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Eric Maskin makes ‘mechanism design theory’ a piece of cake
Theory asks if mechanisms can be designed to achieve a certain goal

‘Distress’ expressed to Seoul


Focus on development: Raman Singh
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will continue to focus on development during his government’s second term. “The recent Assembly elections results have proved that any party that comes to power has to work ...

Directors, alumni recall campus life as IISc meet ends
Bangalore: Past directors and alumni of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) reminisced about their years on the campus at the valedictory of the four-day IISc centenary conference that saw a galaxy of eminent scientists from around the ...

‘Centre cannot ask CBI to drop probe against Mulayam’
New Delhi: Assailing the CBI move, advocate Vishvanath Chaturvedi has approached the Supreme Court to direct the agency to register corruption cases against the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh, and his family ...

Tough provisions in amendment Bill
NEW DELHI: The Bill to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has sought to bring in stringent provisions, including a detention period of 180 days instead of 90 days and denial of bail altogether to a foreigner accused of terrorism in ...

NDFB replaces chairman with new leader
Guwahati: The general assembly of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) on Monday replaced its Bangladesh-based chairman, Ransaigra Nabla Daimari (alias D.R. Nabla or Ranjan Daimari), with a new leader, B. Sungthagra (alias ...

Kulkarni, Saxena to be probed further
Deo report referred to Home Ministry

Clash over spectrum issue
NEW DELHI: Members of the DMK and the AIADMK on Tuesday clashed in the Rajya Sabha over spectrum allocation and the power crisis in Tamil Nadu. When the AIADMK members demanded the dismissal of Communication Minister A. Raja and a Joint ...

Culling begins in Malda
KOLKATA: Culling operations began on Tuesday in parts of West Bengal’s Malda district, a day after it was confirmed that avian flu was the cause of deaths of poultry birds there. “Authorities in all districts have been ...

Some Gujarat riot victims retract charges before SIT
“Earlier statements fabricated, recorded without our knowledge”

Don’t handle pollution cases casually: Apex court
New Delhi: Those who discharge noxious effluents into streams, rivers or any other waterbody, inflicting harm on the public health, should be dealt with strictly dehors technical objections, the Supreme Court has held. “Since the ...

Fire-fighting training comes in handy for Oberoi staffer


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