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Racist attack on Indian in Scotland

A 28-year-old Indian on a night out at Edinburgh city in Scotland has become the "unprovoked" victim of a racist attack, requiring treatment for facial injuries. According to police, the Indian was......

Racist attack on Indian in Scotland

Indian restaurant owners in UK protest

Owners of Indian restaurants staged a protest outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh against recent changes to immigration rules that have adversely affected the Indian food industry in the......

Edinburgh: Sikh teenager lied about racist attack

The 15-year-old Sikh boy, who claimed he was a victim of a racist attack in Edinburgh last month, had allegedly made up the story after cutting his hair.Sikh community leaders on Monday called for......

UK: Sikhs hold prayer vigil in Edinburgh

Hundreds of Sikhs from all over Britain held a prayer vigil at the site of a racial attack in Edinburgh where the hair of a teenager from the community was forcibly cut by four white youths earlier......

'Cairn-Vedanta deal: ONGC's consent needed'

In a blow to Cairn Energy, the government's law officers have held that Edinburgh-based firm needs state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's consent to sell its majority stake in Cairn India to......

Stanchart, RBS talks collapse on valuation

Negotiations between Standard Chartered Bank and the Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland over a proposed sale of the latter's assets in India, China and Malaysia to the former have......

Cairn etches a success story in India

Edinburgh-headquartered Cairn Energy PLC has a presence in India dating back less than a dozen years; it moved headquarters from Chennai to Gurgaon only a year-and-a-half ago, which is when some......

Cairn net profit dips to $72.6 mn

UK's Cairn Energy plc reported on Tuesday a massive drop in its 2012 net profit as oil output fell, and said that it has bought stake in three oil block off Senegal in West Africa.Net profit in......

World's most expensive whisky to fetch 150,000 pounds

A rare 54-year-old bottle of Scottish single malt whisky is expected to fetch a whopping 150,000 pounds at an auction.The bottle of Bowmore 1957, will be the main lot at Bonhams' Whisky Sale in......

Spotted: Dev Anand in Scotland

A reader sent usphotograph of Dev Anand at Inverness, Scotland with Ramesh Chander, Consul General of India in Edinburgh and Dr T Reddy, President of the Highlands Indian Association.If you......

Review: Mausam fails to impress

Raja Sen feels that Mausam has its moments but disappoints overall. Post YOUR reviews here!Our hero, a bizarrely uptight young air force officer, sits across from the beautiful woman he loves, yet......

Coveted cover girl, Sonam Kapoor

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Sonam Kapoor poses for shutterbugs at the launch of Filmfare's new issue that features her on its cover, in Mumbai on Wednesday.......

When Lady Gaga met the Queen

Lady Gaga performed and met the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool.The Poker Face hitmaker, wearing a red PVC outfit, which featured a 20ft long cloak and Elizabethan-style collar,......

The secrets of a hitmaker

You don't need much money or a famous father to launch your film career, says a self-made film-maker Jason Reitman (right) whose latest Up in the Air which opens on Fridayhas received rave reviews.......

Talukdar wins Archery World Cup bronze

Jayanta Talukdar won a bronze medal in the men's recurve section of Archery World Cup final at Edinburgh on Sunday.For the first time, three Indian archers, two women (Dola Banerjee and Deepika......

Britain's most successful Olympian Hoy retires

Six-times Olympic champion Chris Hoy, who spearheaded a golden period of British track cycling dominance, announced his retirement on Thursday, content that he had nothing left to prove after a......

Queen Elizabeth to open London Olympics

Queen Elizabeth, who celebrates 60 years on the throne this year, will open both the London Olympics and Paralympics, Buckingham Palace and organisers said on Wednesday. The third Olympic Games to......

Another marathon milestone for centenarian Fauja Singh

Hundred-year-old Fauja Singh maintained his awe-inspiring record at the marathons after he became the first centenarian to complete the Toronto marathon on Sunday. Ironically, the event witnessed......

Deepika Kumari settles for silver after losing shoot-off

India's best woman archer Deepika Kumari, lost narrowly to Ming Cheng of China in the shoot-off to settle for a silver medal in the prestigious Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul on Sunday.......

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Q. Who took charge as the first head of Tagore studies at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland?
Sunitha: A. more

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Q. which is the best selling author has decided to build tre houses inspired by her fictional building for her two children in Edinburgh?
Stalin: A. no idea ji more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-best-selling-author-has-decided-to-build-tre-ho/24525010/answers/25436879

Q. Quiz: Which is the Longest Film Festival in the world?
Joseph Chacko: A. J.K. Rowling!! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quiz-which-is-the-longest-film-festival-in-the-world/24340151/answers/24525050

Q. "World Tourism Day ! Where one can find The Nelsons monument ?
Iqbal Seth: A. The Edinburgh International Film Festival in the UK more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/world-tourism-day--where-one-can-find-the-nelsons-monument-/24098131/answers/24340161

Q. Take one name Edinburgh or Kolkata. Something depends on the count of kolkata and Edinburgh in all answers in my life.
Shirsendu Choudhury: A. Calton Hill, in Edinburgh, Scotland more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/take-one-name-edinburgh-or-kolkata.-something-depends-on-the/24022186/answers/24098165

Web results for Edinburgh

Assamese movie to be archived by UK institute

GUWAHATI, May 19 In a welcome news for the Assamese film industry, Mayong: Myth/Reality, directed by Utpal Borpujari and produced by Jayanta... ...

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2013/city07

Rain washes out Pak's Scotland clash

EDINBURGH: Pakistan's one-day international against Scotland was washed out on Sunday due to a waterlogged playing surface in Edinburgh. The match... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Rain-washes-out-Pakistans-Scotland-clash/articleshow/20138670.cms

Rain washes out Pakistan's Scotland one-day clash

, Text Size Pakistan's Imran Farhat plays during a one day international cricket match against Scotland in Edinburgh on May 17, 2013 [ AFP/File]... ...

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/55582/rain-washes-out-pakistans-scotland-one-day-clash

Set for Edinburgh

If all goes to plan, writes john nathan, a play about the Delhi rape that shocked the world will open in AugustNO play currently in London has made... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=456963&catid=47

Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks says Britain

Reuters Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney gestures during his draft budget address in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament in... ...

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