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Pak re-opening NATO supply routes as Clinton says 'sorry'

Pakistan has agreed to reopen vital supply routes into Afghanistan blocked since a deadly cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation attack in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers,......

Bhopal victims protest outside home ministry

A group of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors staged a demonstration in front of the North Block office of Home Ministry where the meetings of Group of Ministers on the issue was taking place.The group......

Home ministry to have biometric tracking system

The Union Home Ministry in North Block in New Delhi plans to install a surveillance system.With the introduction of biometric tracing system, every move the employee makes canbe tacked.The ministry......

Pranab takes charge of Finance Ministry

The newly appointed Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee took charge of his new office in north block, returning to it after a gap of 24 years. The Finance Ministry office, which has been sealed......

US got India to block North Korean flight to Iran

India refused fly-over rights to a North Korean plane carrying cargo to Iran in August, after the United States requested New Delhi to do so, reports the Wall Street Journal. The aircraft, an......

Air India's plan to trim workforce stuck with FinMin

Air India’s plan to cut its 27,000 workforce by offering a voluntary retirement scheme is stuck in North Block, with the finance ministry questioning the rationale.The VRS scheme is stuck in......

2012: Another annus horribilis, like the one before

Despite what the World Bank and IMF trained gnomes in North Block, South Block and Yojana Bhavan say, the numbers of the poor is rising alarmingly, says Mohan Guruswamy.A year ago, at about this......

The tussle: Finance ministry vs. regulators

The distance between North Block and Mint Road has been growing for quite some time. The latest evidence of tension is the finance ministry's decision to introduce a clause in the Banking......

FinMin pours cold water on RBI's plan

In yet another example of the growing convergence of views between North Block and Mint Road, the finance ministry has decided to freeze the long-pending proposal to have a separate debt management......

Sonia's carte blanche to PM; but hurdles still remain

While the signals of intent have already gone from North Block, the hiccups this time are coming from officials in the Finance Ministry, who had got used to a certain mindset.Sonia Gandhi appears......

O'Shea rescues point to ease Sunderland relegation fears

John O'Shea scored a second-half equaliser as 10-man Sunderland rescued a 1-1 draw at home to StokeCity on Monday that moved them three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Jonathan......

Bahrain steps up arrests ahead of Sunday's F1 race

Bahrain has arrested several people accused of stealing and burning cars amid heightened security in the island kingdom before Sunday's Formula One race, which the opposition sees as a chance to......

Messi's Argentina slip, Venezuela close to World Cup spot

Lionel Messi struggled in the thin air of La Paz, fluffing a gilt-edged chance to end his goal drought against Bolivia, while Colombia marksman Radamel Falcao was kept scoreless in Venezuela on......

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QNA

Q. Republic Day 2013 Parade Tickets Online ?
Heena Dahiya: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/republic-day-2013-parade-tickets-online-/24876769/answers/

Q. how does himalayas save india from cold weather?
Amit Choudhary: A. Sale of tickets opens for republic day parade and beating retreat In order to facilitate the general public to witness the Republic Day Parade at...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-does-himalayas-save-india-from-cold-weather/24239628/answers/24876786

Q. MANTRALAYA MEIN AAG LAGI THI YA LAGAAYI GAYI THI?
SHUBHAM DWIVEDI: A. The Himalayas affect the climate of India by blocking cold air blowing from the North that comes from Siberia and Central Asia. Without the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/mantralaya-mein-aag-lagi-thi-ya-lagaayi-gayi-thi/23186941/answers/24239649

Q. How exactly do we get vitamin D from the sun?
Jakir Hussain: A. ab socho ki Delhi North Block main lagee thee ya lagayee gayee thee more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-exactly-do-we-get-vitamin-d-from-the-sun/22545998/answers/23186949

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Brutal beheading in London heightens terrorism fears

The brutal daylight attack galvanised this city and raised fears that terrorism had returned to London. Authorities did not identify the victim by... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/brutal-beheading-in-london-heightens-terrorism-fears-807701.html

Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-fda-merck-idINBRE94L17Z20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=health

House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.... ...

http://www.sify.com/finance/house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval-news-environment+and+nature-nfxab1gfiji.html

Protest hits train services

Borjhar, May 22: Train services were disrupted for three hours this morning after the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and local residents blocked... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130523/jsp/northeast/story_16926418.jsp

Meet to monitor central schemes

The Assam State Flagship Programmes Monitoring Committee is holding a daylong convention on May 27 to assess the progress of central schemes in the... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130523/jsp/northeast/story_16926163.jsp

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