Chinese triplets get admission in same college for same major!

August 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chinese cops in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, have caught a set of identical triplets using one driving license. The case came to light after Su Wei, one of the three brothers, was caught last Tuesday driving an overloaded truck with a suspicious driving license, which belonged to his older brother.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to find a suitable husband for her daughter, a Chinese woman has posted personal ads on the bulletin boards of Tianjin University and Nankai University. The woman, surnamed Liu, wants to personally interview all the candidates before introducing them to her daughter, who is completely oblivious of the ads, reports the China Daily.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 18-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself after reportedly failing to secure admission to a college in the second cut-off list released by Delhi University, police said Wednesday. The victim, identified as Prachi Gaur, hanged herself from the ceiling fan in her first floor house in Kundli area in east Delhi at around 8.30 p.m.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 18-year-old girl allegedly hanged herself after she failed to secure admission to a college in the second cut-off list released by Delhi University, police said Wednesday. The victim, identified as Prachi Gaur, hanged herself from the ceiling fan in her first-floor house in Kondli area in east Delhi around 8.30 p.m.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Students rushed through college corridors and around the Delhi University campus Tuesday morning as the varsity announced its second cut off list. For a number of them though, the aim was to cancel the admission that they had taken earlier and now join a college of their choice.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Even as the temperature touched a sizzling 41 degrees Celsius before mid-day, students along with their parents made a beeline for various colleges as Delhi University (DU) began its admission process Friday. Armed with umbrellas, hats, sun glasses and water bottles, the youngsters, however, had scores of queries before they took admission in a college more or less of their choice.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Braving the scorching heat and grappling with their fears, Delhi University aspirants went from college to college to check if they had made it to the first cut-off list for admission that has gone up by a few notches this year in popular colleges. The cut-off list for admissions to Delhi University's colleges announced early Thursday saw many students jump for joy, while others were disappointed that they would have to wait for the second list to be out.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Many youngsters may be confused about a career even as they apply for admission to Delhi University, but most physically challenged students know exactly what they want to do - they want to be teachers, say counsellors. "I want to pursue B Com (Hons) and go for B Ed later.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Admission process for the Delhi University will begin on Monday morning with the sale of common admission forms being made available at various outlets for students seeking admission in colleges. Delhi University has taken various steps to make the admission process a hassle-free affair this year all students likely to visit university.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi University admission process started Monday with over 26,000 forms being sold on day one at 16 information centres spread across the capital. In total 26,052 forms were sold at the 16 centres on the first day, deputy dean of student's welfare Seema Parihar told IANS.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thousands of admission-seeking students thronged various colleges of Delhi University on the first day of admission process which commence here on Monday morning. Long queues of students were witnessed at all the 16 centres where the pre-admission forms for nearly 49,000 seats in 61 colleges have been made available to purchase.

May 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of admissions to the various courses at Delhi University, students and their parents appeared most anxious about the Common Aptitude Test for English (CATE) at the Open Day interaction held here Monday. Aspiring students and parents participated at the University event held at the S.G.T.B.

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - After the arrest of 11 Pakistan students for allegedly plotting terror attacks in Britain, it was revealed that those students had entered Britain on false student visas, but it seems that it was only a part of a larger conspiracy, as it has now been revealed that thousands of young Pakistan civilians had exploited a hole in Britain's immigration defences to enroll themselves as students at a network of fraud colleges. The Times has unearthed a major scam in which fraudsters have earned millions of dollars by luring students from Pakistan to get admission in sham colleges in Britain.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - A couple in Norwich are ecstatic after having "miracle" identical triplets on April 8. What adds to 28-year-old Emma Spooner and her 35-year-old husband Ken's joy is the fact that only one in 100,000 couples generally have triplets.

March 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended debarring of students guilty of ragging a fellow student from getting admission in educational institutes for life. "The regulations will be discussed at the meeting of 17 different councils, including the Medical Council of India (MCI), the AICTE and the state councils, next month.