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Millions to take holy dip at Sangam on Basant Panchami

Atleast 100 million pilgrims and ascetics are expected to take holy dip for the second biggest snan of the Kumbh Mela on Basant Panchami on Friday. With 100 million pilgrims expected to come in......

How diplomacy and poetry are linked

It is widely accepted that the greatest literature is born when cultures, civilizations or worldviews come together. This often happens in case of diplomat-poets who often find themselves in exotic......

Pak PM appeals for Karachi to stay calm

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday appealed to the people from all walks of life to play their role in maintaining peace and security in Karachi. Addressing a reception in honour......

Nikki Haley is India Abroad Person of the Year

\\nNimrata 'Nikki' Randhawa Haley, who in 2010 conquered the odds to be elected South Carolina's first woman and first Indian-American governor, was on Friday conferred the India Abroad Person of......

Libya: Sons pave way for Gaddafi's exit

Hundreds of rebel fighters were been pulled out by sea as Muammar Gaddafi's forces were on the verge of overrunning the key western city of Misrata after routing all opposition attacks on the......

EU leaders to meet on rescue package for Greece

European Union leaders are expected to clear the way for releasing 31.5 billion euro ($41 billion) in urgently-needed financial assistance for debt-stricken Greece at their two-day summit which......

Germany rules out possibility of Greece's EU exit

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has for the first time ruled out the possibility of debt-stricken Greece sliding into bankruptcy or leaving the euro zone."I think there will be no state......

Greece remaining in EU in everyone's interest: US

Congratulating the people of Greece on conducting elections successfully, the US has said it is in every one's interest that the country remains in "the euro area while respecting a commitment to......

Economists cut India's growth forecasts

Within days of Morgan Stanley and StanChart revising downwards the country's growth forecasts for the current fiscal, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch on Friday steeply scaled down......

Markets end higher on firm global cues

Markets continued their winning streak to end nearly 1% on Friday tracking firm global cues.The Sensex, after touching a high of 18,423 in the morning, slipped to a low of 18,235. The index finally......

Rathore bags Khel Ratna award

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who blazed the shooting ranges at Athens to fetch the country's only Olympic medal, was on Wednesday expectedly selected for the country's highest sporting honour -- the......

What went wrong for the Indian hockey team?

When the Indian hockey team left for Athens, the country was hopeful that it would return with a medal. Sadly, it finished seventh, as in Sydneyyears ago.For the team's new chief coach, the German......

Archery official blames foreign experts

Expressing dismay over the below-par performance of the country's archers at the Athens Olympics, a top Archery Association of India official on Thursday blamed the foreign coaches for spoiling the......

India way behind Asian nations

Even as the Indian Olympic campaign never quite took off in Athens, a handful of other Asian countries, including Thailand, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, have secured at least one title......

U.S. men may be ripe for upset

The men's basketball Olympic gold medal may be ripe for the taking by a number of countries in Athens after a wave of defections left the United States with a young and decidedly weakened team.The......

People speak for athens country

QNA

Q. Growth has stalled in Europe and there is a risk of a new recession," said the Commission's economic chief, Olli Rehn, unveiling the report. He also warned that unemployment across Europe, which has already provoked mass protests in Athens and Madrid, will remain high throughout next year.Will it affect our continent ?
Maxfun: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/growth-has-stalled-in-europe-and-there-is-a-risk-of-a-new-re/21132801/answers/

Q. in which country is the Hallenikon airport situated ?
Maxfun: A. city Athens, country Greece more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-country-is-the-hallenikon-airport-situated-/21132801/answers/18822849

Q. Do u think the Greece problem will be like another USA sub prime crisis?
Stalin: A. The economic turmoil in Greece and its repurcussions across the world is an indication that in a globalised economy, the finncial crisis even in a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-u-think-the-greece-problem-will-be-like-another-usa-sub-p/18822837/answers/17096588

Q. Which country won the silver medal for hockey in Athens Olympics 2004?\1 Austrialia\2 Pakistan\3 The Netherlands\4 Germany
Damodar Biswal: A. The Netherlands won silver. more

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Q. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is
Musfer: A. Belgrade (Serbian: , Beograd (About this sound listen (helpinfo)) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies at the confluence of the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-capital-city-that-stands-on-the-river-danube-is/17068869/answers/16827391

Web results for Athens Country

Greece to sell Postbank, Proton in July, stress-test big banks

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's bank rescue fund will aim to sell Hellenic Postbank and Proton by mid-July with big banks continuing to absorb small... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/greece-banks-test-idINDEE94I04T20130519?type=economicNews

Greece to buy 142 new ships from China

Beijing: Greek ship owners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies, notwithstanding the serious... ...

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Parsons Joint Venture Wins USACE Middle East Contract For A-E Services

PASADENA, CA Parsons, as the managing partner in a joint venture (JV), was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Middle... ...

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Greek PM hails "Greekovery" replacing "Grexit"

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has hailed kinder words from lenders and revived interest in the country's deeply-discounted bonds and... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/greek-pm-antonis-samaras-hails-greekovery-replacing-grexit/articleshow/20108830.cms

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