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Ukraine crisis: talks fail

Ukraine's political crisis continued Wednesday with parliament and President Leonid Kuchma unable to reach an agreement on a new election commission and electoral reforms. On Friday, the country's......

Meteor shower to peak on Tuesday night

A celestial Diwali is in store for star-gazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the sky in the form of meteor showers tomorrow night. Around 10 to 15 meteors per hour are expected to be......

Work visa not a foreigner's right: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has refused relief to a foreign national, who had challenged the denial of employment visa on the ground that it violated her fundamental rights.The division bench of Justices......

Indian-origin scientist cracks toughest riddle

United States-based Indian-origin IT wizard has claimed to have solved one of the world's most complex and intractable mathematical problems that could transform mankind's use of computers. Vinay......

Small arms with lethal power for India

Russia, a longstanding defense partner of India, is reportedly in talks with New Delhi for sale of small arms like sniper rifles, submachine guns and grenade launchers.Leonid Nikolay Skofenko, the......

Now, make MTS calls to US, Canada, @ Rs 3.99/min

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd, which operates under the brand MTS in the country, on Wednesday slashed calling rates to the US, Canada and UK to Rs 3.99 per minute from Rs 6.4 per minute, a......

Putin earned more than Medvedev in 2009

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has earned $16,236 more than President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009, according to the assets declarations on Monday. The data, posted simultaneously on the Kremlin......

The dark side of the Internet

Freedom has always been part of the American mythology. The Constitution's Bill of Rights bristles with freedoms. "Freedom of the Seas" was one of President Wilson's Fourteen Points at Versailles.......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

India, Russia for IT taskforce

India and Russia have agreed to set up an inter-governmental taskforce on Information Technology to help Indian companies tap the $7-billion Russian IT market. The taskforce would also look into......

New-look CSKA face uphill battle against Real

CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky may have got his wish when theRussians were paired with Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 tie. "I don't think anyone wants to face......

India sack weightlifting coaches

India have sacked national weightlifting coach Pal Singh Sandhu and Belarussian Leonid Taranenko after two Indian lifters were caught for doping and expelled from the Athens Olympics.Pratima Kumari......

No medal for Olympics silver medallist Vijay in World Cup

London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar could not live up to the billing, failing to qualify for the finals of the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon,......

Sodhi fails to make double trap final

India'smedal hope in shootingRonjan Sodhifailed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event at the Olympics on Thursday. The former world No 1from Ferozepur fired 134 out of 150 to......

Sushil Kumar wins gold in World Wrestling C'ship

Wrestler Sushil Kumar rewrote the history books once again as he became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships.Sushil outwitted Russian grappler Gogaev......

People speak for leonids

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Q. \"Mona Lisa, La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th-century oil painting on popular wood by Leonardo da Vinci, and is arguably d most famous painting in the world.\" My friend says so! But I don\'t really see anything special about this painting. I don\'t know why people have been given so much value to this picture. If you concentrate on the picture, there is nothing to be discussed about and it\'s really unpleasant for eyes to see her without eyebrows. The only thing is, this is d first oil painted picture as I believe. Maybe those who love art a lot really see something in it. What d
: A. Many historians believe the painting is a portrait of Madam Lisa Giocondo, wife of a wealthy Florentine also known as La Gioconda in Italian or La...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quotmona-lisa-la-gioconda-la-joconde-is-a-16th-century-oil-p//answers/16888811

Q. what is the speed of shooting star
Sumati Gayki: A. The speed of shooting stars varies from 10 to 45 mi (16-72 km) per sec. The speed of shooting star Leonids is @ more than 160,000 mph or @ 72...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-speed-of-shooting-star/16888151/answers/16729184

Q. Who is the tallest person in the world?
Radhey Krishna: A. Leonid Stadnik, the Ukrainian man is the tallest person in the World at 8 feet 5 inches (2.57m), more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-tallest-person-in-the-world/16728685/answers/16417821

Q. do u believe that if u see a \" shooting star \" and make a wish, it will come true ?
Akil Shikalgar: A. i dont know......but its a good site specially during Mid August ..if you leave that Polluted Delhi for one weekend..you can witness the showers of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-u-believe-that-if-u-see-a-quot-shooting-star-quot-and-mak/16417395/answers/16367234

Q. which night is most romantic?
Twinkle Solanki: A. in mid August...at the top of hill with your loved ones having coffee sitting on a met near your taint... when you wakeup all night and see Leonid...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-night-is-most-romantic/16367200/answers/15746971

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Leonides Rosa Molinar in Conjunction with Brooklyn Community Pride Center's Open

--(PR.com)-- DIVERSIFICATIONS" is a new art exhibit presented by the LeonidesArts Gallery and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center featuring recent... ...

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UPDATE 1-Gazprom pushes for concessions in sale of Greece's DEPA

* Binding bids for DEPA due May 29 * Sintez, SOCAR to bid for DEPA's gas grid unit DESFA (Adds meeting between Gazprom chief and Greek Prime... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/greece-privatisations-gazprom-idINL6N0E23YM20130521

Gazprom drives hard bargain as sole major bidder for Greek DEPA

* Binding bids for DEPA due May 29 * Sintez, SOCAR to bid for DEPA's gas grid unit DESFA By Harry Papachristou ATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - Gazprom... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/greece-privatisations-gazprom-idINL6N0E211L20130521

Mr Viktor Pinchuk sues business rivals in London

Reuters reported that Ukrainian billionaire industrialist Mr Viktor Pinchuk is suing two of his compatriots in London's High Court saying they... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/russian_news/Mr_Viktor_Pinchuk_sues_business_rivals_in_London/312751.html

Coach Slutsky may get his wish after CSKA's title win

CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky, who dreams of having one of his players naming a child after him, may get his wish after leading the army club to... ...

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