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Saudi king thinks Zardari is 'rotten': WikiLeaks

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress, according to a cache of confidential United States' diplomatic cables made public......

Saudi prince gets life term for murdering aide

A Saudi Arabian prince, the grandson of King Abdullah, who was charged with battering his aide to death, was jailed for life by a British court with the judge observing "no one in this country is......

Only senior scholars can issue fatwas: Saudi king

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, custodian of Islam's two holiest mosques has issued a royal decree saying only approved scholars can issue fatwas or Islamic religious edicts. The Saudi monarch......

Saudi King scraps journo's lashing punishment

Saudi King Abdullah has waived a court sentence of 60 lashes handed down to a 22-year-old woman journalist, who was involved with a TV programme in which a man publicly spoke about indulging in......

'Saudi king insists Sharif not to contest polls'

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided not to contest the upcoming Punjab election on Saudi King Shah Abdullah's insistence. According to the Daily Times, a deal struck between......

Khurshid to discuss Nitaqat law on his Saudi Arabia visit

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat' law, energy security and......

COLUMN: Some light at the end of the 2012 tunnel?

Whichever way you look at it, from a global perspective 2012 has not been a good year, writes Claude Smadja. The euro zone has been sinking deeper in the last 12 months.The debt-to-GDP ratio......

Win Rs 25,000! Just solve this case

The Tata Consultancy Services-Smart Manager Case Contest is the oldest and most prestigious competition of its kind in India. Apart from a one-year free subscription to The Smart Manager,......

That old rupee note in your wallet could make you rich

Old is gold. More so, if it is an old rupee note. Ask Mehraj Quraishi. Two years back, Quraishi, a trader in old coins and notes, purchased 30 one-rupee notes -- the first ones printed by the......

'India is a good news story with so much hope'

US Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer, while throwing open the 35th anniversary celebrations of the US-India Business Council at the gala reception in the cavernous National Building......

Dileep's The Metro is out to thrill you

Malayalam viewers can look forward to a thriller this week with The Metro whose tagline reads "It could happen to you". Actor Dileep is the producer of the film which is directed by Bipin......

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Neha Sharma made the journey from Bihar to Bollywood to try her luck at stardom. Her first Hindi film will be this week's release Crook: It's Good To Be Bad, starring Emraan Hashmi. The Mahesh......

Looking at Moscowin Kaveri

Ravi Varman is perhaps the only Indian cinematographer from India to have won an international award. He received the best cinematography award at the 23rd International Film Festival in......

Getting to know Raavan better through these songs

At the beginning of their new collaboration Raavan, director Mani Ratnam told composer A R Rahman and writer Gulzar the theme song for the movie ought to reflect the way he would......

Meet the director behind Gladiator and Robin Hood

Ridley Scott is 72 now, but the director shows absolutely no signs of exhaustion. His films are bigger than ever, and with Robin Hood hitting Indian theatres today, here are my favourites from his......

Nobody can influence my spot-fixing probe: Justice Chouta

Retired Justice T Jayaram Chouta, who is a part of the three-man inquiry commission probing the alleged betting charges against Gurunath Meiyappan, on Wednesday ruled out any interference from the......

WC qualifiers: Asian heavyweights wounded by underdogs

Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was left to rue a profligate forward line as the Blue Samurai blew a chance to become the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Japan only......

Jordan stun Australia in World Cup qualifier

Australia face a fight to reach the World Cup after they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat away to Jordan on Tuesday to leave the Socceroos still searching for their first win in the fourth round of......

Saudi says will enter women for London Olympics

Saudi Arabia will allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on its website. Human rights......

Five years after... the Knights vindicate King Khan's faith

Bikash Mohapatra salutes Shah Rukh Khan and Kolkata Knight Riders on their triumph in the fifth edition of the IPL It was a fresh start for Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the fifth edition of the......

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Q. QUIZ - Name the largest women university ?
Truth Exposed: A. more

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Q. QUIZ -Where is women's biggest University located ?
Truth Exposed: A. King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia opened the largest women's university campus in the world more

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Q. on this day in 1999, prince abdullah became the king of which country ?
Raju: A. King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia opened May 2011, the largest womens university campus in the world in a major move to boost womens higher education in the Kingdom. more

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Q. When did Columbus discover americas ?
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Q. was AMERICAS discovered 5 centuries before Columbus ?
Azam Khan: A. Historic Documentsl. A Muslim historian and geographer Abul-Hassan Ali Ibn Al-Hussain Al-Masudi (871 - 957 CE) wrote in his book Muruj Adh-dhahab...... more

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Jordan remain in contention

Jordan's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 here on Tuesday to book a qualifying playoff against... ...

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Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shi'ite "full moon"

By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's... ...

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Australia, Iran and S.Korea head for Brazil

By Patrick Johnston REUTERS - Australia and Iran booked their fourth World Cup finals appearances with nervous 1-0 victories in a dramatic finale... ...

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UK`s plans to deport Qatada brighten

London: Britain's plans of deporting radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, known as 's point man in Europe, came closer to reality as the King of... ...

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Jordan's king endorses treaty with UK

Jordan's King Abdullah II has endorsed a treaty with Britain that sets the stage for the possible deportation of radical Muslim preacher Abu... ...

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