The Jadavpur University website was hacked into on Monday and on being clicked, one of its pages lead straight to an adult site, instead of information on the admission procedure, an official said.


Jadavpur University site hacked again


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A school boy committed suicide in a Bihar village after his father expressed his inability to pay Rs.1,500 to buy new books, police said on Sunday.


Boy kills self for not getting books


Stressing on creation of long-term values, Pepsico boss Indra Nooyi has said a company that "cuts corners" on environment sustainability and fails to invest in future innovations will not stay on for long.


Indra Nooyi bats for environment sustainability


Pepsico boss Indra Nooyi on Saturday urged the outgoing batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) to use their skills and insights to tackle India's "interconnected" and "global" challenges.


Solve India's inter-connected challenges: Nooyi to IIM-C students


A manhunt has been launched to arrest two teachers who face charges of molesting 55 students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Akola, Maharashtra, an official said here on Friday.


Navodaya Vidyalaya's 55 girls allege molestation


The chairman and director of a school in which a teenage girl was shot dead were arrested on Thursday for failing to comply with safety regulations, police said. Both were released on bail later.


Two Bengaluru school officials held for girl's death


An Indian-American professor who uses a game  called "Baffa Baffa" to teach culture's role in business and how it can  affect transactions and relationships has won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in teaching.


Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award


The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred Allahabad district police chief Deepak Kumar after violent protests by the students agitating against the paper leak of the UPPCS exams last week.


Students protest against UPPCS paper leak in Allahabad


The government of Andhra Pradesh, the National University of Singapore and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) signed an MoU on Tuesday to work on the 'ease of doing business in Andhra Pradesh'.


Andhra signs MoU with Singapore varsity


Five lecturers and two students of a private engineering college were killed in an accident between their institute's bus and a truck in Haryana, police said on Tuesday.


Five lecturers among seven killed in Haryana accident


Road and train traffic in Bihar was hit on Monday during a shutdown called by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to protest the police action against its members during a rally near the Bihar assembly last week.


ABVP shutdown hits rail, road transport in Bihar


A visual illusion display by a Portuguese video mapping duo, in collaboration with world famous disc jockey David Guetta, stole the show at the onging Cognizance festival in IIT-Roorkee.


Video mapping steals the show at IIT-Roorkee fest


Three prestigious institutes- the IIT-Kharagpur, IIM-Calcutta and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) - will for the first time jointly offer a course in business analytics.


IIT, IIM, ISI to launch joint course in business analytics


Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused US first lady Michelle Obama of making "false promises" during her recent visit to the country to promote girls' education, media reported Thursday.


Cambodian PM accuses Michelle Obama of making 'false promises'


In the wake of the alleged molestation of a Jadavpur University student, West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Monday questioned the silence of students who had participated in a major agitation against the varsity authorities in a similar molestation case last year.


Bengal governor questions students' silence over alleged molestation


Six new Indian schools are among 91 new private schools given approval to open by authorities in Qatar.


Six new Indian schools to open in Qatar


Cheating in the Class 10 exams continued in Bihar on Saturday, with police having to fire in the air and carry out a baton charge to disperse people who were helping students to copy. While nearly 100 people were arrested, union minister Upendra Kushwaha said the Centre will seek a report from Bihar on the cheating.


Bihar exam mess: 100 arrested, Centre to seek report


The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) is collaborating with Myanmar to build an information technology institute in that country, a top diplomat said here.


Myanmar collaborates with IIIT-Bangalore to set up IT institute


A first year Jadavpur University student was allegedly molested by three engineering students inside the campus, police said on Saturday.


Jadavpur University student 'molested'


Eight Home Guards were arrested in Bihar on Friday for helping students to copy in Class 10 exam even as the Patna High Court pulled up Education Minister R.P. Shahi for saying that "cheating-free" exams were not possible in the state.


Eight Home Guards held for exam mess, court slams minister (Roundup)


Eight Home Guard personnel were arrested on Friday on charges of helping students to copy in the Class 10 board examination in Bihar's Saharsa district, officials said.

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