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'Many in north-east feel they are not Indians'

Bertil Lintner, a Swedish journalist, author and renowned scholar on Indo-Burmese affairs based in Thailand, has several chances of meeting with some of the dreaded militant leaders of north......

Burmese activists fear Suu Kyi's re-arrest

The pro-democracy Burmese activists and human rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the safety and security of Aung San Suu Kyi who was released from house arrest by Myanmar's military......

ULFA's Burmese faction hampering peace efforts

Though the United Liberation Front of Asom has lost almost all its key shelters in Bangladesh with the incumbent Bangladesh regime extending overwhelming cooperation to the Indian government, the......

India should persuade Burma Gen on democracy: US

As the top Burmese General Than Shwe concluded his visit to India, the US has hoped that New Delhi would leverage its good contacts with the military ruler to convince him about the need to address......

Forces want Indo-Burmese border fenced immediately

Security forces, deployed along the 1,463 km long Indo-Myanmar international border, want a time-bound execution of the ongoing border fencing. A senior officer pointed out that at present the......

HSBC's money laundering lapses, by the numbers

HSBC, one of the world's biggest banks, has been accused of lax controls against money-laundering and often ignoring warnings about clients with ties to drug cartels and terrorists. Here we......

4 Indians among world's top business thinkers

Four Indian business thinkers have been featured in America's Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers list. The list also features few other Indians and people of Indian origin such as......

Jewellery: India to get GSP benefits

Congressman Jim McDermott, Washington Democrat and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, last week successfully snuck in a trade amendment to reinstate General System......

India's elite schools aim at autonomy

If any aspiring business school professors were looking for a case study to write on counter-productive government intervention, they would be hard-pressed to find a better example than in India's......

Govt's import move fails to curb pulses price

It seems the central government's decision to import additional 1.5 million tonne pulses during the next eight months to rein in prices has not served the purpose. According to minister of......

Bond girl to play Aung San Suu Kyi?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh is apparently planning to play Aung San Suu Kyi in a film about the Burmese......

Will these South stars make a splash in Bollywood?

Being one of the largest producers and consumers of movies in the world means an enormous number of actors and actresses, all talented and beautiful in one way or another. But the Indian movie......

U2: Rockers-cum-diplomats

The famed social activism of Irish band U2 has taken on a new face: that of legendary 13th century Persian poet Rumi, who's oft-known as the smiling face of Islam. According to a recent Guardian......

Romancing Rajeev Khandelwal

Rajeev Khandelwal's big screen debut, Aamir, didn't have a leading lady. But he's all set to romance a lady in his second movie, Peter Gaya Kaam Se. The lady in question is Lekha Washington,......

Rambo-kanth is getting old

Rambo is invincible. There are no two ways about it. You push that 'Nam veteran Green Beret into a conflict zone, and even if the world might bloody implode, he's going to swagger out all sweaty......

Advani should stick to billiards: Sethi

Former world billiards champion Geet Sethi says Pankaj Advani, who is the reigning world champion, has the potential in him to win 10 world billiards titles, if he opts to stick to the three ball......

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Q. What is Bodo language? A brief description?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-bodo-language-a-brief-description/25160211/answers/

Q. Is Burma a developing country?
K Gopal: A. Bodo language, a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, is a language of the Bodo group under the Assam-Burmese group of languages. It is...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-burma-a-developing-country/24973601/answers/25160227

Q. forced conversions in our neighbouring countries results in minorities coming to India. are these religions less tolerant than ours
Kamini Joshi: A. Burma has had a very long civil war which started in 1948 there was fighting between the government of burma and most of the tribes that slowly...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/forced-conversions-in-our-neighbouring-countries-results-in-/24407998/answers/24973622

Q. do you know helen richardson ?
Shaakal: A. we have millions of napalese and burmese here more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-know-helen-richardson-/24398049/answers/24408022

Q. Identify the personality:Studied in the Convent of Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi with a degree in politics in 1964.Subsequently, she earned a PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1985 and is a Nobel Prize Winner !!!
Shantha: A. Helen Jairag Richardson is an Indian film actress and dancer of Anglo-Burmese descent, working in Hindi films. She is often cited as the most...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/identify-the-personalitystudied-in-the-convent-of-jesus-and-/24192188/answers/24398062

Web results for Burmese

Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit

By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/usa-myanmar-idINDEE94J00B20130520

YMA crackdown on bootleggers

AIZAWL, May 19 - Dozens of Young Mizo Association (YMA) members yesterday swooped down on two city localities to survey the impact of the Central... ...

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2013/oth06

Burmese Language Studies programme

Burmese Language Studies programme organised by Meetei Council Moreh at the border town on May 18 . Burmese Language Studies programme at Moreh The... ...

http://e-pao.net/ge.asp?heading=Snipp1&src=190513

Largest Burmese Python Caught by a 23-year-old Traveler

A new record of snake catch has been reported in which 23-year-old Jason Leon caught an 18 feet by 8 inches long Burmese python. Leon was on a trip... ...

http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1318148-largest-burmese-python-caught-23-year-old-traveler

US proposes $75.4-m aid for Myanmar

To encourage the Myanmar Government to continue with its reforms, the US has proposed $75.4-million aid for fiscal 2014 to the South East Asian... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/us-proposes-754m-aid-for-myanmar/article4727068.ece

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