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IT teaching package launched

Source THE HINDU Date 2005-10-31 Information IT KIDS, a special package of teaching material aimed at assisting students and teachers hone their IT skills, brought out by Mysore-based Raman International Institute of Information Technology (RiiiT) was launched at BangaloreIT.in. Secretary to the Department of Information and Technology M.S. .....

The amount of sexual material that children view is rising

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Students protest against quota for OBCs

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TN restores CET for professional courses

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