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BHU students demand CBI probe into youth's killing
Scores of Banaras Hindu University students on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the last week's incident where a youth was shot dead at the campus. Some of the students also took out a candle march near BHU, holding placards that read: "We want justice for Gaurav Singh" and "We demand CBI probe." Gaurav Singh was standing with his friends outside a hostel on April 2 when unidentified bike-borne assailants fired indiscriminately at him. He was rushed to the trauma centre of the BHU's Institute of Medical Sciences, where he succumbed to injuries. Earlier, BHU public relations officer Rajesh Singh had said Gaurav Singh and some other students were suspended from the university for their alleged role in the violent protest at the campus in 2017 over "harassment" of some students. Gaurav Singh's father, Rakesh Singh, who works as a clerk in the university, said his son was pursuing a master of computer applications there. He lamented that the BHU administration had "stooped so low" that ...
Students at US university approve fund to benefit slave descendants
Students at Georgetown University have approved a fund that would benefit the descendants of slaves sold by the elite Jesuit school in the 1800s. Creation of the reparations fund was approved in a student referendum and the results were announced late Thursday. The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) said 2,541 students voted in favour of the measure while 1,304 opposed it. It would levy a USD 27.20 fee on students each semester to create a fund for the descendants of 272 slaves sold by the university's Jesuit founders in 1838 to pay off debt. The fund would be the first of its kind in the country. It would be administered by a board made up of students and descendants of the slaves to provide money for the education of descendants and other charitable purposes. The results are not binding on the university, which was founded by Jesuits in 1789 and is located in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington. Todd Olson, the school's vice president for student affairs, said ..
DU VC meets DUSU members
DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi met the office-bearers of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) for the first time in eight months, the students' body said Friday. According to the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, which has three office-bearers in the students' union, a delegation of the student outfit met the VC Thursday. This is the first time since the students union's election that the VC has met DUSU president Shakti Singh and DUSU Joint Secretary Jyoti Chaudhary. Starting supplementary examinations, building new hostels, tactile pathway facilities for differently-abled students, a 24x7 library, creating new reading halls, building new hostels, increasing dietary allowance for sports students, were some of the demands put forth by the delegation. Other demands included making available a gynaecologist and counsellor in every college, one course one fee for post graduate students, a centralised and transparent hostel admission process, Vice Chancellor ...
Cong accuses Smriti Irani of "falsifying" degree, seeks her disqualification; Irani hits back
The row over Smriti Irani's academic degree was reignited on Friday with the Congress using her poll affidavit to the EC to allege that the Union minister had "falsified records" of her educational qualifications, and demanded her disqualification for submitting "contradictory affidavits". Irani hit back at the Congress over its allegations, saying she will continue to work hard for Amethi no matter what the opposition party leaders say. Accusing Irani of being a "serial liar", Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, at a press conference, also sang the title track of the popular soap opera 'Kyuki saas bhi Kabhi bahu thi' by changing the lyrics to "qualification ke roop badalte hain...(qualification keeps changing)". Irani, an actor-turned-politician, essayed the lead role in 'Kyuki saas bhi Kabhi bahu thi' (Because a mother-in-law was once a daughter-in-law too), which became very popular. Congress' sharp attack came a day after the BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat ...
Many hurt as students clash with police in Haryana
Several people, including police personnel, were injured on Friday in a violent clash between students and the Haryana Police in Karnal town of Haryana, nearly 130 km from here.
US officials made fake FB profiles to nab Indians
Waking up from slumber, Facebook has said that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated its guidelines by creating fake profiles on its platform tied to the University of Farmington -- a sham institution that left over 600 students, 90 per cent of them Indians, in detention.
Pros and cons behind absence of a students union need to be considered: Jamia VC
Amid demands for an elected students union, Jamia Millia Islamia's first woman vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar Friday said there is a need to consider the pros and cons behind the absence of such a body. The varsity's students have been repeatedly demanding elections for a students' union ever since they were "banned" in the university in 2006 after the then union allegedly "started interfering with the administrative matters of the institution". "Student representation is very necessary but whether it is necessary politically has to be seen. "Something (the absence of a students' union) which has been there for 12 years... its advantages and disadvantages have to be looked into," she said, after assuming charge. The last time the university went to polls to elect a new students' body was in December 2005. The university had dissolved the elected body within four months of the taking over charge in March 2006. Challenging the university directive, three students had moved the Delhi High .
No need to scrap NEET; will convince AIADMK: Piyush Goyal
Senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal Friday said there is no need to scrap NEET for medical admissions and his party would convince its ally, AIADMK, which has sought temporary exemption for Tamil Nadu students from the test. "I do not think NEET should be scrapped. We will talk to AIADMK and convince them," he told reporters here. He was responding to a query on AIADMK manifesto pitching for temporary exemption for Tamil Nadu students from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Pointing out that AIADMK had requested that NEET should be held in Tamil language, he said it was accepted by the Centre and being implemented. Flaying Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his party's promise to replace NEET, he alleged the party wanted to re-introduce the old system, under which managements of medical colleges can demand capitation fee and offer seats to the rich. ".. the people of Tamil Nadu want medical seats to be offered on the basis of merit.. poor children should ...
Didn't aim to break glass ceiling but was against its very existence, says Jamia's first woman VC
Professor Najma Akhtar, the first woman Vice Chancellor in Jamia Millia Islamia's 99-year-old history, says her aim was not to break the glass ceiling but she was against its very existence. Akhtar, who feels a woman brings a different perspective to administration, says her dream is to establish a medical college at Jamia during her tenure apart from working towards modernizing outdated courses, generate funds for the varsity and have international collaborations. Understanding what the students want will be one of the key focus area of Akhtar, who was earlier associated with the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA). She assumed charge of the varsity on Friday, a day after the HRD Ministry announced her appointment following a green signal from the Election Commission as the Model Code of Conduct is in place. As soon as her car entered the varsity campus, she was greeted with cries of 'VC zindabad'. "My aim was not to break the glass ceiling but I ...
Issue directions if PUBG content found objectionable: HC to Centre
The Bombay High Court Friday directed the Union government to go through the content of the mobile game 'PUBG' and issue necessary regulatory directions if it is found to be objectionable. A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar directed the secretary of the department concerned of the Union government to direct the service provider of the game to block the same, if it deemed fit. The court was hearing a public interest litigation seeking children be prohibited from playing 'PUBG' in schools. Tanveer Nizam, the lawyer arguing the PIL, also urged the court to direct all schools to ban the game on their premises. The bench, however, noted that schools already prohibit children from bringing mobile phones or video game devices. Instead, it was imperative that parents of school-going children ensure that their wards do not access such games, it added. State counsel Poornima Kantharia too argued that schools already prohibit children from bringing mobile ...
Smriti Irani a 'serial liar', 'falsified records' of her educational qualifications: Cong
Dubbing Union minister Smriti Irani a "serial liar", the Congress on Friday alleged that she has "falsified records" of her educational qualifications and submitted contradictory affidavits to the Election Commission for which she should be disqualified. In a stinging attack on Irani, Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, at a press conference, also sang the title track of the popular soap opera 'Kyuki saas bhi Kabhi bahu thi' by changing the lyrics to "qualification ke roop badalte hain...(qualification keeps changing)". The sharp attack came a day after the BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat submitted to the Election Commission that she did not complete her graduation from Delhi University. "Union Minister Smriti Irani, who had been rubbishing Opposition's claim that she is not a graduate, yesterday accepted that she enrolled for an undergraduate course in Delhi University but did not complete it," Chaturvedi said. She should step down and also be disqualified from ...
E-learning platforms slowly changing Indian education landscape
E-learning platforms are changing the Indian education landscape by addressing the demand-supply gap of both students as well as corporate employees by dispensing personalised learning outcomes, experts say. Online learning has widened the scope of education and transcended it beyond classroom boundaries. With high internet penetration in the last two years, it has taken over the traditional methods not just in the urban landscape but also in rural areas. The education system is evolving at a very fast pace, online education platform upGrad co-founder and MD Mayank Kumar said. "With industries directly connecting with e-learning institutions like ours, content has never been so up-to-date. All this put together makes e-learning platforms complete, and students and working professionals future-ready, in a matter of months," he said. Kumar noted that e-learning penetration in corporations is increasing, regardless of the company's size. Since class-based training is more expensive, ...
Karnal: Police baton charge on protesting students over death of fellow student in road mishap
Angry over the death of an ITI student who was rammed by a roadways bus here on Thursday, scores of his fellow students on Friday staged a protest that turned violent.As per reports, a section of students blocked the highway and did not allow the police to take the body for postmortem.While the protesting students pelted stones on the police, the cops resorted to lathi-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse the crowd. Both, police as well as students were injured.Superintendent of Police (SP) Surender Bhoria told media, "Yesterday, a student had died in an accident in Karnal. Students gathered today to protest over his death. But, there were some mischievous elements who provoked students to jam roads and spread lawlessness. Several of the police personnel were injured in the incident."The protesting students were demanding action against the driver of the bus and were expressing their displeasure over the attitude of the roadways bus drivers in general allegedly leading to such .
Cong accuses Smriti Irani of 'falsifying' educational records
Dubbing Union minister Smriti Irani a "serial liar", the Congress on Friday alleged that she has "falsified records" of her educational qualifications and submitted contradictory affidavits to the Election Commission for which she should be disqualified. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi also accused Irani of misusing her influence and power as a Union minister. "Union Minister Smriti Irani, who had been rubbishing Opposition's claim that she is not a graduate, yesterday accepted that she enrolled for an undergraduate course in Delhi University but did not complete it," Chaturvedi said. She should step down and also be disqualified from contesting the polls, Chaturvedi said. "We have no issue with the fact that Smriti Irani is not a graduate. The issue here is that she has lied repeatedly on oath and to the courts. People of India will see through these lies and give a befitting political reply to a 'serial liar'!" It is clear that she has not only "falsified records" of her ..
IIM Udaipur Successfully Completes the Final Placement for the PGPX (SCM) Batch of 2018-19
/ -- IIM Udaipur has successfully completed the Placement process for the PGPX (SCM) Batch of 2018-2019. PGPX (SCM) is a unique dual degree program on global supply chain management. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/791394/IIMU_Logo.jpg ) Cognizant, Color Token, Future Supply Chain, Hinduja Hospital, Johnson & Johnson, Jubilant Foodworks, Mahindra Spares, Michelin, Robotic Wares, Udaan & Waree were the major recruiters this year. Flipkart, one of the biggest e-commerce leaders in the country, also hired from IIMU campus for supply chain management roles. The largest number of roles were offered in supply chain management and operations excellence functions. Few companies also offered positions in unique domains like supply chain analytics, material management and logistics. The average remuneration offered stands at Rs. 14.45 lakhs per year with the highest salary being Rs. 20.45 lakhs per year. PGPX (SCM) program of IIM Udaipur is unique among Indian one year MBAs. It
US officials made 'fake' FB profiles to nab Indians
Facebook has said that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated its guidelines by creating fake profiles on its platform tied to the University of Farmington -- a sham institution that left over 600 students, 90 per cent of them Indians, in detention.
Acid attack on two teachers in Jodhpur
Two teachers were attacked with acid by an unidentified motorcycle-borne person on Thursday when they were returning home from school on a two-wheeler, police said. The victims were identified as Archana Meena and Hemlata Meena. Archana suffered burns on her back and was rushed to government hospiTal here, while Hemlata Meena was discharged after primary treatment, they said. Hemlata and Archana are posted at the government secondary school and government primary school respectively in village Gopalgarh in Chamu under Balesar subdivision of Jodhpur and belong to Sawai Madhopur district. On Thursday afternoon, both were returning home on a two-wheeler after the school was over. Hemlata was driving the two wheeler while Archana was riding pillion, DSP (Balesar) Simratharam said. He said that a few metres away from the school, an unidentified motorcycle- borne person came from behind and threw acid on them. The acid burned Archana's back while some drops fell on Hemlata's ...
Parents protest fee hike in S.Delhi pvt school, allege electricity cut-off due to non-payment
Parents of children of a private school in South Delhi Thursday staged a protest alleging that authorities had cut-off electricity supplies in classrooms after they refused to pay the increased fees. The 12 per cent fee hike, which the parents alleged was implemented by K R Manglam School in Greater Kailash, despite the high court's order not allowing the same. However, school principal Sangeeta Arora said the high court order on fee hike is not applicable to their school as it is built on a private land and not on Delhi Development Authority land. "It is informed that the HC order referred in your mail pertains to schools that have come up on land allotted by DDA or other governmental agencies. Our school has come up on private land. The allegation of the school increasing the fees despite HC order is therefore not tenable," she said. The electricity blackout was not a deliberate attempt, but due to power failure, she said. Gautam Sharma, whose son studies in class 5, said, "They ...
Model code of conduct: HRD Ministry appoints VCs of 3 universities after EC nod
The HRD Ministry on Thursday appointed vice chancellors to three universities after the Election Commission gave its nod as the Model Code of Conduct is in place due to the Lok Sabha elections. The three universities are Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Motihari and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha. "Najma Akhtar has been appointed as the VC of Jamia while names of Sanjiv Sharma and Rajaneesh Kumar Shukla have been approved for the top post at Motihari Central university and Wardha's Mahatma Gandhi varsity," a senior HRD ministry official said. While no appointments are allowed during this period, the HRD Ministry had approached the Election Commission seeking its nod arguing that the selection process was complete before the model code came into place. The top posts at Jamia and Motihari varsity fell vacant after their VCs came come under HRD's scanner over allegations of financial and administrative irregularities and forging ...
Alumni group of NIT Kurukshetra urges admin to relax 'uncalled restrictions' in girls' hostels
A group of former NIT Kurukshetra students have urged the college administration to relax hostel rules which according to them put "uncalled restrictions" on girls. The group, which has members from 21 batches of the premiere institution, has written a letter to the management. "The rules are uncalled restrictions which demonstrate the deeply rooted gender prejudice and hence our engagement with the institution we are grateful to and therefore would like to see progress, not regress," the letter read. "Our Constitution allows the girls of the age our college is seeking to 'confine' the power to choose their elected representatives and determine the fate of our country. The Constitution also allows the same girls to right to choose even their spouses. However, the college treats them as incompetent, and unsound to make their decisions," it stated. The alumni group said such restrictive rules "deprive" girls of even the most basic right of the students, that is of accessing library and .