British police express condolences to family of Indian PhD student killed in London

Police said Kochhar was pursuing a PhD in behavioral research at the London School of Economics. London: The Metropolitan Police on Tuesday formally named former NITI Aayog employee Cheistha Kochhar as the 33-year-old woman who died in a road collision in north London while cycling home from the London School of Economics (LSE) . Police … Read more

Cheistha Kochhar: Family and friends mourn Indian student killed in London

Sign up for our free breaking news emails An Indian PhD student who died in a car crash while cycling with her husband in central London has been remembered as “the kindest person in the room” by her friends and family. Cheistha Kochhar, 33, was cycling home from the London School of Economics (LSE) when … Read more

Bird flu hits Vietnam: Ministry of Health confirms student death from H5N1

The ministry also asked officials to step up surveillance to detect new cases. A 21-year-old student in Vietnam has unfortunately become the first person to die from bird flu in the country. The Ministry of Health confirmed that the student studying at Nha Trang University died of the H5N1 subtype virus on March 23. The … Read more

Jinan University’s first Dalit student president since 1996: Five points for Dhananjay

Dhananjay wins JNUSU president post with 2,598 votes New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Sunday elected its first Dalit president Dhananjay from the Left support group after almost 30 years. Five points from the first Dalit president of Jinan University since 1996 Dhananjay is the first Dalit JNUSU president from the … Read more

Student who fell overboard on cruise holiday sent tragic final text message to wife

Sign up for our free morning headlines email A student is believed to have died after falling from a cruise ship into the North Sea. Liam Jones, 23, sailed from Southampton on the MSC Euribia for a seven-day holiday in Hamburg, France, Belgium and Amsterdam. The social work student was last seen on March 16 … Read more

IIT-Guwahati student detained after announcing intention to join ISIS

Students of IIT Guwahati were detained in Assam’s Harjo on Saturday. Guwahati: A student of IIT Guwahati has been detained for allegedly pledging allegiance to the Islamic State in Harjo, Assam, on Saturday. The fourth-year biotechnology student, who recently claimed on social media platforms and emails that he intended to join a terrorist group, went … Read more

Maddie Lawrence: Student who died of sepsis ‘didn’t hear screams of agony’, parent says

A student’s death in hospital from a sepsis infection went unnoticed, with her parents telling Sky News that “no one heard her screams of agony”. Maddy Lawrence, 20, is playing rugby for the University of the West of England (UWE) women’s second team against the University Bristol In March 2022, she was injured after being … Read more

National Law School student dies after jumping in front of Bengaluru metro train

Police are scanning CCTV footage to establish the exact sequence of events. (representative) Bangalore: A 19-year-old college student jumped to his death in front of a moving train arriving at Bengaluru’s Attihuppe station today, causing disruption to metro services, officials said. Dhruv Thakkar, who hails from Mumbai, is a first-year student at the National Law … Read more

Organs from 19-year-old brain-dead student give three people a new lease of life

Kidney and liver of 19-year-old Vikram allocated to AIIMS Jodhpur Jodhpur: A Class 12 student who was declared brain-dead after being seriously injured in a road accident has given a new lease of life to three people after his family decided to donate his organs, officials at AIIMS Jodhpur said on Wednesday. One kidney and … Read more