TN: 'Moral policing' upsets IIT-M hostellers

TN: 'Moral policing' upsets IIT-M hostellers Madurai: A cross-section of hostellers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has locked horns with wardens and administrators over restrictions imposed on 'Hostel Night' celebrations. While upset students have dubbed the move 'moral policing', faculty members claim they are only imposing reasonable restrictions. The Hostel Night celebrations are an annual ritual towards the end of academic year when hostellers invite friends to their rooms for an unwinding session that...
09:59 AM, Apr 06, 2012
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

A bus driver ran amok in Pune on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 27. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Murthy's opinion is extreme: IIT Chennai student

Murthy's opinion is extreme: IIT Chennai student

The students of Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai disagree with Infosys founder Narayan Murthy's comments that IITs lack quality. ...
09:15 PM, Oct 04, 2011

Coaching classes a problem, feel IIT faculty

Coaching classes a problem, feel IIT faculty New Delhi: The faculty at the IIT agree with Infosys founder N R Narayan Murthy on his observation that the standard of the students at the premier institution has deteriorated because of coaching classes. Backing Murthy on the issue, Sanjeev Sanghi, president of the faculty forum at IIT Delhi, said, "I don't think Murthy is harsh. We do have a problem with the coaching system." Murthy had said that almost...
09:25 AM, Oct 04, 2011

New Re symbol will appeal to all: designer

New Re symbol will appeal to all: designer CNN-IBN spoke exclusively to D Udaya Kumar whose symbol for Indian Rupee was approved by the Union Cabinet. ...
05:27 PM, Jul 15, 2010

IITian held for murder of 'friend' in Shimla hotel

IITian held for murder of 'friend' in Shimla hotel Shimla: An IIT-Roorkee student was arrested in Haryana on early Sunday for allegedly murdering a female IIT student with whom he had checked into a hotel in Shimla on Friday night, police said. A 22-year-old female student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, who came here with a male student of IIT-Roorkee, was found murdered in a hotel room here Saturday. Since then, the accused had gone missing. "The accused,...
08:29 PM, Feb 27, 2010

My doors are open for IITians: Rahul

My doors are open for IITians: Rahul Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that he is ready to talk to anyone especially the youth on the OBC quota issue. ...
10:32 AM, Apr 05, 2007

Call centre employee commits suicide

Call centre employee commits suicide A call centre employee who was apparently not happy with his career prospects committed suicide on Saturday. ...
11:12 PM, Oct 07, 2006
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