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National News
Shame: Rajya Sabha Chairman attackedMinutes after the historic Women’s Reservation Bill was tabled on Monday, the Indian Parliament witnessed a new low.
International News
Yahoo-Microsoft deal set, taking aim at GoogleUS and European regulators have cleared the long-discussed Internet search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo, enabling the rivals to form a tag team as they try to mount a more serious challenge to Google Inc.
Sports News
Backstage, a spirit of brotherhoodThe Chinese are generally uptight when they play in Asia. They move in close groups, scowl at everybody, and are inaccessible to the foreign press. In Europe, however, they undergo a dramatic transformation. At the practise courts on Monday, the Chinese were a raucous lot. It has to do with their relative obscurity in Europe, compared to the constant pressure under the spotlight in Asia. On the circuit, there appears to be friction between the top Chinese and the others, but perhaps that...
Entertainment News
India’s my homeGiselle Monteiro won the hearts of the desi audience as the delicate Harleen in Love Aaj Kal. But, now, the desis seem to have won her over as she feels she's going to be in India to shape her career. Giselle is currently working on her second Bollywood film. While she was initially hesitant to talk about the Red Chillies Entertainment production, she finally did say, “It's a very young and fresh film where I play the lead. It is about an Indian girl who stays abroad. We have been shoot...
Health News
Aging with dignity and independenceThe elderly population in India is increasing. It is estimated that by 2016, the number of 60-plus people in the population will hit 112.9 million. And while the elderly population now aspires to live life to the fullest, geriatrics still remain a fairly new stream of medicine in India. Dr Anoop Amarnath, director and consultant, geriatric medicines, Apollo Hospital chats up with DNA about the art of healthy aging. <strong>Doc, what is geriatric medicine all about?<⁄strong>Geriat...
Sci-Tech News
Docs sell info on newborns for stem cell researchThe unholy nexus between doctors and pharma companies is now snaring the newborns. Many doctors are passing on details of newborns to companies involved in stem cell research for a fee.
Education News
A key to successGroup Discussions are an integral part of the selection process of most of the top B-Schools in the country. While the weightage given to this component could vary across B-Schools, it is normally in the range of 10-15% at the IIMs and other top B-Schools. Therefore, it is important that you leave no stone unturned to bag a seat at IIMs. A group discussion is a forum to discuss and put forth your thoughts on a given topic in a logical and mature manner. The person who conducts group dis...
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For years, the residents of Kalyan Nagar produced tonnes of kitchen waste which they dumped in vacant spaces. Today, they are producing something else: manure.The wake-up call came 12 years back, when the stink from rotting mounds of garbage made them sick even as strays pounced on them at night after feasting on the waste. "We then had about 500 to 600 houses," recalls CM Subbaiah, the president of Kalyan Nagar Residents' Association. "We had a lot of open spaces... -
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I've often wondered about the lifecycle of a business card (or a visiting card, as the case may be) and suddenly, I find the same thought in a novel I am reading, where the protagonist follows a business card as it moves from her pocket to her dresser and then stops to linger in her thoughts.I think of the many business cards I have received, some that were tucked into the folds of my purse, some that disappeared into the sleeves of my wallet, and some that found themselves stacked ne... -
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Even as the sleaze case against Paramahamsa Nithyananda awaits the Tamil Nadu police chief's nod to be transferred to Karnataka, a petition was filed before the high court of Karnataka seeking restraint order on television channels from airing the raunchy clippings.Sources in the Tamil Nadu police said the case would be transferred to Karnataka only if director general of police Letika Saran rejoined duty on Wednesday. She had gone to visit her native state, Kerala.Chennai polic...