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UK MP brings up Goa mining issue in House of Commons

A Labour MP has moved an 'early day motion' in the House of Commons seeking a debate on the damage caused to the environment by mining in Goa and calling upon the British government to urge India......

Right and Left unite for Bharat Bandh TODAY

The unprecedented hike in petrol prices has helped the Left and the Right to make common cause on Thursday for a nationwide protest, described by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies as Bharat......

Rahul Gandhi resumes padyatra in UP

Rahul Gandhi resumed his march on Wednesday to make common cause with farmers in Uttar Pradesh over land acquisition, after an overnight halt at the Rampur Bangar village where he slept in the......

Mamata to team up with Nitish and Naveen?

Amidst reports of a possible parting of ways between Janata Dal – United and the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had given a call for a federal front,......

Now, a pill to battle 'Delhi Belly'

Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly -- a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water -- in those travelling to India and......

Water: By the people, of the people, for the people

Six villages in Maharashtra that are within the drought affected area have remained water secure even in an extremely bad year. A grand entry by the monsoon has raised hopes for the large number of......

Rupee kisses 59 per dollar; retreats at close

In a roller coaster ride, the rupee on Tuesday hit life-time low of 58.98 against dollar but erased a major part of losses to close at 58.39 after Reserve Bank of India intervened in the forex......

From Washington to Rome, technocrats are rescuing economies

Privatisation in Russia was endorsed by technocrats. It led to the rise of Vladimir Putin. We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it,......

FM for plugging regulatory gaps in financial sector

Amid outcry over Ponzi schemes causing huge losses to common people, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday there are regulatory gaps and efforts are being made to frame a new law to......

Vocal cords affected by very rare condition: Google CEO

Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page provided the first public details of the voice ailment that sidelined him from speaking engagements last summer, saying that he has limited movement in his......

In Pictures: Friends, fans mourn Rituparno Ghosh's demise

One would have expected a lot of din in front of filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh’s ancestral home in south Kolkata following his sudden demise on Thursday morning. There was a huge crowd -- but a......

Aishwarya: PDA is not that common in Indian culture

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is arguably the most famous Indian actress in the world and has also been doing her best to forge a career for herself in Western cinema, still struggles with one thing......

Tokyo governor apologises for remarks on Muslims, Istanbul

Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologised on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival candidate Istanbul and Islamic......

Performance enhancing drugs used in sports

Lance Armstrong's confession that he cheated in international cycling races acknowledges that he used a cocktail of performance-enhancing drugs to try to boost red blood cells, improve strength and......

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Q. what is the action of acid on a litmus paper
Aryan: A. Common cold: Common symptoms are sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing and cough; sometimes accompanied by 'pink eye', muscle aches,...... more

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Q. why apple shaped obese person is called BEER BELLY'
Vijay Sharma: A. The most common litmus reactions are when used under acidic or basic (i.e. alkaline) conditions. Blue Litmus Paper turns red when dipped into an...... more

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Q. How do people get mad? I mean it's not like it didn't happen for a reason, why do people let things bother them?
Chandrasen Suryavanshi: A. Correction it is pear shaped and not apple shaped first of all. Secondly, it is just a reference as beer belly or pot belly. Despite the common...... more

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Q. What is meant by Acute Mountain Sickness?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. it happens mostly during anger .... I get mad. You get mad. Your Mom gets mad. MY DAD Dad gets mad. Hey, even God gets mad. Lets face it, at one...... more

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'Loyalty' given precedence over 'ability', Congress sacrifices youthful image for social balance?

New Delhi: The Congress has always sought to give an impression that it has its finger firmly on the pulse of the youth by pushing the Gandhi scion... ...

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