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'Nobody is snatching away the lions from Gujarat'

'Some fear that Gujarat's tourism potential will be lost. That's wrong. Gujarat has such wonderful places. And they have developed such a wonderful system of tourism for the Asiatic lion. That......

Did Pranab Mukherjee play a role in the Netaji mystery?

The latest book by journalist Anuj Dhar on the mystery of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death/disappearance points to a discouraging role by Pranab Mukherjee in resolving it, writes Vicky Nanjappa.......

Rio+ 20: Show environmental leadership, Indian NGO to PM

While Indian Non-Governmental Organisations are by no means as well networked as they were at the original Earth Summit in this coastal Atlantic city, despite the boom in electronic communications,......

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Today, in addition to Aam Jan Lokpal, the country seeks liberation from non-governmental institutions which takes birth due to legislations passed by British Parliament in 1860 and 1882. Gopal......

Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A third view

Today, in addition to Aam Jan Lokpal, the country seeks liberation from non-governmental institutions which takes birth due to legislations passed by British Parliament in 1860 and 1882. Gopal......

Price rise will be in control soon: Pranab

As food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the governmentsaid on Monday that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.......

The Bakshali inheritance

Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman of the board of governors, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, and founder and CEO, rediff.com, delievered the convocation speech at IIM-Calcutta on April 1, 2007.......

Sir Ratan Tata and Mahatma Gandhi

'In all humility I may say that I have come here also as a friend of the capitalists-- a friend of the Tatas. And here it would be ungrateful on my part, if I do not give you a little anecdote......

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QNA

Q. Who really discovered America?
Joseph Chacko: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-really-discovered-america/22737545/answers/

Q. Do Hindu religious scriptures says anything about Islam ?
Joseph Chacko: A. For a long time, the Hindu Scriptures were primarily in the hands of Pandits and a small group of men who had learned Sanskrit (The majority of the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-hindu-religious-scriptures-says-anything-about-islam-/22737545/answers/20828990

Q. who founded Royal Asiatic Society in Calcutta?
Klm: A. The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones (1746-1794) on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-founded-royal-asiatic-society-in-calcutta/20828942/answers/16318572

Q. Why the customs in Hindu traditions vary from place to place ? If different places cause difference in customs then how the uniformity is maintained among the Muslims world -wide?
Dare Devil: A. AND MANKIND IS NAUGHT BUT A SINGLE NATION." Holy Qur'an 2:213 "There is no question now," say Allama Yusuf Ali in his commentary to...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-the-customs-in-hindu-traditions-vary-from-place-to-place/16318515/answers/14153725

Web results for Asiatic Society

Look the other way

An accident took place on the evening of May 7. The mishap highlights the manner in which the government and the corporate houses overlook relevant... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130516/jsp/opinion/story_16901794.jsp

Hackneyed Vision

Author : Jerry Toner Publisher : Harvard University Press, $29.95 In Jerry Toner's Homer's Turk, the voice of the East is largely missing. Because... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/books/hackneyed-vision.html

Online push for megalith riches

The demand for world heritage status for Chokahatu is fast gaining ground. Thanks to two online petitions that have gained popularity on social... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130509/jsp/jharkhand/story_16876446.jsp

Lions future should be more important than Narendra Modi's pride

A virus killed hundreds of lions in Serengeti in 1994. So they want to send some lions over to the Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. Not too many.... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/lions-future-should-be-more-important-than-narendra-modis-pride-763473.html

The lion is an Indian, not a Gujarati

In response to calls to shift some of India's last Asiatic lions to neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the Gujarat State Wildlife Board went to the... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-lion-is-an-indian-not-a-gujarati/article4689839.ece

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