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US starts using Pakistan route for Afghanistan pullout

Kicking-off the first phase of the American pullout from Afghanistan, the United States has started using Pakistani land routes to withdraw its military hardware from Afghanistan, with 50 shipping......

'It just felt shocking that I won; I didn't expect to win'

Twelve-year-old Indian origin boy Sathwik Karnik, the winner of the prestigious annual National Geographic Bee, is still too excited to plan for his future, reports Chaya Babu. “I don’t......

Has Change really come to Bihar?

What is Change really like in Bihar? Once denounced as a failed state, what turnaround has Bihar made in recent years? Archana Masih reports from India's other most talked about state. When our......

How Indian media helped defuse crisis with China

By sensitising the entire nation of this unprovoked incursion and the resultant mood of anger among Indians, the media had set into motion rapid official and diplomatic developments not only in New......

Arunima Sinha to be an officer in CISF

Arunima Sinha, the country's first amputee to conquer Mt Everest, will soon be a police officer. Arunima last year qualified a written test and skill abilities exam of the central government and......

Singapore has started losing its economic prowess

For the first time in the history residents have turned against the government, raising dissent over high living costs and immigration policies. There is a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles on the......

Indian pharma has no incentive to innovate

No one expected, when the first major clinical trial started on Glivec in 2000, that the patients would live much beyond a couple of years.Yet, seven years later, 86 per cent of them were still......

After Delhi, Kempinski to go it alone in more cities

Germany-based luxury hotel chain Kempinski, which started operating its first India property in Delhi last year under a management contract, is planning to open five more hotels in the country by......

London's 'lifeline' is 150 years old!

The world's first and biggest underground metro railway started operations 150 years ago. The London Underground's first journey took place between Paddington and Farringdon on 9 January 1863.......

Eric Schmidt takes first-hand look at Indian start-ups

Google executive chairman Eric E Schmidt landed in Bangalore for a first-hand feel of the Indian start-up ecosystem and an interaction with the India product development and engineering team. He is......

Celebration time for Telugu cinema

While the Hindi film industry is currently celebrating 100 years, the Telugu and Tamil film industries will reach this landmark in the not-too- distant future.The Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of......

Meet Preity Zinta's love in Paris

Gaurav Chanana became a household name as Dr Rahul Mehra in the popular soap Sanjivani. Then, he suddenly disappeared.Seven years later, Gaurav is back, this time as Rhehan Malliek playing......

Review: Aurangzeb is VERY engaging

Performances -- especially of Rishi and Arjun Kapoor -- are the best thing about Aurangzeb, writes Sukanya Verma.Aurangzeb is primarily about inheritance of character from parent to child. And the......

'Rishi Kapoor is a very intimidating person'

Malayalam superstar Prithviraj may not have scored in his first Hindi film Aiyyaa, but he's ready with his next -- Aurangzeb, co-starring Arjun Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Jackie Shroff, and produced......

We are yet to play to our potential: Irfan

Delhi Daredevils might have lost their first two Pepsi IPL games, but all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels once they start playing to their potential, they would be hard to beat.-Confident Mumbai......

IPL PHOTOS: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Left-arm pacer Dirk Nannes gave Chennai the perfect start, getting the big wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for a first ball duck in the fifth ball of the first over. Tendulkar was dismissed leg before......

Photos: Sharapova hammers Wozniacki in Indian Wells final

Maria Sharapova played aggressively from the start to win her first title since last year's French Open with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the BNP Paribas Open final on......

NZ seamer Bracewell doubtful for Test

New Zealand seamer Doug Bracewell is a doubt for the first Test against England, which starts in Dunedin on Wednesday, after cutting his foot on glass when cleaning up after a house party. "He's......

NBA: Wizards discover some second half magic as surge continues

With just five wins from their first 33 games there was certainly nothing magical about the Washington Wizards' start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season. In fact, it was the type......

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Q. a MBA girl just after marrying to a MBA boy, committed suicide as her in laws and husband started torturing her for dowry to buy a flat? do not you think that rather than a qualification or richness, we must first consider behaviour or character of a person? what was this girl dreaming while pursuing MBA and what happend?" why such guys want dowry to buy a flat? or else they should remain unmarried? what do you say?
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Q. At which ground did Tendulkar score his first Test century on home soil?
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Q. Fun : Which is your favorite most letter in English alphabet & why?
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'It just felt shocking that I won; I didn't expect to win'

Twelve-year-old Indian origin boy Sathwik Karnik, the winner of the prestigious annual National Geographic Bee, is still too excited to plan for... ...

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Rajasthan elect to bat first at Eden

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat first in the Indian Premier League second qualifier against Mumbai Indians at... ...

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Unchanged Royals bat in delayed start

After evening showers in Kolkata delayed the start of the virtual semi-final by an hour, Rajasthan Royals decided to bat first against Mumbai Indians ...

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