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Readerspeak: Quota can be bitter pill
I understand the sentiment of a forward caste student who scored 89% but had to sacrifice his education for a backward student.
Sibal sees no merit in Arjun's quota idea
Sibal launched a veiled criticism of Arjun Singh's moves to reserve jobs in private sector and seats in top institutions.
Cong SOS: Only GenNext can save us
The Congress' support base in West Bengal has dwindled to such a level that the party now wants a new leadership to take over from the old guard.
Dhoni to endorse Sonata watches
Tata's largest selling watch brand Sonata has signed Indian batsman M S Dhoni as its brand ambassador.
Barcelona needs draw to reach final
AC Milan has its work cut out against Spanish giants Barcelona on Wednesday to make the Champions League final.
Mkts open firm: Sensex up 134 pts
Markets have opened on a firm note after three days. At 0957 hours IST, the Sensex was up 72.36 points at 11719.14.
Talk show host will be Bush's voice
Conservative Tony Snow has spoken about President Bush, and not always in a complimentary way
Mahajan had premonition of attack?
Pramod Mahajan had told the police that if he ever faced danger to his life, it would be from his near ones.
Osama is on the run, says White House
The White House has said that al-Qaeda leaders were ‘under a lot of pressure’ and ‘on the run’ following the release of a new audiotape.
ONGC Videsh to start Qatar drilling
ONGC Videsh Ltd hopes to start drilling two exploratory wells at Najwat Najem, an area allotted to it by Qatar Petroleum, by the year-end.
US, China, Australia alert nationals
Staff at US embassy down by 50 pc; Chinese government advises its nationals to leave Nepal as soon as possible.
MCD has 3 weeks to set sealings right
Delhi High Court has given MCD three weeks time to get its act together regarding the demolition drive in the Capital.
Nothing fishy about improving karma
The cast of the film, Election, released 400 fish into the sea to improve their karma after filming bloody scenes.
Schumacher wins San Marino GP
Michael Schumacher clinched a thrilling San Marino GP at Imola to be back in the hunt for this year's championship.
Tata's dream car to run on Exide
Tata Motors Ltd, Chairman Ratan Tata's dream project Rs 1 lakh car which is likely to be launched in 2007-08 will run on batteries provided by Exide industries.
Iraq parliament elects new leaders
A political deadlock appears to have been broken. Iraq finally has names for its top jobs - more than four months after its historic general election.