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Children with Downs Syndrome are special indeed (21 March 02:54) |
| Down's Syndrome need not stop a child from blooming and achieving a great deal in life. |
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IIT-B makes it to MITs top innovators list (21 March 02:49) |
| Mayank Shrivastava, a PhD student of IIT Bombay, has developed a unique semiconductor device that can be used to embed various chips on a single chip. |
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Foreign universities bill is a bill to sell education out by degrees (21 March 02:48) |
| The foreign universities bill, coming on the heels of
dwindling budgetary outlays on education, is a prescription for commoditisation of higher education |
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Kapil Sibals bill will kill the IITs and IIMs (21 March 02:43) |
| Before opening up to foreign universities, Sibal must allow great Indian
institutions to go private. |
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Indias public universities deserve a chance (21 March 02:00) |
| A two-tier regulatory system, one for Indian universities and a more liberal one for foreign ones will create an uneven playing field. |
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Another witness turns hostile in graft case against the Badals (21 March 01:48) |
| Since no other witnesses, who were summoned for today, turned up due to non-service of their summons, the court issued their fresh summons for appearance on next date fixed for April 3. |
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The foreign universities bill may enhance free flow of knowledge (21 March 01:30) |
| Some provisions of the new education bill are less than attractive for
foreign universities but they still see the benefits of being in India for a more globalised approach. |
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Railway advertisement goof-up shows Delhi in Pakistan (21 March 12:54) |
| The advertisement, announcing the inauguration of a luxury tourist train, the Kolkata-Nalanda Maharaja Express by railway minister Mamata Banerjee, contained an erroneous map. |
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Climate change knocks at Kashmirs doors (21 March 12:22) |
| The serene Kashmir valley is fast losing its cherished status of a temperate destination with spring literally turning into summer. |
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Shopian doctor in Kashmir caught on camera having sex (21 March 12:19) |
| A former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar will now face trial in the riot cases pending against him in a special CBI court from March 27. |
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The week that was March 14 to March 20 2010 (20 March 11:59) |
| A look at the events from around the world that made the headlines in the week gone by. |
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Five shot dead in Bihar village (20 March 11:28) |
| Around 50 assailants raided the village, sprayed a hail of bullets and threw bombs on the vehicles on which former village head Prayag Yadav was travelling with his supporters. |
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Development welcome but not at the cost of environment Chief justice of India (20 March 11:22) |
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Addressing a seminar on 'Role of judiciary in preserving environment', justice KG Balakrishnan said the development at the cost of environment is not acceptable. |
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Key accused in Kozhikode blast case remanded to judicial custody (20 March 10:56) |
| CBI special court in Ernakulam, dealing with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases in Kerala, today remanded Shammy Firoz to judicial custody for 15 days. |
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Maoist leader Rajkumars mother fears killing of her son (20 March 10:38) |
| The state human rights commission (SHRC) today directed the Andhra Pradesh director general of police to submit a report in connection to a petition filed by Cherukuri Rajkumar's mother |
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Congress MP Nilesh Rane slams Raj and Uddhav (20 March 10:34) |
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Rane alleged that both Raj and Uddhav were cheating people by their 'emotional addresses' and their activists were often seen ransacking or pelting stones. |
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Hurriyat leaders son wounded in militant attack in Kashmir (20 March 10:27) |
| The attackers barged into the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Hurriyat hawk Sheikh Ali Mohammad, at Dadasara Tral, 45-kms from here, and sprayed bullets on him. |
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Youth commits suicide in front of friends hostel in Delhi (20 March 09:57) |
| A 26-year-old "jilted lover" allegedly committed suicide in front of his female friend's hostel in south Delhi, police said today. |
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Man children die in suicide pact in Delhi (20 March 09:48) |
| A man and his two children died while his wife is battling for life in a city hospital after allegedly consuming poison with police suspecting a suicide pact following a family dispute or fi... |
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NCP MLAs to abstain from voting for finance bill in Goa (20 March 09:46) |
| NCP Goa Unit president Carmo Pegado said this evening that party's core committee was unanimous in supporting the move prompted by the group of seven legislators. |
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Govt thinking to reduce interest rate on crop loans Sharad Pawar (20 March 09:39) |
| The Union government is thinking to reduce 1% of interest rate from the present 5% on farmer crop-loans upto Rs3 lakh, the Union agriculture minister said. |
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BJP believes in one nation one constitution Nitin Gadkari (20 March 09:37) |
| BJP said it is firm in its resolve to scrap article 370 of the Constitution providing special status to Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Nitish Kumar SK Modi condole Koiralas death (20 March 09:36) |
| In a separate condolence message, Kumar described Koirala as an architect of establishment of democracy in Nepal. |
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Pre-1953 status to Jammu Kashmir will prove problematic says Jagmohan (20 March 09:28) |
| The former state governor said the Centre cannot keep funding the Jammu and Kashmir government if autonomy was provided as it will have little control over the decisions of the state governm... |
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Failure to interrogate Headley in India does not amount to raw deal from US SM Krishna (20 March 09:20) |
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He said it was the US government which arrested him and interrogating him. The US had assured India that it would certainly get an opportunity to interrogate Headley. |
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Mollification act Gadkari appoints 2 office-bearers from Bihar (20 March 09:08) |
| Gadkari's action came a day after senior party leader and former union minister CP Thakur had criticised Gadkari's new team as not a 'balanced one' and suggested it should be revised. |
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All is not well within BJP Shatrughan Sinha (20 March 09:05) |
| Sinha suggested that Nitin Gadkari should take a fresh look at the new team and make amendments accordingly. |
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Ramvilas Paswan urges Centre to increase Lok Sabha seats (20 March 08:59) |
| The LJP supremo urged the Centre to raise the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 814 and make provisions of quota for SC, ST, other weaker sections of society and minorities. |
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Justice Sachar disapproves of quota for Muslim women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies (20 March 08:42) |
| I do not want the sub-quota within the quota of 33%. But, I favour seat reservation for women as they are a deprived section,' said Justice (Retd) Rajinder Singh Sachar. |
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All decisions taken in accordance with law A Raja (20 March 08:36) |
| The IT minister said he has already made it clear that the decision with regard to his department was taken according to the law, within the legal frame work and the rules of TRAI. |
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Sack IT minister Raja demands Jayalalithaa (20 March 08:34) |
| The demand came after the Supreme Court declined to interfere in Delhi high court's findings against him in the 2G spectrum allocation. |
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Disciplinary action against tainted Satyam accountants on March 30 (20 March 08:28) |
| The Indian accounting sector regulator will meet this month-end to decide on disciplinary proceedings against tainted chartered accountants allegedly involved in the Satyam Computer fraud. |
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Aiyars nomination to Rajya Sabha misuse of power by govt BJP (20 March 08:26) |
| BJP spokesman Ramnath Kovind claimed that Aiyar did not qualify in any of the categories specified in Article 80 of the Constitution as he has been a 'committed worker' of the Congress. |
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Dreaded criminal escapes from custody in Noida (20 March 08:25) |
| Jeetu, who was arrested earlier today in a murder and loot case of Dadri, escaped from Kasna police station after hoodwinking the personnel on duty just a few hours after he was held. |
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Advertisement issue Congress dismisses it as mistake (20 March 08:18) |
| Asked about BJP's criticism of the government on the issue, party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said "nobody should try to take political mileage out of an administrative mistake". |
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BJPs objection to Aiyara nomination to Rajya Sabha is ridiculous Congress (20 March 08:18) |
| BJP had earlier termed the nomination as misuse of power by the government and said it was against the spirit of the Constitution. |
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Address concerns of opposition members JK speaker to govt (20 March 08:03) |
| Mohammad Akbar Lone today asked the government to address the concerns of opposition members regarding planning and development of their respective constituencies. |
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Top Hizb militant killed in Kashmir (20 March 08:02) |
| The slain Hizbul ultra, identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Dar alias Musharaf, was a self-styled district commander of the outfit, army spokesman Lt Col JS Brar said. |
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Hospitalised BJP MLAs discharged in Jaipur (20 March 08:01) |
| The four BJP MLAs, admitted to a hospital here after they fainted in the Rajasthan legislative assembly while grappling with marshals during Zero Hour, were discharged today. |
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SM Krishna to attend funeral of Koirala (20 March 08:00) |
| Krishna described Koirala as one of the "steadfast friends" of India and recalled his meeting with the Nepalese leader during his visit to the Himalayan nation two months ago. |
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Thank God we dont have a Bal Thackeray here Sheila Dikshit (20 March 07:50) |
| 'We have varied culture and really true cosmopolitan people. People from Kerala to Jammu and Kashmir and to those from the Northeast can live here comfortably,' she said. |
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Police seeks more time to advance arguments in September blast cases (20 March 07:39) |
| Additional sessions judge Santosh Snehi Mann allowed the plea of the police and put the matter for further proceedings April 3. |
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Auto phase-out without alternative is not viable Sheila Dikshit (20 March 07:33) |
| Dikshit, whose remarks that her government would like to phase out autos and replace them with battery-operated vehicles created a furore, also said cycling needed to be encouraged. |
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3 killed in explosion at National Feritlisers Limited plant in Punjab (20 March 07:31) |
| The explosion took place at around 11.40 am following leakage of gas which left senior manager Deepak Chhabra, mechanical engineer Mohinder Anand and a worker Jarnail Singh dead on the spot. |
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Shyam Saran tightlipped on reported differences with Jairam Ramesh (20 March 07:27) |
| 'The climate was just right for me to leave' -- this is what Shyam Saran had to say about his quitting as prime minister's special envoy on climate change. |
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Rabey Hasni Nadvi re-elected Muslim Personal Law Board president (20 March 07:23) |
| Women's representation on the panel rose with five women making it to the executive committee at its three-day conference. |
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Reservation for Muslims Andhra Pradesh Congress committee to seek Sonia Gandhis intervention (20 March 07:14) |
| The party which convened a meeting here today to discuss the issue decided to even seek amendment to the constitution if required. |
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Nepal announces three-day state mourning for Koirala (20 March 07:00) |
| During the mourning, all flags will fly at half-mast, the cabinet announced today after passing a condolence for the departed leader. |
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Sikh militant module busted had planned a bomb blast in Delhi (20 March 06:30) |
| Police busted a module of Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa International, which was planning to trigger bomb blast in the national capital and Himachal Pradesh, by arresting three members o... |
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BJP against backdoor quota for minorities in womens bill (20 March 06:09) |
| The BJP is clear that the strength of the Bill is its non-communal nature. This country was once divided on the basis of religion, Rajnath Singh said. |
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