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Free hand to foreign colleges

India will not bind foreign educational institutions on its soil to quotas or fee restrictions under a proposed law that the UPA has dramatically altered after returning to power four months ago. ... | Read..

Neither classes nor masses

The Bengal government on Saturday sought to take the catwalk from the “classes” to the “masses” but neither was at hand to soak up the experience.... | Read..

IT secret: Puja palliative

Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee pressed on with his IT thrust by speaking to Azim Premji today but land provider Gautam Deb let the cat out of the bag. ... | Read..

Rahul’s ‘sister’ versus Cong

The Vidarbha farmer’s widow whom Rahul Gandhi had brought under the national spotlight during the July 2008 trust-motion debate in Parliament will be running against ... | Read..

Watch tweet-happy finger

Shashi Tharoor, who returns to the capital from his African sojourn on Monday, may retain his day job as minister of state for external affairs for the time being but will ha ... | Read..

Student ire singes govt schools

Students set fire to two government schools in Thoubal district while unidentified persons set ablaze a room of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal ci ... | Read..

Attack on minister’s residence

Militants fired three lethod bombs at the private residence of Manipur food and civil supplies minister Yumkham Erabot Singh late last night. ... | Read..

Maoists blow up Garwha hall

CPI(Maoist) rebels blew up a major portion of a community hall in the Burger Bazar locality of Bhandaria block in Garhwa district today, but no casualty was reported. ... | Read..

5 Cobra men found dead

The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) suffered its first biggest casualty after security personnel recovered the bodies of five of its missing men today, day ... | Read..

Cong may not fall for Lalu’s unity pitch

Emboldened by the RJD’s success in the Bihar bypolls, Lalu Yadav met Sonia Gandhi this morning to convince her of his unflinching support, but the Congress is unlike ... | Read..

Neither classes nor masses

My son did not like it when I left home
Sachin Tendulkar
on his frequent cricket tours

Haryana slogan: A bride for a ballot
Haryana’s voters are waiting with garlands but not for the netas knocking at their ... | Read..

No race role in debate, says Obama
President Obama said yesterday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce critici ... | Read..

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Up market, down market
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Bark and bamboo pandal loses safety permit
The fire services department today withdrew its permission to a puja pandal in south Calcutta and f... \| Read..

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Kitsch in everyday life
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Joy of coaching, the Sachin way
Sachin Tendulkar, who has been promoting The Joy of Giving Week (September 27-October 3) on televis... \| Read..

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Pak raids firm tied to US
Pakistani police raided a local security firm that helps protect the US embassy today, seizing doze... \| Read..

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New formula to award oil blocks
The government plans to adopt a new pricing formula for the open acreage licensing system, which wi... \| Read..