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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF … THE POLICE NIGHT PATROL
For mind, body and soul Empower Yourself introduces EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and the law of attraction, the first of a series of experiential healing workshops that claims to teach simple, doable, user-friendly techniques for initiating changes in one’s ...
VOICE YOUR VIEWS: HIGHER EDUCATION - WISH V/S REALITY 
They said it...The topic for the next Voice Your Views column scheduled for May 15 is “All work, no break”. Send your responses before May 10 by post (The Hindu, Metroplus, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai-2) or e-mail metro@thehindu.co.in in text format. Your responses should not exceed 100 words. Banks to the aid The lakhs of software engineers and others holding white collar jobs are proof that higher education is indeed useful. Banks also play a big role by offering education loan for higher studies here and at foreign universities. S. ... 
Doctorate dreamsGone are the days when our parents looked at landing a typically 9 to 5 mundane ‘Government job’ as the height of success. For today’s youngsters, education is holding a Masters degree or a doctorate. Professional education ... Out of reach With its large number of youth, India has got a natural advantage over other countries to excel in higher education and become a great nation. If it happens, we can solve problems such as like poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, corruption and ... Provide loans The recent increase in the fees of premier management and engineering institutes surely puts the dream of higher education out of the reach of the economically weaker sections. The institutes should set up financial counselling for all ... Twin hindrances Reservation has ensured that most children belonging to the forward community have been left behind with nothing but dreams of pursuing higher education. Money also plays a vital role in securing a seat. Education has been ... Wide gap Higher education is always an important issue in the lives of youth. Earlier, neither was there so much competition nor was education so expensive. Now, there is a wide gap between wish and reality. T.S.Gopalakrishnan Forced learning Most parents force children to study courses of their liking, instead of allowing them to choose what they wish to study. It is high time they allow children to take their own decisions. G.Kameswaran ... Foreign shores Everybody’s dream is to go abroad and pursue higher studies. But, how many get a chance to do that? There are institutes in India that offer good courses. Sadly, the bright students opt to go abroad. Shiva Prakash Change the criteria The 27 per cent reservation of seats in post-graduate courses with a demarcation for the creamy layer signifies the start of a paradigm shift. However, reality is unchanged for the economically weak, yet meritorious students belonging to the ... 
Encourage researchThrough higher education, we expect to take our knowledge and skill to a higher level. Apart from improving knowledge, students must also be equipped with more skills to face the real world. Universities must encourage students’ ...
Fizz and fitness The Hash routine involves a mad sprint ending with a swig of beer
There is hope yet Director of Hope And A Little Sugar, Tanuja Chandra says she’s going to do a commercial film next Nadira, naturally Nadira Zaheer Babbar on why drama continues to be her “best friend” An ode to the People’s President P.M. Nair on the best boss of them all – former President A P J Abdul Kalam All for a cause Director Prabhakar Shukla gives Gudiya a voice
Eyeing the BMW 325i Ashish Mash takes the BMW 325i out for a spin, and comes back impressed Retro revival The Fiat 500 looks cute enough to hug and fits right in with the Bally shoes and the Armani shades Virtual Mechanic Car and bike questions? We have the answers MAN AND MACHINE Old, but not over the hill P.T. Srinivasan takes on peak-hour city traffic with his old two-door Morris Minor A day out with the birds An early morning trip to the Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary can throw up interesting sights 
Now, the Honda civic HybridIndia’s first petrol-electric car will be the Honda Civic hybrid. It will go on sale in India by June. The car will have a 1.3-litre petrol engine augmented by an electric motor, and the combined drive from the petrol as well as electric ... A scaled-down Fabia Skoda has launched the Fabia 1.2, the smallest-capacity and cheapest version of the Fabia. The car was quietly introduced into the market with attractive ex-showroom prices ranging from Rs. 5.11 lakh for the ‘Active’ variant, Rs. 5.48 ...
Jiving with Dhoni BIG Music to launch a music album for IPL’s Chennai Super Kings
Crystal cheer It was a glittering extravaganza as Swarovski pulled out all stops to launch its first ever flagship store in Tokyo
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