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.


NEET exam postponed in Fani-hit Odisha


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A total of 159 students were taken into custody from an unlicenced resort in Tamil Nadu's Pollachi early on Saturday for drug abuse, police said.


159 students held from Pollachi resort from drug abuse


The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea seeking direction to file the chargesheet in a sexual harassment case against Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor Atul Johri.


HC notice to Delhi Police in JNU professor case


Under flak from all quarters for the goof-up in Intermediate examinations, Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) on Wednesday decided to involve another independent Information Technology agency in re-verification and result processing of nearly 3.5 lakh students who failed to obtain pass marks.


Telangana Board to involve another agency in re-verification


Two people were killed and four injured after a man walked into a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and opened fire, authorities said.


2 killed, 4 injured in US varsity shooting


The Odisha government on Wednesday ordered closure of all educational institutions in the state from May 2 in view of the cyclonic storm 'Fani', which is likely to hit the coast on May 3 afternoon.


Cyclone Fani: Odisha closes schools, colleges


A 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide here on Tuesday by shooting himself over his failure to crack the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains test, police said.


Hyderabad student kills self over JEE failure


Demanding state Education Minister Jagdish Reddy's resignation over the Intermediate examination results goof-up, BJP workers on Tuesday tried to lay siege to the official residence of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao here.


BJP continues to protest over Telangana exam goof-up


Four Indian academic qualifications -- Senior School Certificate (SSC), Bachelor's and Master's degrees and PhDs - from government-approved institutions will now be recognized by the French government with effect from May 1.


France to now recognise four Indian academic qualifications


This is the most glaring and classic example of the scale of goof-up in Telangana Board of Intermediate examinations with a student getting '0' marks instead of '99'in a subject.


Telangana teacher sacked for giving '0' marks instead of 99


A Dubai-based Indian teen has been offered acceptance letters from seven prominent US-based universities, including Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, the media reported on Sunday.


Indian teen in Dubai gets acceptance from 7 US varsities


Two youths have been arrested for burning down on Thursday a private secondary school, located in Manipur's Chandel district, run by Catholic Missionaries, the police said on Saturday.


Two youth arrested for burning school in Manipur


The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to Telangana government, seeking a detailed report on the goof-ups by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) resulting in failure of about three lakh students and suicide by 18.


NHRC notice to Telangana over student suicides


Google on Friday selected 18 young scientists from India who will compete in the 2019 Google Science Fair contest for the winning prize of $50,000 and other rewards.


18 young Indian scientists in Google contest


Nearly 300 students and employees at two Los Angeles universities have been quarantined after possible exposure to measles, the schools said.


US measles outbreak triggers quarantine at varsities


The police have arrested three youths, including two graduates, for impersonating as authorized representatives of Microsoft Corporation and extorting money from scores of schools here, a police officer said on Thursday.


3 held for impersonating as Microsoft officials


The Indian School of Business (ISB) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo to strengthen executive education and research in emerging markets.


ISB, Moscow School tie up for emerging markets focus


High air fares and capacity constraint decelerated India's domestic air passenger traffic growth in March, official data showed on Monday.


India's air passenger traffic growth rate decelerates in March


What does it take to be a good leader?  Sacrifices, broad shoulders and a big heart, experts said at the Leadership Summit 2k19 hosted here by the O.P Jindal Global University (JGU) with leaders from the business world and entrepreneurs talking about their journeys and struggles from being non-entities to rising in the corporate world through sheer talent and hard work.


Success stories recounted at JGU 'Leadership Summit 2K19'


Facebook and the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) -- a consortium of public and private organisations -- on Tuesday announced a partnership to train entrepreneurs and create jobs across India.


Facebook joins GAME to train entrepreneurs in India


Once plain and bland, the walls of a school in the Nathupur Pahari slum here are now sporting vibrant wall art murals on key social issues like environmental conservation, girl child literacy and the importance of hygiene.

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