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Susan Rice named as Obama's new National Security Advisor

Susan Rice, the tough-talking United States Ambassador to the UN, was named as President Barack Obama's new National Security Advisor, in a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy......

Taking long view on India, Canada's Harper comes knocking

The eastward shift of the global fulcrum of power has something to do with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's six day-long visit to India, but more importantly, his calculations have some......

'America must rework its relationship with Pakistan'

Bruce Riedel: In conversation with Aziz Haniffa, the former CIA stalwart discusses the US-AfPak-India conundrum. Since its release last month, Central Intelligence Agency veteran and senior......

Godhra train carnage case chronology

Following is the chronology of the case related to the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the communal violence that followed the incident. February 27, 2002: 59 'karsevaks' die after S-6 coach of the......

Tribute: The guru of strategic writing in India

K Subrahmanyam's legacy will last in the voluminous work he has left behind, his many disciples and his progeny, says TP SreenivasanK Subrahmanyam (KS) had no equal in the strategic community of......

A dummy's guide to G-Secs investment

Before any further explanation, it's important to understand what government securities (G-Secs) are. These are borrowing instruments issued by the government through the Reserve Bank of India......

A big family? Try these great cars

There are the little hatchbacks and there are the luxurious sedans and then there are those cars we call SUVs or MUVs. While hatchbacks maybe easy to drive around and park and sedans might......

McDonald's gets a new look

A comfortable armchair. Cool hanging lights. Funky graphics and photos on the walls. Wi-Fi access. Premium coffee. Isn't Starbucks great? Except. . . this is McDonald's. McDonald's? That's right.......

The Muppets is a delightful experience

In a month full of DVDs and Blu-ray editions of films for the young audiences -- Puss in the Boots, Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked andHugo -- the revival of Jim Henson-created lovable......

Review: Tree Of Life is too self-indulgent

Aseem Chhabra says Brad Pitt-starrer The Tree Of Life is a self-indulgent piece of cinema. Post YOUR reviews here!Today, the world of cinema is divided between two types of film lovers. The first......

'Kamal Haasan is the highlight of Four Friends'

After making two hit films, director Saji Surendran is all geared up for his third release Four Friends which hits theaters today. So what is the Malayalam movie about? Reshmi Padma finds out.......

Catching Akshay, Trisha in action

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Twinkle minus husband Akshay Kumar, and Trisha are spotted at a special screening of Khatta Meetha on Thursday. The film starring Akshay......

Guillermo del Toro quits The Hobbit movies

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Guillermo Del Toro has resigned as director of the two The Hobbit movies. The Mexican filmmaker, 45, will, however,......

WSH: Pune Strykers stun Delhi Wizards 3-1

Gurpreet Singh struck a brace as Pune Strykers notched up a 3-1 victory over hosts Delhi Wizards in their second match of the World Series Hockey tournament at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in......

Images: Chennai down RCB to enter IPL final

Chennai Super Kings registered a thrilling six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the play-off to enter the final of the Indian Premier League in Mumbai, on Tuesday. Chasing a tough......

Top 10 batting innings at the World Cup

Presenting a brief run-down of the top batting knocks in the World Cup (against Test playing nations only) ahead of the 2011 edition which starts on Saturday. Sourav Ganguly's 183 v SL, Taunton,......

Chawla strengthens his chances for second spinner's role

Leg spinner Piyush Chawla has played just one ODI over the past two years but following his match-winning performance against Australia in a World Cup warm-up, he appears to have bagged a place in......

No. 1 ranking motivational target, not an end in itself: Anand

World chess Champion Viswanathan Anand is likely to lose his number one status by next month but the Indian is hardly bothered as he feels ranking is a motivational target rather than an end in......

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Q. according to FHM,the British men's magazine which sportswoman is the sexiest woman in the world?
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Q. Foreign invaders conquered India in the 12th century and ruled us for more than 500 years. This had happened due to the disunity of Indians at that time. Is a similar situation prevailing in the country today with political parties fighting each other and some would not even mind surrendering the country to the enemies for the sake of power. Your views?
Amitava Duttamajumdar: A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (India's Prime Minsiter 1947-64) in The Discovery of India, 1946, p. 218, 225.The coming of Islam and of a considerable...... more

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Q. Dr. William Draper in \'History of Intellectual Development of Europe\' \"During the period of the Caliphs the learned men of the Christians and the Jews were not only held in great esteem but were appointed to posts of great responsibility, and were promoted to the high ranking job in the government....He (Caliph Haroon Rasheed) never considered to which country a learned person belonged nor his faith and belief, but only his excellence in the field of learning.\"SAME FORMULA WAS ADOPTED DURING MUSLIM RULE IN INDIA ALSO ???
Good Citizen: A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (India's Prime Minsiter 1947-64) in The Discovery of India, 1946, p. 218, 225.The coming of Islam and of a considerable...... more

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Q. The novel Mary Shelley wrote depicted a creature that had no name. He was a symbol of his parentlessness and lack of human sense of self and identity. He does call himself, when speaking to his creator, the \"Adam of your labours\". He is also variously referred to as a \"creature,\" \"fiend,\" \"the demon,\" \"wretch,\" \"devil,\" \"thing,\" \"being,\" and \"ogre\" in the novel. Can you name him?
TruthMission: A. Frasnkunstein.... the misspelling is intentional... hope you have watched the Frankenstein by Mel brooks.. more

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Q. please say some thing \"Words are alive; cut them and they bleed.\"
Jack Johnson: A. An Awesome Question SIR! We often say words which just totally comes out the wrong way.People dont think about the impact that their words say...... more

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Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition Announces Winners for 2013

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UCLA makes most of LSU's errors in 2-1 CWS victory

Adam Plutko and two relievers limited LSU to five hits, and UCLA turned both of the Tigers' errors into runs in a tense 2-1 victory at the on... ...

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Golf-European Tour St Omer Open scores

June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour St Omer Open at the par-71 course on Thursday in Lumbres 67 Tjaart Van der Walt (South... ...

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Hyatt President and CEO Recognizes Outstanding Chicagoland Associates at Annual Stockholders Meeting

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Smoking hot Calmels wins action-packed Czech Challenge

François Calmels fired a sizzling 11 birdies in a final-round 65 to come from behind and win his second Challenge Tour title of the season at the... ...

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