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Teen prodigy inspires young IIT aspirants

The 14-year-old child prodigy Sahal Kaushik doesn’t talk much. It seems he believes in results rather than sheer talking. He proved that by creating history, as he became the youngest aspirant ever to crack the prestigious IIT JEE entrance exam. It seems, however, he’s “really bored of interviews”.

Fashion dabbles with mystic art of calligraphy

Think of calligraphy and it reminds one of beautiful inscriptions on ancient monuments. Well, the art of fine writing has made a transition — it’s now knocking on fashion’s door.

A ‘comic’ protest against piracy

With the Cyber Safety Week coming to an end, the “anti-piracy block” in the city feels that if citizens are to be made aware of the ill practice, it must be done at an early age. The anti-piracy block represented by Bollywood production houses and the Motion Picture Dist. Association (MPDA), says children are more likely to get into these habits than grownups.

DU gets savvy with its e-learning portal

If they want it on their fingertips, they will have it that way. And this is exactly the pledge that India’s largest university seems to have taken this year. Delhi University has decided to launch an e-learning portal to help its students study their preferred courses via Internet.

Arty facelift for cityscape

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The city will soon get an arty facelift. Artists likely to be roped in by New Delhi Municipal Council for this project include eminent names like Subodh Gupta, Latika Kat and Aneesh Kapoor.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.