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Meet India's first couple at the United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon recently announced the appointment of Lakshmi Puri as the Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at the......

Carving communal constituencies: Countdown to 2014

Saeed Naqvi writes about the deteriorating communal situation in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.While we have been tenderly performing the final rites in Mumbai of our full blown fascist and riveted on......

Preet Bharara is India Abroad Person of the Year 2011

The India Abroad Person of the Year 2011 Awards in New York celebrates incredible Indian- American achievements. Preet Bharara made history when he became the first Indian-American US Attorney of......

Ranju Batra sworn in as AIA-New York president

Community activist Ranju Batra was sworn in as president, Association of Indians in America, New York Chapter, at an event held at the Indian consulate. Indian Consul General Prabhu Dayal led the......

2G case: Why Kanimozhi, not Dayalu, was made accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which named Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi as an accused in the 2G case on Monday, did so keeping in mind her "active role" in the......

No immediate cut in lending rates: Bankers

Bankers on Tuesday ruled out any immediate reduction in lending rates, saying any step in that direction will be determined by the cost of funds. They, however, indicated that interest rates could......

80% land in India prone to catastrophes

This year has already seen three major global catastrophes - in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Yogesh Lohiya, Chairman and Managing Director, General Insurance Corporation, the only domestic......

No storage! Govt admits to rotting foodgrains

Amidst a warning that the country is sitting on a "grain bomb" due to prospects of record wheat output, the government on Thursday admitted to cases of foodgrains rotting and said enough storage......

The 6 most preferred Indian cities for engineering jobs

Bengaluru most preferred job city for engineering students Seven out of every 10 engineering students in India prefer Bengaluru as their 'first job' city, ahead of the capital Delhi, reveals a......

Budget 2011: What is cheaper, what is costlier

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Union Budget 2011-12 in Parliament on Monday. While the finance minister made the tax payers slightly happy by raising the exemption limit to Rs......

Review: Give Devudu Chesina Manushulu a miss

Puri Jaganandh's Devudu Chesina Manushulu is devoid of a storyline and is a half-baked film with poor characterisation says Radhika Rajamani.Director Puri Jagannadh churns out movies fast. This......

Meet the contributors behind Onir's I Am

Onir's I Am is generating buzz as much for its sensitive subject as for its experimental method of mobilising finance through social networking sites. A montage of four segments, I Am, as Onir......

Pix: Abhishek, Prateik get playful

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Dum Maaro Dum co-stars Abhishek Bachchan and Prateik Babbar get playful as director Rohan Sippy looks on at the Indian......

Bollywood jab mamu ban gaya!

Ranbir Kapoor joined the long list of Bollywood's mamus when his sister Riddhima delivered a baby recently. Mamu-bhanjas have made for rather interesting combinations in tinsel town. Here's a......

Coming up with Golconda High School

National Award-winning director Mohankrishna Indraganti is back with Golconda High School, a film based on the book The Men Within by Harimohan Paruvu. The initial response to the Telugu film has......

'Gayle storm' strikes as RCB pip Mumbai to reach final

Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on champions Chennai Super Kings in Saturday's Indian Premier League final after in-form Chris Gayle blasted 89 to lift them to a 43-run victory over Mumbai......

Focus should be on World Cup and not Sachin: Kirmani

While appreciating the sentiments expressed by a few Indian cricketers, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, of the team wanting to win the World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar, former players are of......

Magic Messi gives Argentina 1-0 win over Brazil

Lionel Messi left it very late to once again show his matchwinning qualities with a superb goal two minutes into added time to give Argentina a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Brazil in friendly on......

Indian money in Aus Big Bash

Cricket bosses in Australia welcomed the splashing of huge dollars by private investors, including Indian billionaires, in the IPL-style Big Bash League, starting in 2012, even as Cricket Australia......

Despite injuries, India ready for tri(al) series

India will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it's a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test bench......

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Q. How many puranas are there? what are they?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

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Q. Who discovered Rassgulla(bengali sweets)?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. Rasgulla is a very popular cheese based, syrupy sweet dish that made its debut in Orissa[It is supposed to have been a traditional Odia dish for...... more

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Q. Do you believe that Divine Mother bestows more favours on Her children during Navratras ? If so, why does she do so in Navratras ?
Koushik Sheet: A. Maa Shailputri : The daughter of Parvatraj Himalaya (King of the Mountain Himalaya). She married Lord Shiva and is known as mother of Lord Ganesha...... more

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Q. In Puri Jagannath why Lord`s consort Sri lakshmi is absent? why his sister subhadra is worshipped?
Hari Kishan: A. You are mistaken, Lord Jagannath, is worshipped in the Temple along with Balabhadra, Subhadra, Sudarshan, Madhaba, Sridevi and Bhudevi more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-puri-jagannath-why-lords-consort-sri-lakshmi-is-absent-wh/13818300/answers/9624419

Q. iam in love with my senior called sri lakshmi, i proposed my love to her she said that she did not have such kind of opinion on me, her marrige is fixed did she really dont have such opinion on me or since her marriage is fixed even though she loved me she is saying that she did not have any feeling on me. reply soon
Satyanarayana Tumuluri: A. laga do apni puri takat more

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As crimes against women spiral in India, Lakshmi Puri, acting head of UN Women and Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General of the... ...

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Indian masala in the Big Apple

Centuries ago, there was the tradition of the kathakar, the travelling storyteller. Indian cinema, now in its 100th year, is but a continuation of... ...

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Allu Arjun's 'Iddarammayilatho', Pawan Kalyan's 'Attarintiki Daredi' and More

received lukewarm reviews from film critics. His son Naga Chaitanya's "Tadhaka" hit the theatres last week. It is yet to be seen if the film would... ...

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/468185/20130516/top-telugu-films-2013-allu-arjun-pawan.htm

Ten highly-awaited Malayalam movies of 2013

Mollywood is one of the biggest film industries in India which produce large number of movies every year. In 2013, the Malayalam film industry has... ...

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Hyderbad Blues

In his rush to introduce one welfare scheme after another, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has alienated a section of senior ministers who were... ...

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Meet India's first couple at the United Nations

Carving communal constituencies: Countdown to 2014

Preet Bharara is India Abroad Person of the Year 2011

Ranju Batra sworn in as AIA-New York president

2G case: Why Kanimozhi, not Dayalu, was made accused

No immediate cut in lending rates: Bankers

80% land in India prone to catastrophes

No storage! Govt admits to rotting foodgrains

The 6 most preferred Indian cities for engineering jobs

Budget 2011: What is cheaper, what is costlier

Review: Give Devudu Chesina Manushulu a miss

Meet the contributors behind Onir's I Am

Pix: Abhishek, Prateik get playful

Bollywood jab mamu ban gaya!

Coming up with Golconda High School

'Gayle storm' strikes as RCB pip Mumbai to reach final

Focus should be on World Cup and not Sachin: Kirmani

Magic Messi gives Argentina 1-0 win over Brazil

Indian money in Aus Big Bash

Despite injuries, India ready for tri(al) series

People speak for lakshmi puri

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