Aminu scores 22, Wake Forest holds off late rally in 92-85 victory against Boston College

Wake holds off late rally, beats BC 92-85

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 points, Chas McFarland added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Wake Forest held off a late rally by Boston College to beat the Eagles 92-85 on Tuesday night.

For the love of the game: Angela Ruggiero puts life on hold, hearing call of Olympic hockey

Ruggiero leads US women’s hockey into 4th Olympics

Legislators told Nevada budget cuts could mean rationing adult diapers, ending other services

Nev. Medicaid cuts could lead to diaper rationing

Rutgers suspends Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer for a game

Rutgers suspends Stringer for a game

Rutgers suspended Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Tuesday for one game for misusing practice players.

Jamie Foxx, Dominic Monaghan help bring music to kids with $500,000 in donated instruments

Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids

After a decade of generosity, nation’s private colleges try to rein in financial aid

Private colleges looking to rein in financial aid

Officials confident Cypress Mountain is ready for start of Vancouver Games

Vancouver Games officials confident Cypress ready

India, Africa should be partners in capacity-building: Academics

NEW DELHI - India can help in further increasing capacity building with African countries, Indian and African academics said here Tuesday.

Ex-Indiana coach Bob Knight will be commencement speaker at Trine University this spring

Bob Knight named Trine University’s grad speaker

After CAT, GATE goes online but partially

NEW DELHI - After the Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to top business schools in the country, some Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) conducted their post-graduation entrance examination - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - for two papers online.

India’s education policy needs a change, says CPI-M

AGARTALA - Pointing out that nearly 77 percent students in India do not reach Class 12, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a radical change in the country’s policy to ensure education for all.

Australia admits some attacks on Indians ‘racist’

CANBERRA - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.

Australia says attacks on Indians have hit its reputation

CANBERRA - Emphasizing that Australia needs to treat its ties with India like a Test match and work with diligence and dedication, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted Tuesday that attacks on Indians had considerably damaged his country’s reputation in India and among the Indian people.

Students protest against coaching centres in Patna

PATNA - Protests by more than 1,000 students against private coaching institutes here Tuesday turned ugly when police fired tear gas shells and resorted to baton charge to disperse the mob demanding closure of such centres that charge steep fees but fail to complete the courses on time.

ATMA Admit Card Is Downloadable From The Web Now

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The members affiliated with AIMS felt the need to arrange for a high quality entrance test for the top level management institutions. That is why ATMA or the AIMS Test for Management Admissions was set up. It is seen as a comprehensive, single window credible entrance test for getting into a number of postgraduate diploma programs in various management institutions in India. The ATMA test is a professional and well administered entrance. There are several sections in the test which include numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning and comprehension. The overall score as well as individual scores are analyzed by a veteran faculty team to see whether the applicants qualify for the courses or not. The application procedure has goen online following the recent trends and one can download the Atma Admit Card 2010 online for the entrance to be held this year.

Students protest against coaching institutes in Patna

PATNA - Over 400 students of class 12 took to the streets here Tuesday to protest against private coaching institutes, which charge steep fees but fail to complete the courses on time.

‘Education gives hope to Palestinian kids’

NEW DELHI - Palestinian children are extremely motivated about getting an education as they feel this would give them a better life away from violence, says M.B. Menon, the education chief of UN Refugee Welfare and Advocacy (UNRWA).