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  18-year-old NEET aspirant hangs self over fear of failure; suicide note recovered

  India | September 12, 2020 12:02 IST

  An 18-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide in Madurai on Saturday. The incident comes a day before the conduct of the medical entrance examination. Identified as Jyoti Durga, the deceased has also left a suicide note wherein she has mentioned her fears of failure in the exam.

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  Delhi govt gives strict orders for landlords to not demand rent for one month

  News | April 23, 2020 15:33 IST

  Delhi govt orders for strict compliance of its earlier order for landlords to not demand rent from labourers & students for one month. "District Magistrates shall undertake awareness campaign on the issues in areas having high density of labourers/students

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  IIM Indore student bags salary package of Rs 50 lakh per annum

  Education | March 05, 2020 18:41 IST

  The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) has completed placements for this year, with one of its students bagging the highest salary package of Rs 50 lakh per annum, an official said on Thursday.

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  People climb boundary walls, provide chits to students writing class 10th exam in Maharashtra

  News | March 04, 2020 14:09 IST

  People were seen climbing the boundary walls and providing chits to students, writing their class X Matriculation examination. The examination was being held at Zila Parishad School of Mahagaon in Yavatmal district.

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  Class 6 student ends life by jumping from 5th floor in Hyderabad after argument over tablet

  India | March 01, 2020 9:30 IST

  A class 6 student committed suicide by jumping off from the fifth storey of a residential building after an argument with her sibling over a mobile tablet in Hyderabad, according to police. A case has been registered.

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  Trying to ape crime thriller, Bengal Class IV student hangs himself

  India | February 28, 2020 20:32 IST

    The body of a Class IV student was found hanging from the ceiling of his room in Gajole in West Bengal's Malda district. Family members said the boy lost his life while trying to ape crime thriller scenes he had watched on television.

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  Class 10 student suffering from lung disease writes exam with oxygen cylinder

  News | February 26, 2020 10:45 IST

  A student suffering from lung disease wrote her exam with oxygen cylinder in UP's Bareilly. Safia Javed, who needs steady supply of oxygen, wrote her exams at Government Girls Inter College.

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  UP student threatens 'Pulwama-like' attack on school if not paid ransom

  India | February 20, 2020 10:36 IST

  A student of class 10 in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly has allegedly threatened to blow up his school in Pulwama-like attack if he was not paid Rs 2 lakh as ransom. The student has been detained by the state police.

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  Mumbai: Music teacher arrested for molesting minor student

  Crime | February 17, 2020 12:35 IST

  A 55-year-old guitar teacher from Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor student, police said on Monday. 

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  New video of police-student scuffle at Jamia library surfaces

  India | February 17, 2020 12:35 IST

  Another video of the December 15 violence in the Jamia Millia University has surfaced showing scuffle between cops and students in varsity's library.

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  Tamil Nadu student stabbed inside university campus in Toronto; MEA Jaishankar intervenes

  India | January 24, 2020 17:39 IST

  Rachel Albert, a 23-year-old student from Tamil Nadu, was stabbed in Canada's Toronto on Wednesday. The student is in the critical care unit of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Her family sought the help of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for a visa to travel to Canada where their daughter is battling for life.

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  Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect at large

  World | January 15, 2020 8:04 IST

  A student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect remained at large. Grenita Latham, interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, confirmed the shooting victim at Bellaire High School had died. 

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  Class 9 student of tribal residential school found pregnant

  Crime | December 13, 2019 11:40 IST

  A class 9 girl student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was found to be pregnant, officials said on Friday. The minor girl hailing from Malkangiri district studies in a school in neighbouring Nabarangpur district.

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  10 fall sick after rat cooked in 'dal' in UP midday meal

  India | December 03, 2019 19:56 IST

  According to reports, the dead rat was found at the bottom of the vessel in which the 'urad dal' had been cooked . "By that time, many of the students had already eaten the food and had started vomiting," said a student. Talking to reporters after the incident Ram Sagar Tripathi, a local education official, called the shocking incident an example of "carelessness".

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  Over 30,000 Indian students receive UK study visa

  World | November 29, 2019 9:49 IST

  The UK remains a popular destination for Indian holidaymakers too. More than 512,000 Indian nationals received visit visas -- a nine per cent increase compared to the previous year.

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  Indian-American student sexually assaulted, strangulated to death in Chicago campus parking garage

  World | November 26, 2019 18:53 IST

  Ruth George, originally hailing from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois, was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle on Saturday.

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  Shehala's classmates threatened for testifying against school

  India | November 25, 2019 6:50 IST

  Shehala Sherin (10) had died after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom on November 20. The victim's father, Rajesh, too said some people threatened them by saying witnesses would have to face the consequences alone.

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  Pune teacher, guard booked for making student do 100 sit-ups

  India | November 20, 2019 17:16 IST

  When contacted, principal of the school Alaknanda Sengupta said the student was asked to go out and do sit-ups by the security personnel, who asked him to stop after completing 15 to 20 sit-ups, when he complained of stomach pain.  

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  All papers handed over to police, says IIT-Madras student Fathima Latheef's father

  India | November 16, 2019 14:14 IST

  Fathima Latheef, 19, a first year MA Humanities and Development Studies student had ended her life by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room, allegedly for religious biasness. Fathima was a class topper at IIT-M.

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  IIT-Delhi student falls to death from hostel building; suicide suspected

  India | November 13, 2019 10:08 IST

  In a suspected case of suicide, an 18-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, died after falling from the fifth floor of her hostel building on the campus