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Grenade hits Indian mission in Kandahar

A grenade was thrown at the Indian consulate in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Wednesday, report agencies. No injuries were reported. Police said the grenade was thrown from a speeding......

Hamid Mir: How Obama fulfilled Osama's dreams

A year after Osama bin Laden's death, Al Qaeda is determined to stay alive, feels Hamid Mir, the last journalist to interview bin Laden. Osama bin Laden always wanted to become a martyr like his......

The story behind Taliban's attack on a Pak prison

Taliban militants on Sunday attacked the Central Jail in Bannu and freed several of their comrades, including Adnan Rashid, a convict on death row who had plotted to kill General Pervez Musharraf.......

Aus defence minister comes under Taliban rocket fire

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith had a close shave when Taliban insurgents fired rockets at his military plane at the tarmac at Kandahar Airport. Smith and senior officers of the......

US probe into video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban

A shocking video has appeared online showing United States Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, triggering protests from Muslim lobbies and prompting Pentagon to......

The 10 greenest companies in the US

Six companies led by India-origin people, including banking behemoth Citigroup and soft drinks major PepsiCo, have been named among the greenest -- or, the most environmentally friendly --......

Why India's aviation is in a mess

The country's civil aviation authorities can thank their stars that there was no accident, serious or otherwise, after a Kingfisher Airlines flight had to return to Hyderabad airport when it was......

US to fund Pak gas pipeline if...

The US has offered funding and security guarantees for the $3 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan gas pipeline if Islamabad "abandoned" the Indo-Iran pipeline project. The offer was made......

The storm clouds clear

India has always been a country subject to the most violent mood swings. About a year ago, it seemed as if we could do nothing right.The '90s which had looked like the era of opportunity had come......

Meet Nagarjuna, the commando!

Nagarjuna Akkinneni is looking fit in his latest film Payanam (Gaganam) where he plays a commando.  He tells Radhika Rajamani more about Radhamohan's bilingual -- Payanam......

Why Indian Americans can't get enough of Jay Sean

Last month the Trump Taj Mahal auditorium in Atlantic City was buzzing with young Indian American teenagers -- more girls than boys -- as they watched a handful of opening acts. But they were all......

Abhishek-Aishwarya's day out with Paa

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.   Abhishek, Aishwarya and Amitabh Bachchan are spotted at Shefali Shah's play Bas Itna Sa Khawab, in...

Wear your Levi's like Priyanka Chopra!

Priyanka Chopra poses for shutterbugs at a Levi's event in Mumbai on Tuesday. The actress who is the brand ambassador of Levi's helped launched its Change Your World...

Images: Weekend European football action

After a week when Wayne Rooney hogged the headlines, his stand-in Javier Hernandez scored twice to secure Manchester United's first away win in the Premier League this season in a 2-1 triumph at......

Sania Mirza: she dares to win

Sania Mirza is cool. She was cool when she paired with Leander Paes in the mixed doubles category at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She was cool when she visited the troubled state of......

  People speak for kandahar city

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Q. Two places, which now lie outside the borders of India are mentioned, one each in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. One is Sri Lanka, as the island kingdom of Lanka, ruled by Ravana, the main villain in the Ramayana. Which city outside what is now India, is the other?Lahore -- Kabul -- Kandahar --Dhaka
:  A. WHEN U HAVE WRITTEN THE CORRECT ANSWER KANDAHAR HOW CAN I WRITE THE SAME AND GET BA FOR MY ANSWER? ANYHOW, IT IS KANDAHAR. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/two-places-which-now-lie-outside-the-borders-of-india-are-me//answers/17557855

PaanchPrann
Q. Two places, which now lie outside the borders of India are mentioned, one each in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. One is Sri Lanka, as the island kingdom of Lanka, ruled by Ravana, the main villain in the Ramayana. Which city outside what is now India, is the other?
PaanchPrann:  A. Kandahar of Afghanistan (which is Gandhar nation mentioned in Mahabharata) more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/two-places-which-now-lie-outside-the-borders-of-india-are-me/17557733/answers/15145519

Pardeep kapoor
Q. do you find any name-attractin in any of the south-east asian city of the following1.chaman2.larkana3.jodhpur4.purnea5.delhi6.dhaka7.kandahar8.katmundu9.sholapur10gangtok
Pardeep Kapoor:  A. delhi more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-find-any-name-attractin-in-any-of-the-south-east-asia/15145515/answers/13228731

priti kaur
Q. select 2 cities of SAARC region which is extraordinarily rich in beauty:1.Mumbai2.Lahore3.Karachi4.kathmundu5.dhaka6'.Kolkata7.Colombo8.Jafna9.gangtok10.dehli11.chittagong12.capital of maldive13.kabul14.kandahar15.madras.
Priti Kaur:  A. capital of maldive and lahore more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/select-2-cities-of-saarc-region-which-is-extraordinarily-ric/13228716/answers/13085386

  Web results for Kandahar City
Train through Pakistan

The decline of the country, the coming together of its different strands and the fight of its people against the odds — told through the... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/train-through-pakistan/1118483/
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Source : A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/suicide-bomber-kills-14-at-afghan-province-council-news-international-nfum4ocfigj.html
Twin blasts kill 9, wounds 55 in Afghanistan's Kandahar

-ANI): At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city,... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/twin-blasts-kill-9-wounds-55-in-afghanistan-s-kandahar-news-international-nfskOpffjdg.html
officials

Two car bombs exploded in a sprawling housing development in southern Afghanistan linked to the family of President Hamid Karzai, killing at least... ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Afghanistan/Twin-bombs-kill-9-wound-60-in-Afghan-south-officials/Article1-1061964.aspx
Nine killed, 55 injured in Afghan attacks

At least nine people were killed and over 55 injured Friday evening when two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar city, a government official... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380031.html

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