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| New lamps for old |
| A world-class university cannot be created out of thin air |
| The minister for human resource development, Kapil Sibal, is a man in a hurry. His haste would be welcome, if the government’s proposals for higher education were not so scandalous. Amazingly, despite a few distinguished voices of dissent, there has ... |
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Sir — I agree with the editorial, “All the hoops” (Oct 20), that genetically manufactured crops are ... |
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Sir — The borders between Jharkhand and West Bengal are reportedly not secured as far as the moveme ... |
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| BANK ON IT |
| Is the dollar losing its status as the premier international reserve currency? Since the end of 2008, the US dollar has depre...|
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| SMALL CHANGE |
| Communist leaders are very unlike old soldiers — they would rather die than fade away. The top post in a communist party is, ...|
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Wherever one goes in India, there are wonderful buildings, monuments, estates, and open spaces that tell stories of diverse ... | Read.. |
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| Wake up and make the coffee |
| Earlier this month, a 22-year-old man from Sonarpur first shot his wife, and then himself, with a countrymade revolver the day after he had been scolded by his father for fail... |
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| When I started living alone, one of the first problems I had to deal with was my fear — of creepy-crawlies, and of ghosts. It took me some time to get used to the fact that my... |
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| A classmate of mine in college was a girl from Gangtok. For a large part of the six years she lived in Calcutta as a student, she found the city dusty, noisy and difficult to ... |
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Man has three ways of acting wisely. First, on meditation; that is the noblest. Secondly, on imitation; that is the easiest. Thirdly, on experience; that is the bitterest. — CONFUCIUS
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