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Parks with statues of Mayawati, elephants closed in Lucknow

Hours after the work of draping the statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Bahujan Samaj Party's election symbol elephant was completed, the parks in which they were installed in......

Maya seeks special force to guard her memorials

Raising of a dedicated special security force to guard Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's dream projects -- memorials and statues -- will cost the state exchequer a whopping sum of Rs 53......

Mayawati's fad for statues puts her in tight spot

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahjan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's fad for building memorials and the obsession for installing her own statues has put her in a tight spot.The latest public......

Is it the end of the LTTE?

With the death of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief V Prabhakaran and the decimation of most of its leadership, Sri Lanka has declared victory in Jaffna. The existence of the LTTE as an......

Many more questions about the terror attacks

After we first posted a list of unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai 10 days ago, hundreds of readers mailed us with their own questions that need to be investigated by the......

World's 11 most expensive homes

Wealth, it would appear, is the most talked about element of human existence. People are ever eager to cull information about billionaires, their lifestyle, residences, stories of opulence,......

Japan's yo-yo ties with India

Hopefully the visit to India of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should spur this up-again-down-again yo-yo relationship forward.Given that almost all historical, cultural, economic and......

China's economic diplomacy

Trade offers are bundled with support for authoritarian rulers, arms sales and debt waivers, writes ND Batra.China is using its growing trade power to enhance its global influence, especially in......

Hong Kong: Asia's entertainment hotspot

Hong Kong is developing itself as a total family recreation centre -- the Disney park is just the beginning. Even before Walt Disney Company's 11th theme park in the world, and second in Asia,......

Another Saawariya review

Enough has already been said about what's wrong with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's enormously-hyped Saawariya. Here are my two, er... five cents on why you should and should not want to watch the movie.......

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Q. Indians are quick to give quotations by White people ? Are there no quotations by Indians that teach good morals ? Do we have only dark secrets and hide it from all ?
Lipsika: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/indians-are-quick-to-give-quotations-by-white-people--are-th/23922725/answers/

Q. What happened to Buddha\'s Wife after Gautam Buddha went on leaving behind everything to get divinity?
Lipsika: A. Yashodhara and Rahula lead the path of Gautham Buddha:(courtesy google) the append below:Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. His original...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-happened-to-buddhas-wife-after-gautam-buddha-went-on-le/23922725/answers/14412404

Q. Gautam Buddha, was something of an agnostic himself. Rather than speculating about a divine being, he was much more concerned about eradicating suffering on earth. \Can you tell us how the Buddha would react to the way many of his followers have turned him into a god to be worshiped?
Mohd Yousuf: A. Yes it is a fact that His main concern was to eradicate sufferings on earth. Before proceeding further, we must know the nature or types of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/gautam-buddha-was-something-of-an-agnostic-himself.-rather-t/14411685/answers/15050376

Q. why we encounter corruption at every step in India?
Jack Johnson: A. The reason is very simple. Since most of us (including me and you) are corrupt, we encounter corruption at every step. My age is 71 + years and I...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-we-encounter-corruption-at-every-step-in-india/15038614/answers/14628616

Q. Name Sacred TREES and give reason.
Sanjay Joshi: A. There are many trees which are considered Sacred. Some of the Sacred Trees are as follows : Ashoka TreeThe Ashoka Tree is one of the most sacred...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-sacred-trees-and-give-reason./14626673/answers/13907612

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Angkor, a lyrical poetry in stone

Once arose a sheer poetry in stone amidst giant evergreens, it stood like a colossus Unfolding from the skies, it was shaped like a lotus. Plunging... ...

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Parks with statues of Mayawati, elephants closed in Lucknow

Maya seeks special force to guard her memorials

Mayawati's fad for statues puts her in tight spot

Is it the end of the LTTE?

Many more questions about the terror attacks

World's 11 most expensive homes

Japan's yo-yo ties with India

China's economic diplomacy

Hong Kong: Asia's entertainment hotspot

Another Saawariya review

People speak for giant buddha

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