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India condemns US move of tagging students
India on Sunday slammed the US authorities for tagging some Indian students duped by a ‘sham’ university in California.
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Malaysian team to study Kerala mosque
A Malaysian team will arrive next month to study mosque structures in Kerala as a collaborative venture between the International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM) and Madin Islamic Academy (MIA) here.
Higher Education
Sopory stresses on research, new researchers at JNU
Professor Sudhir K. Sopory who took over as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of JNU on Friday mentioned about some of his priorities
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Students strike hits medical college hospitals
Normal functioning at the five medical college hospitals in Kerala continued to be hit for the fourth day on Friday as post-graduate students have struck work, demanding a stipend hike and fee reduction.
K-12
UAE charity pays 2800 students
A charity organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) paid school fees for around 2,800 needy students in 2010.
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Padma Awards
Veteran Malayalam poet O.N.V. Kurup and Oriya poet Sitakant Mahapatra are among 25 people named for the Padma honors in the field of literature and education this year.
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Students must get level playing field in competitiveness – President
President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday said that there should be level playing field so that students from all sections of society can attend premier institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology.
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Canada to host Year of India in March
India has unveiled year-long activities and programmes for its Year of India in Canada with the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Carleton University to fund an India Chair at the university’s Canada-India Centre for...
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Indian students still waiting for due clearance from Australia
housands of Indians are still waiting for a refund of their tuition fees following the closure of several colleges in Australia, said an official of an Indian students’ federation.
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American Corner opens in Jaffna
The US embassy has opened an ‘American Corner in Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s north to broaden educational opportunities and improve IT and English language skills in the Tamil heartland.
Higher Education
Indian students to sham US varsity face deportation
Hundreds of Indian students, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, face the prospect of being deported from the US after a “sham” university in California was shut down for allegedly selling US visa to willing students.
K-12
Sibal blames state for implementing RTE
As schools in the national capital have been reported not cooperating in taking students from economically weaker sections, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said it is the state governments’ responsibility to ensure that...