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Another Facebook-related complaint from Palghar

In yet another case emerging from Palghar town in Maharashtra's Thane district, police have received a complaint about some "objectionable" matter relating to late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray......

SC asks Maharashtra govt to explain Facebook arrests

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to explain the circumstances under which its police arrested two girls from Palghar in Thane district for posting comments on......

Boy detained over Facebook comment against Raj Thackeray

A teenager was detained for questioning on Wednesday at Palghar in Thane district for posting 'vulgar' comments against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and the people of Maharashtra......

'Arresting the girls saved them from physical harm'

A Facebook post resulted in the arrest of two young girls in Palghar, Maharashtra. Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar met them and others present in Palghar to find out what actually happened. A......

Sibal to convene meeting for discussing Mum girls' arrest

Taking exception to the action taken against the two girls for their comments on Facebook in Maharashtra, Union Communication Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that his ministry has convened a......

Facebook comment case: Time to amend the IT Act?

The recent arrest of two girls over a Facebook comment criticising the bandh called after the death of Bal Thackeray has created a furore in the digital world and across the nation and, has raised......

$16 mn retention award for Citi's Vikram Pandit

Citigroup on Thursday said it has rewarded chief executive officer Vikram Pandit with an over $16 million "retention award" for his "outstanding job" of steering the financial giant to......

Foreign funds to NGOs: Why better scrutiny is needed

The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was passed in 1976. It seeks to regulate receipt of funds by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It is managed by the Union ministry of home affairs.......

Obama 'pokes' fun at Facebook founder

With 19 million Facebook friends, US President Barack Obama is amongst the most followed people on the social media web site. On Wednesday, Obama well nigh kicked off his re-election campaign at......

Power, wealth not my main stakes: Ratan Tata

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that power and wealth are not his two main stakes and ruled out joining politics after his retirement in 2012. "I will certainly not join politics. I would......

Imran: Raising drinking age is illogical

Most party-hearty youngsters in Maharashtra have faced the heat of the newly-set drinking age limit in the state but they have found a sympathizer in none other than actor Imran Khan. The Delhi......

Giselli: Zoa and I are best of friends

She caught everybody's attention as the shy Punjaban Harleen Kaur in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. Brazilian model Giselli Monteiro is back with her new film, Always Kabhi Kabhi, produced by Shah......

Kalki: I didn't want a huge, impersonal wedding

Barely four days after getting married to director Anurag Kashyap in a private ceremony in Ooty, Kalki Koechlin is back in Mumbai, and busy promoting her new film Shaitan, produced by her husband.......

Sendhil Ramamurthy: From Heroes to Shor In The City

Sendhil Ramamurthy, the geneticist from Heroes, is ready with his second Bollywood outing with Shor In The City, out this Friday. Sendhil started his acting career with theatre. In the late......

Rumours of Jackie Chan's death float in Twitterverse

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Rumours that Jackie Chan has died have set the Twitterverse into overdrive, but the action star is alive and kicking,......

India have to be consistent: Wadekar

Even though India start as firm favourites in the upcoming World Cup, they would have to play consistently well to go all the way in the tournament, feel former cricketers. "The beauty of limited......

Buchanan sees World Cup rebirth for Ponting

John Buchanan, who coached Australia to the last two of their three successive World Cup wins, has backed Ricky Ponting to lead them back into the final again in 2011 despite their recent Ashes......

Commonwealth Games images: Day 10

Paramjeet Samota, Suranjoy Mayengbam and Manoj Kumar brought some cheer back in the Indian boxing camp, winning gold medals in their respective categories at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in......

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Q. Why was Shreya Singhal in the news?
Dimple: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-was-shreya-singhal-in-the-news/24638221/answers/

Q. facebook girl arrested illegal says kapil sibal. is there demo in maharashtra
Kalpana Roy: A. a young law student, Shreya Singhal, asked the Supreme Court to review the law under which two young women were arrested recently in Maharashtra for their Facebook posts. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/facebook-girl-arrested-illegal-says-kapil-sibal.-is-there-de/24495269/answers/24638237

Q. Tests conducted on Indian fruits, including Himalayan apples and pomegranates, bananas from the south and grapes from Maharashtra, found that the guava, the poor man's fruit in India, has the highest concentration of antioxidants as compared to all the other fruits.- Is this a great good information ?
Kalpana Roy: A. need a small favor pls (just 15 seconds of yours)a kid is participating in a brand promo competition. your vote can help him to win the contest....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/tests-conducted-on-indian-fruits-including-himalayan-apples-/24495269/answers/20952884

Q. can i do career in aviation after 10th?if yes give me some websites. in maharashtra
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Hey Nitin,You can join the airline hospitality team after completion of Class XII. Flight attendants can earn upto a lakh every month! and get to...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-i-do-career-in-aviation-after-10thif-yes-give-me-some-we/20952814/answers/16999780

Q. tell me about tata tele services
Nitin Suryavanshi: A. Tata Teleservices is part of the INR Rs. 2, 51,543 Crore Tata Group that has over 80 companies, over 3, 30,000 employees and more than 3.2 million...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/tell-me-about-tata-tele-services/16943138/answers/14554794

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Grandchildren of the Raj

Curious foreigners are digging through records of the East India Company to trace what their forefathers did in India during the Raj, finds Yolande... ...

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Weekly Digest (10th-17th May 2013)

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ZTE to foray into Indian smartphones, tablet market

China's leading handset maker ZTE has announced its foray into Indian smartphone and tablet market. For this ZTE has collaborated with Pune-based... ...

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TAIT ask members to resume their operations

Rushabh Shah, president, TAIT After a month long protest against local body tax (LBT), Mumabi based Trader's Association of Information &... ...

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Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Maharashtra on May 27-28

It has tied up long-term contracts and has undertaken reforms, just as Gujarat did a few years ago, to provide 24x7 electricity to consumers Should... ...

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