CHANDIGARH - At a time when countries like Britain and Australia are seeing an unprecedented rise in student visa applications from India, Canada is not concerned about this as it has seen a 100 percent rise in applications, a diplomat here said Sunday.

AGARTALA - Enrolment levels in higher education in urban areas of the northeastern region are higher than the national average, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Sukhadeo Thorat has said.

PARIS - Around half of the children from gypsy communities in Europe fail to complete primary education, according to latest Unesco report.

Nicholls State routs Bacone College 44-28THIBODAUX, La. — Jesse Turner ran for four touchdowns and 210 yards as Nicholls State defeated Bacone College 44-28 on Saturday.

NEW DELHI - Nikita Mathur types an e-mail, updates her profile status on social networking site Facebook, wades through her study notes and manages to have a phone conversation as well.