In 1981, Harvard rejected Paul Devlin; he spotted a grammatical error, rejected the rejection and had his response published in The New York Times

Paul Devlin responded to Harvard University’s rejection letter by rejecting its rejection (Letters of Note photo) In 1981, a student who was rejected by Harvard University decided he wasn’t going to let the letter have the final word. Instead, he wrote back to reject Harvard’s rejection.Paul Devlin wrote back to Harvard a humorous letter after…

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Currently fifth, what a Sri Lanka series win could mean for India’s WTC campaign | Cricket News

Shubman Gill, Gautam Gambhir India will begin their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on Saturday, August 15, in Galle, with valuable World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake. With less than a year left before the WTC final, Shubman Gill‘s team needs a series win to strengthen its chances of qualifying.India are currently fifth…

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24-year-old man from Maharashtra arrested for raping 17-year-old girl and threatening to leak her obscene video | Mumbai News

Bhayandar: A case of a minor girl being raped after being threatened with the viral circulation of an obscene video has come to light in Vasai. The Navghar police in Bhayandar have registered a case against three persons under rape charges and Pocso Act, and have arrested the main accused in the case.The 17-year-old survivor,…

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‘We demand that NTA be dissolved’: CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on CBI chargesheet in NEET 2026 case | Delhi News

CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the new body should have permanent staff and a system for proper auditing of every examination it conducts. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be dissolved and converted into a national technical testing commission following the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI)…

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VIP perks for sarpanch murder accused Walmik Karad? Beed jail under scanner | Pune News

Walmik Karad (File Photo) BEED: Vigilance teams of the Maharashtra Prison Department have launched separate inquiries into allegations that Walmik Karad, a key accused in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, received preferential treatment inside Beed District Jail, officials said on Friday.Teams from the department’s Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar units inspected CCTV cameras installed near…

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Sheikh Hasina-linked exiled cricketer ready to return, face murder trial ‘if security is guaranteed’ | Off the field News

Shakib Al Hasan, Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is ready to return home after two years in exile, face trial in the cases against him, including a murder charge, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety, news agency Reuters reported.Shakib, a former lawmaker from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s…

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