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Karat quotes Castro to defend Jesus Christ's photo at exhibition

Defending the display of a portrait of Jesus Christ at an exhibition organised by the Communist Party of India - Marxist, party general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday said it was not done to......

Fidel Castro says his 'health is failing'

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has lived through the tenures of ten American Presidents, says that his health is deteriorating and he may not see the end of Barack Obama's presidency."I have......

Fidel Castro resigns

Ending a dramatic and eventful tenure, Cuba's iconic President Fidel Castro announced his retirement on Tuesday. In a letter published in the official Communist Party paper, the ailing leader said......

Castro is getting back on his feet

The good news, for his legion of fans and admirers at least, is that Fidel Castro is hale and hearty.The bad news, at least for the West that is, is that he has recovered to a healthy 80 kg and has......

Doctor denies reports that Castro is critical

The Spanish doctor who examined Cuban leader Fidel Castro last month said he is not the source of a report in a Spanish newspaper that said Castro suffered from a serious infection of the large......

Henrique de Castro appointed Yahoo! COO

Yahoo! has appointed Henrique de Castro of Google as its new chief operating officer (COO), with a compensation package of up to $58 million. De Castro will get an annual base salary of$50,000 per......

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......

World Bank chief to visit India on March 11

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is on a three-day visit to India beginning March 11 to gather information on development challenges being faced by the country and look at opportunities for......

Walmart to buy Indian duo's social media site

The world's largest retailer Walmart has announced acquisition of social media site Kosmix, a Silicon Valley firm founded by two Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai alumni, as the global......

Insurance scam: Indian American given 81 months

An Indian American has been sentenced to 81 months in prison and asked to pay $9.7 million in restitution along with his accomplices for his role in the $18 million health insurance scam. Suresh......

When Salman met Fidel Castro

Diana Hayden has spent a month introducing us to famous historical figures on Biography. And now it's time for the first phase to end.All of May, we were acquainted with icons from world politics,......

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......

Naomi Watts to star as Marilyn Monroe in biopic

Naomi Watts is set to play Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic, which is based on a controversial book detailing the actress' love affairs and encounters on the casting couch.Titled Blonde, the film is......

A continental fare at the Kerala film fest

It apparently has become a staple of the season in Thiruvanathapuram -- a little winter fog, a much-hyped Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (as though the wall-to-wall, year-round ads on TV for gold......

Gus Van Sant and Sean Penn shine in Milk

The history of Hollywood is littered with tales of personal projects that filmmakers obsessed over for years (sometimes decades) only to have people wondering what all the fuss was about when the......

Maradona to interview Castro for TV show

Argentine soccer hero Diego Armando Maradona appears to have landed a big interview in his new career as TV showman: Cuban President Fidel Castro.An employee at a Havana health retreat where......

PSG turn down Real Madrid move for Ancelotti

Paris St Germain have rejected a bid by Real Madrid to hire coach Carlo Ancelotti, club president Nasser al Khelaifi said on Monday. "They (Real) came and I discussed it with them. He's got a......

Late Fabregas goal moves Barca closer to title

Midfielder Cesc Fabregas moved Barcelona a step closer to the La Liga title with a late strike in a laboured 1-0 victory at home to mid-table Levante on Saturday. The 84th-minute goal secured a win......

Betis battle back to draw 3-3 against 10-man Sevilla

Real Betis stormed back from three goals down to draw 3-3 at home to 10-man Sevilla thanks to a late goal from Emmanuel Nosa Igiebor in a typically fraught La Liga derby between the Andalusian city......

La Liga: Barca suffer first defeat this term

Leaders Barcelona suffered their first defeat in La Liga this season when Real Sociedad stormed back from two-goals down and made the most of a red card for Gerard Pique to record a 3-2 home win on......

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Q. who told Fidel Castro that co-operative farms are not a good idea for growing tobacco?
Raju: A. more

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Q. who told Fidel Castro that co-operative farms are not a good idea for growing tobacco?
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Q. What is the significance of 19-4?
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Q. AT AN ALARMING RATE, WITHOUT SWORDS, WITHOUT TERRORISM, WITHOUT FORCE, ISLAM IS RAPIDLY GROWING WITH CHRISTIANS MAKING 75% OF THE CONVERTS, AND CHURCHES ARE NOW BEING CONVERTED TO MOSQUES IN SOME VITAL REGIONS OF EUROPE. SINGERS LIKE LOON, ICE CUBE, BUSTER RYMES, CASTRO, JANET JACKSON AND JEMMINE JACKSON ARE NOW MUSLIMS! FOOTBALLERS LIKE NICOLAS ANELKA, THIERY HENRY, SOLOMON KALU, ERIC ABIDAL, DZENKO, VAN PERSIL, FRANK RIBERY, RAFEAL VARANE ARE ALL NOW MUSLIMS, AS WE SPEAK, KAKA AND LINOEL MESSI ARE CONSIDERING ISLAM.ISLAM IS THE ONLY FAITH WITH ONENESS IN PRACTICE ,so please study Islam ?
Confusion: A. 1) 1770 Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.2) 1782 John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the...... more

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Spanish court opens tax probe into king's daughter

Princess Cristina, the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, is under investigation for possible tax fraud and money laundering, the latest blow to... ...

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Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American... ...

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Hamburgers for life reward to man who helped Ohio kidnap victims

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a... ...

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Astros 3, Royals 1

E_K.Herrera (1). DP_Kansas City 1. LOB_Kansas City 5, Houston 5. 2B_Kottaras (2), J.Castro (13), C.Pena (8). 3B_Francoeur (2). HR_J.Martinez (4).... ...

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Pirates 1, Cubs 0

E_S.Castro (7), Liriano (1), Mercer (2). DP_Chicago 1. LOB_Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 5. 2B_McCutchen 2 (14). SB_Borbon (4), McCutchen (10).... ...

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