It is better to pick a gun than face humiliation of being looked at as a "threat to the state", says an angry Kashmiri student who with his two friends was forced out of a rented house in Punjab after a police raid for "hidden weapons".


Evicted Kashmiri says better to pick gun than face police humiliation


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Grammy Award winning singer Lionel Richie received a Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music.


Lionel Richie receives honorary doctorate degree


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the CBI the case of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad, who has been missing since October last year.


Delhi HC asks CBI to probe missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad case


All campuses of St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) will transition to a total digital mode of operation starting July, an official said on Monday, stressing that even payments of a rupee would be processed via machines.


St. Xavier's to go 100 per cent cashless


Punjab Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday suspended two senior officers of the Technical Education and Industrial Training Board on charges of corruption and fraud.


Two education officers suspended in Punjab for graft


Often called the 'Father of Wheat Revolution', agriculture scientist Dilbagh Singh Athwal has passed away in the US, a Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) official said on Monday. He was 89.


'Father of wheat revolution' D.S. Athwal passes away in US


Clashes broke out here between protesting students and the police and a policeman was injured on Monday.


Clashes in Srinagar, police official injured


UN Children's Fund (Unicef) chief Anthony Lake on Monday praised the Belt and Road Initiative and said the organisation is happy to cooperate with China on it.


Unicef eyes cooperation with China through B&R Initiative


The Odisha government has decided to impart entrepreneurship training to at least 10,000 youths during the current financial year, an official said on Saturday.


Odisha to impart entrepreneurship training to 10,000 youths


After a month-long students' agitation, Tripura Police on Friday night arrested a trader in connection with the mysterious death of his niece and a polytechnic student Anwara Chowdhury, police said on Saturday.


Uncle held over mysterious death of Tripura student


Indian students, with 63 scholarships, were the second largest beneficiary of the EU-funded Erasmus Mundus Programme, to take a Joint Masters degree in Europe, a statement said.


India among top beneficiaries of EU-funded scholarships programme


Innovation is fundamental for India to become a successful digital economy, a top executive from Intel said here on Friday.


Innovation fundamental for India to become digital economy: Intel


Abu Dhabi, May 12 (IANS/WAM) Rebecca Kadaga, Ugandan Parliament Speaker and the President of the African Geopolitical Group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, has praised the UAE's fast-paced development.


Ugandan Parliament Speaker hails development in UAE


The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to set up Aadhaar enrolment centres and has asked its affiliated schools to encourage students to enroll.


CBSE schools to set up Aadhaar enrolment centres


St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) has decided to return to the central exchequer the Rs 96 lakh received as sponsorship from Rose Valley Group chief Gautam Kundu, the college's Principal said on Thursday.


Will return Rose Valley Group's sponsorship money: Kolkata College


Actor Irrfan Khan on Wednesday termed as "debatable" the reported decision of the censor board asking the makers of his forthcoming film "Hindi Medium" to issue a disclaimer stating it is a work of fiction.


Disclaimer demand on 'Hindi Medium' debatable: Irrfan


At least 85 children fell ill on Wednesday after eating midday meal in a government school in Samastipur district of Bihar, officials said.


85 children fall ill after eating midday meal in Bihar


Rampant cheating has been reported during the school leaving examinations in Pakistan's Karachi city, the media reported on Wednesday.


Rampant cheating in Pakistan school exam


A group of 16 girl students from Jammu and Kashmir met the Indian Army chief, General Bipin Rawat, here on Tuesday, an official statement said.


J&K students meet army chief in Delhi 


A husband-wife officer couple of Himachal Pradesh who have offered to bear the educational expenses of the school-going daughter of an Indian soldier who was killed and mutilated by the Pakistan Army earlier this week met the family of the slain soldier in Punjab on Saturday.


Himachal husband-wife officer couple meet slain solder's kin; to bear daughter's expenses


Over 300 students of two girls schools were rushed to hospital on Saturday morning after they complained of dizziness and headache following gas leak from a chemical container near their schools in south Delhi, police said.

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