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Praveen stabbing: 3 Indians charged in UK

London: The UK police on Sunday charged three Indians in connection with the stabbing of an Indian student from Hyderabad, Praveen Reddy, who was a student of MBA at the London Business School. Reddy was stabbed several times at a party he went for, in the Newham borough of London, on Friday. He is still said to be in a critical condition and is currently recuperating at the London Royal...

UK: Visa granted to Praveen Reddy's family

New Delhi: The family of stabbed Indian student from Hyderabad, Praveen Reddy, was granted visa to visit the UK on Sunday. Praveen Reddy, doing an MBA at the London Business School was stabbed on Friday in the London borough of Newham. Eleven people have been arrested by the Scotland Yard in connection with the case. The UK High Commission issued a statement on Saturday saying, "We are establishing the facts...

Is UK safe for Indian students anymore?

London: Yet another Indian student has come under attack in Britain. Praveen Reddy, from Hyderabad, was a student of MBA at the London Business School. On Friday night, he was stabbed several times at a party he was attending in Newham, London, the Scotland Yard said. The boy is currently recuperating at the London Royal Hospital. Praveen suffered severe abdomen and chest injuries and is currently said to be in...

Another Indian student stabbed in London

As questions of safety arise for Indians, the British High Commissioner said that UK is a safe country. ...

London: Indian student stabbed; 11 arrested

London: An Indian student, Pravin Reddy, doing an MBA at the London Business School was stabbed on Friday in the London borough of Newham Scotland Yard on Saturday said. Eleven people have been arrested following the stabbing of the Indian student who was not named by the Scotland Yard. Pravin was admitted to the London Royal hospital with deep neck, abdomen & chest injuries. The family has been informed Pravin...

Celebs congratulate Dhawan's son on wedding

Mumbai: So what if Salman Khan couldn't make it to Goa for the wedding of his friend David Dhawan's son? He made sure his family members represented him well while he was busy shooting for Kabir Khan's 'Ek Tha Tiger' in far-off Cuba. Salman has done successful films like 'Judwaa' and 'Biwi No.1' with Dhawan, whose son Rohit got married in Goa Friday. The wedding was attended by several Bollywood...

16 million children still out of school: Sibal

Tezpur: Over 16 million children are not attending schools in the country and the government has taken all possible steps to make them literate within this decade, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said. "Globalisation has led to much improvement in the field of education and the country is ready to compete with the rest of the world, but we cannot ignore the many children who are...

Chennai: Student stabs teacher to death in school

Reports say the student was upset with the teacher for pulling him up for poor performance in his studies. ...

Chennai murder: What message do such incidents send out?

A 15-year-old Chennai school boy allegedly stabbed his teacher to death inside the classroom. ...

Chennai: Student kills teacher inside school

Chennai: A Class 9 student has allegedly killed a teacher inside the classroom of St Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai on Thursday. There was disbelief and dismay at the private school in Chennai, after the student allegedly stabbed his teacher. Thirty-one year old Uma Maheshwari, herself a mother of two, was teaching science and Hindi at the school for the past 10 years. The 15-year-old boy reportedly...

Karnataka government regulates school fees

Bangalore: As school admission fees are becoming a burden on the parents, the Karnataka government has fixed a 30 per cent profit margin for private schools. This after parents protested against the alarming rise in the admission costs. The ever rising cost of a school education is a biting reality for parents and Ashok Kumar Adiga President of the Parents' Association last year decided to fight against it. "What is...

UK varsity to set up scholarship in Bidve's memory

London: Anuj Bidve's alma mater, Lancaster University is setting up a scholarship in memory of the Indian student whose killing in an unprovoked attack in the UK evoked widespread sympathy and outrage. "The scholarship is a fitting and lasting way of remembering Anuj, who was an outstanding student," said Lancaster University's vice-chancellor Professor Mark E Smith. Bidve, 23, was studying engineering at Lancaster when he was killed in Salford on...

Students assault family at cinema over item song

Mumbai: A movie outing for a family turned ugly when they had a heated argument with a group of school students, who allegedly thrashed them outside the theatre to avenge their ouster from the hall, resulting in eight arrests police said on Friday. A 30-year-old unemployed man and seven SSC students were arrested on charges of assault and rioting after they trapped and assaulted Sunny Vaiti (23), his brother Amol...

Students in TN have to learn Tamil as a language: Jaya

Chennai: Students who have other languages as their mother tongue should learn Tamil till Class 6 in all schools across the state, Tamil Nadu government on Friday made it clear in the assembly. "Students in Tamil Nadu have to learn Tamil as a language. There is no change in that," chief minister Jayalalithaa said, responding to a query by Congress member Gopinath who said students from other states were finding...

167 Telangana agitators get reprieve

Hyderabad: The state government issued a go on Wednesday for withdrawing cases filed against students for taking part in the agitation for and against bifurcation of the state. The government issued the go in pursuance of a decision taken at the recent cabinet meeting. It may be noted that the government had already withdrew cases registered against 499 persons earlier. Now cases against 167 more persons would be dropped on...