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Meet Charles Darwin's great grand daughter

Ruth Padel is the great, great grand daughter of Charles Darwin. She is also a wellknown British poet, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Zoological Society of......

The Vatican votes for Charles Darwin

In a surprising move, the Vatican has come out in defence of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, saying it is perfectly compatible with the Bible's description of how God created the universe.In......

Sociologist Shiv Visvanathan: Youth were not protesting against rape but indifference

'Anyone of them could have been the girl. So in a way it had what I call the 'rakhi effect'. Everyone felt the rape victim could have been my sister and everyone felt that could have been......

'GOP the natural party for Indian Americans'

Sadanand Dhume, one of the rising stars in the Washington, DC, policy wonk circles, particularly among Conservatives, argues that while President Obama can take Indian Americans support for......

US plans to expand drone fleet, cut infantry units

With China in mind, United States plans to set up a new base in Australia and expand its existing one in the Philippines, besides increasing its fleet of drones to cut its burgeoning defence......

Mutual funds: Taxation needs a re-look

You would think that with evolution, things get better (at least that is what Darwin proposed with regards to everything biological). So it comes as a surprise when you find that as the mutual fund......

Good things from bad motives?

Today we use statistical methods for purposes as computing GDP & planning healthcare & education, but statistical methods originated with much darker motives, says Ajit BalakrishnanIf you ever......

Britain withdraws old 20-pound note

Indians who travel to Britain for sight-seeing, shopping or on business purpose, please note: from tomorrow, the 20-pound note featuring the image of composer Edward Elgar will be withdrawn from......

Australia tests 128 people for swine disease

Australia increased its surveillance against swine flu with the number of people being tested for the deadly disease being increased to 128 from 90 by the authorities.The increase came after World......

If Citi's in such a mess, what about other banks?

Federal regulators got a fresh inside look at Citigroup's books over the weekend -- and it wasn't pretty.The result: a new $306 billion federal bailout for the bank. On the one hand, it provides......

Was Viven Leigh a promiscuous bisexual?

Academy award winner Oscar Viven Leigh was a bisexual who fought mental illness throughout her adult life, a new biography has revealed.Damn You, Scarlett O'Hara -- co-authored by Darwin Porter and......

Must Watch DVDs: Harry Potter 6, G-Force

With a heady mixture of romance, menace, darker events and dramatic thrills, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film in the fabulouslysuccessful series, was a smash hit with the......

Harry Potter heads for $1 billion gross

The commanding worldwide success of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- which grossed nearly $400 million worldwide in just five days -- is yet another example of Hollywood summer movies......

Da Vinci Code follow-up takes on the Illuminati

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican in the adaptation of Angels & Demons, a prequel to the 2006 smash hit Da Vinci Code. That......

Australia Unveiled

Let's get this straight-- Baz Luhrmann's Australia is not a movie about foul-mouthed cricketers or overly tanned blondes who surf (the ocean, not the internet) a lot and go around slinging G'Day......

Gopal in second spot in Asian chess

Grandmaster G N Gopal outclassed GM Darwin Laylo of Philippines to move into the joint second spot after the end of the fifth round of the Asian continental chess championship Subic Bay,......

Aussies struggle after Ganguly ton hoists India

- ScorecardThe struggle for existence. We aren't trying here to explain any Darwinian theory but focusing on the trouble that Australia faced to keep their wickets intact on Day 2 of the second......

Australia complete 3-0 series sweep against B'desh

Australia beat Bangladesh by 73 runs on Saturday to complete a 3-0 sweep of their limited-overs series in Darwin.Scorecard | Forthcoming cricket scheduleThe Australians posted a modest total of 198......

Australia continue to steamroll Bangladesh

Australia crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second one-day international at Darwin on Wednesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-game series.- ScorecardThe Australians......

Symonds booted out of ODI squad

All rounder Andrew Symonds has been sent home from the Australian one-day team to meet Bangladesh in Darwin, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday. Symonds was sent home following a......

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Q. There is NO need for HARD WORK.We began as fruit pickers and occasional hunters with plenty of rest and relaxation on the bosom of nature. With civilization, people who control/rule societies, urged by their greed, glorified work to create PLENTY for satisfying their lust for power and material pleasures! This still continues. In a better society, people will work just for the JOY of work and to sustain their needs, not work aimlessly like honey bees and fall dead one day exhausted, after living an empty life ! Any com?
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Q. Do you know some famous Failures ?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. its Darwinism - survival of the fittest, if u don outpace other u will perish... or atleast it would be difficult for u for many things,, thats why...... more

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Q. what is Darwin's theory say yes or not ?
Jameel Ahmed: A. Abraham Lincoln - Former US president Abraham Lincoln first went into politics at the age of 23 when he campaigned for a seat in the Illinois...... more

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A New Base For Darwin Airline

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Cruz Azul to meet America to meet in Mexican final

MEXICO CITY, May 20 : Cruz Azul beat nine-man Santos Laguna 2-1 yesterday with two goals from striker Javier Orozco, setting up a Mexican Clausura... ...

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Pressures of a Sunday Afternoon

About 10 years ago in his graphic novel Corridor, Sarnath Banerjee developed the character of Brighu a restless investigator of the ordinary in the... ...

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Centre Wins Record Five National MEA Awards

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has won a record five categories at the prestigious National Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) Awards,... ...

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Bookbarn International How a barn full of old books became a web wonder

It certainly does. And Mr Pryor is ready to trump again. Earlier this year the book entrepreneur - he's also written four books and published 12 -... ...

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