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Brazzaville: Congo voted under a nationwide media blackout in a tense ballot expected to see President Denis Sassou Nguesso prolong his 32-year rule over the oil-rich but impoverished nation. Voting yesterday seemed largely quiet in the…
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Havana: Barack Obama has became the first US president in 88 years to visit Cuba, touching down in Havana for a landmark trip aimed at ending decades of Cold War animosity. " Que bol Cuba?" Obama tweeted on landing yesterday, using Cuban…
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Ahmedabad: Amid frequent allegations by Congress about deteriorating quality of education in Gujarat due to lack of teachers, the state government has admitted a shortfall of more than 13,000 teachers in the state-run primary schools. As…
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London: British actor Clive Owen fears the time has passed for him to play James Bond, because he is too old. The 51-year-old "Children of Men" star's name was in the mix for 007 when Daniel Craig landed the role of the superspy just over…
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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex regained the 25,000-mark by surging over 145 points in early session today, mostly driven by widespread buying by investors as well as foreign funds amid firm Asian cues. The 30-share index surged 145.45…
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Though the Jat agitation in Haryana has been postponed for some time the simmering fire cannot be taken lightly as it can lead to mayhem once again. Earlier, what Haryana saw was just a systematic plundering by one particular community…
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Dear Editor, Media should not have let the controversy surrounding Art of Living's World Cultural Festival take centrestage as this event is a significant historic event which could have projected India as a great spiritual and cultural…
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Dear Editor, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment, drawing an equivalence between the RSS and IS, exhibits nothing but his extreme poverty of knowledge. It also shows his strange bent of mind in equating a…
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Dear Editor, Not only should there be a time limit for students to complete their Phd studies, but there ought to be a selection criteria for research topics. And this, with some fixed guidelines, under a regulatory body. Research should be…
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Dear Editor, In Western countries, women are far more progressing without being political empowered. The main reason for this is education. Let us emphasise on this aspect rather than fight for a quota Bill that seeks to reserve 33 per cent…
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