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Falls short of expectation
MANI RATNAM'S much-awaited Yuva is finally here. It comes with all the style, sparkle and cinematographic beauty Mani Ratnam is known for. Its music is hummable without the lyrics being easy to drool off your lips. Again, a typical Ratnam ...
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    Chennai

    Transcending disability
    "Abroad, the disabled are getting better nutrition and training. If we are encouraged more, it will help us do much better and win laurels for Tamil Nadu."
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    Coimbatore

    Drop in here for CDs
    COMPUTER PERFORMANCE has grown at an astonishing rate and now there is no need to worry about hardware requirement for games. There are computer festivals that feature collections of the best games at prices that bring smiles to faces. One ...
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    Delhi

    Telling stories of life through her camera
    SHE CONFESSES that her childhood had nothing particularly interesting. "Life wasn't out of the ordinary and it took the same path that it did for any average youngster growing up in that age and place,'' says the world renowned documentary ...
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    Hyderabad

    Pulse : Free power cuts!
    Torrid summer. Tormenting power cuts. How to cool off? Go to A/C theatres or bank on solar power or just go on to the terrace, stare at the vast sky and enjoy fresh natural air. The ways are many. Read on.
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    Kochi

    Peoplespeak :
    The examination conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examination to select students for professional courses is now based entirely on multiple choice questions, which enables the application of a machine-readable answering system that minimises human intervention in the valuation process and consequent malpractices. However, there is one school of thought that argues that mastery over the technique of answering such questions is often all that is needed to see you through it. This argument favours a system that will necessitate descriptive answers, in order to make a proper assessment of aptitude. Our readers present their views:
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    Madurai

    Forgetting their grisly past
    NOT MANY would have experienced stress and fear at a tender age, like these children. Depression had driven many of them to seclusion; some had even thought of committing suicide. The torture they were subjected to or witnessed had silenced ...
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    Thiruvananthapuram

    Peoplespeak :
    The examination conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examination to select students for professional courses is now based entirely on multiple choice questions, which enables the application of a machine-readable answering system that minimises human intervention in the valuation process and consequent malpractices. However, there is one school of thought that argues that mastery over the technique of answering such questions is often all that is needed to see you through it. This argument favours a system that will necessitate descriptive answers, in order to make a proper assessment of aptitude. Our readers present their your views:
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