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[7 Jun 2008 | 7 Comments | 451 views]

I don’t know how many of you came across this story of a graduate from Deoband making it through the UPSC Civil Services Examinations
The story is good and inspiring but the odd thing is the way in which it has been reported.  Note the differences (in blue) and enjoy (emphasis mine):
From: Madrasa student cracks civils by Mateen Hafeez | TNN
Mumbai: At a time when eyebrows are being raised about education standards in madrasas, a maulana from the Darul-Uloom-Deoband in Uttar Pradesh has passed the country’s most elite examination, the civil services …