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  • Mohammad Muzammil to be Agra university VC

    Rohilkhand University Vice Chancellor (VC) Mohammad Muzammil has been directed by the Uttar Pradesh governor to take additional charge of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) here. D.N. Johar, erstwhile vice chancellor of the university, had submitted his resignation to Governor B.L. Joshi in the state capital Lucknow Saturday afternoon. As the news of Muzammil taking ...

  • Cheetah back in India Yes if the government has its way

    Armed with "scientific evidence" that the African cheetah is "not an alien species" and can survive in India, the government is planning to petition the Supreme Court to allow the import of the animal that became extinct 60 years ago. The environment ministry's proposal comes after the apex court last month quashed the Rs.300 crore project to import and re-introduce the Namibian cheetah in ...

  • Probe on in differently-abled girls rape case

    Two days after three hearing- and speech-impaired girls alleged rape and molestation by employees of a residential school here, statements of all the victims has been recorded, police said Sunday. The incident occurred in a school run by an NGO. Statements of sixteen differently-abled inmates were also being recorded on suspicion that there may be more victims, police said. Police had arrested ...

  • Two Andhra ministers charged in Jagan case may quit

    Two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh charged in the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case are likely to resign following orders from the Congress central leadership, party sources said Sunday. Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao may submit their resignations to Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy later Sunday, party sources ...

  • Four electrocuted in Himachal village

    Four people were killed and five were critically injured after an electric current seeped into some houses in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday. Officials said that a technical snag in a transformer in Paleur village near Chamba town, some 345 km from here, led to electricity seeping into around 40 houses Saturday night, resulting in the tragic incident. The injured have been ...

Movie Review

Rushmore [DVD]

Rushmore [DVD]

There is a moment near the middle of Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" when a character makes a statement that essentially sums up the appeal of the film itself. Speaking to the film's protagonist, 15-year-old extracurricular prodigy Max Fischer, a young schoolteacher with whom he has fallen in love says, "I've never met anyone like you." ...

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  • Kerala software engineer develops anti-piracy software

    A Kerala-based software engineer has come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams. Varghese Babu told IANS here that the product, which has gone for patent processing, was developed after three years of research. "It has been named as 'Demolish Duplica' and has a hardware unit which is placed in movie theatres. The ...

  • At 47 degrees Celsius Nagpur hottest in India

    The orange city Saturday recorded a maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the country, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here Sunday. An intense heat wave has been sweeping over large parts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region even as early monsoon has arrived in Andaman and Nicobar isles, the official said. While Nagpur notched a fiery 47 ...

  • Fukrey - peppy fun to suit youth tastes

    Film: "Fukrey"; Music Director: Ram Sampath; Singers: Amjad Bagadwa, Ram Sampath, Yash Divecha, Vrashal Chavan, Mika Singh, Tarannum Malik, RanaMajumder, Clint Cabral, Neisha Maskarenhas, Mimosa Pinto, Kailash Kher, Keerthi Sagathia, Pradipta Guha, Clinton Cerejo and Sona Mohapatra; Rating: The music album of director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba's "Fukrey" has six tracks. Simple and sweet, the ...

  • Hot sunny Sunday in store for Delhi

    It was a warm Sunday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25.9 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the year. The Met Office has forecast a hot, sunny day ahead. "A hot day lies ahead for Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to be around 44 degrees Celsius," an India Meteorological Department official said. The humidity recorded at 8.30 a.m. was 68 ...

  • Bengal unveils draft industrial policy after long wait

    The West Bengal government has unveiled its draft industrial policy after a long wait to woo entrepreneurs by showcasing the state as an attractive investment destination. The state government uploaded the draft policy on its websites Saturday and invited suggestions from various industry bodies as well as business community. It said that several incentive schemes for new investors have been ...

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