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Bypolls to 54 assembly seats across 10 states on Tuesday

Voting will be held on Tuesday for by-elections to 54 assembly constituencies in 10 states including 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh where the Bharatiya Janata Party is locked in a keenly-fought contest......

'Muslims have a higher perception of unfairness'

The participation of Muslims is relatively low in the education space but has improved in recent years, says Rakesh Basant, professor of economics, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad,......

'India can never be a Hindu State'

Former Delhi high court judge Rajinder Sachar was appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance government to head a committee to study and submit a report on the social,......

Heap Of Stones symbolises Indo-China peace

The Heap of Stones along the Sino-Indian border in high altitude Kameng sector on the Line of Actual Controlnot only marks the divide between the two countries, but also symbolises pervasive......

School boy shot dead in Jammu

A school boy riding a motorcycle was killed and his pillion rider injured Friday when police allegedly opened fire on them for not stopping at a barricade near here.Class 10 student Nishu Kumar,......

Kumar Birla tightening grip over B K Birla companies

Kesoram Industries, a Basant Kumar Birla Group company, announced last week the firm’s businesses would soon be restructured. The company had appointed a three-member committee of directors......

How IIM-A incubatee is changing bus ticketing

From daily revenue of a mere Rs 5,000-6,000 (Rs 50-60 billion) in 2007 to about Rs 70,000 (Rs 700 billion) now, Ahmedabad-based Mahasagar Travels has come a long way.Its founder Lalit Sukhwani says......

IIM-A sets up company

Setting the trend for B-schools and engineering institutes, the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has formed a company under......

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

After supplying Micro Electrical Mechanical System-based (MEMS-based) Inertial Navigation System to the Navy and the Airforce, Whirlybird Electronics, the co-incubated company of Indian Institute......

A Silicon Valley-type lab for brainiacs

Prashant Agrawal, 26, completed his engineering degree from the regional engineering college, Tiruchirapalli, and worked for a year at Wipro before he happened to attend a road show by Nirmal......

Celebrating Basant in Pakistan

What do Rakesh Roshan and Jeetendra have in common, besides being actors and Punjabis?Their fathers were born and based in Pakistan before migrating to India prior to the Partition in 1947. To......

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Defending champions Madhya Pradesh and Punjab qualify for quarter-finals. A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate......

Ranji round-up: Padikkal's ton gives Karnataka lead

A round-up of Wednesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate after Sandeep Warrier claimed wicket of Saurashtra's Sheldon Jackson during Day......

Rain ruins Day 1 in Rajasthan-Bengal Ranji match at Eden

Rajasthan were treading cautiously at 102 for three before rain played spoilsport on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Bengal at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha inflict humiliating innings defeat on Delhi

Hosts Vidarbha bowled with clinical precision to outclass table toppers Delhi by an innings and 93 runs in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy tournament in Nagpur. Having won the match in......

Ranji Trophy: New skipper Tare puts Mumbai in strong position

Skipper Aditya Tare struck an unbeaten century before Mumbai shot out Baroda for 184 and took a big first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match in Vadodara on Friday. Tare, who......

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