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Winning the gamble against the monsoons
Science-based strategies could greatly help vulnerable farming communities

Homosexuality a crime: Lalu
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday denounced the Delhi High Court’s ruling decriminalising gay sex. “Gay sex should not be legalised at any cost and the Centre should appeal against the verdict in the ...

Sensitive issue: NCW
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for a nationwide debate on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the wake of the Delhi High Court judgment that described criminalising homosexuality as a violation of human ...

EPFO recommends 8.5 per cent interest rate
NEW DELHI: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Saturday recommended an 8.5 per cent interest rate for 2009-10 to benefit about 4.5 crore provident fund subscribers, ahead of the presentation of the General Budget in the Lok ...

Krishna Iyer opposes bank merger move
KOCHI: V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, has urged Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to intervene in the issue of the merger of associate banks with the State Bank of India. In a letter, he said the move was devoid of ...

Nine killed as bus falls on to railway track in Howrah
The minibus crashed through concrete railings of a flyover

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Firefox 3.5 has a lot to offer
Developers claim it is significantly faster than earlier version

An unassuming device
Viewing multimedia content from USB storage devices

Sariska tiger sitting pretty
JAIPUR: The Sariska reserve’s male tiger missed the bash on the anniversary of his entry into the re-located area last weekend, but he did get a new collar. The wildlife authorities, the scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India ...

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JD(S) divergence grows

Gujarat polarisation panel under fire

Khurshid for more pre-matric scholarships for minorities

Five State BJP leaders losing job for poll debacle

Minimal role for Mayawati’s second-in-command

Chandrayaan-2 launch by 2013

Ban on import of mobiles without unique number

Milli Council seeks special steps for Rajasthan Muslims

“CMZ draft to be reviewed to protect fishermen”

“Approve of rehabilitation scheme for rape victims”

Election of Kamal Nath, Sushma Swaraj challenged

Unrest over youth’s death in Dehra Dun

Discrimination against Uttarakhand: Pokhriyal

“Black magic was practised in Gujarat ashram”

Three suspected Maoists arrested

IGNOU scheme launched

Honing skills of domestic helps

3 militants killed in Manipur

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