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Winter session won't be a wash-out: JD-U

Key National Democratic Alliance ally Janata Dal-United on Monday claimed the next Parliament session will not be washed out over the coal controversy, unlike the previous one, and demanded that......

Obama nominates Indo-American to National Council of Arts

Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Ranee Ramaswamy, 60,has been nominated by United States President Barack Obama as a member to the National Council of Arts, a key administration position.Ramaswamy......

UK: Indian man gets 10-year jail for immigration scam

An Indian citizen who arrived as a student in 2000 and went on to perpetuate a series of immigration scams to earn hundreds of thousands of pounds by helping many Indian citizens and others to stay......

Never asked any UK PM any favour: Murdoch

Media baron Rupert Murdoch Wednesday defended his interaction with several British prime ministers at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics, insisting it was a "myth" that he asked them for favours......

More shame and retribution heading ISI's way

Vicky Nanjappa predicts embarrasing days ahead for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI in the aftermath of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's killingPakistan's Inter Services Intelligence is bound to......

Hope of divestment floats, again

Two decades ago when the finance ministry discovered 'divestment' as a way of raising revenue from the sale of public sector equity to private entities, the Indian Left saw this as privatisation......

Relax norms on dropping women home: BPOs

Facing problems in implementing the order on dropping women employees home, the BPO industry has asked Delhi Police to define night shifts, relax norms on door-step dropping and allow installation......

Mercedes may develop small car for India

On the back of a thriving domestic economy fuelled by an increasing appetite for consumption, global auto giant Mercedes-Benz is looking at developing a small car for the Indian market, a senior......

Why India needs to be afraid, very afraid

What can you say about an economic growth engine that has been chugging along merrily at an astounding 8 per cent rate for almost a decade? We have heard many answers to that question, ad......

A 7-point plan to improve the govt's performance

The year 2010, while good in some parts, has not really been too good for the United Progressive Alliance, with scam after scam rocking the government. While people are upset with the government's......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Grammies 2013: Winners at a Glance

The 55th annual Grammy Awards ceremony saw some great wins, and some interesting performances by Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Jack White, Sting and Bruno Mars.Here's a quick glance at the winners: Album......

Globes: Megan Fox, Naomi Watts, Tabu on red carpet

Hollywood stars dazzled the red carpet at the 70th Golden Globe awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, on January 13. We look at the arrivals. Jessica Alba......

Oscar 2013: Royal snubs for Tarantino, Bigelow

Can an award-worthy film direct itself, some people may wonder looking at the 'snubs' the Oscar nominations dealt Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Ben Affleck (Argo), Quentin Tarantino (Django......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Wade key to Australia's success in India: Jones

Former batsman Dean Jones believes wicketkeeper Mathew Wade’s performance against India in Australia’s grueling Tests series could be key to their chances of winning the four-match......

Wenger concedes Arsenal have problems

Languishing mid-table, outplayed by teams he would fully expect to beat and with fans loudly questioning his judgement, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger concedes his side have problems but is adamant......

Bayern edge past Mainz, Dortmund beat Leverkusen

Bayern Munich retained their two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a nervous 3-1 victory against Mainz 05 on Saturday as champions Borussia Dortmund kept up the chase with a 3-0 win over......

Gilchrist says, bowlers could not adjust to the wicket

Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist feels Rahul Dravid has rallied Rajasthan Royals well to open their IPL V campaign on a winning note but said it is unfair to compare the retired India batsman......

Briton Chisora given indefinite ban by WBC

British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was banned indefinitely by the World Boxing Council (WBC) on Tuesday for what the organisation called "one of the worst behaviours ever by a professional."......

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Q. Before consumption of' 'Fruit of Wisdom' Adam & Eve were naked, no clothes on both .But after eating the "Fruit" they progressed so much as we see here on this earth.Why God had forbidden them 'Not to Eat the Fruit of Wisdom' ?
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As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable

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