Indian science congress moved after fears of student disturbances

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Eleventh hour venue change leaves just two months to reorganise country’s largest conference

India’s annual science conference has had to change venue at the last minute after fears that the event would be disrupted by university student protests. The event has been delayed by two months and moved from Osmania University in the south of the country to Manipur University in the north-east.