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 NATION: ONSCREEN TOBACCO BAN
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Statutory
Warning
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is on a one-man
mission to ban smoking on screen. But sparks fly as he tramples
on other areas-from MBBS curriculum to control of Medical
Council.
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STORY
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NATION:
MANUFACTURING
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Dreaming
Again
The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council bravely
flags irritants holding back the sector. But can it get
policies past the coalition logjam?
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STORY
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STATES: KARNATAKA
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The Invisible
Hand
With Congress ministers keeping a low profile in the Dharam
Singh-led coalition, it is the ally JD(S) under Deve Gowda
that is calling the shots in most policy matters from IT
to welfare.
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STORY
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STATES: ORISSA
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Song Of
The Politician
Political leaders love the mike. In Orissa, however, they
stride across the stage not to give long, boring speeches
but to entertain the masses with songs, dances and acts.
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STORY
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B-SCHOOLS: OVERSEAS OPTIONS
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Indian
Versus Foreign
Indian business schools offering international faculty are
fast gaining popularity. But will they be able to match
the brand value of the best foreign management schools?
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STORY
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B-SCHOOLS: SPECIALISATION
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Choosing
A Stream
As business schools focus on training complete managers,
the choice for students is not so much about what stream-finance,
marketing or HR- but which industry to choose
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: PARSI
COMMUNITY
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A Wider
Embrace
A group in Mumbai breaks from tradition to bring non-Parsi
family members into the Zoroastrian fold.
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STORY
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CONTROVERSY: VACCINES
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Prestige
Pinpricks
Manufacturers wrangle over who first indigenously produced
an important four-in-one combination vaccine in the country.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The Dour
Darshan
Bhaskar Ghose's Mandi House memoir is more a litany of wicked
politicians and witless colleagues.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: HERITAGE
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Wind Out
of its Sails
A centuries-old sailboat wallows in a dank paddy field as
the Kerala Government dilly-dallys in preserving the historical
find.
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STORY
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EDUCATION: TECHNICAL COURSES
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Cracking
The Whip
The technical education regulatory authority clamps down
on arbitrary management courses and sounds an alert against
commercialisation.
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STORY
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NATION:
CONGRESS
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Yes, Madam
Both performance and loyalty will come under scrutiny when
party President Sonia Gandhi takes stock at the Congress
Chief Ministers' Conference next week.
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STORY
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STATES:
ASSEMBLY POLL
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The Three
Musketeers
For the second time in less than eight months, Bihar goes
to the polls. The results this time will impact not just
the key state leaders but could alter the political equations
at the Centre.
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STORY
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STATES: KERALA
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Left's
Demolition Drive
The Congress-led ruling front gets a drubbing at local polls.
This is at best a wake-up call before the assembly election.
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STORY
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B-SCHOOLS: ENTRANCE
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How To
Bell The CAT
Close to five lakh aspirants take the entrance tests to
scores of business schools across the country every year.
Here's how to prepare for and what to expect in the examination
paper.
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STORY
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B-SCHOOLS: FUNDING
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Education
Loans
The cost of a two-year MBA degree has reached record levels.
Here's how to finance the course of your dreams without
wading in to college knee, chest or neck deep in debt.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA
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Breakthrough
Act
A handful of intrepid first-time directors is bringing a
whiff of experimentalism to Bollywood. Unconventional themes
are getting praise and finding bands of charmed followers.
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STORY
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DIPLOMACY: OIL DEALS
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Running
Into Rough Weather
India's tough stand on charges of nuclear violations against
Iran angers Tehran and puts recently signed oil deals with
it in jeopardy. With agreements with other countries too
facing roadblocks, the energy security strategy is under
serious threat.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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The Last
Temptation
The art of regaining humanity. Anita Nair builds her new
novel on the structure of a Kathakali performance.
FULL
STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Morality
of War
A provocative essay analyses the ethics of jehad and Al-Qaida's
future
FULL
STORY
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HERITAGE: DALHOUSIE SQUARE
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Historic
Facelift
In a rare show of teamwork, government agencies, global
donors, NGOs and private companies come together for a project
to refurbish one of the most famous landmarks of Kolkata.
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STORY
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