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Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women constituted only eight percent of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that......

What Modi said to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met leading American economist Prof Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of the hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, and other eminent thought leaders and......

Can name-changing spree help BJP again in UP 2022?

The BJP's bucket list this time includes districts such as Sultanpur, Aligarh, Firozabad, Deoband, Ghazipur, Basti and Mirzapur -- to rename a few. Virendra Singh Rawat reports. Illustration:......

The fall and rise of political dynasties

Why, centuries after the French Revolution promised an end to feudalism, do political dynasties persist -- even in democracies, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Image: Congress party chief Sonia......

Sleep your way to exam success: Scientists

What's the key to success in exams? Well, an extra hour in bed in the morning, apart from hard work, say scientists. An experiment, designed by three British scientists, which allows students to......

Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to alma mater IIT-Bombay

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys and the founding chairman of UIDAI, has donated Rs 315 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. IMAGE: Nandan Nilekani.......

Three things the new RBI governor must focus on

Janmejaya Sinha lays down Urjit Patel’s agenda - cleaning up bank balance sheets, evaluating robustness of CPI and pushing for digitisation in financial services. The appointment of Urjit......

Rajan receives Deutsche Bank Prize, 2013

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram G Rajan has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work which influenced......

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also managing the finance ministry, presented the Interim Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Monday. Following is the text of the entire Budget......

Six themes dominate IIT extravaganza

With IIT-Madras celebrating its golden jubilee, it is appropriate that the fifth Pan-IIT 2008 is held here from 19-21 December. The most interesting feature of the event is the six thematic tracks......

PCB keen to save Shabbir's career

Pakistan Cricket Board will make a last ditch effort to save the sinking career of fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed by consulting Australian specialists.PCB's director cricket operations, Saleem Altaf, on......

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Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

What Modi said to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Can name-changing spree help BJP again in UP 2022?

The fall and rise of political dynasties

Sleep your way to exam success: Scientists

Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to alma mater IIT-Bombay

Three things the new RBI governor must focus on

Rajan receives Deutsche Bank Prize, 2013

Pranab Mukherjee's Interim Budget speech

Six themes dominate IIT extravaganza

PCB keen to save Shabbir's career

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