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In PHOTOS: Adventures of the French 'Spiderman'

A French daredevil has scaled Cuba's famous 27-stoeried Habana Libre Hotel on Monday without ropes or a safety net. Alain Robert succeeded in climbing to the top of the hotel in about half an......

Why we must salute the heroic saga of Joginder Singh

Fifty years ago this day, October 23, Subedar Joginder Singh began the battle of his life. On learning that Joginder Singh was a Param Vir Chakra awardee, the People's Liberation Army, in a mark......

IMAGES: Around the world in last 24 hours

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the last 24 hours.Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro holds up the arm of his brother, Cuba's President Raul......

'We want Obama to hear what we say'

While the Left will listen to what Barack Obama says in Parliament on Monday, he should also listen to our concerns, says CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury. The Left parties will stage a countrywide......

Left to protest against Obama visit on Nov 8

The Left parties, consisting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, CPI, All India Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party issued a press statement on Friday on the eve of United......

Mamata vows to keep life normal on Feb 20, 21

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned against any attempts to forcibly enforce general strike called on February 20 and 21 by central trade unions and said that her government......

SPECIAL: A few notifications is NOT reforms Mr PM!

For two decades while we continuously talked of infrastructure, power, ports, airports, irrigation, railways, roads, sewer systems, public transport, skill development, education, et all we also......

'Can't farmers choose their livelihoods too?'

The last few months have been fraught with unwanted limelight for Prasoon Mukherjee who, as chairman of Universal Success, is the Indian partner of the Salim Group which is at the centre of a......

India a superpower? A reality check!

The growth of Indian economy has been explosive by any reckoning. It, however, depends largely on the benchmarks we have set ourselves. If it is China, that we are looking up to, we have a lot of......

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......

Sreenivasan on Arabikkadha

Epithets fall short when the discussion is about Sreenivasan. He is an actor who is equally at ease playing serious roles or comic acts.He's a scriptwriter who has carved a niche for himself......

Weekend Watch: Motorcycle Diaries

Che Guevara. Marxist revolutionary. Guerrilla leader. Movie star. Diarios de Motocicleta -- or The Motorcycle Diaries as the rest of the world knows it -- is solid proof. If Che were alive, this is......

Not shaken, not stirred

So the new James Bond movie is out. Die Another Day hasall the usual ingredients: a deadly megalomaniac with a high-tech weapon; capers in Korea, Cuba and London; a spectacular hovercraft chase......

Maradona finds peace playing golf

Argentine soccer idol Diego Armando Maradona says he has found peace of mind in communist-run Cuba where he has turned to golf for sport."I'm not a champion...but I have a lot of fun playing golf,"......

Cuba says goodbye to boxing great Teofilo Stevenson

Cuba said goodbye on Tuesday to heavyweight boxing great Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals and became a symbol of communist pride when he refused to fight for money. A day after......

Phelps scoops sixth gold

Michael Phelps scorched to his sixth gold and his sixth world record of the Beijing Olympics on Friday, one of three wins in the Water Cube for the United States.North Korean Kim Jong-su, who won......

Olympic machismo: The tale the medals tell

I am always embarrassed by India's wretched showing in the Olympics, which is a metaphor for the two things that haunt India -- lack of a strategic intent, and lack of leadership. It is not that......

Cuban football team marred by defections

Cuba's Olympic soccer team took to the field with only 10 men on Thursday after up to seven players defected. Five members of the communist state's under-23 team defected after their Olympic......

People speak for communist cuba

QNA

Q. What is the significance of 19-4?
Sigma: A. more

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Q. When a fire brand a communist like Fidel Castro in Cuba has installed her brother as his successor, can any one find fault with others for attempting dynasty rule? Your views?
Good Citizen: 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

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-a-fire-brand-a-communist-like-fidel-castro-in-cuba-has-/24039093/answers/25448717

Q. Identify the person with brief details - Fidel Castro?
Good Citizen: A. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz ( born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban political leader and former communist revolutionary. As the primary leader of the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/identify-the-person-with-brief-details---fidel-castro/24039093/answers/19661738

Q. Finally CUBA too is retracing its steps ! After all, how long can a society stay in communist illusion? Any coms?
Joseph Chacko: A. true,, they have to if they want to sustain more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/finally-cuba-too-is-retracing-its-steps--after-all-how-long-/19661714/answers/19625078

Q. Apart from China and Russiawhat are the other comunist countries ?
Shunmugham: A. Russia is not Communist :D Cuba, Venezuela, Korea DPR, Tribal Belts of India....But if u look continent wise, Latin America (South America) is...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/apart-from-china-and-russiawhat-are-the-other-comunist-count/19625063/answers/18679153

Web results for Communist Cuba

Pain and destruction

At the OED art gallery at Mattancherry, there is a painting by artist Jogen Chowdhury called the Bakasur. It is the story of Bagasura, the bird... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Pain-and-destruction/2013/05/24/article1602943.ece

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... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/dissidents-find-cuba-outside-cuba-in-miami-news-international-nfybp0jghgf.html

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the , reaching out to some of Washington's most vocal critics on the island. The U.S.... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/us-envoy-in-cuba-engages-critics-on-and-offline-news-international-nfvwpfgbcjd.html

Valtr Komarek, Czech leftist politician dies at 82

Valtr Komarek's son says the left-wing Czech politician and economist who helped overthrow the country's communist regime has died at age 82. His... ...

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Iraq bombings in Baghdad Kirkuk kill 32 injure dozens more

TOKYO, Japan - The United Nations has found that financial sanctions against North Korea have bore fruit as the ability of the Communist nation to... ...

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