A recent flurry of private institutes has helped improve the scene, especially in south India
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COVER STORY
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The mutiny at Vellore Fort was the first against the Brits, but few recall it as such
After over thirty years of acting, both on stage and on screen—from the severest art to the silliest commercial cinema—the maestro now dons the hat of a director with the film <i>Yun Hota To Kya Hota</i>
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The PM's Rs 3,750-cr package does not address the real issues
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The mutiny at Vellore Fort was the first against the Brits, but few recall it as such
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After over thirty years of acting, both on stage and on screen—from the severest art to the silliest commercial cinema—the maestro now dons the hat of a director with the film <i>Yun Hota To Kya Hota</i>
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Can't sing when it pours; The screen goes blank; Unholy nexus; Shepherds needed
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The biggest disaster, of course, is Brandon Routh as Superman. In retrospect, I'd settle for our own delectable Hrithik.
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The lack of an Indian foreign minister in office frustrates Pakistan
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The sharpsuited CEO on his rugby weekend finds a new vocation—an imaginative return to boyhood
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Finally, the Azzurri vs Les Bleus. Socc and awe, European style.
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A lie has been nailed. But more questions have popped up now. <a href="dossiersind.asp?id=69" target="_blank">Full Coverage</a>
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An overseas series win at last. Now if we only learn from our minuses...
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With my cut-off marks, the choice was limited but my caste helped me get admission in a Chennai college. I faced no discrimination.
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Tamil Nadu has almost perfected the admission procedure for engineering colleges. The system is so transparent and well-oiled that few other states can match it.
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From oceanography to oenology, new career options are heady
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Karnataka's CET model was a success. A departure has led to chaos.
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Small-sized projects, overworked faculty, a vicious IPR regime... all hamper a fruitful partnership between IITs and industry
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We asked the most informed group—senior faculty in different colleges across the country—to rate the institutes.
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The real issue is not quality but seats—or the acute shortage of them
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IITs continue to rule. In medicine too, the top ranks are not new.The growing number of private institutes in the list is the surprise.
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Hamas is Israel's best bet. Pushing it to the wall will be self-defeating.
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India is not seeking a settlement with Musharraf. It is dealing with Pakistan. The latest proposal from him should, thus, be assessed after a reality check on Pakistan.
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After 44 years, trade cuts the barbed wire fence that separated India from China
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Hell hath no fury like an author denied his day in the sun. National Book Trust picks 33 authors to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair this October, leaving many fuming
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The story of a gentle petite Indian girl in brutal captivity, who astonished friend and foe with her courage and beauty has been written about earlier, but never researched so comprehensively as in this book.
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When the sun rises in the east, it's the West that has to worry about the darkness. Why be glum, Mr Jha?
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Drafted in 'national, consumer interest', the new broadcast bill will gag the media
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Alkazi the collector finds a resting place for his art in Delhi