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Our intellectuals are in a state of denial

After 800 odd years of Islamic and British rule, the Indian elite and intellectuals are copybook examples of the Fanon phenomenon: Living, breathing purveyors of a sordid ideology, says Jay......

Book Prashant Bhushan for sedition: Baba Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday demanded the registration of a case of sedition against leading Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow,......

India cannot afford another lost decade

There cannot be any fence sitters in political churning. The 'apolitical' campaigns will have to take a political stance sooner than later, says Shashi Shekhar. The week after the standoff in......

No quick-fix solutions to corruption

Much of what we call corruption is but a side effect of a deeper malaise. The chalta-hai attitude and its innovative twin, jugaad Every shortcut we take compromises a principle, corrodes an......

BJP attributes Hazare's 'win' to PM's 'failures'

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of failing to act on corruption cases, saying it was the cause of people's angry reactions and huge support to Anna......

Scotch whisky makers expand Indian cocktail

Top liquor manufacturers like Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Diageo and United Spirits Ltd, are busy expanding their high-end Scotch whisky portfolios to meet the growing demand from Indian......

Users dump CDs, move to digital music

With an increase in the availability of licensed music, an overwhelming number of music lovers in India are opting to download music to their devices (computer, mobile phones and music players,......

Apple gears up to bite into the e-reader market with iPad

The iconic touchscreen tablet PC Apple iPad 1 has shed its price by Rs 3,400 within five weeks of launch in India. The Cupertino-based Apple unveiled its latest version of iPad in the US earlier......

Why diesel is not being deregulated

The government is not considering freeing diesel prices yet, as the move will lead to rise in retail prices that will push up the already high inflation rate, oil secretary S Sundareshan said on......

CCI wins a 'competition'

The Supreme Court has set deadlines for completing probes and passing final orders to help companies in the dock.The Competition Commission of India that was born in five-year-long smouldering......

Review: Breaking Dawn 2 is for Twihards ONLY!

Unless you're a hardcore Twihard, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 feels unbearably sluggish, writes Sukanya Verma.Fairy-tales are often criticised for pigeon-holing the heroine with a......

Kristen Stewart: I would love to work with Hrithik Roshan

Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart has expressed a desire to work in a Bollywood film with Hrithik Roshan."If someone offers me a good script, I would love to work in a Bollywood film. I would love......

Twilight 4 all set to beat James Bond's Skyfall

The vampires and werewolves are all set to devour James Bond. The latest and final instalment of the franchise The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is expected to draw millions of teenagers,......

Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn disappoints

A whole bunch of issues are crammed in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, robbing the romance of all its lightweight conflicts, writes Sukanya Verma.The beauty of a fantasy is how disconnected it is......

Breaking Dawn breaks box office records in US

A huge surge is expected in worldwide box office receipts with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, the first of two films based on the final book in the vampire-werewolf saga, expected to earn......

Djokovic fires opening salvo in final mind games

Novak Djokovic took a leaf out of Roger Federer's book by insisting the pressure was all on Andy Murray when the Serb faces the British Grand Slam hope in Sunday's Australian Open final. The 2008......

Future of Indian cricket bright and rosy: Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu, now a famous television personality and respected Member of Parliament, may appear very funny to those who have seen him laugh heartily on the Idiot Box, but fewer people can......

Fabiano helps Brazil dent African hopes in ill-tempered match

Brazil dented more African hopes in the World Cup on Sunday by outclassing Ivory Coast to sweep into the second round. Five-times champions Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1 in Group G with two goals......

Greeks stir up anti-Games mood

As the Olympics return to Athens after a century of globe-trotting some Greeks are not so sure they want them back.They argue that the noble tradition that waved goodbye in 1896 has swollen into a......

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Q. Mackenzie Foy will be seen playing the role of Bella and Edward's daughter Renesmee
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Q. Which religion changes its stand from something being wrong once and then deciding that it is right? The answer is obviously an emphatic \'NO\'\'\" Having said this has any religion I repeat has any religion condoned homosexuality which is now legalised?
Gel Pen: A. I have a limited knowledge on this but to the best of my belief the Christian religion has not changed its stance on Homosexuality but the UK...... more

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BCCI

New Delhi: Under fire ever since IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out, Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) is now facing tough questions... ...

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Tariq Anwar

Minister of state for agriculture and leader Tariq Anwar tells Aditi Phadnis there is no nepotism in NCP. Edited excerpts: The Congress asked one... ...

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SPECIAL REPORT - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims

By Jason Szep SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed... ...

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Societies not filing returns set to be fined

Commercial Taxes Minister B V Ramana on Monday introduced a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, to provide for imposing... ...

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Jump in sex crimes in US military - Pentagon study

Washington: Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward... ...

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