JNU teachers condemn JNUTA, Leftist students
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A group of JNU teachers on Sunday came in support of their peer who had found his car’s windshield broken after he addressed a memorial meeting organised for the 25…
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Far from Maharashtra, Marathi flourishes Down Under
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A group of migrant Maharashtrians, separated by some 10,000 km of oceans and nations, have joined hands to keep Marathi language, culture and traditions alive in far away…
Striking teacher breaks 24-day old fast after Kejriwal promises campus
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A teacher of the G.B. Pant Engineering College teacher ended his 24-day hunger strike for better campus facilities on Saturday, after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured him land for…
Bengal students write slang, love poems in exam, 10 suspended
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) At least 10 students of a college in West Bengal were suspended for writing about love, Hindi and Bengali film songs and poems instead of answers to questions in their semester…
Innovation aims to make cab rides safer for women
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) To make cab rides safer for women, students and faculty of city-based Institute of Engineering and Management have designed a contraption that prevents undesired access to women passengers. “The device has…
Four school kids injured in Patna blast
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Four school children were injured here on Saturday when a low intensity bomb exploded in a government-run middle school, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said four students of…
Government school teacher attacked in Delhi
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A group of youths attacked a government school teacher in south Delhi, police said. “Around five-six youths attacked Kaptan Singh with sticks on Friday afternoon near Devli in Neb Sarai…
Nalanda varsity to collaborate with Japanese institute
Patna, April 28 (IANS) The Nalanda University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kanazawa University in Japan for academic collaboration, an official said on Friday. According to the MoU, the two universities will make…
HC seeks response from UGC, JNU against M.Phil, Ph.D notification
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Central government, the UGC and JNU on a plea challenging the UGC notification that put a cap on number of…
Students go on rampage in UP’s Allahabad University, torch vehicles
Allahabad, April 28 (IANS) Students indulged in violence and arson on the Allahabad University campus here on Friday evening after a student leader was arrested. As the news of the arrest spread, angry students vandalised…
Nizam’s kin unhappy over being ignored at OU centenary
Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) The family of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad State, on Friday expressed their unhappiness over being ignored during the centenary celebrations of Osmania University….
DU ad-hoc teachers on hunger strike for permanent status
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) More than 200 Delhi University (DU) ad-hoc teachers observed a daylong hunger strike here on Friday to press their demand that they be absorbed as permanent faculty. The teachers from…
Police question JNU students in Kanhaiya sedition case
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday questioned at least four of the 30 JNU students who were asked to join a probe into a 2016 sedition case involving former student leader…
Pakistan facing shortage of 36,000 PhDs
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan is facing a shortage of 36,000 PhDs, an independent body that overseas the country’s higher education efforts said in a report published on Friday. “There is a shortage of 36,000…
300 students fall sick due to food poisoning in France
Paris, April 28 (IANS) More than 300 students were taken ill on Thursday due to suspected food poisoning in Rouen city in France, regional authorities said. Children, aged between 3 and 12, reported symptoms of…
Kanhaiya, 29 other JNU students told to join sedition case probe
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Notice has been issued to 30 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, including Kanhaiya Kumar, to join the probe into alleged raising of anti-national slogans on the campus in February last…
UP school asks students for ‘Yogi hair cut’, raises hackles
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) A private school in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday allegedly issued a diktat to its students to sport ‘Yogi-style’ hair cut, raising the hackles of shocked parents who protested….
Udaipur boy tops JEE with 100% score, two from Delhi follow
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Kalpit Veerwal from Udaipur city, Rajasthan, has topped the JEE exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), with 100 per cent scores. The results of the exam…
Indian-American teacher jailed for wire fraud
Washington, April 27 (IANS) A 58-year-old Indian-American teacher was sentenced to 11 months in jail, which he has already served during the trial, for the wire fraud scheme involving the hiring of Indian nationals to…
US varsity announces $5,000 scholarship for Indian students
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Missouri State University (MSU) in the US on Thursday announced $5,000 scholarship for Indian students. The university will grant the scholarship on the basis of GPA scores — the…