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Best U.S. universities for international students

By Asian Correspondent Fri, May 25, 2012 7:38PM UTC

Though the economic news coming out of the United States lately paints a grim picture of the country, the opportunities for international students who choose to study there are still vast. The U.S. university system includes thousands of institutions, both public and private, that put forth some of the most

Indian student gets 30 days in US webcam case

By AP News Tue, May 22, 2012 10:04AM UTC

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (AP) — A former university student from India who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — in a case that focused attention on anti-gay bullying, teen suicide and hate-crime laws in the fast-changing Internet

Asia’s young debaters gather to discuss Migration in Asia

By Kirsten Han Sat, May 19, 2012 5:33PM UTC

It’s a collection of nations at the Thammasat University Learning Resort Centre in Pattaya, and everyone is arguing. Fortunately, none of it is hostile; we’re not witnessing the breakdown of diplomacy, but the first ever Asia Youth Forum organised by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA). The IDEA Asia Youth

Teacher’s Day 2012 celebrated in Korea

By Nathan Schwartzman Thu, May 17, 2012 11:28AM UTC

Yesterday South Korea celebrated Teacher’s Day, and the Chosun Ilbo put up a gallery of one particular teacher’s party.

The Ambedkar cartoon saga – the tragedy beyond the farce

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, May 16, 2012 2:53AM UTC

In the wake of the government decision to remove the contentious 1949 cartoon – drawn by Shankar – from NCERT’s political science textbook for Class IX and the subsequent declaration by Human Resource Development minister, Kapil Sibal, that all cartoons used in NCERT will be reviewed and taken out if