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CBI seizes resignation letters of 40 BSY loyalists!

It was a comedy of errors when a special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation raided the residence of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday. While CBI walked away......

L K Advani: The emperor has no clothes

I was in school when I had first read the famous fairy tale by Hans Anderson titled The Emperor’s New Clothes. Anderson’s story was about two weavers who promise an emperor a new......

'Husain's death was peaceful'

The legendary painter wanted to die in India, old friend Anil Relia tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt. "M F Husain's death was peaceful," says art dealer Anil Relia, the legendary......

MEA's Libya situation room flooded with calls

The Ministry of External Affairs is working overtime at a 24/7 situation room to take a flurry of calls and emails from concerned relatives of stranded Indians in Libya.Under Secretary (Bhutan) in......

CBI moves SC against Advani in Babri demolition case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has moved the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad High Court order that dropped charges of criminal conspiracy against top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders......

'The big picture is that you can do business here'

Viacom, the US media conglomerate, was one of the last entrants in the Hindi general entertainment segment, when it partnered the Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 Group for a joint venture, Viacom18.......

'Want to make Viacom18 the most admired company'

Sudhanshu Vats, 46, has spent the better part of his 20 working years at Unilever.Last year, he became part of the growing tribe of fast-moving consumer goods managers to join media and......

TV18-Viacom to take on STAR-Zee in distribution

MediaPro, the STAR-Zee joint venture that controls the distribution of 78 television channels, has some serious competition.TV18 and Viacom18 on Tuesday announced a 50:50 joint venture, IndiaCast,......

New TV channels in the works

Both STAR India and Viacom 18 are preparing to launch a number of channels between next week and the year-end.First up are two movie channels from STAR and one of these could be launched as soon as......

2G scam: After Kani, will it be Ambani, Tata?

With the Supreme Court ordering DMK heiress and Member of Parliament Kanimozhi's arrest in the 2G spectrum scam on Friday, the burning question now is: What next? Will corporate chieftains Anil......

Bring on the one-liners

Okay, we know Aasif Mandvi has been making waves on the Comedy Central's The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Mandvi, 41, is also a theatre and film actor (with credits ranging from Merchant-Ivory's......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

Review: Joker is a daft comedy

There isn't a single line in Shirish Kunder's Joker that actually works, leaving us with a film that, while commendably brisk in a 100-minute package, refuses to get going at all, writes Raja Sen......

A sham called Shanghai

In a movie supposedly realistic, Dibakar Banerjee cannot handle politics except as a joke, with a party named 'India Bane Pardes' in Shanghai.We in India have been blessed by a film culture that......

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Shaikh Ayaz raves about George Clooney's Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants. Among many things, The Descendants is a film of infinite surprises and of breezy calm that is usually associated with......

CWG: Tearful Pearson takes solace in hurdles gold

Australia's Sally Pearson overcame last week's 100 metres heartbreak to win the hurdles event over the same distance on Monday, collapsing on the track in tears after her golden run. Pearson was......

Coach Batista gets Messi backing as Argentina edge past Ireland

Interim Argentina coach Sergio Batista felt the warmth of a healthy pat on the back from striker Lionel Messi after leading the side to a 1-0 friendly win over Ireland in his first game in charge......

Socca Punch: The World Cup Quiz

With most people glued into their television sets this month, it is imperative to talk about nothing else but the FIFA World Cup. The 2010 edition in South Africa, the first ever in the......

Federer teases Australians with migration tale

After breaking the heart of third-round opponent Albert Montanes, Roger Federer broke the hearts of millions of Australians when he said his family had nearly migrated to the country when he was in......

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Q. Q - What does the term - " CC " refer to ?
: A. Carbon CopyC compiler, a compiler that translates the C programming language into a machine-readable instruction set on UNIX based operating...... more

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Q. Comedy Question : We have two full time central minister for sports, huge bureaucratic set up, more than three dozens of independent sports bodies and vast fund at their disposal.When will our sport standard find some international recognition ?
Iqbal Seth: A. when our gully-danda and kabbadi will be played internationallythan only we will have recognition in internationalmarket of sports more

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Q. which is d best comedy movie
Prakash Chandra: A. tom TV airs June 23rd 2:30 AM on Comedy Central! ... more

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Q. When India won independence in 1947, the area was known as Bombay state; it was divided on linguistic lines in 1960, creating Gujarat in the north and Maharashtra in the south. Almost all major banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and mutual funds in India. India's largest stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange, the oldest in Asia, is also located in the city. After successes in IT in the neighbouring states, Maharashtra has set up software parks in several citiies.HOW MUCH OF THE ABOVE IS THE WORK OF MAHARASHTRIANS? Raj Thackrey. Can you answer this?
Sinjini Kapoor: A. Raj Thackeray will not answer this, because he was never looking for ans to all the subsequent qns. that would have any way arisen, which he knew...... more

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Q. Are you a clock watcher?
Gem Mina: A. Clockwatchers is an American comedy-drama film released in 1997. Directed by Jill Sprecher, it stars Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Toni Collette and...... more

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'Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru' gets 'U' certificate

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Award-Winning Comedian Lewis Black Returns to The Hanover Theatre in Worcester on November 14

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