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'I don't want Kasab to be given a death sentence'

A year ago, Kia Scherr lost her husband and 13-year-old daughter in the Mumbai terror attacks. Yet, reports Arthur J Pais from Virginia, USA, they remain a constant presence in her life, as she......

'Many Kashmiris are positive about Pak's role'

K Alan Kronstadt is the point man for South Asia in the Congressional Research Service, the United States Congress' research arm which is often called the legislative branch's own think tank. Last......

Shyam Saran meets Rice on Pak arms

Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran expressed India's concerns over the Pentagon's decision to provide Pakistan with a $1.2 billion military package and the potential sale of F-16 aircraft during a......

The bad days are back

It was the formidable chief of US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan who coined the term "irrational exuberance" to describe the stock market boom of the late-1990s. It's a term that constantly rings......

Lessons from Islamabad

In a competitive democracy, every election campaign involves a calculated gamble. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's apparent decision to go along with the rest of the party and settle for a......

US SEC charges China affiliates of top accounting firms

US regulators have charged the Chinese arms of the world's five top accounting firms with securities violations, raising tensions in a regulatory standoff which experts say could kill off US......

UK: 154,000 asylum seekers to get stealth amnesty

An estimated 154,000 asylum seekers will be allowed to stay in Britain under a 'stealth amnesty' media reports said on Monday.Ministers have promised to clear the 450,000 so-called 'legacy' cases,......

Asylum backlog: UK eases immigration rules

Immigration rules have been quietly relaxed in the UK to help the government clear a backlog of lakhs of asylum cases, British media claimed today.Quoting a leaked memo, The Daily Telegraph......

M&As: China topples India to take top slot

China has overtaken India as the most acquisitive emerging nation in the first half of this year, amid a dramatic slowdown in mergers and acquisition deals by emerging market firms in the developed......

FTIL acquires 60% equity in Bourse Africa

The Financial Technologies India group has inked a deal to acquire 60 per cent stake in Botswana-based Bourse Africa. The latter has been licensed by the Botswana government to set-up a spot and/or......

Before the 3 Idiots tussle there was...

Following up on the authors-vs-filmmakers controversy after Chetan Bhagat and the makers of 3 Idiots continue to tussle in a way that helps the writer sell way more books, we've already looked at......

Terrorism comes to Bollywood

Director Tigmanhsu Dhulia, whose film on student unrest innorth India, Haasil,is ready for release, has plunged into his second film. Tentatively titled Charas, it deals with international drug......

The Expert replies: How many father-son pairs have played vs India

If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta. Each week he will pick questions readers send him and provide answers. Your queries should......

'Ponting is our greatest batsman after Bradman'

Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from the Australian Test and One-day captaincy on Tuesday, but hopes to keep playing in both teams. Here is some of the reaction from international cricketing......

Sutcliffe inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

The late Herbert Sutcliffe, who opened the batting for Yorkshire and England, was formally inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame, at Lord's on Saturday.Herbert......

Dravid joins 11,000 Test run club

Rahul Dravid on Monday added another feather to his cap by becoming the second Indian, fifth overall, to score 11,000 runs in Test cricket.Dravid went into the three-match series against Sri Lanka......

Headley, Knott enter cricket's Hall of Fame

Two greats of the game, George Headley and Alan Knott, were formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the second ODI between England and Australia at Lord's, London on......

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Q. what the story about the film Five Miles to Midnight ?
Jameel Ahmed: A. more

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Q. he was the first batsman to score 11000 runs in test, hs autobiography is titled 'Beyond ten thousand-my life story'. who is he?
Venkat Mani: A. Lisa Macklin, an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and...... more

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Q. which person scores highest 50s in test cricket?
Venkat Mani: A. Alan Border has 63 'fifties'But Sachin holds the record for most fifty plus scores (101 such instances) more

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Q. Slight modification to my previous Q- How many famous persons are left handed ones ??
Phanendra: A. countless............. Horatio Nelson; Leonardo Da Vinci; Michelangelo; Pablo Picasso; Julius Caesar; Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart; Ludwig Van...... more

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Mei Yan Joins Brunswick as China Senior Partner

/PRNewswire/ --Brunswick Group, a leading corporate communications partnership, today announced Ms. MEI Yan has joined the firm as Senior Partner... ...

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UPDATE 2-Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, five dead

(Updates throughout) By Andrew Biraj CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 16 (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday,... ...

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Bangladesh orders 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 16 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta... ...

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Two killed in Myanmar clash near China pipeline

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Ethnic minority guerrillas in Myanmar attacked an energy company's compound killing two people and wounding... ...

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UPDATE 2-Boat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar

(Adds comment from military official, detail) By Jared Ferrie SITTWE, Myanmar, May 14 (Reuters) - A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims... ...

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