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'Thanks a lot': Rushdie on India's ban on Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses was banned by India four months before Iran's Supreme leader late Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for his killing without any proper examination or a......

UNSC past its expiry date, says Khamenei in blistering attack

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday berated the United Nations Security Council as a "flagrant form of dictatorship" while terming the United States and its Western allies as......

'India's stability and progress are important for Iran'

Said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni when he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tehran on Wednesday evening "India's religious diversity must not harm India's national unity," Iran's......

PM off to Iran on Aug 28 for NAM, to meet Ayatollah

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for Iran on August 28 to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, which will be preceded by crucial bilateral talks with Iran's supreme leader......

View: The Ayatollah in waiting

Like the Iranian religious supremo, Anna Hazare demands supreme power and he dreams that with the present dysfunctional government, he could wield power from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and everybody......

Climate: India refers to Australia as 'ayatollah'

Serious differences have emerged between India and Australia over the direction of talks at the climate summit in Copenhagen with Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh lashing out at Canberra, dubbing......

Indian economy to boom, FM pegs growth at 9%

India's economy will revert to the pre-crisis growth level of 9 per cent in the next financial year. "The Indian economy is expected to grow at 9 per cent with outside band of (+/-) 0.25 per cent......

Black money: What have you done so far, SC asks govt

The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the government again over the issue of illicit wealth parked in foreign banks, asking it to file a report on the action taken by it against people and firms......

India, US CEOs discuss business climate

Top CEOs from India and the US, including Tata group chief Ratan Tata, Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi, RIL chief Mukesh Ambani and Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, met on Monday ahead of their meeting with......

How technology can help beat traffic woes!

Traffic. It is maddening. It is protracted. It is increasingly harmful -- by every conceivable measure -- to individuals and businesses alike. Every year, traffic wastes 58 supertankers full of......

Rushdie's Haroun an opera now

When Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa against Salman Rushdie on Valentine's Day 1989, the Mumbai-born author went into hiding, where he eventually wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories.A fable......

Oscar 2013: Will Robert De Niro bag Best Supporting Award?

One week till the Oscars, and so far I've looked at the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture and Best Director races, and now we shift our gaze to the perennially fascinating Supporting Actor......

Review: Ben Affleck's Argo is a masterpiece

Argo tells a staggeringly peculiar story, and tells it with violent tension and extreme cleverness, writes Raja Sen.God bless grown men who make swooshy laser sounds with their mouths. Wonderment......

Back from Cannes, Sonam celebrates with grandmom

Sonam Kapoor and sister Rhea Kapoor celebrated their grandmother's birthday on Sunday, and the latter tweeted a picture with the three of them (left). 'Happy birthday nani!! Love you!' the sisters......

Does this Superman look like Robert Pattinson?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Superman has undergone a huge makeover -- the once squeaky clean and muscled superhero now looks more like Robert......

Gul to target Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gambhir

He has taken over the role of being Pakistan's bowling spearhead in the World Cup. And with 14 wickets (in seven matches) so far he has delivered, playing a crucial role in his side's progression......

Power Your Champions -- contribute just Rs 100

Olympic Gold Quest's recently-launched programme, 'Power Your Champions', attempts to involve the country's sports fans in its quest for a gold medal at the Olympics. OGQ Chief Operations Officer......

Now, a formula to help marathoners finish the race

Good news for marathoners as scientists have devised a new mathematical formula which could help them avoid "hitting the wall" and balance their energy and speed to complete the long-distance race.......

Spain glory in first World Cup win

Spain gloried in a first World Cup triumph that finally buried their decades-old tag of international underachievers, but it was more agony for the Netherlands after a third defeat in the final.......

Images: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers, 1st SF

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss in the first semi-final of IPL-3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore and opted to bat. "It looks a good wicket and we look to put up......

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Q. ayathollah ali khamienei is the spreme leader of which middle eastern country ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. Q&A Puzzles : "Religion is mass opium". It seems some members here believe this and taking full advantage of it here.Why should the management allow this ?
Stalin: A. The History bears the evidence of the religious top brass enjoying all kinds of advantages like the rulers, through exploitations of common...... more

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The new Iranian president's restrained power

This past weekend, centrist candidateHassan Rohani won the Iranian presidential election by a landslide. Rohani beat the two perceived... ...

http://blogs.reuters.com/ian-bremmer/2013/06/19/the-new-iranian-presidents-limited-improvements/

Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens

By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/iraq-syria-militants-idINDEE95I0G920130619

Will Rouhani be able to change the game?

The election of former nuclear negotiator Dr. Hassan Rouhani as the 11th President of Iran has surprised many. President-elect Rouhani and Mohammed... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=53412&mmacmaid=53413

Posts carrying Iran leader tag get personal

A Twitter feed believed run by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office, khamenei.Ir, now sports musings about his boyhood desires to work out at a gym and... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/posts-carrying-iran-leader-tag-get-personal-113061901007_1.html

Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing... ...

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