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Part I: The Gurgaon FactorHaving played a minor role in the late nineties boom of North First Street and now again, as I get involved in the Gurgaon boom --it's perhaps appropriate to inspect what......

US justice dept supports Sikhs, Hindus as hate crime victims

Meeting one of the long pending demands of Sikhs and Hindus in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder has recommended widening the Federal Bureau of Investigation's mandate to include the......

Anand Jon case: 'He's much stronger to face this ordeal'

The case against fashion designer Anand Jon (Alexander) in New York ended with the sentencing phase at the New York County Court before Judge Cassandra M Mullen. As per the plea deal agreed up on......

When our government isn't ours anymore

In Delhi this December, we understood how many others from Kashmir to Koodankulam have long felt, says Shivam Vij The girl wasn't aware that the Udyog Bhavan Metro station in central Delhi had......

India an important strategic partner of US: Ami Bera

California-based physician Ami Bera, the third Indian American to get elected to the United States House of Representatives, has termed India as an important strategic partner of the US. "I......

Mobile phones that could save your life

When fierce storms hit California in early January, submerging streets and felling power lines, Steve Livingston was prepared. Armed with a text message alert from the San Mateo County Office of......

Yahoo's Mayer gets flak for more rigorous hiring

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in......

How Long Beach stopped sinking, continues oil drilling

Few places on earth bear the scars of oil production like Long Beach, California. Parts of the city have sunk by as much as 29 feet from their original level because of subsidence caused by......

US launches civil action against S&P

The US government has launched a civil lawsuit against Standard & Poor's and parent The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc over mortgage bond ratings, the first federal enforcement action against a credit......

Facebook unveils new friends-based search tool

Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major product launch since its May......

PIX: Aishwarya wows critics and fans at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan received rave reviews for her first appearance at the ongoing 64th Cannes Film Festival. And just when people thought it couldn't be topped by anything, Mrs Bachchan turned......

Are you ready for India's Brokeback Mountain?

Are you ready for India's Brokeback Mountain? Yes, Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyun, a film on a gay couple is all set to release on Friday. While the film which is predominantly in English was well......

Wall Street 2 is very entertaining

Aseem Chhabra reviews Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.What a difference 23 years make. In 1987 when Oliver Stone directed the original Wall Street, his intent was to expose the excesses of the......

'I would have done Kamal's role of a common man'

It's rare to see two superstars coming together in a Telugu film. Venkatesh is setting a 'record' of sorts by sharing screen space with another superstar Kamal Haasan in Eenadu, the Telugu......

'Ray's idea of humanity is universal'

Richard Pena, the Film Society of Lincoln Center's director of programming for more than 20 years, is one of the most influential opinion-makers in America. The films shown at the Society and its......

F1: Doubts over New Jersey race, Austin on track

Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone has raised doubts over whether the inaugural Grand Prix of America, to be held in New Jersey next year will go ahead. British newspaper The Guardian quoted......

World Cup buzz? No sign yet in Mumbai or Delhi

Cricket's biggest showpiece, the World Cup final, will be staged in India's financial capital Mumbai in little over six weeks but the sport-crazy citizens and casual visitors were hard-pressed to......

Austin to host F1 Grand Prix from 2012

Formula One will return to the United States in 2012 with a 10-year deal for a race in the Texas state capital Austin, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone announced on Tuesday."For the first time......

Landis admits doping during Tour: report

Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has sent a series of e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors admitting to the use of performance enhancing drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on......

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Q. who discovered oil or petrol ?
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Q. Q: How the technology of Internet came in to existence? I mean what was its initial purpose?
Right Sense: A. The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and...... more

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Milind Madhukar Kulkarni: A. CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) CMS Conversational Monitor System (IBM) CMS (Intelligence) Community Management...... more

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Q. Is n't homosexuality a mental disorder?
Chandra Singh: A. In fact, many researchers hypothesize that a homosexual orientation stems from a combination of biological and environmental factors. For example,...... more

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Q. Best Movie 0f Johnny Depp ?
Dollysingh: A. My Top Ten Johnny Depp MoviesJohnny Depp is one of my absolute favourite actors, due to his penchant for picking quirky roles over Hollywood...... more

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Yahoo buying Tumblr

Yahoo's board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported... ...

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Cool or creepy?

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing... ...

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Macerich's Santa Monica Place Wins "Best-of-the-Best" Global Shopping Center Award

/PRNewswire/ -- Macerich (NYSE:MAC) announced today that its Santa Monica Place won the 2013 Best-of-the-Best VIVA Global Design and Development... ...

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Campus Capsule

Admissions open The University of Sheffield (U.K.) is inviting applications for the M.Sc Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management course.... ...

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Monster Energy's Nyjah Huston Takes Gold in Street League Skateboarding at X Games Barcelona 2013

Huston's Gold medal win backs up his Gold medal that he won less than a month ago in Brazil at the X Games Foz do Iguacu. Barcelona, Spain (PRWEB)... ...

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