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369 lawmakers face charges of rape, crimes against women

There has been a national outcry seeking harsher laws for rapists in India. As the outrage grows against theheinousincident of gangrape in Delhi and Parliamentdiscusses the issue, Vicky Nanjappa......

Mamata's swipe at PM: I'm with outdated common man

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday countered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's criticism of those opposing FDI in retail, saying she was with the common man who was "outdated".......

Children's Hope India holds 20th annual gala in NY

Children's Hope India Inc hosted its 20th annual gala, titled The Black and White Ball, at a decorated Pier 60 in New York on October 21. CHI, a non-profit organization seeking to help poor......

He is the new face of global terror

A former Egyptian military officer turned Al Qaeda terrorist has been chosen to head Osama bin Laden's terror network temporarily until the slain leader's successor is officially named. Saif......

View: A vote against corruption

The overall message of the assembly election is certainly anti-UPA insofar as it was the endless series of corruption scams that determined the 2011 outcome, saysVirendra Kapoor Indian voters never......

FM's not so populist stand makes Bengal Inc happy

Bengal corporate leaders on Thursday termed the 2013-14 Union budget a reformist one and said despite being the last budget of United Progressive Alliance before it goes to poll, Finance Minister P......

Bengal Leads 2013: No-show from India Inc

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was spot-on, when she said at the inauguration of Bengal Leads 2013 that the state should not be compared with Gujarat. On the second day of the investors'......

India Inc tops Mamata's guest list

When Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee takes oath as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal on Friday, she will be in the presence of several industrialists. In opposition, the......

Keep politics out of biz: WB poll hopefuls urged

Bengal Inc wants politics to be kept out of business by the new government that will be decided in the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal as they believe the prosperity of the state has taken a......

Bengal 'not enthusiastic' about us: Bharti Walmart

Bharti Walmart, a 50:50 joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and US-based Walmart Inc, is looking for opportunities in eastern India and expects state governments to be open to the idea."We are......

Did Katy Perry copy Dita Von Teese's look?

Allegations of imitation and flattery have hit Katy Perry hard as her new Vanity Fair cover showed her pose to be an almost exact copy of a 2008 Dita von Teese's one. Perry's provocative pose on......

Pix: Prithviraj's grand wedding reception

Malayalam actor Prithviraj got married to his long-time girlfriend Supriya Menon, an entertainment journalist working for the BBC World, on the April 25. It was a private......

Want to be a scriptwriter? Here's how!

If you want to become a Bollywood scriptwriter but don't know how to become one, I Am director Onir offers a great solution: Just write a good script, mail it to us, and if you're one of......

Actors we'd like to see in these Hollywood remakes

Throughout the history of the Hindi film industry, filmmakers have unashamedly borrowed plots, screenplay, music, and even posters from the west. While some agree to the plagiarism, some insolently......

Meet the Oscar winners

Here's a closer look at the major winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Black Swan) Natalie was clearly a favourite at the ceremony, having swept all the major......

Stosur untroubled on low-key Sunday start

Gusty winds and half-empty stands gave no sense of the usual Parisian glamour as last year's French Open runner-up Samantha Stosur began with an easy win on Sunday and Lleyton Hewitt pulled out......

Selectors asked me to retire after WC: Chanderpaul

Senior West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has alleged that the national selectors had asked him to retire after the World Cup and was dropped from the squad for the ongoing home series......

'Kirsten expressed interest for SA coaching job'

Gary Kirsten, who stepped down as India cricket coach after guiding the team to its first World Cup title in 28 years, now wants take up the top job in South Africa even though he has not submitted......

'Have realised my dream of helping India beat Australia'

Star batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday said he has realised his dream of piloting India to a victory against defending champions Australia in the World Cup though it was very difficult to keep his......

Sri Lanka eye big win to seal Super 8 berth

Co-hosts Sri Lanka can seal their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe in their penultimate match at the Pallekele stadium in Kandy on Thursday. The loss against......

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Q. It is said that Vande Mataram was not taken as national anthem primarily for difficulties of musical notes. Can you please explain this for layman ?
: A. Vande Mataram was rejected on the grounds that Muslims, Christians, Parsis, Sikhs, Arya Samajis and others who opposed idol worship felt offended...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/it-is-said-that-vande-mataram-was-not-taken-as-national-anth//answers/17475378

Q. Time Machine again : If I take you along to six months before independent India, will you write a book on true causes of partition or add spices for your personal benefit ?
Prakash Chandra: A. I can't claim to write a book, but I know this much that partition was the result of Muslim League demanding a separate homeland for Muslims. Under...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/time-machine-again--if-i-take-you-along-to-six-months-before/17454901/answers/17200949

Q. Why people elect any muslim politician either as MLA or MP ?
Prakash Chandra: A. A good number of Muslim MLAs made it to the assemblies of Kerala, West Bengal and Assam in the recently held polls.In Assam 25 Muslims have made it...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-people-elect-any-muslim-politician-either-as-mla-or-mp-/17200809/answers/16494099

Q. how many registered parties are in India?
Jameel Ahmed: A. NAME ,ACRONYM, YEAR, CHIEF : Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 1984 Mayawati Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 1980 Rajnath Singh Communist Party of India CPI...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-registered-parties-are-in-india/16493647/answers/7378418

Q. Please solve my question Why NDA Defieted
: A. The Indian Naqtional Congress was smart(er). It thought up and executed a rather simple and clean election plan --own and maximal thrust in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/please-solve-my-question-why-nda-defieted/7378363/answers/14469244

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State of the states

Progressive Gujarat, accompanied by former laggard states are stealing the growth march from Maharashtra, leaving the No 1 state under threat, says... ...

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"US-India share similar manufacturing goals"

Kolkata, May 21 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to on Tuesday said the United States and India share similar goals to encourage domestic manufacturing and... ...

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Essar Oil inaugurates its world-class E&P office at Durgapur

Essar Oil Ltd, amongst leaders in Indian non-conventional energy sector and a subsidiary of Essar Energy Plc, today announced the inauguration of... ...

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Infosys, RIL, Coal India and ONGC may grab investors attention today

Income Tax department has slapped a fresh $106 million (about Rs 582 crore) tax demand notice on Infosys, for 2009 fiscal, adding to the tax woes... ...

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Riba Constructions buys stake In Gati Ship

Riba Constructions has bought 40 per cent stake in Gati Ship for Rs 8 crore. Gati plans to divest further in the shipping division and eventually... ...

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