As China grows, its language spreads globally

BEIJING - With the rapid economic growth of China, the Chinese language is getting increasingly popular with students across the world causing a surge in the number of learning centres of the language globally.

Mardy Gilyard comes up with big plays in Senior Bowl; Tebow has shaky outing

Gilyard’s big plays outshine Tebow in Senior Bowl

Investigator in slaying of Southern California school board member killed in Mexico

Investigator in Calif. official’s slaying killed

Kitchen’s 3 comes at right time in Florida State’s scrappy 61-57 win over Boston College

Florida State beats Boston College 61-57

BOSTON — Derwin Kitchen hit Florida State’s only 3-pointer of the game in the closing minute and Solomon Alabi scored 16 points and had six rebounds, lifting the Seminoles to a scrappy 61-57 win over Boston College on Saturday.

Hoops fan Obama puts on headset, does college basketball commentary; future career option?

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President Obama attends big college basketball matchup _ top 10 teams Georgetown and Duke

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

President heading out to see big college basketball matchup _ top teams Georgetown and Duke

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Aloft on Saints euphoria, New Orleans dances beyond Katrina and hapless days as the ‘Aints’

Saints euphoria sweeps New Orleans past Katrina

Thousands appear for online CAT re-test

NEW DELHI - Thousands of MBA aspirants who faced difficulties in taking the online Common Admission Test (CAT) due to technical glitches last year appeared for the re-examination Saturday.

After dramatic rise, UK suspends student visa applications

NEW DELHI - Suspecting rampant abuse after a 650 percent increase in student visa applications in three months, the British High Commission has temporarily suspended acceptance of new visa applications of students with effect from Feb 1 in north India.

Anger over Delhi government diktat on nursery admissions

NEW DELHI - With the Delhi government insisting that parents’ profession or educational qualification cannot be a criteria for nursery admissions, many are worried that their children will get a raw deal due to this “last minute” decision.

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World Book fair inaugurated in Delhi

NEW DELHI - The 19th World Book Fair began at the Pragati Maidan here Saturday with ‘India- The Nehru-Gandhi family and indigenous publishing’ as its spotlight.

11,000 MBA aspirants to take online CAT re-test

NEW DELHI - Nearly 11,000 MBA aspirants, who could not take the online Common Admission Test (CAT) due to technical glitches last year, will take the examination over Saturday and Sunday.