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Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

Dr Dhruv Chauhan: 'There's No NEET Gadbad But A Scam'

'Aspiring doctors have put in years of their lives to study in preparation for NEET exams as they start studies from Class 9 to get good marks.' 'And today, after the NEET paper leak, these......

Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......

Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

'How can you forget what Christians do for nation building?'

'Even if they try to silence us, even if they kill so many of us, we won't give up.''We won't give up doing the good work we are doing for society.''Because we love this country.' IMAGE: 'When the......

To B or not to B online?

You can go online to apply for a job, even search for your life partner, and now, to get an MBA as well. The Distance Education Council's recent bid to eliminate geographical boundaries by urging......

Byju's raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bn

While BlackRock is an existing investor in Byju’s, T Rowe joined as a new investor. Less than two months after it raised $500 million in a financing round, edtech decacorn Byju's is learnt......

Reboot the system

'India does not produce enough good computer engineers and those it does are good at theory but not very well equipped to handle the practical aspects.'-- Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Craig......

'Need for rating agencies for colleges'

Indian education has only regulatory bodies such as the All India Council of Technical Education. It also needs rating agencies like Crisil that can rank colleges by performance, said Union......

Andaman & Nicobar can attract Hong Kong investments

'Leaders of the Indian community in Hong Kong had broached the idea of developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands for investment and setting up manufacturing units,' points out Rup Narayan Das.......

Bahraini overtures to Kenya-born runners attract medals, controversy

IMAGE: Ruth Jebet of Bahrain celebrates after winning. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters. Every year, hordes of foreign runners flock to Kenya's high-altitude training camps in the hope that some of......

Rani gets Asiad medals back

Ace distance runner Sunita Rani's honour was finally restored on Tuesday, when she was handedback the two medals she was stripped off at the Busan Asian Games after 'testing positive' for the......

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