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Scientist rapped for calling blacks stupid

The Science Museum in the British capital has cancelled a talk by Nobel Prize winning scientist Dr James Watson after he was accused of making racist comments implying Africans were not as......

Vikram Seth appointed trustee of British Museum

Well-known NRI writer Vikram Seth has been appointed as a trustee of the British Museum.The appointment, made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday night, will be for a period of four......

After years in a 'cage', CBI may have lost its bite

The CBI's feathers were trimmed from the start, its beak trained to give friendly pecks to its masters, says Sunil Sethi The Supreme Court’s comparison of the Central Bureau of Investigation......

Helicopter deal: India's jinxed Westland saga

India’s dealings with Westland Helicopters, before it merged in March 1999 with Italy’s Finmeccanica subsidiary to become AgustaWestland, were technically problematical and politically......

British PM Cameron seeks special relationship with India

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday began his India visit seeking a “special relationship” between the two countries, saying it is “about the future and not the past"......

Amazing images of Ferrari's museum in Italy

Legendary car manufacturer Ferrari has recently opened a new museum in Modena, Italy, to honour the founder of the company, Enzo Ferrari. Let's take a look at some amazing images of the museum,......

Lord Paul's portrait to feature at London exhibition

NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul's portrait will be featured to represent India at a major public art project showcasing Britain's cultural diversity coinciding with the 2012 London Olympics.Under......

Now UK company sells samosas to Indians

Call it food colonialism in reverse, but a British food manufacturer has started selling samosas in India, from where the delights of spicy dishes caught the imagination of the British palate 200......

42 years on, Star of India returns home

More than 40 years after it left the palace in Rajkot, the heritage Rolls-Royce, The Star of India, will soon return home. Haresh Pandya tracks down the road it travelled.It is not without reason......

Meet India's biggest collector of banknotes

Most people know Rezwan Razack as a promoter of Prestige Constructions, a well-known real estate developer in south India. But there's something about Razack that few people know - he is India's......

Review: KBC 6 has lost some of its fizz

When it comes to entertainment, few succeed like Amitabh Bachchan does. The 69-year-old's popularity has not just expanded over the decades but sustained itself even in this day and age of instant......

Clockwork Orange's Blu-ray edition out

One of the most provocative films of the 1970s, as gripping and thought provoking today as it was 40 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, now has Blu-ray editions released through......

He wrote about Mumbai without coming here!

British novelist H R F Keating, who died on Monday aged 84, created his best-known character Inspector Ganesh Ghote without visiting Mumbai. Filmmaker Zafar Hai salutes the writer who first made......

Does Angelina Jolie need a makeover?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Angelina Jolie is losing her grip on the red carpet, a celebrity stylist has said. British fashion expert and......

'Lalit Modi has done a great job'

Shilpa Shetty is no stranger to reality shows or television. It was winning the British reality show Big Brother that catapulted her into international recognition and boosted her flagging career.......

Mine to medal: The Olympic medal journey

From mines in the United States and Mongolia to the necks of the world's most elite athletes, a display at the British Museum investigates the journey of the 4,700 Olympic medals to be handed out......

'I dedicate this title to my family, my people'

Third seed Novak Djokovic pulverised Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to win his second Australian Open on Sunday, dashing British hopes of a first men's grand slam champion in 75 years. Eye-balling......

Cricket and baseball come together at Lord's

They're the two most popular 'bat-and-ball' sports in the world, based on opposite sides of the Atlantic. But, oh, how different they are! Cricket, the ultimate gentleman's game, with its regal......

Robben Island reminds of liberating power of WC

A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked up there by the apartheid regime.Political......

Hooligans thwarted en route to finals

British and South Africa police have thwarted attempts by English hooligans to get to the World Cup and around 3,200 identified trouble-makers have until Tuesday to hand in their passports to......

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Q. mere dost bata do Egypt Mumys came to mumbai from Abroad and r kept in museum in mumbai pl tell me r they available 2 us where r they kept adress of museum pl?
Vidyasagar Atre: A. more

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Q. who made world's first war rocket?. Two of his rockets, captured by the British at Srirangapatana, are displayed in the Woolwich Museum Artillery in London
Azam Khan: A. One Mummi came here from a British Museum. It is on display for public and is kept in CSMVS or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaye....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-made-worlds-first-war-rocket.-two-of-his-rockets-capture/21140169/answers/24640219

Q. quiz - The original flag that was unfurled by Jawaharlal Nehru at the Red Fort in 1947 is preserved at British Museum, London National Archives, New Delhi None of the above National Museum, New Delhi Salarjung Museum, Hyderabadgive da rite answer
Azam Khan: A. more

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Q. where is 'Cubbon Park' in Bangalore ?
Seema Arora: A. The park is located at a decent distance of 5km from the railway station. This 300acres of sheer beauty was an outcome of a British Chief Engineer...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-cubbon-park-in-bangalore-/20669836/answers/19137303

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Mussoorie's glorious history needs to be highlighted

As the peak summer tourist season begins in this hill station, the need for documenting and highlighting the glorious history of this nearly 200... ...

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Museum may display its treasures by turns

NEW DELHI: With less than six percent of National Museum's total exhibits actually on display, officials have revealed that a plan to follow the... ...

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National Museum expansion hits a hurdle

National Museum's expansion plans are held up as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is still debating whether the British-era building on its... ...

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Paintings return to England for first time in 230 years

Tags: Paintings, Paintings in England, Hermitage Museum 0 London: A world-class collection of oil paintings returning from Russia to England is... ...

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Topshop to unveil its own Met Gala celebrity worn line

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