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Pan-India SIR: EC to begin with states going to polls next year

The Election Commission is likely to roll out pan-India special intensive revision of voters' list in phases beginning with a group of states, including those where assembly polls are due next......

Jobs, better education top Bihar students' expectations from new govt

College students in poll-bound Bihar, many of whom are first-time voters, rue the lack of job opportunities that has been forcing several of their seniors to leave the state in search of work, and......

Raj Jayadev gets Soros Justice Fellowship

Raj Jayadev, the co-founder of the De-Bug grass root group, was recently named one of the 18 Soros Justice Fellows, and will receive $ 75,000 for a project that could also create a better plea......

Why Hooda Is Responsible For Congress Defeat

Instead of harvesting the wrath against BJP and using it to their advantage by opting for a collective form of leadership, the Congress decided once again to bestow their trust in the Hooda family......

Bhupendra Patel had to take some tough decisions to get 2nd term

Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party's soft-spoken face in Gujarat, has retained the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and Aam......

India fares poorly in sales staff survey

Have you ever felt the salesperson at your neighborhood multi-brand electronics storeroom is endorsing only a few of the brands displayed? Or noticed how some salespersons only smart-sell brands......

India's sales effectiveness lowest in A-Pac

India needs to significantly improve its performance when it comes to sales effectiveness, as it is far behind its peers in the Asia Pacific region in terms of engagement of the sales force with a......

Why IT, electronic firms are making huge losses

IT and consumer electronic firms in the country are losing up to Rs 84 lakh per store annually due to poor sales effectiveness, a survey says. According to a survey carried out by a performance......

Govt gets cracking on key reforms hanging fire

As the wait for the passage of key financial sector Bills on insurance, pension and microfinance gets longer in Parliament, the finance ministry has decided to initiate some reforms at the......

Anil Ambani's elder son joins Reliance Capital board

Anmol, who has a degree from Warwick Business School in the UK, has also been visiting branches and meeting employees across businesses in different regions to get exposure and detailed......

Anek Review

There's too much going on in Anek, and a lot of it is terribly disjointed, complains Sukanya Verma. Before watching Anek, I did a little experiment where I asked a bunch of people to name all the......

Get Ready For Ranbir's SUPERPOWERS in Brahmastra!

Full credit to Ayan Mukerji for venturing into the 'Astraverse', says Deepa Gahlot. Director Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra has been in the making for such a long time that jokes and memes about the......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Village Rockstars Review: Too good for the Oscars

'This is a movie, which if you allow it to, will wash itself all over you, so that you emerge from it a little drenched but wide awake,' says Sreehari Nair. Outwardly, Rima Das's Village Rockstars......

Par Ek Din: Flight of the Bumblebees

'The bumblebees in Par Ek Din may not be flying yet, but even as they dangle in mid-air, their stings hurt.''Effortlessly graceful, this is a work of passion that conveys what being passionate......

Jolt for transgender cricketers in England

In March, the United Kingdom's then sports minister Lucy Frazer called on sporting bodies in the country to reassess their rules on transgender athletes competing in women's sports to ensure......

Mumbai Football Club launched

The city of Mumbai can boast of another unique feather in its cap, a Community-based football club. In an exciting development that will have far-reaching consequences for the development of grass......

Panesar returns to his roots

England's new spin-bowling hero Monty Panesar returned to his roots on Thursday and took a wicket with his first delivery.The 24-year-old left-arm spinner was back in his hometown of Luton, 40......

Davis Cup: Grass gamble fails as Italy thrash India to enter World Finals

World No 15 India will now compete in the Zone Group action later this year. IMAGE: Italy's Andreas Seppi in action during the Davis Cup men's singles match against India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran at......

NZ to grill Blatter over agenda, Oceania World Cup place

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week Press Conference. Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/Getty Images Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter can......