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Mayawati bans transfers by Ministers
“Ensure benefits of government schemes reach the poor”

Environmentalists concerned over concrete embankments in Jaipur
‘Initiative will propel an ecological disaster in the Pink City’

BJP fails to decide on Khanduri
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parliamentary Board, which met here on Saturday to take stock of the political developments in Uttarakhand, failed to take any decision on changing the Chief Minister. General secretary Arun ...

Mamata promises passes for the poor
New Minister spells out her vision of providing a human face to the Railways

Big decisions await Antony
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister A.K. Antony begins his second stint in the South Block at a time when the country’s tri-services are gearing up for challenges and poised to take a leap as a modern and technological-savvy force. Having ...

Congress pledge is food for thought to Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: Contrary to speculation that the Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry will be bifurcated, the Maratha strongman, Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar, 68, gets to keep all the departments. This shows Prime Minister ...

Focus on fighting terror and tackling insurgency now
NEW DELHI: Palaniappan Chidambaram, who was handpicked by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take charge of the Home Ministry soon after the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, has retained the portfolio in the new Congress-led UPA government. ...

A grand homecoming for Mamata
“I want to work for Bengal and its people,” says the new Railway Minister

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Now, spam goes ‘oink, oink!’
5 % of spam e-mail now mentions swine flu in subject line

Subject lines to avoid
Salma Hayek caught swine flu! First U.S. swine flu victims! Madonna caught swine flu! U.S. swine flu statistics; Swine flu worldwide! Swine flu in Hollywood! Swine flu in U.S.A.; N.Y. victims of swine flu; First U.S. swine flu victims! Will ...

Speech recognition software that bridges the digital divide
User has to only call out his option instead of keying it in

Other Stories

MNS makes good use of Sena formula

‘Petroglyphs’ found on dolmen

Priority for strengthening relations with neighbours, says S.M. Krishna

Congress pledge food for thought to Pawar

Court: lesser punishment for heinous crimes will be counter-productive

EU to study glaciers, monsoon changes

Raj betrayed Marathi cause: Uddhav

Custodial death: two policemen acquitted

CPI(M) flays exorbitant fees in private schools

Police to focus on tackling cybercrime

Congress may part ways with CPI in Manipur

Opposition leaders to be elected on May 31

Schools’ move to charge hiked fees flayed

ED summons Adnan Sami

Homage to Mahatma

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