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Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020: PM Modi to interact with students tomorrow
India | Jan 19, 2020, 03:48 PM ISTThe third edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha is being organised at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi. A total of 2,000 students and teachers will attend the event, of which 1,050 students have been selected through an essay competition.
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Two Visva-Bharati University students injured in attack, two held
India | Jan 17, 2020, 08:05 AM ISTTwo students, having allegiance to the Left students unions of Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal, were allegedly beaten up with rods, following which two arrests were made on Thursday.
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Par panel questions Delhi police chief over use of force against protesting students
India | Jan 13, 2020, 05:17 PM ISTThe panel also questioned the Delhi police about the frequent imposition of restrictions in the national capital which it said causes trouble for the common man.
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Massive showdown in Jadavpur University, students to 'rusticate' chancellor Dhankhar
India | Dec 26, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTOn the war path with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, students of Jadavpur University have decided to "rusticate" him as the chancellor over a host of issues, including his stand on the contentious Citizenship Act.
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Little sacrifice is affordable: Presidency University dean on repercussions for joining CAA protests
India | Dec 26, 2019, 07:36 AM ISTPradip Basu, dean of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Kolkata's Presidency University joined student's anti-CAA protest saying if there are any repercussions then a little sacrifice is affordable.
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Total collapse of rule of law in the state: Bengal Governor slams Mamata govt
India | Dec 24, 2019, 01:34 PM ISTWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar lashed out at the Bengal government after his convoy was blocked by protesting students at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata.
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Shiv Sena workers thrash Wadala resident, tonsure his head over Facebook post against Maha CM
India | Dec 24, 2019, 08:27 AM ISTAround 25-30 Shiv Sena workers thrashed a Wadala resident for objectional post against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the victim has alleged.
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AASU calls three-day mass satyagraha against CAA
India | Dec 14, 2019, 09:32 AM ISTAnnouncing the fresh agitation programme, AASU Chief Adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya coined the slogan "Repeal Citizenship Amendment Act or arrest me".
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JNU VC holds meeting with students representatives, teachers; no headway
India | Dec 13, 2019, 07:33 AM ISTThe students told the media after the meeting that the vice-chancellor "did not reply" to the demands of a complete rollback of the fee hike and wanted the Yamuna Hostel (fully privatised) model to be implemented across all hostels, while "we said that students will not pay even a single paisa".
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18 seats lying vacant at IIT-Roorkee: RTI query
Education | Dec 05, 2019, 06:13 PM IST18 seats at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) have remained vacant for this academic year, an RTI query revealed.
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1 in 3 UK primary school kids think cows lay eggs: Survey
World | Dec 02, 2019, 07:39 AM ISTThe latest poll involving a sample size of 1,000 schoolkids has been conducted by a charity and a kitchen appliance firm.
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Jaipur man uses 2,000 BC 'grapho analysis' to train management students, professionals
India | Dec 01, 2019, 11:53 AM ISTThe science of grapho analysis goes back to around 2,000 BC in the times of Greek philosopher Aristotle, when he discovered the relation between the human mind and their handwriting, said Toshniwal, a chemical engineer-turned grapho analyst.
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90 more students, mostly from India, held from fake US university
World | Nov 28, 2019, 07:43 AM ISTFederal prosecutors claim that the students knew that this was a fake university as there were no classes. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic presidential candidate, described the move as "cruel".
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Providing jobs to ex-Jet Airways employees not in our domain: Govt
India | Nov 27, 2019, 05:31 PM ISTThe Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways, which was the largest private carrier at its time, was grounded on April 17 due to financial troubles. Jet Airways employed around 18,000 people, when the carrier suspended its international and domestic flights.
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US draws fewer new foreign students for 3rd straight year
World | Nov 18, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTThe report also found that far fewer students are coming from Saudi Arabia, a shift that began in 2017 after the Gulf nation scaled back a scholarship program for global study. There were also dips in students coming from South Korea, Japan and Mexi
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JNU teachers' association extends support to protesting students
India | Nov 12, 2019, 07:12 AM ISTThe rent for a single-seater room has been increased from Rs 20 per month to Rs 600 per month, while rent for a double-seater room has been increased from Rs 10 per month to Rs 300 per month.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Two exams of classes 5-9 postponed
Education | Nov 10, 2019, 02:49 PM ISTAuthorities in Kashmir have postponed the first two papers of the annual examinations of classes 5-9 which were scheduled to begin on Monday.
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Students thrash teacher in UP for objecting to misbehaviour
India | Nov 06, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTThe teacher pulled up the students who were misbehaving. The students later went to their homes and brought their family members who brutally beat the teacher with sticks. The unruly students also ransacked the school.
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1.6 lakh students to appear in upcoming BOSE exams in Kashmir
India | Oct 23, 2019, 02:00 PM ISTAs many as 1.6 lakh students will appear in year-end examinations at 1,502 centres. Class 10 exams will start from October 29 in which 65,000 candidates will appear at 413 centres while class 12 exams will commence from October 30 in which 48,000 students will appear at 633 centres and exams for class 11t will be held from November 10 in which 47,000 candidates will appear at 456 centres.
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Karnataka students made to wear cartons to avoid cheating in exam
India | Oct 19, 2019, 09:34 AM ISTThe shocking incident, which took place on Wednesday, came to light when a video clip showing students of the co-educated private college writing the exams wearing cartons ostensibly to prevent them copying went viral on the social media on Friday