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Rift widens in National Knowledge Commission

The sparring between the top brass of the National Knowledge Commission on the panel's recommendations for improving the standards of higher education in the country has landed in the Prime......

PM reconstitutes knowledge commission

P M Bhargava, who was at loggerheads with National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, has been dropped as Vice Chairman of the high-profile body which has been reconstituted. Pitroda will......

Amit Shah woos Bihar voters with defence corridor, factories

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said a defence corridor will come up in Bihar and factories will be set up in each district if the National Democratic Alliance is voted to power. IMAGE:......

'Bulldozer Justice Continues Despite SC Verdict'

'Even as the Supreme Court's anti-punitive demolition judgment nears its first anniversary, no formal contempt proceedings have been initiated either by the Supreme Court or any high court against......

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power. Businessman Gautam Adani's advice to students of IIT-Kharagpur. IMAGE:......

Private Talent At PSU Banks Is Welcome, But...

Opening up the corner office is fine, but will the government be able to attract talent without giving a market-rate salary?, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In......

Knowledge panel for law on patents

National Knowledge Commission has recommended enactment of a legislation that would give universities and research institutions ownership and patent rights over inventions from government-funded......

Knowledge panel gets extension till March 09

The National Knowledge Commission, set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005 to prepare a road-map for transforming India into a knowledge society, has been given an extension till March......

National water portal soon: Sam Pitroda

A national water portal is being developed to facilitate exchange of database and information on all matters related to water, chairman of the National Knowledge Commission, Sam Pitroda said in......

'TN should compete with US, China, and not Indian states'

'We don't have to compete with Maharashtra or Gujarat. We have to now start thinking about how we compete with the United States or China.' IMAGE: Vehicles pass through the security check at the......

I have a voice, but they don't listen: Mary Kom on IOA

IMAGE: Mary Kom in action. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Boxing great M C Mary Kom, who is also the chairperson of IOA's athletes' commission, says she has stopped giving suggestions to......

BCCI unfazed by Law Commission's RTI recommendation

IMAGE: BCCI acting president C K Khanna, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla and BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India's top brass is not......

Sports Shorts: Usha becomes AAA's Athletes Commission member

Legendary Indian sprinter P T Usha has been made a member of the Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletics Association in recognition of her stellar achievements at the continental stage. The......

Ferdinand added to FA Commission after diversity criticism

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand was added to a commission set up by the English Football Association to improve the national team on Sunday after it was criticised by an FA board member for......