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India has no plan to upgrade education!

Until fifty years ago there were several world class universities in India: Allahabad, Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi are names that come to mind. Some of the world's greatest scientists of the......

Indian American Fulbright scholar to research ayurveda

Kolkata-born Indian American physician Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya, who practices holistic medicine in New York, has created history by being selected the first US scholar by the Fulbright Program to......

Girl Mamata called 'Maoist' wants to join the system

Taniya Bhardwaj, who West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had called a Maoist sympathiser on television, wants to become a civil servant. But for now, like generations of bright young......

Year-end 2012: The year that was for West Bengal

The love-hate relationship between Congress and Trinamool Congress finally ended with Mamata Banerjee walking out of the UPA and Congress pulling out its ministers from the West Bengal government......

Justice Altamas Kabir is new Chief Justice of India

Justice Altamas Kabir, who has delivered several landmark judgments, on Saturday took over as the new Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath to Justice Kabir. He......

How industrial waste is polluting Sundarbans' ecosystem

Industries located along the Gangetic delta in Haldia, Kolkata and its outskirts are polluting the fragile ecosystem of Sundarbans, home to 40 lakh (4 million) people and the Royal Bengal......

'Novartis case: SC ruling wise and balanced'

The Supreme Court recently rejected the plea of Novartis AG for patent protection of its anti-cancer drug Glivec.The Supreme Court judgement (pages 22 -26) quite extensively quoted from Sudip......

Lunch and more with IT's marathon man

Whenever Ajit Balakrishnan is quoted in the press, it's usually in connection with wise pronouncements on information technology (IT) or higher education. But there had to be more to India's first......

Will blocking access to some sites solve piracy?

In India, the rules of the game in cyberspace have changed forever. Almost overnight, the internet has spawned web renegades whose mission it is to bring down all forms of authoritarian control......

Meet Cornell's new B-school dean

Professor Soumitra Dutta, founder and faculty director of a new media and technology innovation lab at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, has been named dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate......

SOTY gives every teen a chance to live a fantasy

Karan Johar's Student Of The Year seems to work quitewell with the younger generation. Meghatithi Banerjee, 21, from Kolkata, also gives her thumbs up.A dazzling combination of love, friendship,......

When Bollywood stars adopted

He may not have married but he may just make a great father. In keeping with his paternal instincts, Karan Johar will soon adopt a kid and become a sort of kunwara baap. Brownie points for such a......

The man who made Devdas popular

We've seen Devdas in all colours. But we barely know the actor who first brought Saratchandra Chatterjee's famous character to screen. Actor-singer K L Saigal was the first superstar of the Hindi......

Angelina Jolie meets Pak flood victims

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who recently donated USD 100,000 for victims of Pakistan's devastating floods, on......

Emmy Awards 2010: The big winners!

It was a star studded affair at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. The big winners include AMC's Mad Men and ABC's Modern Family, as well as Eric Stonestreet, Jane Lynch, Jim......

Images: Bangladesh rally to shock England

Bangladesh relied on their tail-enders to return from the dead and pull off a sensational two-wicket upset victory over England in a World Cup Group B match to keep their quarter-final hopes alive......

World Cup buzz? No sign yet in Mumbai or Delhi

Cricket's biggest showpiece, the World Cup final, will be staged in India's financial capital Mumbai in little over six weeks but the sport-crazy citizens and casual visitors were hard-pressed to......

Narang is 'King' of the Delhi Games

India finished second in the final pecking order, with more than 100 medals, as the curtain came down on the Commonwealth Games, on Thursday. A record medal haul of 38 gold, 27 silver and 36......

One last major chance for wounded Tiger in 2010

Betrayed by his renowned clutch putting and winless in his first seven PGA Tour starts this year, Tiger Woods is desperate to move out of unfamiliar and decidedly uncomfortable territory. As......

Akram to don mentor's cap in KKR

Describing Wasim Akram as a legend, Kolkata Knight Riders coach Dav Whatmore said the former Pakistan captain will play the mentor's role in the team's campaign in the third edition of the Indian......

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Q. Which was the biggest decision that changed the course of your life? Was it a right decision?
Tanuja: A. more

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Q. On whom this song is picturised "Sur na saje kiya gaon meing sur key bina jeevan soona" your view on this song
Jameel Ahmed: A. Yes , while studying B-Com I realized that I have to join a technical course to get a job I needed havily for financial reason. I got the semi...... more

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Q. Who is the best known politician of West Bengal (former or present)?
Francisco: A. Movie : Basant Bahaar (1956) ,Singer: Manna Dey, Lyricist : Shailendra, Music Director - Shankar Jaikishan,Cast : Nimmi,Bharat...... more

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Q. what is saddler commission
Sunil Dmk: A. Dr. B C Ray...the 2nd Chief Minister in the 50's & early 60's.....a towering personality before whom even Nehru was subdued....the person who...... more

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Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity diplomats

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Shafiqur Rahman Barq didn't insult Vande Mataram

The song 'Vande Mataram' finds its place in Bankimchandra Chatterjee's novel Anand Math, published in 1882. Unfortunately, today with the brute... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/response-shafiqur-rahman-barq-didnt-insult-vande-mataram/15885475.shtml

Charmed by transcendental magic

A rendezvous with Ashish Avikunthak, director of Nirakar Chhaya, a Bengali film based on the award winning Malayalam novel Pandavapuram, written by... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Charmed-by-transcendental-magic/2013/05/21/article1598631.ece

Ideology and friendship

The sudden death of Lal Bahadur Shastri wrought havoc with the ruling party. The Congress had still a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, but it... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130521/jsp/opinion/story_16918048.jsp

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