Indian man, 73, fails school exams on 38th try
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A 73-year-old Indian farmer who vowed not to marry before passing his high school exams has failed to get through for the 38th time.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Think you had a boring weekend? Talk to Harold Jones. The 32-year-old janitor spent two and a half days without food, water or access to a bathroom after he was accidentally locked in a secure room at an upstate courthouse.
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An Indian court convicted a 82-year-old  man on Friday for his role in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in  Mumbai, then known as Bombay, the 12th guilty verdict handed  down in the last 10 days.
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A top Indian woman athlete who won a silver medal at a recent regional championship fails a gender test.
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Andrew Flintoff's hopes of returning to the England team are dealt a massive blow after he fails a fitness test on his troublesome ankle.
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Three out of four California 10th-graders have passed the high school graduation test they now need to earn a diploma -- but tens of thousands failed and will have to try again, state schools chief Jack O&#39;Connell announced Monday.
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Former Indian prime minister PV Narasimha Rao died on Thursday at age of 83 after a bout of serious illness over the past fortnight.
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In the distant mountainous landscape of Ladakh, Mithun Chakraborty quietly turned 53 on Saturday. He had himself
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Former Indian cricketer and MP, Navjot Sidhu, is sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.
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Â· New qualifications to be taught next SeptemberÂ· Success could see A-levels scrapped after 2013 review
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British teenager Amir Khan has failed to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics after losing his lightweight division boxing final.
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When Scott Landry flunked a math class in his Townsend high school this year, he was told he would not make it into the 10th grade unless he went to summer school.
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One in five schools in England is failing the government target for GCSE attainment, league tables showed Thursday.
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The popular comedian of yesteryears had been suffering from breathing problems for the last several days. He passed away on February 13 in Mumbai.
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Sachin Tendulkar will miss India's upcoming one-day series against England after failing a fitness test here.
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America's once-proud public school system -- the great equalizer of our democratic society -- is failing an entire generation of students. Millions of high-school students are donning their caps and gowns this month, but a new Education Week report reveals that more than 1.2 million students will fail to graduate high school this year. Half of our black and Hispanic male students are dropping out of public high schools.
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India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been passed fit to play in the third Test against Australia in Nagpur from Tuesday. The 31-year-old has been out of action since mid-August with tennis elbow, meaning he