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IICT to launch courses for September 2025 batch; plans to have 300 students.
IIT Kharagpur has seen a rise in student suicide rates on campus, with four cases since January.
IITM Zanzibar first graduation at Bweleo saw 16 students for the “rigorous” MTech course
A petition claimed that there have been no student union elections in almost 10 years.
The incident occurred during a training session at the college located in the city’s Jagamara area. Fire service teams swiftly responded and evacuated those trapped in the multi-storey building.
Over six hours into the strike, no violence was reported, a senior home department official said. Transport and business were hit, with coal and mineral movement disrupted, but major industries like Nalco in Angul and Rourkela Steel Plant operated normally.
Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the government would ensure a fair probe into the woman student’s death and warned against attempts to derail it. He also slammed the BJD and Congress for politicising the case.
Southampton University India campus will offer BSc, MSc courses from 2025-26 session for students from India, UAE, Nepal.
Lamba blamed the student's death on systemic failure in Odisha and demanded the CM’s resignation along with the imposition of President’s Rule. She pointed out that PM Modi had earlier sought President’s Rule in Rajasthan over women's safety.
Before taking charge as director of IIM Calcutta, Alok Kumar Rai was serving as vice chancellor of Lucknow University. Prior to that, he was a professor of management at Banaras Hindu University and held roles in several high-level committees and panels.
