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Everything you need to know about Purvanchal Univ.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Purvanchal Univ.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Toyota cricket championship starts Saturday

February 20, 2013 at 7:29 PM

Aligarh, Feb 20 (IANS) To encourage cricket at the varsity level, NDTV and the ministry of human resource development have joined hands to launch the Toyota Cricket Championship (TUCC) from Saturday.

Toyota University cricket launched

January 17, 2013 at 8:09 PM

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The first Toyota University Cricket Championship (TUCC), supported by the ministry of human resource development (HRD), the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and NDTV was launched here Thursday by filmstar and brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan.

Varsity cricket: Jiwaji in semi-finals

January 2, 2013 at 7:19 PM

Manipal, Jan 2 (IANS) West Zone runners-up Jiwaji University scored a narrow 15-run win over East Zone winners Vir Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, to enter the semi-finals of the All-India Inter-Zone University cricket tournament at the Manipal Institute of Technology ground here Wednesday.

New states only after broad consensus: Government

December 11, 2012 at 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) New states can only be formed if there is "broad consensus" as such decisions have wide ramifications, Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh said Tuesday.

Oxford Univ rugby players strip off for prostate cancer charity calendar

December 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM

London, Dec. 7 (ANI): In their bid to raise money for prostate cancer, players from Oxford University Rugby Football Club have stripped off and been photographed around their campus for a tasteful black and white 2013 calendar.

Canadian Univ opening 'puppy room' to ease students' stress

December 2, 2012 at 1:55 PM

New York, Dec 2 (ANI): One Canadian university is giving its college students just what they need to get away from exam stress - a little puppy love.

Oxford Univ changes dress code to 'meet needs of cross-dressing students'

July 29, 2012 at 1:06 PM

London, July 29 (ANI): Oxford University, which is known for its distinctive academic gowns, has been forced to rewrite its traditional dress code to avoid upsetting transgender students and now men will be allowed to wear skirts or stockings to exams while women can choose suits or white bow ties from next month onwards.

Indian Univ students develop device that jams drivers' phone signals

July 22, 2012 at 4:03 PM

San Francisco, July 22 (ANI): A team of three researchers from an Indian university has taken prevention of behind-the-wheel mobile phone use to a new level by making distracted-driving indiscretions public - and automatically ratting them out to the police.

UP: Task force to conserve forests

May 18, 2012 at 8:18 PM

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 18 (ANI): Authorities in Uttar Pradesh (UP) have constituted a task force to conserve forests and their resources.

Univ rugby team disbanded after players dress up as Kony, Speed for party

March 22, 2012 at 8:42 PM

London, Mar 22 (ANI): A student rugby club has been suspended after players dressed up at a 'bad taste' party as Baby P, a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the late Wales manager Gary Speed.

Univ rugby team disbanded after players dress up as Kony, Speed for party

March 22, 2012 at 12:08 PM

London, Mar 22 (ANI): A student rugby club has been suspended after players dressed up at a 'bad taste' party as Baby P, a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the late Wales manager Gary Speed.

Oxford and Cambridge Univ fight over Becks

December 28, 2011 at 2:29 PM

London, Dec 28 (ANI): Oxford and Cambridge universities are reportedly at loggerheads trying to get David Beckham to be a guest speaker at their unions.

Mayawati proposes to divide UP into four parts

November 16, 2011 at 2:10 PM

In order to woo the voters of west, south and east Uttar Pradesh in the next assembly election....

Cash-for-vote scam accused Amar Singh flexes political muscle ahead of UP polls

November 14, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.14 (ANI): Flexing his political clout ahead of the upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh, lawmaker and key accused in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam, Amar Singh, lashed out at friend-turned-adversary, Mulayam Singh Yadav in Varanasi on Sunday.

New book questions the veracity of Apocalypse Calendar

October 8, 2010 at 4:02 PM

Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): A new book has challenged the accuracy of the Maya calendar, including the 2012 prophecy and other historical dates.

People celebrate 114th birthday of social reformer Hijam Irabot in Imphal

October 1, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Imphal, Oct. 1 (ANI): People celebrated the 114th birthday of Jananeta Hijam Irabot, a social reformer by holding various culture and literary programmes in Imphal.

C'weallth Games: Stadia at Jamia Univ. ready ahead of time in New Delhi

September 15, 2010 at 6:55 PM

New Delhi, Sep.15 (ANI): Even as speedy work is being carried out at various venues of the Commonwealth Games, practice stadia at the Jamia Milia Islamia University has been made ready ahead of time.

Osmania Univ. student immolates himself for separate Telangana

July 31, 2010 at 10:04 PM

Hyderabad, July 31 (ANI): A student committed self- immolation in the Osmania University campus at Hyderabad on Saturday for a separate Telangana state, to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

Here's how human brain remembers the future

April 3, 2010 at 10:00 AM

London, Apr 3 (ANI): A group of researchers has discovered that the brain saves energy by forecasting what it is likely to see.

Jammu Univ., Eni, Univ. College London bag 'Education Partnership Award'

March 30, 2010 at 8:36 PM

Jammu, March 30 (ANI): The University of Jammu, Eni (Italian National Oil Company) and University College London, have bagged the'Education Partnership Award' in recognition of the promotion of academia-industry partnership between Geology Department, Jammu University, Eni India and Earth Sciences Department (MPRG), University College London.

Police appeal student activists in Osmania Univ. for restrain in demonstrations

February 21, 2010 at 6:58 PM

Hyderabad, Feb.21 (ANI): Hyderabad police on Sunday appealed to student activists of Osmania University and other educational institutions, demanding the creation of a separate Telangana state, to observe restrain and protest peacefully.

DMK not for bifurcation of Tamil Nadu: Karunanidhi

December 13, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Chennai, Dec 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is not for the bifurcation of Tamil Nadu.

Mayawati writes to PM, demands Purvanchal

December 13, 2009 at 3:28 PM

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 13 (ANI): The Centre's decision to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana state has stirred up a hornet's nest, with people from different regions coming forward to demand a separate states.

No new states are to be created: Pranab Mukherjee

December 12, 2009 at 7:02 PM

Kolkata, Dec 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that the nod for Telangana does not mean that new states would be created everywhere.

Inspired by Telangana cause, Gorkhaland presses for statehood

December 11, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Darjeeling, Dec 11 (ANI): The Central Government's decision to give its nod for initiating the process for the formation of the Telangana State has stirred up a hornet's nest, with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party workers calling in a 96-hour shutdown here demanding a separate State of Gorkhaland.

Surrogacy on rise in Uttar Pradesh

September 2, 2009 at 2:24 PM

Gorakhpur, Sep 2 (ANI): Sheela, six months pregnant, is like any other expecting mother, except that the child in her womb does not belong to her. When she gives birth three months later, the baby will be handed over to the biological parents.

Train passenger resisting robbery bid shot dead

May 14, 2009 at 11:05 AM

Patna, May 14 (IANS) Armed robbers shot dead a passenger of the Purvanchal Express between Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, and injured others as the train left Jamui station in Bihar, police said Thursday.

Muslim group calls indefinite transport shutdown in Nepal

October 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM

Kathmandu, Oct 17 (IANS) Enraged by repeated attacks on mosques and protesting the lack of security, Muslims in eastern Nepal have called an indefinite transport shutdown from Sunday.

Mayawati out to settle personal scores, state be damned (Comment)

October 17, 2008 at 10:49 AM

Personal ego has led Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to challenge the authority of the union government and undermine the status of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi with whom she seems clearly out to settle several personal scores.

UP CM reveals future plans on completion of 100 days in power

August 23, 2007 at 1:01 AM

After grabbing the majority in UP and enjoying the power for three months Bahujan Samaj Party discloses its next ambition of having a say in national politics. At a function organised on the occasion of completion of 100 days of BSP government in UP,