
New Delhi: Family members and well-wishers of Dana Sangma, the Amity University student who allegedly committed suicide after being caught cheating in a exam, on Friday alleged that Haryana Police was not serious about probing the case and demanded its transfer to the CBI. The victim's elder sister Balsame M Sangma and her cousin Victor D Sangma said only a CBI inquiry can bring out the truth in the case,...

02:19 PM, May 18, 2012

New Delhi: Amity University on Friday dismissed allegations that the Northeast student Dana Sangma, who allegedly committed suicide after being caught with a mobile phone during an exam, was discriminated against. That's the vehement defence of the Amity university Vice Chancellor. She said that Dana was caught cheating using her mobile phone during her exams. "There is no biased of any nature in university on the bases of caste, region...

11:51 PM, May 04, 2012

New Delhi: In a latest on the Dana Sangma suicide case, the Amity University where she was studying on Friday claimed its investigation shows that Dana was cheating using her mobile phone during an exam. Dana committed suicide after the exam invigilator confronted her. The University has denied charges that it is a case of racial profiling. Her family alleges that she was deliberately humiliated by the examiner. Police have...

04:47 PM, May 04, 2012

New Delhi: After a nationwide campaign demanding justice for Manipuri student Richard Loitam, several students from the North East held a candle light march in the capital to demand justice for student Dana Sangma who is the niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sharma. Dana was found hanging in her hostel room in Gurgaon last month after being accused of cheating during an exam. Dana committed suicide in her hostel...

10:37 AM, May 03, 2012

New Delhi: A 22-year-old MBA student from Meghalaya, and state Chief Minister Mukul Sangma's niece Diana Silva was found dead in her hostel room on Tuesday night in Gurgaon. The first year MBA student at Amity University allegedly committed suicide after having an argument with a teacher. Diana's friends say a teacher accused her of cheating during an exam and when she protested, the teacher tore up her answer sheet....

07:16 AM, Apr 25, 2012

Jammu: The windstorm that ravaged parts of Jammu and Kashmir this week left three persons dead, 39 injured and affected over 16,000 structures, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said. "The windstorm claimed 3 lives while 39 persons received injuries. The tornado damaged residential houses, non-residential structures, public service infrastructure including power distribution system, school buildings (numbering 16,790) in Jammu and Kashmir," Omar told Legislative Assembly. "The...

03:43 AM, Mar 23, 2012

Jaipur: A 22-year-old engineering student was stabbed to death allegedly by his juniors at a private university on Jaipur-Delhi national highway near Jaipur, police said on Wednesday. Prashantveer, a B Tech third year student of the Amity University, was thrashed and later stabbed with a knife allegedly by his juniors following an altercation over some issue on Tuesday night, they said. Prashantveer hailed from Uttar Pradesh and was staying at...

06:44 PM, Mar 14, 2012

Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the state has emerged as a petrochemical hub of the country even after the devastating earthquake in 2001 had caused a massive damage to its infrastructure. "After devastating earthquake in 2001 which caused a huge damage to life and property, every one thought that Gujarat would not be in a position to stand up. But Gujarat proved them wrong and developed...

03:24 AM, Mar 12, 2012

New Delhi: It was a perfect groovy winter evening as Romanian artist and international star Edward Maya performed in Delhi on Saturday. Performing for the second time in India, Edward set the stage on fire on a windy rainy evening at the finale of Amity University's first Youth Festival in Noida. With a crowd of almost 25,000, the national capital region did manage to see an international music star's concert...

12:57 AM, Feb 12, 2012

Noida: Amity University on Thursday awarded an honorary doctorate to Raghav Bahl, the founder and managing director of Network18 for his immense contribution to the media. The university acknowledged the effort, which has contributed to the creation of Network18 a media empire across broadcast, print, Internet and cinema. While being felicitated, Bahl said that he enjoys creating jobs and shaping dreams. "It has been a long journey and I have...

07:47 PM, Dec 15, 2011

New York: The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Noida-based Amity University are among 15 institutions worldwide that have submitted bids to the city of New York to set up a science and engineering campus under a plan by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drive local economic growth and create jobs. The city received seven proposals from a total of 17 institutions. Name of the institute selected to set up the...

10:35 AM, Nov 01, 2011

Teresopolis in Brazil is in a collective state of shock as scores of people have died in catastrophic floods. ...

09:35 AM, Jan 17, 2011

Teresopolis in Brazil is in a collective state of shock as scores of people have died in catastrophic floods. ...

09:35 AM, Jan 17, 2011

Bijnor: The floods may be receding in Uttar Pradesh, but it's now that people are coming to terms with what the floods took away. People are returning home to pick up the pieces. Reaching the villages where the flood had wreaked havoc was impossible without tractors. If at some places the roads were inundated, at others there was simply no road. While driving the tractor Sanju Singh Chauhan, a villager,...

01:41 PM, Sep 23, 2010