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Paedophilia is an illness, says top Catholic cardinal

The Vatican was embroiled in fresh controversy today as one of its top cardinals described paedophilia as a psychological "illness" rather than a "criminal condition". Wilfrid Fox Napier, the......

Nilam: 3 bodies believed to be of sailors washed ashore

As efforts continued for the third day to trace five missing crew of an oil tanker that ran aground off the city beach hours before cyclone 'Nilam' made landfall, three bodies, believed to be of......

Chennai:Retired army officer held for boy's murder

A week after the killing of a 13-year old boy in an Army premises in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department has cracked the case with the arrest of a retired Army......

IN PHOTOS: Dr Mukherjee wins the Pulitzer Prize

Indian origin cancer physician and researcher Dr Sidhhartha Mukherjee was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the top journalism award in America, for achievements in newspaper and online journalism,......

CVC reveals how CWG committee squandered funds

Officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had hired equipment for overlay works at over 14 times the actual price, an investigation by the central vigilance commission has revealed.......

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......

Soon, whiskey 'leftovers' to fuel your cars

Bacteria fed on whiskey 'leftovers' can now be used to fuel vehicles.A Scottish company has signed a 'first of its kind deal' in the world to turn by-products from its distillery into fuel for......

With Buddha out, Mamata is the new Brand Bengal

About a week before the historic Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress supremo -- and now the chief minister of West Bengal -- Mamata Banerjee displayed 98 of her paintings at Kolkata's......

$1-trillion for infra: RBI, Plan panel at loggerheads

What the industry and observers have been saying for quite some time -- that there is a lot of regulatory confusion on developing a corporate debt market -- has come out in the open with the RBI......

Difficult road ahead for Honda

When the Hero Group terminated its 26-year-old joint venture, Hero Honda, with the Japanese auto major Honda Motor Corporation in December last year, the decision did not spring a major surprise.......

Va Quarter Cutting could have been funnier

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews Va Quarter Cutting. Readers can also send their reviewshere.Director duo Pushkar-Gayathri made waves right with their first movie, Oram Po, the zany couple had a knack......

Napier hits 16 sixes to equal world record

Essex all-rounder Graham Napier equalled the record for the number of sixes in a first-class ininngs when he struck 16 in a county match against Surrey on Thursday.Napier cleared the boundary 16......

Kiwis cruise to Taylor-made win over India

- ScorecardWhen Ross Taylor captained New Zealand for the first time in an ODI at Napier in March this year, the Black Caps beat Australia by two wickets.Moreover, Taylor top-scored with 70 and was......

Napier ODI: New Zealand edge past Australia

Scorecard: Ross Taylor had a winning start to his career as a captain as New Zealand eked out a two-wicket win over trans-Tasman tivals Australia in a closely contested opening one-day......

Spotted: Sachin Tendulkar in Napier

Reader Jack Ramasamy from Auckland sent us this photograph.'I met Sachin Tendulkar in Napier; he's the most-worshipped cricketer in the world.'He was extremely kind to click a picture and sign an......

Rain halts Kiwis charge in Napier Test

The third and final Test between New Zealand and Pakistan ended in a draw after rain washed out the final session of play at McLean Park, in Napier,on Tuesday, leaving the series drawn 1-1.Set 208......

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Q. Who took charge as the first head of Tagore studies at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland?
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Q. Who is the inventor of Carbon Dioxide Lasor ?(a).John Napier(b).Charles Parson(c).C.K.N. Patel(d).Galileo
Sweet Swati: A. Charles Babbage, a British Mathematics professor, is regarded as the Father of Computers. He was born in England in 1792 as the son of a rich...... more

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Napier hauls Essex out of latest hole

Once again runs from Graham Napier rescued Essex from a precarious position, as he and captain James Foster ensured the hosts posted a modest yet... ...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637252.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Beautiful Shruti dons bold avatar

Towering height, peach and cream complexion and chiseled features she is immensely noticeable even in milling crowd. One of the most popular faces... ...

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England peg back New Zealand

England dismissed New Zealand for 207 before lunch on the third day, a modest first innings lead of 25 runs. At lunch, England were 12 without loss... ...

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Waterfall, rockery soon on Napier premises

An artificial waterfall and a rockery are coming up in the garden on the Napier Museum campus as part of the ongoing renovation works, enhancing... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Waterfall-rockery-soon-on-Napier-premises/2013/05/18/article1595263.ece

HSBC signals 14,000 job cuts in $3-bn savings plan

HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, will eliminate as many as 14,000 more jobs as Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver set out plans to... ...

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