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Mistrust with Pak yet to be overcome: Top US general

General John Allen, United States commander of the International Support Assistance Force in Afghanistan has acknowledged that the level of mistrust with Pakistan is a major challenge that has yet......

34,000 troops to exit Afghanistan by yearend: Obama

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced to withdraw 34,000 American troops from war-torn Afghanistan in the next one year and showed confidence of ending a decade long war by the end of......

'6,000 to 20,000 US troops in Afghan after 2014'

A top American commander based in Afghanistan has submitted plans to the Pentagon that would keep 6,000 to 20,000 US troops in the war-torn country after 2014. Gen John Allen, the senior US......

Indian-American doctor rescued from Taliban clutches

In a daring rescue operation, elite American commandos have rescued an Indian-American doctor who was in the custody of the Taliban in Afghanistan, losing one Navy SEAL and killing seven......

US to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan post 2014: Report

The United States may keep a combat force of around 10,000 in Afghanistan, including a small counter-terrorism force after 2014 as a contingency against re-emergence of the Al Qaeda.A post-2014......

90000 emails of US military contractor hacked

Hackers claim to have stolen over 90,000 email addresses and passwords in a cyber attack on a major US military contractor, a media report said.An arm of the online collective Anonymous has said......

All's not well with Bihar's finances

There was deterioration in Bihar's fiscal position in terms of trends in 2009-2010 compared to the last two years, Controller and Auditor General report said. Although the state maintained a......

These housewives are turning into financial experts

In the first week of August, Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Group, met with women from the Millennium Mams club who had also attended the Indian Hotels' annual general meeting in Mumbai. With a......

How Chinese hacked Google, and why India should worry

The recent announcement by the United States giant search engine Google that it might withdraw from China made the headlines in world media. The Google decision highlighted the aggressiveness of......

Ad row creates buzz for Onida cellphones

Onida's entry into mobile phones a year and a half ago has been a low-key affair. But not any longer, courtesy its television advertisement which plays on the brand name Nokia phonetically.Nokia......

Shammi Kapoor: I never learnt how to dance

Shammi Kapoor describes himself as Renaissance man, retired actor and computer buff on Twitter. The actor, who has entertained audiences over five decades, looks back at his time in front......

Critics find Freida Pinto 'Barbie-doll beautiful'

Freida Pinto is now part of an elite club, whose members include Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Helen Hunt, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson and Penlope Cruz, to name a......

Review: Robert Pattinson shines in Remember Me

The lives of young people are filled with so much anxiety, thrill and quixotic moments, often of their making, it's almost impossible to resist. More than ever if one of them happens to be the......

Freida Pinto visits Indian Consulate in NYC

Freida Pinto may have just a few scenes in Danny Boyle's Oscar award-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. But look where it's taken her. From hobnobbing with some of the biggest names in Hollywood to......

When Shyamalan became 'Night'

His films are loved and hated in equal measure -- but since he broke out with the 1999 blockbuster The Sixth Sense, Hollywood has been unable to ignore M Night Shyamalan's unique cinematic vision.......

New franchise-based T20 league to start in Caribbean

A new franchise-based Twenty20 league will begin play in the Caribbean next year, the West Indies Cricket Board said, filling the hole left by the collapse of Allen Stanford's tournament. The......

Sports anchor Mayanti stamps her mark at the Games

Mayanti Langer is a familiar face on television, having hosted several sports events over the last five years. But the Commonwealth Games has given her instant recognition. Senior Associate......

Allen Stanford timeline

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. A timeline of the 58-year-old......

Five training tips from King

The Test series between India and Pakistan is now history. But up next are the one-day internationals, where now only the players will be tested mentally and physically.All that has happened must......

Conditioning camp shifted to Chennai

The final conditioning camp for Asia Cup probables, originally scheduled for Bangalore, has been shifted to Chennai to help the players acclimatise to the conditions in Sri Lanka, the venue for the......

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Q. Don't compare yourself with anyone in the world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. Agree?
: A. allen strike if im not wrong.. anyways its sumtimes important to hav comparisions but with POSITIVITY accompanying it.when u compare generally u...... more

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Q. wats the power of a flower ?
Nadeem : A. Flower power was a slogan used by the American counterculture movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and...... more

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Q. The Quran is quite clear about the issue of the claimed superiority or inferiority of any human, male or female. The sole basis for superiority of any person over another is piety and righteousness not gender, color, or nationality (see the Quran 49:13).http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-12.htmhttp://quranexplorer.com/Plz. Comments.
Chitrasahgal: A. Women in Ancient Civilizations:One major objective of this article is to provide a fair evaluation of what Islam contributed toward the restoration...... more

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Q. What\'s the full form of \' OK \' ?
Indiano: A. Various etymologies have been proposed for okay, but none has been unanimously agreed upon. Most are generally regarded to be unlikely or...... more

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Q. Best Movie 0f Warren Beatty ?
Vilas Pardhe: A. Beatty started his career making appearances in television series such as Studio One (1957), Playhouse 90 (1959), and The Many Loves of Dobie...... more

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