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High college cut-offs signal unreal abilities (Commentary) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Undergraduate admissions in Delhi University and the soaring cut-offs this year seem to be a mirror image of the inflationary conditions in the economy. Only students who have scored above 93 percent  more ...

Dasmunsi admitted to Kolkata hospital (Second Lead) - Dt( 2008-07-07 00:00:00 )
Dasmunsi, on a visit to the Malda district in north West Bengal to attend a Congress party meeting, complained of breathlessness and was hospitalised at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district in the after  more ...

Avoid overnight make-up to maintain your natural beauty - Dt( 2008-07-05 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) TV soap queens Tulsi and Parvati of "Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" and "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki" are often seen "sleeping" with layers of make-up on their faces - but experts w  more ...

Truckers call of strike; talks with government successful - Dt( 2008-07-04 00:00:00 )
"We have called off our strike since the government has assured us that our demands will be met," said Charan Singh Lohara, president of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), an apex body of  more ...

'Open access can vastly help Indian science' - Dt( 2008-07-04 00:00:00 )
India could easily make its scientific research widely accessible for greater impact at very low costs, thus helping take its research forward, Open Access proponent Steven Harnad has said. Hungari  more ...

This season, run riot with nail enamel - Dt( 2008-07-02 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) This season, forget about boring pinks, browns and maroons for painting your nails. Be bold and play with the wackiest nail enamels available in the town - red and black and e  more ...

CPI-M to pull out Speaker Chatterjee also - Dt( 2008-07-02 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Once it severs its ties with the ruling coalition over the India-US civil nuclear deal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will ask Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatter  more ...

Eggs hatch! Out come two little western tragopans - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) For the second successive year, five pairs of the highly endangered western tragopan laid eggs in captivity at a pheasantry in Himachal Pradesh and - to the delight of bird lover  more ...

OPIRA: a helping hand for Indian workers abroad (Feature) - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) The families of three Tamil fishermen in a jail in Saudi Arabia have appealed to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to help them get their dear ones released. The three were worki  more ...

Amar Singh meets Mukherjee - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
The meeting is seen as an attempt to reach an understanding over the Samajwadi Party's possible support to the Congress-led government. "We will have to see how best to avert a crisis. No party is  more ...

Fresh protests in tense Kashmir Valley - Dt( 2008-07-01 00:00:00 )
A senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer said 20 people including two cops were wounded in Monday's clashes in north Kashmir Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipore districts and in southern Anantnag distri  more ...

Field Marshal Manekshaw, hero of 1971 war, is dead (Second Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-27 00:00:00 )
Almost all his family members were at his bedside when the end came just after midnight, the defence ministry said. Manekshaw, who became a household name after the 1971 victory led to the creation  more ...

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw passed away - Dt( 2008-06-27 00:00:00 )
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West Bengal policeman arrested for murder - Dt( 2008-06-27 00:00:00 )
"Shibu Dasgupta, 35, was arrested for alleged murder of his neighbour Ram Chatterjee, a bookbinder by profession. Dasgupta had an illicit affair with Chatterjee's wife and the two were caught by him i  more ...

Bed-wetting children more prone to kidney damage - Dt( 2008-06-26 00:00:00 )
L.C. Sharma, who heads the nephrology department at Rajasthan's premier Sawai Man Singh Hospital, attributes the problem to three causes. With some children, it might just be a habit, while in othe  more ...

Former army chief Manekshaw in critical condition - Dt( 2008-06-26 00:00:00 )
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Move to hold Marathi literary meet in US draws flak - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
Among those criticizing the "outlandish" decision, taken by the Mahamandal at its meeting in Pune Sunday, are eminent litterateurs, the incumbent president of the all India Marathi literary convention  more ...

Rabbi Shergill now sings for the girl child - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
"Ballo", one of the nine songs of the album, talks about the issue of pre-natal sex determination, Rabbi explained. "Female liberation is guided by the patriarch and women are still manipulated," s  more ...

Committee suggests pay hike for soldiers - Dt( 2008-06-25 00:00:00 )
The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will make a presentation before Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Thursday, a defence official said. The committee was formed after the Justice B.N. Srikrishna  more ...

Orissa villagers clash over Posco plant, one dead - Dt( 2008-06-21 00:00:00 )
Violence erupted in Govindpur village late Friday after a face-off between the supporters and critics of the project, a police official said. The groups were armed with axes and swords and one grou  more ...