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TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Obama's 'impeachable' act: Unaffordable Libya war

More than a week after coalition forces led by United States launched a military operation in crisis-struck Libya, the cost to US taxpayers has already reached a whopping $600 million (about Rs......

Churchill caused the Bengal famine: Madhusree Mukerjee

Arthur J Pais on author Madhusree Mukerjee's rebuttal of historian Arthur Herman's critique.For Churchill admirers like historian Arthur Herman (Churchill and Gandhi), who have denounced her book......

We could have done more: PM on UPA-2's performance

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a press conference on Monday in New Delhi to mark the completion of one year of the United Progressive Alliance government in its second term. Following is the......

Devotees throng to Mumbai's most famous Ganesha

Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday converged at the famous Lalbaug cha Raja, to have a glimpse of the huge 23-feet tall idol of Lord Ganapati. They also offered special......

US Fed leaves key rate unchanged

The US Federal Reserve has retained the benchmark interest rate at near-zero level and struck an upbeat note saying that the American economy has continued to strengthen in recent months. The......

US economy picks up, Fed leaves rates unchanged

The US Federal Reserve has said economic activity is improving while deciding to continue with the near-zero interest rate regime to bolster the economy. The apex bank's move to stick with key......

US Fed leaves key rates unchanged

The US central bank has retained near-zero rate regime to boost the country's fragile recovery and said cheap credit would continue for an "extended period".After a two-day policy meeting, the......

Will the Fed rate cut help the economy?

After the drama of the Bear Stearns operation over the weekend, there were expectations about an equally dramatic move on the monetary policy front.Forecasts of the cut in the federal funds rate......

More Fed rate cuts may push gold rally

More interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve to protect its slowing economy are likely to strengthen gold prices further with the metal being a safe haven for investors having offered handsome......

The Hottest Item Numbers of 2010

Whether it's a political thriller or an out-and-out comedy, Bollywood filmmakers are forever eager to squeeze in a smouldering hot item number. Though the scene was......

Looking at Hollywood's desi blockbusters

Hollywood is quickly gaining ground in India. Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots may be 2009's biggest hit but the dubbed version of 2012 -- called Pralay Ki Shuruaat -- ranks second. There were as many as......

Barca coach Guardiola lauds 'outrageous' Messi

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola described Lionel Messi's achievements as "outrageous" after the World Player of the Year produced another masterclass in Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League win at Real......

Gambhir warns teammates against complacency

India might be comfortably placed to wrap up the five-match series going into the third ODI against New Zealand with a 2-0 lead, but skipper Gautam Gambhir on Friday warned about the dangers of......

Fed Cup win puts Italians in spotlight

When Italy won the Fed Cup final last weekend, the screaming crowds and the buzzing media covering the event showed just how much tennis has moved up on the public radar in the soccer-mad nation.......

England beat Pakistan to stay in WT20

Pakistan players celebrate after the wicket of Ravi Bopara, caught by Shoaib Malik off Shahid Afridi's bowling, during the ICC World Twenty20 match against England at the Oval on...

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Q. What can you do in your mind tomorrow to change your state of being from dependency to freedom from dependency?
: A. If you want to recover from an economic meltdown, you dont send hundreds of billions of dollars to the banks that caused it. You dont spend it...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-can-you-do-in-your-mind-tomorrow-to-change-your-state-o//answers/16805774

Q. What is Micro and Macro scale of Economy?
Pooja Mathur: A. These two sub-fields deal with basically the same things just on different levels. When you read a headline about the economy, about some change...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-micro-and-macro-scale-of-economy/16805758/answers/16079574

Q. Politicians are also a group of terrorist : what is your comment ?
Siachen: A. It is true that allowing major big auto makers to collapse will be biggest blunder and will surely cause a lot of direct and indirect unemployment...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/politicians-are-also-a-group-of-terrorist--what-is-your-comm/16079539/answers/12431970

Q. This article *Some basic facts you should know about inflation*does not explain two things:1) How will *raising interest rates which will reduce liquidity* (and therefore supposedly reduce inflation by reducing demand. And why should the demand reduce. Should people stop eating?)2) Where did the excess money floating in the system came from?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. People never decrease their necessary consumption regardless of interest rates. They may decrease their necessary consumption slightly when prices...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/this-article-some-basic-facts-you-should-know-about-inflatio/12431280/answers/8601213

Q. Y govt. is failed to get trust of most of the indian people?
M H Kisan: A. It is true to some extent.It is true that allowing major big auto makers to collapse will be biggest blunder and will surely cause a lot of direct...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/y-govt.-is-failed-to-get-trust-of-most-of-the-indian-people/8001202/answers/12431118

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Hedge funds sell gold after propping mkt a month ago

Money managers, including hedge funds, pulled USD 1.4 billion from the US gold futures market for the week ended May 14 by trimming their net long... ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/commodities/hedge-funds-sell-gold-after-propping-mktmonth-ago_874486.html

Dress For Disaster

ANN ARBOR Globalisation has turned every shopping trip into an encounter fraught with moral dilemmas. In April, more than 1,100 Bangladeshi... ...

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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-markets-forex-idINBRE93E00320130517

FOREX-Dollar index hits nearly 3-year high, euro hits 6-week low

* Dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Euro weighed by ECB negative rate cut talk * San Francisco Fed's Williams says Fed could end QE this... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/markets-forex-idINL2N0DY0QP20130517

All time highs for Nifty likely, if liquidity continues

"Today will be the last day of what so far has been an exciting week. We had a big sell on Monday and then a massive rally on Wednesday. So, we... ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/udayans-comments/all-time-highs-for-nifty-likely-if-liquidity-continues_873383.html

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