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Jains collect $2 million to aid temple expansion

The Jain Temple in Bartlett, Illinois, which serves over 6,000 people in the greater Chicago area, is one of the first big Jain temples in North America. And recently, during the Paryushan Parva......

'Pakistan closer to a nation under siege'

Having pumped billions of dollars in military assistance and rushing guerrilla warfare experts to train soldiers to shore up Pakistan's capabilities to tackle militancy, influential US Congressmen......

US: Verses from Gita recited at Bishop's funeral

In a unique expression of inter-faith harmony, verses from ancient Hindu scriptures -- Rig-Veda, Upanishad and Bhagavad Gita -- and Quran were recited at the funeral service of a prominent......

Haneef jailed on a whim: Australian senator

An Australian Senator has alleged that Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef, arrested on the charge of helping a terrorist group, was jailed as a "consequence of Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews'......

Did George W take drugs?

Kitty Kelley is no stranger to controversy. She has, in the past, written gossip-filled books on everyone from Frank Sinatra to the British royal family, Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy. It......

Glenmark seals buyout in South Africa

Glenmark Pharma's South African subsidiary Bouwer-Bartlett (Pty) Ltd has acquired seven products and 11 presentations from PD Pharmaceuticals Ltd for an undisclosed amount. The brands,......

BIG Cinema buys 188 screens in 27 US cities

To cash in on the craze for Bollywood films among the South Asia population, which is estimated to be nearly four million in the US, the Big Cinemas has acquired 188 screens in the country and is......

Glenmark gears up for US acquisition

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (Glenmark), which reorganised its speciality and generics businesses recently, is looking to acquire a medium to large-scale speciality pharmaceutical company in the US.......

$43 billion and growing! Indian firms big on M&As

The doomsayers have been making their grim pronouncements for several years now: only a third of all mergers create value for the acquiring company and less than 40 per cent of all acquisitions can......

Low cost housing benefits the poor

Hadapsar in Pune is a resettlement colony. Rows of little houses here are a contrast to what one finds in slum settlements. The difference between Hadapsar and other resettlement colonies in the......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Meet the peace-loving jailbird!

Introducing her 'husband and President' from the hit television show The West Wing at a benefit in New York, Stockard Channing (in picture) recently confessed she has known of many actors who have......

WADA warns dopers to avoid London Olympics

Former swimmer Matt Dunn, who competed in three Olympics for Australia and is now a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete committee, warned those using performance-enhancing drugs to......

Man United in FA quarter-final

Holders Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, while 10-man Arsenal were held to a last-gasp 1-1 draw by second division Sheffield United amid a series of......

Man U move within a point of Chelsea

Manchester United moved within a point of Chelsea in the battle for second place in the premier league after a 2-0 home win over Charlton Athletic on Tuesday.While Chelsea were engaged in European......

Chelsea challenge fades

Chelsea's faltering hopes of catching leaders Arsenal have suffered a severe setback after a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa in the premier league. Their lacklustre performance leaves Chelsea seven......

Chelsea draw hands boost to Arsenal

Arsenal's premier league title bid was given a significant boost without Arsene Wenger's men kicking a ball on Saturday as second-placed Chelsea were held to a 0-0 home draw by mid-table......

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Q. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.Winston Churchill, --- A thought for the day.--Any comment ?
Radhakrishnan: A. more

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Q. What is called "pregnant" words ?
Radhakrishnan: A. Thesaurus entry for this meaning of pregnant Too full of meaning or possibilities that have not yet happened or been expressedpregnant with: The...... more

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Q. Who is the hero of the movie , The great escape\"?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. Steve McQueen ... Capt. Hilts "The Cooler King" James Garner ... Flight Lt. Hendley "The Scrounger" Richard Attenborough ......... more

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Q. Whenever I watch Charlie Kaufman\'s `Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind`, I ask myself these question:-a) Is it wise to erase memories from our mind and loose the benefit of not repeating past mistakes?? Seeing our readiness to cut off relations and impatience, Is not it better that life does not comes with a delete button?\b) Do you think that how to hate a person is simply an extension of the love which exists somewhere inside all of us?
Hitler : A. well prashant...Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a quotation from a poem by Alexander Pope called Eloisa to Abelard. In 1 scene, Mary reads...... more

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UK mum does house chores in her sleep

London, May 22: A woman from Newport, South Wales, has developed a peculiar condition in which she cleans and tidies the house while she is still... ...

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FTI Consulting Appoints Kathryn McCarthy to Its Technology Practice

Fti Consulting (NYSE:FCN) Intraday Stock Chart WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global... ...

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Study Shows Whole-Cell Vaccine was More Effective than Acellular Vaccine During California Pertussis Outbreak

PR Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than... ...

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Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations

While President Barack Obama quickly added his voice to the bipartisan outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative... ...

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Daniel Boockvar Appointed First-Ever Chief Customer Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced today that Daniel Boockvar has been appointed the organization's first-ever... ...

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