Delhi students get ready for Obama visit – with quiz show

NEW DELHI – Setting the stage for US President Barack Obama’s maiden visit to India next month, the American Center will organise a ‘Rock with the US Presidents’ quiz show for college students in the capital Wednesday.

The quiz will be on US presidents, with special focus on Obama.
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IGNOU launches programme in German teaching

NEW DELHI – The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a programme in German teaching to meet the increasing demand for German teachers in the country, officials said Tuesday.

The Diploma in Teaching German as a Foreign Language in association with the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe-Institut), New Delhi, and the University of Vienna … Original article on : IGNOU launches programme in German teaching.

Here Bollywood movies teach you management

CHANDIGARH – Bunking college to watch movies may be commonplace for students, but not if some of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters come to them, that too as part of the curriculum!

Students of management courses at a leading private management college in Punjab, Aryans Business School (ABS), located 40 km from here along the Chandigarh-Patiala … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Here Bollywood movies teach you management.

Rosaiah defends university land for TIFR campus

HYDERABAD – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Monday defended the allotment of University of Hyderabad land to the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) for setting up its Hyderabad campus.

Rosaiah told reporters that TIFR was not a private company and that it was allotted 209 acres of surplus land of the university in … Read : Rosaiah defends university land for TIFR campus.

Now aptitude test in civil service prelims

NEW DELHI – In a major step towards changing the pattern for the civil services entrance exams, the Union Public Service Commission Monday announced a new syllabus for the preliminary exam, replacing the optional subject with an aptitude test.

The new syllabus, applicable for the 2011 exams, will have two papers. The first will be … Read more »»».

Mistry dismayed at varsity yielding to Sena on his book

MUMBAI – Rohinton Mistry, author of the 1990 Booker Prize-nominated “Such A Long Journey”, Monday said he was not surprised by Shiv Sena’s agitation for the book’s removal from the Mumbai University syllabus, but “dismayed” by the university’s “expeditious decision” to yield to the demand.

Blaming vice chancellor Rajan Welukar for not upholding the freedom … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mistry dismayed at varsity yielding to Sena on his book.

NYK teachers sacked for flirting on Facebook with students

NEW YORK – At least three teachers from public high schools in New York have been sacked in the past six months for making indecent remarks while dealing with students on Facebook, a media report said Monday.
According to the New York Post, Chadwin Reynolds, one of the booted teachers who … Original source on Gaea Times at : NYK teachers sacked for flirting on Facebook with students.

Students plan protest during PM’s Hyderabad University visit

HYDERABAD – Tight security arrangements are in place for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the University of Hyderabad here Tuesday as a section of the students and faculty is planning a protest against laying of the foundation stone for the Hyderabad campus of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

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Huge jams as capital’s schools, colleges reopen

NEW DELHI – The city witnessed massive traffic jams Monday after schools and colleges reopened following a 16-day break due to the Commonwealth Games and Durga Puja-Dussehra festivities.

Traffic snarls were reported on the arterial Aurobindo Marg, ITO intersection, Laxmi Nagar and South Extension areas during the morning rush hours, the Delhi Traffic Police said.
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