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PICS: STUNNING Mars landscapes from NASA

Mars' Mount Sharp -- the rover's eventual science destination -- is pictured in photo taken by the Curiosity rover. The image is from a test series used to characterise the 100-millimeter mast......

Pakistan govt launches crackdown on LeJ; 50 held

Police in Pakistan's populous province of Punjab have detained over 50 people in a crackdown on the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan that was launched in the wake of terror......

Karnataka stops release of Cauvery water to TN

Karnataka has stopped the release of Cauvery water from the Krishna Raja Sagar dam citing depleted storage, hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear only the Cauvery River Authority......

I am happy with rising prices: Beni Prasad Verma

Union minister Beni Prasad Verma was on Monday at the centre of a controversy with remarks that he was "happy" over rising prices of food items as it will benefit farmers, evoking a sharp attack......

DMK asks UPA govt not to remain adamant on petrol hike

Key United Progressive Alliance allies Trinamool Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Saturday mounted pressure on the Centre to rollback the steep hike in petrol price with Trinamool Congress......

COLUMN: FM flatters, but Budget deceives

The Budget is disappointing because it refuses to fundamentally repudiate fiscal populism, writes Arvind Subramanian. Given the scale of India’s economic difficulties (decelerating growth and......

Reforms: Business sentiments improved but nothing else changed

Being a big wheel in the earth mover business, Vipin Sondhi has a very clear idea why the Indian economy is stuck in the mud and what the government must do to change the mindset of business......

Is the NIFTY being set up for a crash by February-end?

Investors should use the rally to clear the garbage and create a cash cushion. Correction in the mid-cap space could be very brutal, says Sonali Ranade Markets keep making new highs amid all the......

License Raj is dead. Licensor is not

The near decade of India under Dr Singh has convinced most that India is an Absentee State, where governance is grossly missing and rule of law virtually non-existent, writes M R Venkatesh.The......

Subsidy cut: LPG demand to drop to 4.1% in H2

The recent government decision to restrict supply of subsidised cooking gas cylinders to six per year to each household will see consumption for fuel decline to 4.1 per cent in second half of the......

Wall Street 2 is very entertaining

Aseem Chhabra reviews Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.What a difference 23 years make. In 1987 when Oliver Stone directed the original Wall Street, his intent was to expose the excesses of the......

Who's who in Mani Ratnam's Raavan

By now everyone knows that Mani Ratnam's film Raavan is loosely based on Valmiki's epic Ramayana. We all also know that Abhishek Bachchan's character is loosely based on Ravana, but what about......

Sita to sing the blues on DVD

For over a year, Sita Sings The Blues has been wowing critics at major international film festivals including the Berlinale. It has also been shown at the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film......

Erroneous Sharapova stutters into pre-quarters

Maria Sharapova pushed the envelope on 'winning ugly' as she squeaked past British qualifier Heather Watson 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday. The French Open......

U-19 WC: Bangladesh stun SL, Aus cruise to victory

The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 got underway in Queensland on Saturday with host Australia belying its patchy lead-up form to open with an impressive six-wicket victory over England. However it......

Royal Zara helps put Britain in medal contention

Zara Phillips has pulled her royal weight, helping put Britain in medal contention heading into Tuesday's show jumping final of the three-discipline Olympic equestrian eventing competition.......

Miffed Kalmadi demands Maken's resignation

Faced with mounting pressure to drop his Olympic trip to London, a defiant Suresh Kalmadi has hit back at Ajay Maken, accusing the Sports Minister of carrying out a vilification campaign against......

'There are no questions regarding Viru's captaincy'

Virender Sehwag's sharp dip in form has been a cause of concern for the Indian team management but as far as Delhi Daredevils' director of coaching TA Sekar is concerned, the senior batsman is......

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Q. How is Apple I-Phone 4?
: A. All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass the same type of glass used in the...... more

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Q. What is the difference beween LCD tv and Plasma tv? Which is supperior?
Avtar Khalsa: A. PlasmaOver the years, this technology has become increasingly popular in large HDTVs. Plasma technology uses a rectangular array of gas plasma...... more

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Q. The less time one has to work with, the more things he can get done. Agree?
Balagan Krishnan: A. time Management is one management Mantra which when honed,brings amazing results. We,as a nation,are a laid back lot...the important factor being...... more

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Q. How did you come to QnA for the first time? Do you remember your first question/answer and the first person who became your good friend here?
Cyrus Irani: A. Muktha, you may find it hard to believe that I didn`t know existence of such forum of Indian base and was mostly with Yahoo Answers and no wonder I...... more

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Q. Which is your favourite Short story????
Muktha Radhakrishnan: A. ..Edward is dying. He lay in the hospital bed, motionless. He knew his end is near. He felt the passing in his body his soul wilting and fading....... more

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Chinese man dies trying to climb Lhotse peak in Nepal

A 58-year-old Chinese climber died Monday while attempting to climb the Lhotse peak, the world's fourth highest, officials said. Xiaoshi Li died in... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380546.html

Woman killed for wanting marriage

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in west Delhi's Ranhola for killing his girlfriend who had been mounting pressure for marriage, police said on... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333111/woman-killed-wanting-marriage.html

China luxury car market Q1 growth down by 8.34%

Business Daily reported that the premium-car market in China slowed to 8.34% in the first 3 months, a whopping decline of as much as 80% from the... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/chinese_news/China_luxury_car_market_Q1_growth_down_by_834_percent/312385.html

U.N. for political transition in Syria

The General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution condemning the government of Syria and calling for political transition.... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/un-for-political-transition-in-syria/article4721582.ece

Politics of revenge

Centre lets loose CBI on BJP leaders Despite a rap on its knuckles from the Supreme Court for blatantly interfering in the functioning of the... ...

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