The CBI has arrested six persons for allegedly deploying remote desktop technology to breach the system security network of the prestigious real-time BITS Pilani online examination.


CBI arrests six for rigging BITS Pilani online exam


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A devastating fire engulfed a coaching centre in a Surat building in Gujarat on Friday, killing 17 students.


Devastating fire in Surat building kills 17 students


At least 15 students were killed when a fire engulfed a coaching centre in Surat in Gujarat on Friday, police said.


15 die in fire at Surat coaching centre


At least 15 students were killed and several others injured in a devastating fire at a coaching centre atop a four-storey building in Sarthana area of Surat in Gujarat on Friday evening.


At least 15 students killed in major fire in Surat


Many Delhiites know of the American Center in Connaught Place for its library, but there's more to it than meets the eye. Visitors can soon see the Center's whole gamut of programmes in an upcoming weekend "mela".


American Center's weekend mela to showcase its expanded purview


After the arrest of 12 people in the Rs 100 crore SC/ST scholarships scam that rattled the Haridwar district, the Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday said some more arrests were likely on the completion of investigations.


More arrests likely in Uttarakhand scholarship scam


Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Monday granted permission to probe the land allotment to the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), claimed Municipal Councillor and RTI activist Rajendra Tyagi.


UP Governor asks CM to take action in IMT land case


A Pune government school teacher, accused of molesting at least 12 minor girls, has been sent to police custody for three days till Saturday, an official said on Friday.


Pune government school teacher molests 12 minor girls


A teacher in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody for asking a girl's classmates to slap her 168 times for not completing homework.


MP teacher gets jail for asking classmates to slap a girl


Amid calls of hanging of rapist as students continue to clash with the police, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday shut down most educational institutions in the valley.


Most educational institutions shut down in J&K


A mother committed suicide on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district after her son failed in the Class 12 board exam.


Mother commits suicide as son fails Class 12 exam


Students at many places in the Kashmir Valley took to the streets and clashed with security forces on Tuesday in protest against the rape of a minor in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.


Student protests continue in Kashmir Valley against rape


Indian-American students accounted for more than 10 per cent of the 55th class of the 2019 US Presidential Scholars, according to the Department of Education.


Indian-American students among US Presidential Scholars


Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity that facilitated cheating when her daughter took the SATs for college admission.


US actress pleads guilty in college admissions scandal


The CBI on Monday said that it has registered a case and carried out searches at over 22 places in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in connection with the alleged irregularities in Himachal Pradesh's pre-matric and post-Matric scholarship scheme.


CBI raids 22 educational institutions for scholarship scam


Starting May 15, scholars can apply for the third edition of the Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship programme, a project that encourages fresh research on tangible and intangible heritage across India and South Asia.


Apply for Sahapedia-UNESCO fellowship from May 15


Kiran Devi had lost all hopes about her future nearly three years back when her soldier husband Naik Sunil Kumar Vidyarthi was killed in a dastardly terror attack on an Army camp in Kashmir's Uri. Now her hopes have been rekindled by her three daughters.


Daughters of slain Uri soldier bring smile on mother's face


An 18-year-old student was killed and eight other were injured when two students opened fire inside a school in Denver city of the US state of Colorado, authorities said.


1 killed, 8 injured in US school shooting (2nd Lead)


Actress Vidya Balan has confirmed she is playing the lead role in a film on mathematics genius Shakuntala Devi, who earned the moniker of 'human computer' for her ability to make swift calculations.


Vidya excited to play 'human computer' Shakuntala Devi


A 17-year-old autistic teenager was among the Indian school students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who topped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examinations, the media reported on Tuesday.


Indian autistic teen among CBSE toppers in UAE


The Health Ministry on Saturday decided to postpone the NEET examination in Odisha, scheduled for May 5. The decision comes after Odisha was hit by cyclone Fani which caused massive destruction of property and partial shutdown of power and telecom services in the state.

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