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Rare opportunity to see Comet Holmes

Look north after sunset and there is a rare opportunity to see a celestial body as big as the largest planet, Jupiter with the naked eyes.Comet Holmes, seen after a gap of 115 years, will be an......

Parents hire detectives to watch their children

In detective fiction over the years, from Sherlock Holmes to Inspector Morse, the super sleuth always arrives at the crime scene, gathers clues invisible to others and cracks the case in no time.......

Thank you Mr Holmes

He was standing just where I had seen him three years ago.The deerstalker cap, the cape coat, the pipe. Right beside Sherlock Holmes' statue outside Baker Street tube station,dressed just like......

His Master's Voice: Pavlovian Comrades

Sherlock Holmes in one of his pithier stories remarks on the singular incident of the dog in the night time:which was that the dog did not bark when a crime was committed. Holmes concluded that the......

Mom foils man's plot to attack 'Breaking Dawn' screening

United States authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly planed to commit a mass murder at the screening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2, at a Missouri Walmart.Court......

Getting refund is more painful than tooth extraction

"I like to pay taxes. By paying taxes, I buy civilisation," said noted American Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. But most governments realise that no matter what they do, they are unlikely to......

20 countries with lowest tax rates!

In the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes, US Supreme Court of Justice in 1904, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society." Governments need sustainable funding for social programmes and public......

Airbus CEO upbeat on EADS revamp

The chief executive of Airbus moved to head off any concerns about a dip in profits or political interference at the European planemaker as France and Germany edged towards a shake-up of parent......

Don't read but listen to these books

Book lovers can now think of doing away with flipping pages as popular titles will be available in the digital audio format.Imagine hearing to bestsellers like Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, The......

IT spend in Indian mftg sector to double by 2016: IDC

IT spending by the manufacturing sector in the country is expected to grow at 14.5 per cent to touch USD 8.78 billion by 2016, driven by segments including automotive, chemicals and consumer......

Hollywood's SEXIEST Women Of The Millenium

Katie Holmes has been named as 'one of the sexiest women of the millennium' by a men's magazine. Her 2000 movie The Gift, where the now 34-year-old actress is seen shedding her clothes for a......

Tom Cruise opted for quickie divorce 'to save Scientology'

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Tom Cruise settled his divorce with Katie Holmes quickly in order "to save The Church of Scientology," cult experts have......

Katie Holmes gets primary custody of Suri Cruise

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have reached a speedy settlement in their divorce case with the actress winning the primary physical custody of their six-year-old daughter Suri.Lawyers from both sides......

Tom Cruise: Scientology wasn't behind split

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here! Katie Holmes did not file for divorce from her husband of five years, Tom Cruise, because of his devout adherence to the......

Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes Split: The Full Story

Katie Holmes has filed for divorce in New York citing 'irreconcilable differences', announcing the split via a statement to People magazine.Hubby Tom Cruise, 49, said that he was 'deeply saddened'......

Heady day for Holmes with best score since surgery

JB Holmes, competing in only his fourth PGA Tour event since having brain surgery, gave himself a major boost by charging into contention at the Northern Trust Open in Thursday. The big-hitting......

Woods conjures miraculous escape

Tiger Woods pulled off a spectacular Houdini-like escape to beat fellow American J.B. Holmes one up in Wednesday's opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. The world number one......

Athletes must have inner drive: Holmes

The key to producing successful athletes lies in providing the right environment and grass root level structure, says Kelly Holmes, a double gold medallist at the Athens Olympics."For the sport of......

Kelly Holmes to visit Mumbai

Ace British middle distance runner and double Olympic gold medalist Kelly Holmes would visit India in the New Year as brand ambassador for the January 21 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.Holmes,......

Kelly Holmes calls it quits

Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes retired from running on Tuesday and announced she planned to take up the new challenge of ice dancing on a television reality show.At an emotion-charged news......

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Q. aapko REDIFF ne SHERLOCK HOLMES ka TAG kab diya ........ jo sabke picche magnifying glass lekar ghoomte ho ?? :p
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Q. KYA AAPKAY PAAS KOI TAMGA HAI?
PSA: A. SHERLOCK HOLMES ... ? Me.....? No No..... I 'm producing James Bond....aapko Money-fenny ka character dene ki soch raha hoon..... more

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Q. Which fictional character has written books like Art of Detection, on the study of Tobaccos and their ashes.... ?
Lalit Mahata: A. Ji..NAUTY.....FRIEND of Sherlock HOLMES (Zabardasti ke) ;-p more

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Q. who written the The Return of Sherlock Holmes novels?
Salubragere: A. Sherlock Holmes. more

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Sweden selling Nordea stake, could raise $2.8 billion

By Mia Shanley and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is selling a 5.7 percent stake in Nordea (NDA.ST: Quote, Profile, Research), the... ...

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G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north

By Andrew Osborn and Oliver Holmes ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT (Reuters) - D ifferences between Russia and the West mean an international... ...

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Lebanese minister accuses Syria of "ethnic cleansing"

By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have begun ethnically cleansing Sunni Muslims and deliberately... ...

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Adidas sets new soccer sales goal in World Cup year

By Keith Weir HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (Reuters) - German sportswear maker Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) forecast record sales for... ...

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Penton Technology Group Announces IT/Dev Connections Speaker Line-Up

/PRNewswire/ -- IT/Dev Connections, the premiere annual professional development and networking event for the Microsoft technology community... ...

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