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Unlike in USA, our beauty pageants don't reflect India's diversity

Nina Davuluri's choice as Miss America shows how hollow Indians' concept of beauty is and how our beauty pageants don't reflect the country's diversity, says Amberish K Diwanji. Nina......

Malala selected for UNA-USA's global leadership award

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked last year by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls, has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award this year.......

From Mumbai to USA: Readers' PIX of Ganpati

We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here. Sunil B Narsale, who lives at Altamount Road in south Mumbai, has......

Yogathon draws thousands across US

The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA, concluded its fifth annual Health for Humanity Yogathon recently with almost a million repetitions of the Surya Namaskar, a series of yoga postures.Despite the......

'India is full of beautiful, talented young women'

Natasha Arora, who won the Miss India USA Pageant besides the Miss Beautiful Skin and Best Talent awards recently, is a third-year student at the University of Texas-Austin."I didn't expect to......

Khurshid calls for action-oriented collaboration with USA

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said at the inaugural meeting of the High Level Political Forum that the international effort to achieve sustainable development must be premised on an......

Never dip into retirement funds for other needs

Your daughter has got admission to an Ivy league college in USA. But due to the fall in the rupee the budget has gone up by Rs 2 lakh. You withdraw from your EPF to make up the......

Zydus infringed Takeda's patent, rules US court

Zydus Pharmaceutical USA, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad-based Cadila Healthcare, has lost a patent infringement suit in the US. Recently, a New Jersey district court ruled in favour of Japan’s......

Google is working on 'Moto X' smartphone: Motorola CEO

Motorola plans to launch a new, made-in-the-USA "Moto X" smartphone, CEO Dennis Woodside said on Wednesday, confirming speculation the once-dominant cellphone maker intends to make a comeback in......

All Indians need to plan their financial future: Noel Maye

Noel Maye, chief executive of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), USA, says the Indian attitude of "I am OK. My children will look after me" is wrong. Why is financial planning so relevant......

FIRST LOOK: Aamir Khan with Kiran and son Azad

With the first season of his TV show Satyamev Jayate wrapped up, Aamir Khan left for Chicago, USA with wife Kiran Rao and his son Azad Rao Khan to start shooting for his new film Dhoom 3. In......

'Osthe is similar to Dabbang in many ways'

A former Miss India, USA, Richa Gangopadhyay entered acting via the modelling route. After her screen debut in the Telugu film Leader (with another debutant Rana Daggubati), directed by Sekhar......

Spotted: Shaan in Detroit

Reader Sanjay Bhandari met singer Shaan during a concert in Detroit, USA. \\nBhandari writes that 'Shaan is very simple, humble and down-to-earth.'\\nIf you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Spotted: Akshay Kumar in New Delhi

Reader Sandeep Mohanty has sent usa photograph of his brother Anurag with Akshay Kumar at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New...

Another Oscar nod for Slumdog director?

At the recently concluded 37th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, USA, people fainted at the screenings of Danny Boyle's new film 127 Hours (watch the trailer here). Two years ago, the director......

Indian shooting coach denied US visa

India's pistol shooters competing in the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, will be without the services of coach Sayed Wajid Ali, as he has been denied a visa to travel for the May 4-13......

India eves clinch bronze at four-nation hockey tourney

India defeated USA by a solitary goal to win the bronze medal in the second leg of Four-Nation women's hockey tournament in Pakuranga, Auckland. Midfielder Deepika scored the all-important goal in......

Four-nation hockey: Indian women held to draw by USA

Indian eves wasted chances galore as they were held to a 1-1 draw by higher-ranked USA in their second match of the Four-nation hockey tournament played in Auckland on Friday. Ranked three places......

Poonia wins gold in IAAF event in USA

Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia recorded her season's best performance to win a gold medal in the Annual Athletic Meet at Portland in the United States. Commonwealth Games gold medallist......

Somdev knocked out of Aptos Challenger

Somdev Devvarman's good run at the ATP Challenger event in Aptos, USA, came to an end after a semi-final defeat against American Donald Young.The second seed Indian fought hard but lost 2-6, 6-3,......

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Q. who is the youngest graduate in the world ?
Ajit Kulkarni: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-youngest-graduate-in-the-world-/26526284/answers/

Q. India happen to be the largest Importers of defence supplies in the world, still she is incapable of thwarting Pak from poking its nose on her. There looks to be policy deficit here, towards this rogue nation. Your views please.
Siachen: A. Michael Kevin Kearney ( in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) is a former child prodigy known for setting several world records and teaching college at the age...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/india-happen-to-be-the-largest-importers-of-defence-supplies/26514893/answers/26526300

Q. Statue of Sardar Patel, on the line of Statue of Liberty in USA. Do you support this idea of Narendra Modi ?
Kishore Malhotra: A. the current geo politics and commerce does not favor wars..India can very well annihilate pakistan within a few days time but that would mean an...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/statue-of-sardar-patel-on-the-line-of-statue-of-liberty-in-u/26513867/answers/26514951

Q. has America seriously taken the request of MMSingh to eradicate the terrorism and, did he begin any concrete programme ?
Om Shrivastava: A. not a bad idea more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/has-america-seriously-taken-the-request-of-mmsingh-to-eradic/26510845/answers/26513886

Q. where is the headquarter of u,n.o
Ajay Bharti: A. JAI SHRI RAM USA IS NOT INTERESTED IN INDIA BUT FOR HER OWN INTEREST. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-the-headquarter-of-un.o/26506924/answers/26510858

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Xerox DocuMate scanners now include diamond vision enterprise edition s/w

CIOL The document capture software market grew 8.2 percent in 2012, according to a new study published by Harvey Spencer Associates... ...

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AIS New Widescreen Multi-Touch Displays Optimize HMI Control and Monitoring with Projected Capacitive Touch Technology

American Industrial Systems (AIS), the first company to incorporate projected capacitive touch (PCT or PCAP) technology into their product... ...

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Coffee more important than sex in morning

Melbourne, Oct. 7 (ANI): A new research has revealed that people prefer to have a cup of coffee over sex when they first wake up in the morning.... ...

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- USAID-funded project to use genomic tools to boost sorghum improvement

An international team, led by the University of Georgia's Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, would work toward the sustainable intensification of... ...

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Better Social Media Profile, Better Prospects

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