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A K Antony: How DRDO has helped the nation

Tactical systems such as main battle tank Arjun, light combat aircraft Tejas, a family of radars, electronic warfare systems, sonars, torpedoes, armaments and missiles have been successfully......

Doctors to continue medical education: Ramadoss

Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said the government will introduce at an early date a system making it mandatory for doctors in the country to refresh their education......

Support family reunification, activists tell Obama

A coalition of Asian-American groups led by activist Deepa Iyer recently met United States President Barack Obama to urge him to support family reunification in the new comprehensive immigration......

Uttar Pradesh turns around its infamous health scheme

Over 53 lakh poor families are expected to avail the health insurance cover provided under this scheme, reports Sharat Pradhan For a state where the multi-crore scam involving the National Rural......

Invest in the poor, tax the rich

Most rich and upper-middle class Indians are greatly under-taxed. Worse, the government annually writes off over Rs 5 lakh crores through exemptions. This practice must be ended if the......

India to rule in healthcare sector

In a nation like India, where there is no formal social security system in place, notwithstanding the high tax rates, healthcare and health insurance become that much more crucial.One of the......

Samoa Airline charging obese passengers more

Travel light, is what Samoa Air is telling passengers quite literally, as the airline has become the first in the world to introduce "pay as you weigh" flights in which overweight passengers have......

US could save $2 trillion on health costs

The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the US government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with......

Lunch and more with IT's marathon man

Whenever Ajit Balakrishnan is quoted in the press, it's usually in connection with wise pronouncements on information technology (IT) or higher education. But there had to be more to India's first......

SPECIAL: A few notifications is NOT reforms Mr PM!

For two decades while we continuously talked of infrastructure, power, ports, airports, irrigation, railways, roads, sewer systems, public transport, skill development, education, et all we also......

'If the land goes, then your home goes'

Sourav Sarangi is an award-winning filmmaker whose latest work Char… The No Man’s Island explores the border between India and Bangladesh, defined by a river and its ever-changed......

Doctor, heal thyself!

The latest episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate probed into malpractices that some doctors follow, looking at the way they dole out wrong treatments for monetary gains. It has......

New York celebrates Raj Kapoor

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, will host afilm festival on Raj Kapoor starting today, right up to January 16.About 12 years ago, a professor at Wharton, being interviewed for a business......

Mallika: All my movies are meant for adults

Mallika Sherawat is all set to make her foray into television with the dance show Chak Dhoom Dhoom -- Team Challenge, which premieres tonight on Colors. The actress is one of the judges......

Hrithik & Ash's day out

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan mingled with the paraplegic team who helped Hrithik with his role in Guzaarish, at......

Brazil coach Scolari in hot water over banking jibe

Luiz Felipe Scolari ran into his first controversy only hours after taking over as Brazil coach on Thursday by saying that players who could not handle pressure should "work for the Banco do......

Indian sport is moving in right direction: Gopichand

Sports in India has started moving in the right direction and the impact of the six medals the country won at the London Olympics will be huge, said national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand in......

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Q. In a country where millions go hungry every day and where food prices are breaking the back of the common man, a bumper harvest is rotting in godowns. Every year its the same story. Rodents, monkeys and dogs are eating away the foodgrains; prevalent poor food storage conditions and rain water flowing from the sacks of wheat in the godowns are a disgrace to the nation. Comments pl.
: A. Foodgrain storage is a major issue in India as a large part of it gets wasted due to poor storage conditions. With the government clearly...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-a-country-where-millions-go-hungry-every-day-and-where-fo//answers/20627188

Q. Why people are afraid to go against conventions even if they feel it is necessary?
Apeksha: A. Because going against conventions in India requires you to face off against a band of "convention guardians" who often approach u in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-people-are-afraid-to-go-against-conventions-even-if-they/20627141/answers/17165325

Q. What can you do in your mind tomorrow to change your state of being from dependency to freedom from dependency?
Josna: A. If you want to recover from an economic meltdown, you dont send hundreds of billions of dollars to the banks that caused it. You dont spend it...... more

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Q. As per national family health survey(NFHS-2) the 5 major reasons for violence against women in a marriage:1) Alcohol 2) Economics 3) Extra marital 4) Personality disorder 5) In lawsWhat do you make of it? comment
Pooja Mathur: A. I find it distressing to see that our govt is just refusing to break out of Victorian social analysis :( I will say the ONLY reason 4 violence is...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/as-per-national-family-health-surveynfhs-2-the-5-major-reaso/16805758/answers/16715410

Q. Violence against woman present in a marriage,1) Both uneducated ........................... 48%2)Husband educated than wife......... 36%3)Wife educated than husband......... 32%4) Both educated................................ 23%As per the national family health survey (NFHS-2). comment
Josna: A. Violence towards women in marriage is present in all societies irrespevtive of nations. In India this maybe more due to the following reasons for...... more

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ONEOK Chairman Reports on 2012 Business Performance at 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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Launching of Urban Health Mission in state from September

The Odisha government is all set to implement the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) from September this year. The Mission will run parallel to... ...

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Tim Smucker and Danny Wegman Honored With GS1 Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Asthma Symptoms Affect Kids' Sleep Quality and School Performance

A new study confirms the negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren.... ...

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Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB

PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of... ...

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