Shooting was reported at a high school on Tuesday in the US state of Maryland, according to authorities.


Shooting at Maryland school


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A few hundred railway job-seekers caught Central Railway (CR) by surprise, resulting in a virtual paralysis of Mumbai's lifeline, the suburban train service, for over three hours here on Tuesday morning. The agitation also turned violent as some protesters pelted stones, leading to a police baton charge to disperse them.


Job-seekers 'surgical strike' on Central Railway paralyses Mumbai (Roundup)


Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Professor Atul Johri was arrested on Tuesday over allegations of sexual misconduct, a police officer said.


JNU professor arrested for sexual misconduct


Delhi Police has registered eight FIRs against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Professor Atul Johri of alleged sexual misconduct, it was announced on Tuesday.


Eight FIRs registered against JNU don accused of sexual misconduct


Unknown miscreants vandalised a plaque with Jansangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee's name engraved on it in the Presidency University on Monday, officials said.


Presidency varsity plaque with Jan Sangh founder's name vandalised


Gross cropped area in the city has fallen by 52 per cent compared to 2000-01 and Total Fertility Rate (TFR) at 1.6 is among the lowest in the country, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2017-18, tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Monday.


Delhi's crop area falls by 52%, fertility among lowest in country: Survey


Scores of Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Monday staged a protest outside police station near the varsity demanding the arrest and strict legal action against the professor alleged of sexual harassment.


JNUSU demands arrest of professor accused of sexual misconduct


Actress Katrina Kaif has joined the international award-winning non-profit organisation, Educate Girls as their ambassador, a statement said.


Katrina Kaif named ambassador of Educate Girls


To help its employees at its Noida R&D facility to upgrade skills in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud computing and Machine Learning (ML), Samsung India on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's premier engineering institute BITS Pilani.


Samsung India partners BITS Pilani to upskill employees in AI, ML


Per capita expenditure by the government on education and health has risen in Delhi in 2016-17 while Total Fertility Rate at 1.6 was among the lowest in India, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2017-18 tabled in Delhi Assembly on Monday.


Per capita expenditure on education, health up in Delhi: Survey


The three-day international conference "Purbasa - East Meets East", ended here on Sunday with Odisha Governor S.C. Jamir saying it supplemented the government's intention and efforts to enhance India's multifaceted engagement with Asean and the wider Asia Pacific region through a series of events and activities.


'Purbasa - East Meets East' meet concludes in Odisha


President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said IITians should aspire to achieve the best not only for themselves but also for society, the nation and world at large.


IITians should aspire to achieve best for society: President


With nationalised banks palming off the collection of education loan dues to private companies, the PMK will hold a protest here on March 20 demanding a loan write-off, said party leader Anbumani Ramadoss.


PMK to protest demanding education loan write-off


Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran was elected President of the court of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for three years, the institute announced on Friday.


Tata Sons head Chandrasekaran elected IISc President


As many as 100 Indian women will be awarded the British Council's 70th Anniversary Scholarships to mark the organisation's 70th anniversary in India here on Saturday. It is the organisation's largest investment in a scholarship programme in India, according to a top official.


British Council to felicitate 100 Indian women


At least six persons have been killed after a footbridge collapsed near Florida International University in Miami, crushing eight vehicles and leaving rescue workers racing to free victims from chunks of concrete and snapped metal.


Six dead in Florida university footbridge collapse


Lt. Governor Anil Baijal addressed the Delhi Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session on Friday, stressing on the city government's accomplishments.


LG lauds AAP's initiatives in education, healthcare


A 26-year-old female Ph.D student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, who went missing from the campus a few days ago, has been found in Lucknow, police said on Thursday.


Missing JNU research student found in UP


Following complaints about the Class 12 CBSE Accountancy paper being leaked, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ordered an inquiry into it on Thursday.


CBSE Class 12 paper 'leak': Delhi government orders probe


A team of Microsoft researchers, including one of Indian-origin, has created an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered machine system that can translate sentences of news articles from Chinese to English with the same quality and accuracy as humans.


Microsoft AI translates Chinese to English like humans


Canada's top Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donated $10 million to the University of Lethbridge in Alberta on Wednesday.

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