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India hopes China PM visit will cool tempers

Monday, 20 May 2013 | Rahul Datta | New Delhi

India hopes China PM visit will cool tempers

Notwithstanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday raising “upfront” India's boundary concerns with visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, New Delhi has already given in to Beijing's demand for putting on hold its infrastructure development…

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Vivacity

Angry birds

Monday, 20 May 2013 | Pioneer | New Delhi

Angry birds

Aggression and violence among children are major issues faced by parents today. Divya Kaushik spoke to a few experts who presented a couple of tips on modifying a child’s behaviour The mother of four-year-old Ahana shared…

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Sports Bytes

Pune Warriors opt to bat against Daredevils

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | IANS | Pune

Pune Warriors opt to bat against Daredevils

Pune Warriors India opted to bat first in their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday. The squads: Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch (Captain), Manish Pandey, Yuvraj…

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POTPOURRI

Have no limitations as an actor: Pooja Gupta

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | IANS | Mumbai

Have no limitations as an actor: Pooja Gupta

Actress Pooja Gupta, who is gearing up for her next film "Shortcut Romeo", says as an actress she doesn't have any limitations. Pooja Gupta told IANS: "I don't have any limitations as an actor. As…

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

New drug policy a welcome move for consumers: Pharma cos

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | PTI | Mumbai

New drug policy a welcome move for consumers: Pharma cos

The new drug price control policy that has recently been notified is likely to be a boon for consumers as it will put an end to the "arbitrary" pricing regime and bring down medicine…

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Brain may age faster in alcoholics who smoke

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | PTI | Washington

Brain may age faster in alcoholics who smoke

Alcoholics who smoke develop more problems with memory, ability to think quickly and efficiently, and problem-solving skills than those who don't smoke, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The study looked at the interactive effects of…

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Avenues

Beyond IIT

Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | Pioneer | Washington

Beyond IIT

It’s not as if you need to be an IITian in order to become an IAS officer or a CA. Praveen Tyagi tells you how there are options for students who have not scored well…

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India Abroad

Hindus living 'dangerously' in Balochistan

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | IANS | Islamabad

Hindus living 'dangerously' in Balochistan

Though Hindus have richly contributed in the economic prosperity and development of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since pre-partition days, they are today faced with the dilemma of survival and living "dangerously". Historically, it is not…

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SHOW TIME

A reluctant thriller

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | Meenakshi Rao | Islamabad

A reluctant thriller

The reluctant fundamentalist Staring : Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi At: PVR & others Rated: 6/10 There is a scene midway in Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist in which Changez Khan congratulates…

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BOOK REVIEWS

The uncrowned emperor

Sunday, 19 May 2013 | Pioneer | Islamabad

The uncrowned emperor

The NAMO Story Author: Kingshuk Nag Publisher: Roli, Rs 295 Despite its limitations, Kingshuk Nag’s book is an important addition to the literature on Narendra Modi and helps us understand the politician better, writes Rajesh Singh Kingshuk Nag…

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

For some, lure of filthy lucre is hard to resist

Monday, 20 May 2013 | Azhar A Khan | Lucknow

This refers to the editorial, “Cover ripped apart” (May 18). Hats off to the players of our national game, hockey, who have maintained their integrity and have not succumbed to temptation, despite facing a financial…

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Dipr Wire

Sunday Edition

Smart learning

19 May 2013 | Pioneer | Lucknow

Shibaji Roychoudhury speaks with experts and principals about the latest technologies for smart learning Technology in education is at its all-time high with students becoming digital natives. Gone are the days when students would open their textbooks to read or use their pads to take down notes...

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STATE EDITIONS

Non-teaching staff call off stir

20 May 2013 | Pioneer | Lucknow

Students across universities in the State and especially in Jamshedpur can look forward for a smooth administrative works at colleges from Monday. The non-teaching staff across the State have decided to end strike on Sunday and have decided to work from Monday across the colleges in the State...

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SOUND BITES

I am quite happy if you call it (reluctance to be projected as prime ministerial candidate) lack of ambition. So let's say lack of ambition.

Union Finance Minister | P Chidambaram

If I would ever have to re-make a film, it would be Love in Simla. I have watched it many times.

Bollywood director | Ayan Mukherjee

We must have a frank discussion with Russia to convince it that it is in the interests of peace, to finish with Bashar al-Assad.

French President | Francois Hollande

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