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WHO OWNS THE SENA?
Tempers Above Danger Mark
SLUICE-GATES OF SORROW
Cash and Carry Operations
JET LAGGED
LANGUAGE OF CONTENTION
SWACHH GUJARAT?
Going Swimmingly
SHADOW BOXING
RATTING ON RAUT
Boss Lady
ONE FOR KRISHNA
A MESS OVER HOLY MASS
ITC: BUILDING A COMPETITIVE, FUTURE TECH, CLIMATE POSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENTERPRISE
THE PROMISE OF 5G • WITH 10 TIMES FASTER CONNECTIVITY AND REAL-TIME DOWNLOADS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOBILE TELECOMTechNOLOGY COULD BRING ABOUT A COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION
THE EVOLUTION
HOW NETWORKS OPERATE
CHALLENGES
HOW SAFE IS 5G?
“WE AIM TO ROLL OUT 5G BY OCTOBER” • A day after the week-long 5G spectrum auctions concluded on August 1, ASHWINI VAISHNAW, the Union minister of communications who is also in charge of railways, electronics and information technology, spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA on a range of issues concerning the outcome. Excerpts from the interview:
ANATOMY OF A MONEY HEIST • Zoom in on Bengal’s teacher recruitment scam, and what you see is a far-flung web of bribery and deceit woven by a band of corrupt officials and their eager clients
THE LONE SENTINEL OF JUSTICE • For the victims of the West Bengal teachers’ recruitment scam, Justice Abhijit Ganguly has emerged as the final hope
THE FALL OF A HEAVYWEIGHT
THE CASH QUEEN
HOW TO SELL A JOB
THE AGEING SHARKS • THE INDIAN NAVY’S VINTAGE SUBMARINE FLEET WILL BE AT A DISADVANTAGE AGAINST EVEN PAKISTAN IN A DECADE. THE GOVERNMENT MUST RETHINK ITS UNDERWATER STRATEGY
TREADING WATER
SUPERSIZED SECRETARIAT • DRIVEN BY CHIEF MINISTER K. CHANDRASHEKAR RAO HIMSELF, WORK ON THE NEW STATE SECRETARIAT IS BEING FINISHED AT A FEVERISH PACE. A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING, IT’S A FUSION OF THE CM’S VISION OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY
THAT FOG IN THE GREY CELLS • From impaired cognitive functions and mood disorders to neurological damage, the coronavirus’s impact on brain health cannot be taken lightly
TIPS FOR POST-COVID BRAIN HEALTH
THE IMPRESSIVE GROWTH STORY OF INDIA1S TOP RANKED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
INDIA’S BEST UNIVERSITIES • THE INDIA TODAY-MDRA BEST UNIVERSITIES SURVEY 2022 SCOURS INDIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE AND BRINGS YOU THE BEST INSTITUTES IN THE PROFESSIONAL AND LIBERAL ARTS SPACES
IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE • OUR ANNUAL GUIDE TO THE BEST INDIAN UNIVERSITIES ACROSS FIELDS HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL IN THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IF REFORMS ARE IMPLEMENTED
HOW THE UNIVERSITIES WERE RANKED
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT • IT’S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE IN JNU WITH FRESH FUNDS FROM THE CENTRE, A NEW SCHOOL OF INDIAN LANGUAGES, NEW COURSES, EVEN PROPOSALS FOR OFFSHORE CAMPUSES
A MICROCOSM OF THE COUNTRY
INTEGRATING A GLOBAL OUTLOOK
PIONEERING THE CHANGE • AMITY UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT IN EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, BE IT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEP 2020 OR TEAMING UP WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS TO OFFER NEW COURSES TO STUDENTS
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