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Want to live in the India Anna wants to build?

Millions of Indians, mainly the middle strata amongst the upper castes, were waiting for an Anna to descend on them with an Indian edition of Talibanism, says Chandrabhan Prasad. It is true that......

BJP follows Congress path of ruin

'If the BJP government in Karnataka's activities fostered dissidence, the Gadkari era saw the same sin crop up elsewhere, notably in Uttarakhand.' 'Gadkari's leadership saw the BJP drift away from......

Sushil Kumar Shinde should stay away from TV cameras

In the home ministry headed by him, you have to look hard to see success, says Aditi Phadnis Sushil Kumar Shinde’s politics belongs to another era. That can be the only reason for his......

TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

How India can move from cynicism to hope

India just needs to exploit its natural strengths to live up to its potential, says Arun Jaitley. We live in an age of both cynicism and hope. When we see the depressing environment around us,......

Rich-poor divide comes to fore at biodiversity meet

It was a virtual throwback to the rhetoric of the North-South divide. As the delegates at the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity here struggled to arrive at an agreement on how to find......

Recession eroded $12 trillion of household wealth

The worst affected were the countries of euro zone, which saw a loss of $10.9 trillion in the total global loss of $12.3 trillion. Meanwhile, Asia Pacific witnessed a loss of about $1.4 trillion of......

Jewellery consumers shift to gemstones

Radhika Mane, a middle-class private-sector employee in a western suburb here, has changed her mind and decided to buy a large-size pink gemstone to be imbedded in her newly ordered diamond......

Restore confidence? Take ACTION on Dr Singh

While the middle class believes that whileDr Singhmay not exactly be corrupt, they simultaneously also perceive that the best bet for anyone to loot and scoot in India is whilehe continues to be......

Review: Neram is an average entertainer

Paresh C Palicha says Neram has an interesting narrative but lacks on the humour quotient. “I steal from every movie ever made.” This quote by Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino is......

Hindi cinema FINALLY plays its age!

It is enormously heartening to see young people play young people in the movies, writes Raja Sen.Hindi cinema is growing up to the idea of playing it's age. One of my favourite performances in 2013......

Review: Ignore Hotel California

Paresh C Palicha says Hotel California has no plot and look like a half baked effort from director Ali John. A question one often asks after watching some films is: “Why was this film......

Review: Shootout At Wadala is a mindless gore-fest

Shootout At Wadala fails on all counts, writes Ankur Pathak.Sanjay Gupta’s new film Shootout at Wadala documents the rise of crime in 1970s Mumbai and how, after local cops gunned down feared......

Review: Raise a toast to Bombay Talkies

Bombay Talkies is magical in parts, writes Raja Sen.Why do we love the movies?Why do we stiffen with anticipation when that censor certificate flashes on the big screen, its signatures the size of......

London Olympics mascots: menacing or magic?

Sinister. Disturbing. Creepy. Frightening. The official mascots of London's Olympic and Paralympic Games — Wenlock and Mandeville — have been called all of those things, but organizers......

Focus now is on top-2 finish: Jayawardene

A television 'sting operation' may have cast doubts over the credibility of the Indian Premier League, but Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene insisted that the team's focus has not changed......

Melbourne ODI: Australia thrash India by 65 runs

Scorecard: A lacklustre India opened their tri-series campaign on a disappointing note as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against Australia, who yet again exposed the batting chinks of the......

Bangladesh finally beat Zimbabwe

Bangladesh made a long-awaited breakthrough in their ODI series against Zimbabwe by winning the fourth of five One-day Internationals at Queens Sports Club. After bowling out the home side for 199,......

  People speak for middle caste

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Panneer Selvam
Q. do you agree the reservation in the name of religion and caste instead of their economical status?
Panneer Selvam:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-agree-the-reservation-in-the-name-of-religion-and-cas/23091400/answers/

Kushagra
Q. Why even after 65 years of Independence the condition of SC's & ST's not improved particularly in rural India?
Kushagra:  A. i am against any type of reservation.Why not give good quality education in less money to make them compete with others.It is not the fault of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-even-after-65-years-of-independence-the-condition-of-scs/22616202/answers/23091448

onlytruth
Q. to which place father of Robotics and Mechanical engineering Al -Jazari belonged to ?
Onlytruth:  A. Because for half of the those 65 years, the Indian middle class was not ready to accept SCs and STs equal to them. even now, people want to get...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/to-which-place-father-of-robotics-and-mechanical-engineering/22061738/answers/22616283

hmm howru
Q. why rich middle class educted people dnt care to cast their vote in India?REASON plzz.
Hmm Howru:  A. Badi'al-Zaman Ab al-'Izz Ism'l ibn al-Razz al-Jazar (11361206) (Arabic: ) was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-rich-middle-class-educted-people-dnt-care-to-cast-their-/21948410/answers/22061781

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An Indian American's quest to reclaim his identity

In the second part of a series on Indian Americans who have won the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships this year, Arthur J Pais profiles Columbia... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-interview-with-soros-scholar-nishant-batsha/20130521.htm
Is the worst over for Tata Steel's overseas units?

After Tata Steel Ltd 's estimated $1.6 billion (around Rs. 8,800 crore) write-down of goodwill on 13 May, analysts are waiting for more clarity on... ...

http://mjunction.in/market_news/metals/is_the_worst_over_for_tata_ste.php
Parul Yadav opposite Duniya Vijay in 'Shivajinagara'!

Dancing sensation Parul Yadav, fresh from the success of her movie, Bachchan, opposite Sudeep, has signed Shivajinagara, an action movie featuring... ...

http://www.sify.com/movies/parul-yadav-opposite-duniya-vijay-in-shivajinagara-news-kannada-nfvlzacabji.html
Zooming in on London Malayalis

A still from the movie 'English' The expatriate tales portrayed in celluloid or pages are often laden with bouts of nostalgia. The characters seem... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Zooming-in-on-London-Malayalis/2013/05/21/article1598748.ece
Monsoon in the French Riviera

Sunday was India Day with the skies raining down blessings Mumbai Uma da Cunha... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/may/210513-cannes-dairy-day-5-monsoon-in-the-french-riviera.htm

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