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Russia hands over nuke attack sub to India

Russia's Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine was handed over to the Indian Navy at a ceremony in the far eastern port of Primorye, making India the sixth operator of such subs in the world.......

India-Russia-China trilateral meeting next week

Foreign ministers of India, Russia and China will hold talks on a whole spectrum of issues in Russia's far-eastern port city of Vladivostokon June 2.This is the firstsuch 'standalone' trilateral......

Tsunami toll in TN, Pondy touches 7,000

The tsunamis that lashed the eastern and southern coastal areas of the country on Sunday have so far left about 7,000 dead in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The toll is expected to rise. Tsunami death......

India MUST drive a hard bargain with China

India must be cautious and not repeat its Himayalan blunders during new Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s forthcoming visit, warns Colonel Anil Athale My last article Countries that wish to......

Smaller nations stand up to China's hegemony, we don't

The misfortune of India is that its government rarely shares the true facts with the people, cynically trashing even those concerns that have bearings on the strategic national security of the......

The secret behind China's economic success

China's economic success is due less to its authoritarian system and more to Deng Xiaoping's leadership, its Far Eastern location and investments by its diaspora. Among simplistic views on......

Column: Rebuilding Mumbai for the 21st century

Mumbai does not need to be - de-congested - it needs to redeploy its eastern seaboard, writes Sanjeev Sanyal.Mumbai is by far India's financial and commercial capital. Given the success of......

Bird flu spells boom for poultry units

Bird flu in far-eastern countries and neighbouring Pakistan is turning out to be great news for the Indian poultry industry. With Thailand, Vietnam and China no longer feeding the markets of Europe......

Indian card processor in $45-mn heist

The Indian card processor - used in the heist on December 21, 2012 - was ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, India. One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached......

Rush for gold coins, jewels PETERS out

Gold coins, jewellery and bars looked like a bargain after prices crashed more than $200 an ounce in two days last month, the steepest two-day plunge in more than 30 years. Shops reported an......

Why I don't like Argo

Argo seems all set to win the Best Picture Oscar award, but that will still not make Aseem Chhabra like the film. Here's why.Ben Affleck’s Argo begins on the right political note -- a......

Review: Viswaroopam Music is pleasant listen

Pavithra Srinivasan says Viswaroopam's songs manage to convey a plethora of emotions, beautifully sometimes, a little faltering in other placesThe year's most anticipated film music album is......

NBA: Heat win ninth straight, tighten grip on East

The Miami Heat tightened their grip on the Eastern Conference by routing the Chicago Bulls 86-67 on Thursday. With the NBA's trade deadline passing without any change among top contenders, LeBron......

No sex determination test on Pinki Pramanik so far

A sex determination test on Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik, who is in judicial custody accused of rape and of being a 'male', could not take place on Monday with the police insisting it......

France weather storm, England sink Sweden

France brushed aside co-hosts Ukraine 2-0 in a Group D game suspended for 55 minutes by a violent thunderstorm and England fought back to beat Sweden 3-2 after more enthralling action at Euro 2012......

NBA: Celtics cool off Heat to move one win from finals

The Boston Celtics drew on their famous grit and determination to move within one victory of the NBA Finals on Tuesday with an upset 94-90 road win over the Miami Heat to take a 3-2 series lead.......

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Q. WHO IS DAJJAL ? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM ?
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Q. who is considered as FATHER OF CHEMISTRY ?
Azam Khan: A. One of the prominent events preceding the Day of Judgement is the appearance of Dajjal. We have been apprised of many aspects of Dajjal both in the...... more

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Q. Do you know some of the facts about Norway?
Azam Khan: A. Located entirely on the Scandinavian Peninsula in far northern Europe, Norway is geographically positioned in both the northern and eastern...... more

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Q. 32. Last week when I was browsing through the internet I was surprised to find out that India was the first country that started mining diamonds. Later Arabs and other Middle Eastern countries took over the diamond business all over the world. Jewellery has always excited me and I want to know more about it. In fact now my wish is to take up a jewelry design course. What would be the best jewellery designing school in Kolkata?
Ankit Shivam: A. It would be a good decision to enroll at SIG. I am a student there. Just check out their website and fill up the online form. Sawansukha Institute...... more

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Q. Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisionalrailway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in NewDelhi. It was also reproduced under the caption "Travellers' Tales" inthe Far Eastern Economic Review. You can check up from WIKIPEDIA too."I arrive by passenger train in Ahmedpur station and my belly is toomuch swelling with jackfruit. I therefore went to a toilet. Just I wasdoing that nuisance that guard makes a whistle blow for the train togo off and I am running with 'lotah' in one hand and 'dhoti' in thenext when I fall over and expose
Simran Kapoor: A. wow :D nice piece - but i heard this for someone else more

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Unravelling the Indian curry

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Mamata steps into third year in office

In the shadow of the Saradha Group chit-fund scam, West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government stepped into its third year in office Monday, with the... ...

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5 dead, 20 missing

A blast at an explosives factory in eastern China has killed five people and left another 20 missing. The official Xinhua News Agency said rescue... ...

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Global Health, Development and Business Leaders Announce New Innovative Financing Partnership to Deliver Essential Health Supplies More Quickly and Efficiently

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Reprisal heat on EU for carbon levy

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