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The geography of joy

If only our roads were less congested, metros less crowded, markets a little more cleaner and air and water purer; our happiness would be greater... feels B S Prakash, India's former ambassador to......

Finishing Hugo Chavez's unfinished task in Venezuela

Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won’t be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai. He was called a......

View: Why Rahul's strategy will fail

The Congress could have regained some lost ground had it returned to welfare and a pro-poor platform. Instead, it has moved in the opposite direction. Rahul Gandhi's upper middle class-based......

Gujarat 2012 tells us a larger story beyond Modi

This victory effectively applies closure to 2002. It is unlikely that Modi will offer anything more than a purely symbolic doffing of his cap to heal the hurts of that calamitous year in his......

Sanand's overnight crorepatis are all for Modi

Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Photographer Reuben N V visit Gujarat's Sanand taluka, the recent hotspot for many high-profile investments: A fascinating story of unassuming crorepatis. Kanuji......

Singapore tries to shed image as a secretive tax haven

Banks in Singapore are urgently scrutinising their account holders as an imminent deadline on stricter tax evasion measures forces them to decide whether to send some of their wealthiest clients......

COLUMN: India's love affair with gold

India does not regard gold merely as an investment, it is also the preferred form of hoarding tax-evaded wealth, writes Shreekant Sambrani. I had recently recounted in this space stories of Arjun......

FinMin draws up plan to attract foreign inflows

With a widening current account deficit (CAD), the finance ministry is preparing a comprehensive plan to attract dollar inflows into the country.The ministry plans to identify various funds -......

Swiss citizens oppose bank client details' sharing

Against the global pressure for tearing down the high walls of secrecy that surround banks in Switzerland, a majority of Swiss citizens have favoured protection of clients' financial details from......

'Budget 2013 seems directionless and confused'

Rediff.com columnist M R Venkatesh is a qualified chartered accountant.He is an expert on business concerns relating to economic policies, international trade and business strategies.M R Venkatesh......

Review: Special Chabbis is an exciting con caper

Special Chabbis is one of the finest films of the year so far, writes Sukanya Verma.Old is gold AND exciting. In his latest offering Special Chabbis -- based on true heist incidents --......

Wild days ahead on Bigg Boss 4!

Like them or not, reality shows are here to stay. And it's a definite in the case of the increasingly popular and unabashedly voyeuristic Bigg Boss, season 4. After the likes of Arshad Warsi,......

Public, private sectors must encourage future Olympians

T Thomas writes that the governments-- central and states -- should, along with the Private sector, work towards supporting and grooming young sporting talent in an effort to increase medals tally......

F1 chiefs give green light to Bahrain GP

Formula One will race in Bahrain as scheduled next week despite continuing anti-government protests, daily street clashes and security concerns for drivers and teams. The International Automobile......

Federer survives scare from bogeyman Simon

Roger Federer survived a huge fright to scrape past bogeyman Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 and reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Defending champion Federer had lost......

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QNA

Q. Mr.QUEST is nearing 7 Lack points within a shortest period - Really Great Do U congratulate him ?
BeHappy: A. more

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Q. Do you think, Mulayam, is nursing ambitions of becoming Prime Minister after the next Lok Sabha elections, and that that given the current political situation it would be difficult to realise his goal without the support of the Congress that's why he is still backing the UPA government despite differences on various policy measures.
Soumyen Sarkar: A. okay sir. be happy. i will congratulate him. all the best. may congratulations. but ......Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of...... more

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Q. at present situation is there any chance to india to become a developed country in 2020?
Panneer Selvam: A. There is another reason why Mulayam is backing the UPA Govt. His case of 'wealth exceeding his known sources of income' is pending in the Supreme...... more

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Q. True wealth is not measured in the amount of money you possess, but rather in the amount of tears you have dropped when remembering Allah, the amount of people you have helped, the amount of smiles you have given, the amount of words you have praised Allah with, the amount of people you have fed, the amount of verses you have memorized, the amount of days you have fasted, the amount of good deeds you have done, the amount of bad deeds you have shunned and the amount of times you have controlled your tongue. This is true wealth.
Azam Khan: A. There is a proverb in Tamil: Jaann yerinaa, muzham sarukkum. If we climb a small measure, we slide down a bigger measure. As we try to slowly...... more

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Q. QUOTE :::: [ Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it.]
ABC XYZ: A. Very true more

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Americans find happiness in household wealth

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Chidambaram to visit Dubai on May 26 to woo investments

New Delhi : With a view to attracting foreign investments, Finance Minister P Chidambaram will visit Dubai on May 26 and engage with sovereign... ...

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Why currencies aren't going where they should

Of course, given that Japan`s monetary policy is no different from the US or Britain`s, how can any of them complain? Furthermore, it looks like... ...

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