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PM all set to do more than just 'look east'

Rediff.com’s Vipin Vijayan, who will accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his upcoming trip to Japan and Thailand, gives his take on what to expect on the bilateral fronts from the......

Scaling the great wall of symbolism

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India showed the impact of patient and persuasive diplomacy on both sides - but it's the outcome that will matter, says Nitin Pai That sound you hear emanating......

US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling

A key United States Congressional panel has passed a legislative amendment that calls for investigations into racial and religious profiling of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and those from South Asia at......

India in position to be net provider of security: PM

Noting that India faces multiple security challenges as it is in a difficult neighbourhood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the country's deterrent capabilities have increased and is......

'India must accept enviable friendship between China, Pak'

Pakistan continues to play pivotal role in China's South Asia policy and India "must accept" this "enviable friendship" as Beijing cannot scale down its ties with Islamabad merely because of New......

US-India trade body raises America Inc's concerns

A top executive of a US-India trade body has urged President Barack Obama to address America Inc’s increasing worries over trade and investment in India.Ajay Banga, Chairman of US-India......

COLUMN: How India should reform its trade?

India has not kept pace with the changes in the global trade scene -- increasing emphases on linking with global and regional supply chains, and diversification into new areas of services trade,......

Foreign investors see Re at 55-level in 6 months

Foreign investors expect the rupee to trade below 55-level against the US dollar in the next six months even as India's large current account deficit is seen as a major risk.According to a research......

How IndiGo plans to fight rivals AirAsia, Etihad

With over 50 per cent of the market under its belt, IndiGo Airlines has no doubt been the king of low-cost carriers in the country. But the good times now seem to be under threat. Soon, IndiGo......

BSE arm ties up with Frankfurt management school

BSE Institute, a subsidiary of premier bourse BSE, has collaborated with the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management for the Master of Science in Finance programme.Spread across four semesters,......

Indian actress alleges abuse from Cookie Monster

Miss India Asia Pacific 2003 Parmita Katkar, now Parmita Kurada, has accused a Times Square Cookie Monster impersonator of assaulting her son and calling her a bitch after she failed to pay a tip......

Chidi's 'trick' puts East Bengal in AFC Cup QF

Talismanic Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored a hat-trick and set up a couple more goals as East Bengal thrashed Yangon United of Myanmar 5-1 to enter the AFC Cup quarter-finals for the second time after......

'Honda to return to F1 in 2015 with McLaren'

Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said on Wednesday. Honda's Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set to make an......

Roadmap being drawn for India's return to Olympic fold

The crucial joint-meeting between Indian officials and the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne agreed in principle on a roadmap to bring India back to the Olympic fold. The......

OCA urges IOC to meet only Sports Ministry delegation

The Olympic Council of Asia has thrown its weight behind IOA's disgruntled acting-President V K Malhotra and Secretary General Randhir Singh and has urged the IOC against meeting officials from the......

Blatter drops hint he plans to stay on as FIFA president

FIFA president Sepp Blatter dropped a hint he plans to stand again for another four year term as the head of world soccer's governing body during a speech to AFC delegates in Malaysia on Friday.......

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Q. Do you expect Air Asia to be a success? Why?
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Q. What is Third world ? Can you name some third world countries ? What is our status in India ?
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Q. Identify great contributions of Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta ?
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Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in the early medieval times. 2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South East Asia and conquered some of the areas. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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For the first time Pak gives representation to a Sikh in Sindh's Zimmi welfare

Chairman, Pakistan Sikh council, Ramesh Singh told TOI over phone from Karachi on Saturday, that he had been included to represent Sikhs in Sindh... ...

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A Handshake Across the Himalayas

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AirAsia India launch seen in Q4; may order 50 more jets

AirAsia, which smashed order records for Airbus jets to become Asias largest budget carrier, could buy another 50 planes as it targets aggressive... ...

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CPM backs UPA, attacks Opp.

Virtually sending positive signals to the Congress-led UPA government, the CPI(M) has come down heavily on the Opposition BJP for criticising the... ...

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Investor fears send Asia stocks reeling

The two biggest economies in Asia showed signs of stress on Thursday, with a 7.3 per cent plunge in the Japanese stock market and a surprise... ...

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