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Should NCERT books mean endless cramming? 21 March 2010, 21-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 21 ' 'Ratta', 'ratta', cram, cram... that is what our examinations are about,' is the frustrated echo of many youngserters taking their school leaving Class 12 examinations this year, as they flip anxiously through dry tomes on science, commerce and arts subjects trying to memorise endless passages and formulas. |
India is the place where the world has to invest: Purnendu Chatterjee (Interview) 21 March 2010, 21-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 21 Global investor Purnendu Chatterjee has identified life science as an area where he foresees great potential for investment in India, but with a totally different model on new drug discovery from what has been adopted by the developed world. |
Where gold and silver locks are key to prayers 21 March 2010, 21-1 HrsKanpur, March 21 Flowers, fruits and incense sticks are not quite what devotees bring to a temple in Kanpur. To appease the deity, they make an offering of locks made of gold, silver and other precious metals. |
Pope 'truly sorry' for sexual abuse by Irish priests 20 March 2010, 20-2 HrsVatican City, March 20 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Saturday apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests in Ireland, saying he is 'truly sorry' for what they have endured. |
Bipasha sports nine looks in 'Pankh' 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsPriyanka Chopra played 12 characters in 'What's Your Raashee?' and now Bipasha Basu is doing much the same in 'Pankh' where she sports nine different looks. Bipasha |
रणबीर और कैट का किस सीन 16 March 2010Ranbir and CAT |
Netanyahu defends Jerusalem building despite controversy 16 March 2010, 16-0 HrsTel Aviv, March 16 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Monday plans for further housing construction in Jerusalem despite sharp international criticism and what was called the worst crisis in Israel's ties with the US in 35 years. |
'Lahore', easing India-Pakistan ties through sports (IANS Preview) 15 March 2010, 15-2 HrsNew Delhi, March 15 The 'greatest bond' between two countries torn apart by politics and religion is sports, is what the upcoming film 'Lahore' which deals with kickboxing and takes a ring-side view of India-Pakistan relations hopes to portray. |
What's wrong if I install my own statues, asks Mayawati 15 March 2010, 15-2 HrsLucknow, March 15 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is unable to understand why she is under fire from various quarters for installing her own statues. |
Early Iraq poll results show tight race 13 March 2010, 13-1 HrsBaghdad, March 13 (DPA) As early results from Iraq's parliamentary elections trickled in, leading politicians Saturday began what promised to be complicated negotiations on forming a government. |
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