No Muslim candidate, but BJP will modernise madrasas
For most parts, the BJPs poll manifesto for 2012 assembly elections is on expected lines.
View ArticleSchools dub nursery diktat impractical
The directive from the education director to stop all nursery admission processes in the state until April has caught schools unawares.
View ArticleUrban poor suffer due to flawed govt planning
A seminar on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by Oxfam India for the urban poor in India was held on Monday at Tata Institute for Social Sciences.
View ArticleTrio held for chain-snatching on funeral day
A history sheeter and two of his accomplices, who were involved in four chain snatching incidents during Bal Thackerays funeral on November 18, were arrested by the police on Monday.
View ArticleAmid bouts of laughter, kids learn to save energy
to present skits on conservation of electricity, Smita Patil street group ties up with Young Energy Savers.
View ArticleRare Napoleon letter sold for 187,500 euros
A rare letter in which French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte vowed to 'blow up the Kremlin' fetched 10 times more than expected at an auction in France at the weekend.
View ArticleRanji Trophy: Mumbai ride on Shah ton
Left-handed batsman scores yet another century as hosts set Bengal a target of 391; visitors need another 344 to win on the final day.
View ArticleVictoria House collapse: BMC warning was ignored about
Repair, renovation in Victoria House may have led to collapse.
View ArticleNavy gears up to counter the dragon in South China Sea
The Indian Navy is gearing up to counter any show of strength in the South China Sea by China, as the navy is mandated to protect its economic interests in the area
View ArticleBone docs in Bhagwati Hospital made to play intensivists
They agreed to work in the TICU as there was a shortage of doctors. We worked for 164 hours a week.
View ArticleSyndicate says laser focus on asset quality
For Syndicate Bank, asset quality comes before loan book growth, says CMD M G Sanghvi.
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Narendra Modi bigger than the BJP
Sushma Swaraj is not known to have been much of an admirer of Narendra Modi, but now she has been drafted to declare Modi fit to be the next prime minister.
View ArticleMaharashtra students laud state move to lighten maths syllabus
Sixteen-year-old Tanmay Sathpute heaved a huge sigh of relief when he was told that several concepts will be omitted from the maths syllabus before he appears for his board exams in 2014.
View ArticleRegal touch to the Monsoon Cup
The rest of the world may be going berserk over cricket, but here at Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, sailing is the talk of the town.
View ArticleGMR takes off in Singapore, crash-lands in Maldives
The Singapore high court on Monday granted relief to GMR, staying the termination of its project to develop the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport at Male in Maldives. However, the relief was...
View ArticleKey rally organiser arrested in Azad Maidan riot case
In a major breakthrough in the Azad Maidan violence case, the Mumbai crime branch on Monday arrested the organiser of the protest rally that had led to the riots.
View ArticleDexter prefers Naresh Kumar residence to five-star comfort
Fifty years back, at this cathedral of cricket, Nari Contractors men defeated Ted Dexters army by 187 runs.
View ArticleCops promise to make official site disabled-friendly
With the support of NASSCOM and BarrierBreak Technologies, the website will be made disabled-friendly and conform to international standards like the Web Content Accessibility Guideline 2.0.
View ArticleKapil Sibal takes cash transfer plan back in time to Pranabs days in Finance...
The government on Monday denied that it had violated the election code of conduct in connection with its ambitious direct cash transfer scheme because it was announced by former finance minister Pranab...
View ArticleInmates are angry, resentful at Mankhurd home: Panel
It is a sense of rejection and exploitation at the place that forces women to escape from the Mankhurd shelter home, said experts.
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