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Indian student spent Rs 1 crore on PhD, 'forcibly removed' by Oxford in fourth year
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Indian student spent Rs 1 crore on PhD, ‘forcibly removed’ by Oxford in fourth year

Lakshmi Balakrishnan’s X account A Tamil Nadu student who spent over Rs 1 crore to get a PhD in English from Oxford University was “forcibly…

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UN appoints former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as new humanitarian chief
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Tom Fletcher: UN appoints former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as new humanitarian chief

File photo: Former British diplomat Tom Fletcher (Picture credit: X/@TFletcher) UNITED NATIONS: General Antonio Guterres appointed former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as the new UN…

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'Intimate relationships' between teachers and students now banned at Cambridge: What are the rules?
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‘Intimate relationships’ between teachers and students now banned at Cambridge: What are the rules?

Cambridge University has implemented a new rule prohibiting intimate relationships between teachers and students to safeguard student welfare. Recent release of staff and student relationships…

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Oxford University students arrested at pro-Palestinian sit-in, protesters say
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Oxford University students arrested at pro-Palestinian sit-in, protesters say

OXFORD: British police arrested about a dozen Oxford University students and scuffled with some during a pro-Palestinian sit-in at the university premises on Thursday, the…

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Malaria: Malaria cases spike in Malawi, Pakistan after ‘climate-driven’ disasters

LONDON: Extreme weather events in Malawi and Pakistan have driven “very sharp” rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of…

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Explainer: Why does China take back its 'gifted' pandas?
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Explainer: Why does China take back its ‘gifted’ pandas?

A farewell Thousands of Japanese bade an emotional farewell to four pandas that will return to China this week. Xiang Xiang, who was born at…

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