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Blood on our hands, but this too shall pass

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's death circa May 19, 2009, in circumstances we would never quite get to know, concludes a morality play.As the curtain comes down and......

Licensed to live

The 'love that dare not speak its name' has found a voice, andlegitimacy. Sandip Roy on the sexual revolution, circa 2008.When I left India for America, my aunts fretted about who I might end up......

The Rahul, Sonia, Priyanka show

Circa the late 1980s: Columnist Anil Dharker, then the television critic on the Sunday magazine of the Times of India, wrote a piece that simply went: "Rajiv Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi..."......

The man who guarded India's titans

Circa 1939. A young K R Rajagopalan decides to become a police officer because he is enamoured of the uniform his brother-in-law wears.Ironically, once Rajagopalan became a police officer, he......

Why the BJP is winning the war on social media

The high-voltage outbursts of netizens over #Feku (Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi) versus #Pappu (Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi) is not the real issue. It's how parties are using......

The man who messed with the average American

Circa, February 2009, Joint Session of the United States Congress: "Here in Washington, we've all seen how quickly good intentions can turn into broken promises and wasteful spending. And, with a......

Hyderabad: The convention hub of India

Circa 1993, Hyderabad: A major medical conference took place in what was then just a historic capital city of a southern state. A few hundred delegates thronged the Nizam-built Jubilee Hall - the......

The games companies play to 'console' consumers

Circa November 2007: An elated 21-year-old Arun Kanekar became a hero to his friends after he brought home the Sony Playstation 3 for a whopping Rs 39,990. He had waited for long to graduate from......

How to screw up the iPhone

If you think Steve Jobs & Co can't design an ugly product, think again.Take the iBook, circa 1997. Coming in blue, orange and green, it was bulgy and shaped like a clam. It didn't inspire people to......

DC Design's new car: The Circa 2020

Dilip Chhabria, chairman and managing director, DC Design, unveiled a grand sports utility vehicle, The Circa 2020, in Mumbai on Tuesday.The Circa 2020 is the 500th car to come out of the DC......

Review: Good German is a one-time watch

Steven Soderbergh's latest film, The Good German, is set in post-war Berlin circa 1945. Truman, Stalin and Churchill are to meet in Potsdam for the last time as allies to discuss the division of......

Let's not sing this song!

Circa 2004. A new, improved Bollywood? Maybe.Butthe same doesn't ring true for the music of Aditya Chopra's latest production Hum Tum. Brothers in rhyme and rhythm Jatin and Lalit return to score......

Review: Tom Cruise saves mankind YET AGAIN in Oblivion

Oblivion, outside its spectacular, smooth surface, is only a middling effort that borrows liberally in tone and technique from just about every science-fiction movie there is, writes Sukanya......

Review: Tom Cruise saves mankind YET AGAIN in Oblivion

Oblivion, outside its spectacular, smooth surface, is only a middling effort that borrows liberally in tone and technique from just about every science-fiction movie there is, writes Sukanya......

Review: David is well-acted but underwhelming

David could have been shorter, snappier, writes Sukanya Verma. In the classic fable, these two unlike animals race each other to the finishing line. Now, the hare is......

When Pele enchanted Calcutta

As the legendary Pele turns 70, redif.com looks back at the time when he graced Kolkata's Eden Gardens. Circa 1977. It was six years since he had called it quits at the international level. He......

Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4 million

The earliest known New York Yankees jersey worn by slugger Babe Ruth was sold for US $4.4 million on Sunday, a record for a piece of sports memorabilia. The circa 1920 jersey was sold to an......

Why Lewis Hamilton hasn't yet gotten out of jail free

Hamilton will need to sparkle a lot brighter than that to start winning back his shine, says Raja Sen What a difference a win makes. Three weekends ago, in a shopping mall in Delhi's Vasant Kunj,......

Am surprised at how well I bowled: Warne

He is arguably one of the last characters the gentleman's game has had. A wily leg-spinner, a complete player and an astute captain, Shane Warne was one of the most complete cricketers ever. -......

Allan Donald instills confidence in Kiwi bowlers

What seemed New Zealand's biggest worry before the start of the World Cup turned out to be the most impressive aspect in their opening match. - World Cup coverage You guessed it right. The......

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Q. WHEN WAS MEENAKSHI TEMPLE BUILT
Ritesh Rathi: A. more

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Q. FFF : Who invented the Analog Machines (Equatorium) ?
Truth Exposed: A. The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It...... more

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Q. who was inventor of the Equatorium ?
Truth Exposed: A. Equatorium by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Zarqali (Arzachel) in Islamic Spain circa 1015 more

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Q. when did gautan buddha died
Vijay: A. Equatorium by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Zarqali (Arzachel) in Islamic Spain circa 1015.Planisphere by Abu Rayhan al-Biruni in the 11th century. more

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Q. what are main scientific contributions of genius of Ibn al-Haitham ?
Truth Exposed: A. The time of Gautama's birth and death are uncertain: most early-20th-century historians dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more...... more

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Christie's to Present a Dedicated Sale of Important French Furniture from a Private Collection

Christie's will hold a sale of Important French Furniture from a Private Collection in New York. Comprised of 46 lots, this distinguished... ...

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Design Classics with Gatsby Flair Star in Palm Beach Modern's May 25 Auction

/PRNewswire/ -- The Great Gatsby would feel quite at home at Palm Beach Modern's May 25 auction. A free-spending millionaire bootlegger, the... ...

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The new generation camera lucida

Several days ago, I learned about a rather interesting project on KickStarter.com. Two guys Pablo Garcia and Golan Levin have designed something... ...

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Rashid Iranis review Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino's Oscars awarded and highly anticipated film Django Unchained is all set to release in India. Here's a lookmore photos Django... ...

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Jitish Kallat's Circa at Art Basel Hong Kong

Having carved a niche within a hallowed group of world-renowned Indian contemporary artists, Jitish Kallat continues to go places. The latest stamp... ...

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