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British Queen's husband undergoes heart surgery

Prince Philip, 90-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, has undergone a successful heart surgery for a blocked coronary artery after being rushed to hospital with chest pain. The Duke......

Republic Day celebrated in US, UK, South Africa

Republic day was celebrated in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa, with unfurling of the tricolour and peace prayers held by the Indian community in these countries.Indian......

Indian epic, universal resonance

Sixty-four actors and dancers have gathered at the Royal Albert Hall, close to Edison in New Jersey, on a warm fall evening for the dress rehearsal of the musical Ram Leela on a Monday evening.......

A 'spray-on' computer to keep you healthy

Scottish scientists claim to have developed a computer the size of a matchstick head, thousands of which can be sprayed onto patients to give a comprehensive analysis of their condition. According......

Will human lifespan stretch to 143 years?

A Scottish scientist has claimed that he has identified a pill that can extend human life by up to 30 years.Professor John Speakman of Aberdeen University's zoology department claimed people will......

Smart investment strategies

"Live life so you have no regrets."This is the cornerstone of my philosophy, so I found it particularly interesting to read a study of pensioners in the UK. A majority of these over-65s said they......

My blog makes money!

At a unique festival of music and arts where nearly 16 amateur and professional rock bands performed live, a joke began doing the rounds. "Finally," said someone, "we have a music festival where......

The economics of a pink heritage

The Jaipur Heritage International Festival is back in town. After a shaky start last year, Faith Singh, the director of Jaipur Virasat Foundation, the organisational body behind the festival, has......

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.......

First Look: Ugo's Last Dance

Deeksha Gaur, executive producer of the off-Broadway show Ugo's Last Dance currently underway in New York (show ends on October 4), is among the few theatrical producers of Indian origin. She is......

Shooting a Hollywood film in Munnar

Santosh Sivan has become truly an international filmmaker. His eighth directorial venture, Before the Rains, a Hollywood film made in Kerala has made it to a number of international film festivals......

Goodness Gracious Me! It's Meera Syal!

The television adaptation of writer-actress Meera Syal's novel Life Isn't All Ha Ha, Hee Hee will be screened in May. Syal, who has Indian parents and was awarded an MBE in 1997, will play a......

Want to know what happens to Harry Potter?

It's the question that haunting everyone. Who is the half blood prince in the sixth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince?While Rowling will maddeningly not reveal......

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......

Excitement builds ahead of Youth Games

The Isle of Man is busy welcoming hundreds of the Commonwealth's most talented young athletes, officials and supporters to the island. During the week-long event 1000 athletes from 63 Commonwealth......

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

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Q. Who is Rovan Atkinson? In which field He is famous?
Joseph Chacko: A. Atkinson was born in the north of England in 1955. He went to very good schools and graduated with a Bachelors degree in electrical engineering....... more

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Q. Since when we have been beginning our new year on 1st January?
Hitler : A. From British Period onlyIn countries which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year is celebrated on January 1, the date that is considered the most...... more

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Q. If Olympics are held for excellence in sports, why is Eddiburg Festivals are held ?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural festivals which take place during August each year in Edinburgh,...... more

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Q. which is the longest festival?
Vinayan Joseph: A. The Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland was established in 1947 and is the longest continually running film festival in the world more

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Jimmy Savile's half-century of sex abuse to be made into musical

London, May 18 (ANI): Jimmy Savile's history of sex abuses against children is to be made into a musical by a British scriptwriter.Punch and Judy... ...

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First edition of `The Great Gatsby' auctioned

A first edition of legendary American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" sold for 1,875 pounds ($2,872), or nearly triple the opening... ...

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Hainsworth fabrics on display again at Coronation festival

May 16, 2013 (United Kingdom) Sixty years ago, Yorkshire textile mill Hainsworth provided the iconic cloth for the military to wear at The Queens... ...

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Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announces global roll-out of signature wine program

The festivities kick off in Asia with celebrations at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel. Sheraton Hotels &... ...

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A Right Royal Escape With Cheapflights.co.uk

As the Queen prepares to say fare-thee-well to some of her farther flung international duties, Cheapflights.co.uk looks back at the Royal Family's... ...

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