He has however emphasised that he will not run for the post.
'How is this rush to decay to be halted before Indian universities become the laughing stock of the world, the (few) good ones unfairly tarred by the misdeeds of the worst of the lot?'
A 23-year-old American girl, a student at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Trombay, was drugged and raped by six male friends last week. Yesterday, we published a guide for young women on date rape and how to prevent against it. Here, Mumbai-based clinical psychologist Sadia Raval sheds light on the emotional trauma of rape victims and imparts therapeutic advice to them and their families.
A New Delhi house is replete with all accessories of luxury, including an indoor swimming pool.
Aziz Haniffa profiles the most influential Indian American Republican in the important caucus state of Iowa
So far, neither Washington nor Wall Street seems to have fully grasped this political sea-change, or figured how to deal with it.
Riding on a massive African-American support, Obama routed New York Senator Clinton by 55 to 27 per cent in the state, where more than 50 per cent of the voters were black and four out of five supported him. Among white voters, Obama took only about a quarter of the vote, with Clinton and former Senator John Edwards roughly splitting the remainder
The biggest problem confronting the world today is the 'illusion that our differences matter more than our common humanity,' former United States President Bill Clinton has said.
Kevin Keegan said on Thursday he was returning to Newcastle United as manager, 11 years after leaving, because he still had "unfinished business" at the club.
The Headley case highlights that the Indian government proved incapable of assessing the geopolitical dimensions of the US-led war in Afghanistan, while Pakistan has shrewdly exploited the fallacies in India's foreign policy orientation to navigate itself to an unprecedented geopolitical positioning, writes M K Bhadrakumar.
India's football coach Bob Houghton lamented that India could not maintain a high level of play in their AFC Cup qualifying match against Saudi Arabia.
Amartya Sen says it is wrong to suggest that the US ought to draw inspiration from the British Empire.
Sen also observed that invasion of Iraq itself was a 'grave mistake.'
The news agency reported that Musharraf said his country was ready to cooperate with India to root out terrorism.
In 2008-09, SEZ exports grew 10 times as fast as overall exports - this year, they've risen while overall exports fell, says Aradhana Aggarwal.
The word 'recession' is being frequently used in India in recent months despite the fact that the economy continues to grow
India has proposed February 18 and 25 to Pakistan as the dates for foreign secretary-level talks as part of a "practical and pragmatic" approach to seek redressal of its core concern of cross-border terrorism but warns that there will be a huge setback if a 26/11-type terror attack is repeated.
The Indian captain said the team could have probably spared themselves and the fans the heart-stopping moments towards the end.
Bangalore adds more vehicles than Delhi each day -- over 1,000. It has less road space than Delhi and more green space. The future the city has is ugly and hopefully not inevitable.
India can only hope that the Pakistani generals crackdown on the Taliban under sustained US pressure. But that seems too much to hope for. India needs to prepare for the likelihood that Pakistan will shortly commence its own 'political solution' to the Afghan problem, built around a so-called reconciliation effort under some sort of 'Islamic' auspices.
Sevilla look set for a baptism of fire when they make their Champions League debut at Arsenal on Wednesday.
'Arjun Singh was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh back in 1984. He is still on Indian soil, and, presumably, available for questioning.'
On the issue of AMU, Dr Singh said his government had all along maintained that it would restore the minority status of the 125-year-old university.
It begins before you can say "Good Heavens". Your seat shudders for a welcome, lurches back and forth, then does a violent shimmy as you make your way out of an accidental entry into a derelict, not to mention haunted, mine.
The prime minister's remarks on relations with Pakistan and on the Maoist issue do not bode well for our success in dealing with these two challenges to our national security in an effective manner, writes B Raman.
'The public perception at this stage of the battle is that the victory thus far belongs to Anna and his followers, but in reality it may turn out to be a victory of mixed proportions,' says B Raman.
Deluded by their visions of a grand future, Delhi's rulers seem incapable of bridging the gap between illusion and ground reality
India cruised into the Super League as they crushed a disappointing Scotland by eight wickets.
TIFR scientists have found and proposed an experimental test for the quantum theory of gravity, the first step to unify the forces of nature that rule the universe.
Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar said no bowler with suspect action is ever cleared for good and open to scrutiny at any time.
Acknowledging that the peace process has been under strain in recent months, India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced that cross-Line of Control trade in Jammu and Kashmir will commence on October 21 and vowed to take severe action against any elements directing or involved in terrorist acts, giving fresh momentum for an "an early and full normalisation of bilateral relations".
He calls the truce offer part of a game.
Small-budget films seem to be raking in the moolah for production houses. Little wonder that filmmakers like Ghai, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt and Pritish Nandy have over the years stuck to making small-budget films in the range of Rs 10-15 crore (Rs 100-150 million).
Like autumn leaves, we are left with a huge, miserable-looking heap of broken dreams. Whoever thought a day would come when we couldn't even agree with the Americans as to who were the Taliban we both have been fighting against all these years?
The former world no. 1 is under no illusions about her prospects at the Australian Open after deciding to rejoin the professional circuit more than three years after quitting because of injuries.
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