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'Overseas citizen shifted the basis of Indian nationalism'

Devesh Kapur has been the director of Centre for the Advanced Study of India, the only research institute in America devoted to India, since 2006. CASI at the University of Pennsylvania turned 20......

Indiscipline in armed forces: Where lies the blame?

The final part of a series where senior army officers discuss the Indian Army's recent disciplinary crisis. Part 1: Lieutenant General D B Shekatkar (retd): 'Army needs change in thinking,......

Top honour for 2 Indian American scientists

Two Indian American scientists -- Dr Romesh C Batra and Dr Kodi S Ravichandran -- were among the four Outstanding Scientists of 2011 honoured with the Governor's Award for Science Innovation by......

'50 percent of children's studies prone to bias'

Clinical studies on children have become a regular feature in medical journals, but a new review of such trials has found that about half of them, especially the industry-funded ones, appear to be......

Naxalism: It's time to redeem the promise

The central challenge of Maoist insurgency is posed by the lack of political space for disgruntled tribals, writes Nitin Desai.Two months ago, this column (The Indians we forgot) had dealt with the......

Computer users to spend $22 bn battling malware

Computer users will spend 1.5 billion hours and $22 billion identifying, repairing and recovering from the impact of malware, while global enterprises will spend $114 billion to deal with the......

9 Indian Americans feature in top 50 Asians list

Nine Indian Americans, including Deven Sharma, president, Standard & Poor's, made it to the 2011 list of Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. At a gala dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel......

Is RBI fighting the wrong war?

No one should cavil at the new repo rate of 7.25 per cent (up from 6.75 per cent earlier), since inflation is at 9 per cent. Still, in a week when the Reserve Bank of India has said that......

Anchor plan to sell FMCG business

Within a month of global giant Reckitt Benckiser Group of the UK snapping up Ahmedabad-based Paras Pharmaceuticals for Rs 3,260 crore, yet another consumer care deal seems to be brewing.The......

Who's afraid of Synthia?

Venter's patent application for his synthetic cell creation has set off a frenzied debate on monopolies in genetic research, writes Latha Jishnu.Every time Craig Venter erupts on the scene, there......

Review: Housefull 2 is shamefully bad

Raja Sen says Housefull 2 isan unfunny mess.There's a little glimpse of Raj in every Kapoor. Over the years, as Shammi and Shashi developed their own styles, as Randhir harmlessly tickled, while......

Oscar nominations: Snubs and surprises

Look quickly and you may think that most predictions for the films The King's Speech, Black Swan, and The Social Network have come true --they have been nominated for the top Oscars.And yet there......

The Next Action Heroes

Too few of our heroes get to fight anymore. As films become more realistic and comedies become sillier, our bigscreen heroes don't really kick and punch their way through celluloid life, not like......

Why M Night Shyamalan thinks his movies are doomed

M Night Shyamalan was 29 when his third film The Sixth Sense (1999) opened to a tremendous response. The box office success of the film -- it earned $662 million worldwide -- propelled the young......

John cheers Bipasha at Pankh premiere

John Abraham and Bipasha Basu were spotted at the premier of the latter's film, Pankh, on Thursday. The film released...

Paes-Stepanek have it easy at the All England Club

Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek brushed aside the challenge of Colin Ebelthite and John Peers in straight sets to progress to the second round of the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon......

Azarenka suffers injury blow, Federer advances

World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder injury on Wednesday, but an aching Roger......

Drogba gives Chelsea victory, Spurs lose again

Third-placed Tottenham Hotspur are peering anxiously over their shoulders after a 1-0 Premier League loss at Everton on Saturday continued a slump in form while Chelsea beat Stoke City by the same......

Ponting says one-day international career is over

Ricky Ponting, Australia's most successful one-day cricketer, accepted that his limited overs international career was over on Tuesday but said he wanted to continue in Test cricket and hoped to......

New Zealand name Damien Wright as bowling coach

New Zealand have named Australian Damien Wright as their new bowling coach, the country's cricket board said on Friday. The Victorian, who replaces South African Allan Donald, played first-class......

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Q. Can someone suggest me a good school in Coimbatore ?
: A. Education implies value for learning and change. The children would acquire an education, that was structured and supervised, and learn to...... more

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Q. Q: What is an Emotional Quotient? How it is measured?
Maya: A. Emotional Quotient or Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that...... more

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Q. Eat a live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
Milind Madhukar Kulkarni: A. correct ... but smile because tomorrow may be worse ... you may need to Eat a live lizard , the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will...... more

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Q. What is the reason for road rage now-a-days ?
Shashank Sharma: A. Blame the affluent families who pamper them children silly by gifting them a BMW on their 16th birthday & shower them with princely gifts !Most...... more

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Q. What is the eligibility criteria? i have aompleted my M.Sc.in organic chemistry in 2006 from pune university, can i apply for Dr. Manmohan singh PhD Schalarship?
Ritu Arora: A. eligibility criteria:The applicant should be:An Indian national with a valid Indian passport. Below 35 years of age before 31st January in year of...... more

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Consumer stocks shine in emerging market gloom

By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - A broad collapse of company profits in the developing world shows no sign of abating, forcing investors to tilt... ...

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UPDATE 2-Transocean chairman voted out, $2.24/shr dividend backed

By Alice Baghdjian ZUG, Switzerland, May 17 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on... ...

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As per a new study published in journal Environmental Research Letters by Fairfax Media on Thursday, over 97% of scientists believe humans are... ...

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American Heart Association Honors Saint Luke's Cardiologist

St. Luke's outcomes researcher John Spertus, M.D., recognized for leadership and contributions to field of cardiology, health care quality PR... ...

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday May 17

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 2 points on Friday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the... ...

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