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We lost our way: News of the World's last editorial

Passionate readers trooped into corner shops at the crack of dawn on Sunday to pick up the last and special edition of the 168-year-old News of the World tabloid, which was abruptly closed down......

India-Pak were never close to nuclear war: Jaswant

In an interview with Pakistaniwebsite Dawn News,on ThursdayJaswant Singhrefuted thebelief that Pakistan and India came close to nuclear war duringa militaryshowdownin 2002. Singh said he did......

'Politicians are never punished; they are above the law'

'What I have been going through for the last 17 years is much more than what I suffered in those 42 days.' 'I am dying every single moment of my life for the last 17 years,' the Suryanelli......

Imran suffers fracture after falling from forklift

In a freak accident, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was on Tuesday badly hurt and suffered minor fracture in his head when he fell off a forklift that was hoisting him on to a stage during......

15 killed, 70 injured in Pak election rally blast

At least 15 people were killed and nearly 70 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a political rally in central Pakistan, in one of the deadliest attacks ahead of the landmark May 11 general......

Carbon threshold crossed

While long term solution depends on each one of us altering our consumption patterns, the future depends on next generation technologists and entrepreneurs creating business models that naturally......

EPFO doesn't have birth record of 95% members

It has initiated efforts to get full details only now. The pension scheme run by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a decades-old statutory body with 80 million members,......

Google's Glass thrills but chills

It's hard to believe that Hollywood directors of pulpy epics such as Gladiator and Titanic could be considered prophets of their time. Yet, Scott's Blade Runner (1982), and Cameron's Terminator......

Robots replace chefs, labourers in Chinese eateries

Heralding a new era of machines, robots are increasingly becoming popular in China replacing humans in most of the hard labour jobs, including chefs in restaurants.Hundreds of small Chinese......

Why govt forcing corporates for charitable work is good

Many businesses use charitable work to get project clearances and deviate people from bad publicity. Making corporate social responsibility mandatory would lower such misuse and can be helpful in......

Review: Shree is a strange science fiction

Shree, though ambitious, suffers because of an over-wrought plot that is too tedious to follow, writes Ankur Pathak.The genre of science fiction still remains largely unexplored in Hindi films.......

Bollywood gets ready for Christmas

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars are enjoying the Christmas season and are busy getting ready for the New Year. Here's what they tweeted: Nargis......

Kristen Stewart to sell dress for Sandy relief

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Actress Kristen Stewart is auctioning off the designer dress she wore to the Los Angeles premiere of The Twilight Saga:......

The Cult of Brand Rajinikanth

It's only fitting that veteran actor Rajinikanth, whose stardom has transcended regions, generations and time, and is arguably the most unprecendented success story in Indian films,......

Life Of Pi poised to join Oscar race

With a promising opening at the box office, Ange Lee's Life Of Pi looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.Ang Lee's well-reviewed survival drama Life of Pi opened to solid numbers in limited......

ICC denies BCCI-led 'vote-fixing' claims

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed allegations of vote-fixing following the Tim May affair, saying that '"confusion" over procedures was the reason for a re-vote in a troubled......

WC qualifier: Germany break with tradition against Kazakhstan

Whether it was Gerd Mueller, Rudi Voeller or Miroslav Klose, Germany have never had a shortage of gifted strikers but when they take on Kazakhstan in their World Cup qualifier on Friday there could......

Apologetic McIlroy promises walk off will not happen again

World number one Rory McIlroy acknowledged on Wednesday he was wrong to walk off mid-round at last week's Honda Classic and said his toothache was not bad enough to justify quitting the tournament.......

Pistorius bail decision expected in court

A judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his own lawyers that he is far too famous to have any chance......

Text: Pistorius Affidavit at Pretoria bail hearing

Following are the central extracts of the court affidavit of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last week. The affidavit was read out in......

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Q. Why the same God gives conflicting religions to different people in different places?
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Q. Port of WEST BENGAL is targeted for Drug trafficking route from Myanmar.. This drugs import will ruin the nation further and we will be victim of Internal Security Threat just like Somalia and African nations to captivate the resources (human and natural).. there will be enormous raise of Crime like US..Do we want such Country in making???
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Q. What date was the mars rover spirit invented?
Narendra Sharma: A. Itz never a new emerging problem of the current times....it has become a persisting problem even since the dawn of independence....India as a...... more

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Q. when was the Taj Mahal built , details ?
Truth Exposed: A. There are two, actually, at the moment. (In the past, there was also the Sojourner, but it broke down a long time ago.) Spirit and Opportunity have...... more

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Lessons in conservation

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TPCC calls bandh in Agartala

AGARTALA, May 20 The opposition Congress in Tripura has called a dawn-to-dusk bandh in the municipal corporation area here tomorrow to protest the... ...

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Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq

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Iraq Shaken by Series of Attacks

Baghdad, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Dawn had scarcely begun today when six cars loaded with explosives exploded in districts of this capital where... ...

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