiled a range of Braille watches exclusively for visually impaired women in Mumbai on ... Read more...
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Senior citizens, women, students get tax reliefs
July 6th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Tax-paying individuals stand to benefit this fiscal. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has eased their tax burden and provided relief for specific groups of ... Read more...
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Goa University students allege ragging, seniors cry foul
April 14th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 14 (IANS) First year masters students of Goa University have accused their seniors of ragging and making vulgar remarks. The second year students have rubbished the allegations, saying that a ... Read more...
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Three students run over by bus in Andhra
April 11th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Three women students were killed and five others injured Saturday when they were run over by a speeding bus near the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Police ... Read more...
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President Patil meets students of her Alma Mater
December 18th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil met a group of students from her alma mater, the Government Law College Mumbai, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
During the interaction, the President ... Read more...
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Sweets distributed to hail police killing of arrested youths
December 13th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The police killing of three young men arrested for throwing acid on two girls has been welcomed by many including women's groups as a case of "instant justice". ... Read more...
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