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'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......

Over 30% women from 14 states back men beating wives: Survey

Over 30 per cent women from 14 of the 18 states and Union Territories that were surveyed justify men beating their wives under certain circumstances, while lesser percentage of men rationalised......

Govt to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21

The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. Photograph: ANI photo Experts, however, have raised concern over......

PM, Sonia's visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan sparks speculation

Speculation of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle gained fresh momentum on Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi meeting President Pranab Mukherjee......

DHL unveils $250 million spread in India

Committing over $250-million investment in India for the next few years, global air express services company, DHL Express, has set up a disaster recovery centre in Chennai.The Chennai centre, in......

Vinod Khosla loses court battle to shut down beach in US

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has lost a court battle against shutting down public access to a beach popular among swimmers in northern California. Khosla, the co-founder of Sun......

Why analysts think it's good time to sell gold

Image: A woman tries on a gold necklace inside a jewellery showroom at a market in Mumbai. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Gold and silver prices continued their fall on Monday, slipping to......

Why is the rupee under pressure?

Depreciating rupee gels well for exporters and a weak rupee will make Indian produce more competitive in global markets which will be fruitful for India's exports, notes Ram Pitre The rupee has......

Why it's good time to scout for property

After waiting for almost three years, information technology professional Kunal Bhat has finally decided to take the plunge and buy a property in Thane. “For the past couple of years, it was......

Jadhav slams ton for Maharashtra

Opener Dhiraj Jadhav hit a brilliant unbeaten century (124) as Maharashtra reached a healthy 285 for three against Madhya Pradesh on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Plate championship finalin......

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'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Over 30% women from 14 states back men beating wives: Survey

Govt to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21

PM, Sonia's visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan sparks speculation

DHL unveils $250 million spread in India

Vinod Khosla loses court battle to shut down beach in US

Why analysts think it's good time to sell gold

Why is the rupee under pressure?

Why it's good time to scout for property

Jadhav slams ton for Maharashtra

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