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Haryana remained in news for wrong reasons in 2012

A series of rape incidents, a minister going behind bars in an air hostess suicide case and sexual abuse of women and child inmates in a shelter home brought infamy to Haryana in 2012,......

Xi named new CPC chief; to replace Hu as Pres in March

Xi Jinping was on Thursday appointed the new general secretary of China's ruling Communist Party of China in a smooth power transition that ushered in a fifth generation of leaders to steer the......

India and the Great Olympic Tamasha

Even those of us who shudder at the thought of walking to the neighbourhood store, or who have never dipped a foot in a swimming pool or kicked a football in our lives, will watch avidly as great......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors:\\nI think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have......

CWG scam: Shunglu attacks Kalmadi, Bhanot

The Shunglu Committee has faulted the sacked chief of Commonwealth Games organising body Suresh Kalmadi and his aides over award of contracts saying there was "extreme concentration of powers at......

Ambush marketing at CWG

Till the XIX Commonwealth Games began, many companies were wary of letting their brand ride on the Games.Hence, official corporate sponsorships were limited to begin with. Having been launched......

Where have all the savings gone?

Russia announced a 15 per cent cut in its budget for the 2014 Winter Olympics slated to be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.It seems to be the correct course for an economy which is officially......

Rs 65,000-crore makeover for Delhi

The capital city of Delhi is set to shed its old and ugly skin to give way to a shiny new world-class avatar for the Commonwealth Games. This is no cosmetic touch-up job but a multi-thousand crore......

IOC asks federations to probe badminton officials

The IOC is asking the Chinese, South Korean and Indonesian national Olympic committees to investigate the coaches of the badminton players who were disqualified for trying to lose matches. -......

IOC commemorates 1972 Munich Olympics victims

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge paid tribute to the 11 Israeli team members who were killed at the 1972 Munich Games at a ceremony at the Athletes Village in London on......

'More than 20,000 condoms could be used at CWG'

When Indian Olympic Association president and Commonwealth Games organsing committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was trumpeting that the Delhi Games would witness a number of firsts, little did he......

New Zealand confirms participation in CWG

After days of indecision, the New Zealand Olympic Committee on Friday confirmed participation in the Delhi Commonwealth Games after seeing positive steps being taken by the organisers to improve......

NZ officials arrive to inspect facilities

New Zealand Olympic Committee officials arrived in Delhi to inspect Commonwealth Games facilities and security after their team manager criticised the accommodation in place for athletes. NZOC......

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QNA

Q. What are some of the reasons for poor performance of India in the Olympics?
Francisco: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-some-of-the-reasons-for-poor-performance-of-india-i/23570129/answers/

Q. Do you think image of India is dented bcos of poor management of CWG?Compare it with Chinas organisation of Olympics.What you say?
Francisco: A. YES CERTAINLY IT WAS DUE TO CORRUPTION LACK OF COOPERATION AND OVERCONFIDENNCE BY MEMBERS OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE.IN CHINA GAME VILLAGE FOR ASIAN...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-think-image-of-india-is-dented-bcos-of-poor-managemen/23570129/answers/18088080

Q. How learning Bharat Natayam Dance can help anybody get rid of mosquito menance ?
Shreevallabh Kalantri: A. Legal : Legal authorities have welcomed with their naked body (is it in synonymous to open heart? to be clarified from the questioner). Judges are...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-learning-bharat-natayam-dance-can-help-anybody-get-rid-o/18088075/answers/14000475

Q. How can we improve in Olympic for taking medals like leading country?
Lucky : A. India also can improve in Olympic but for that we must follow the Chinese way of Olympism. We have start form ground zero. Dept. of Education &...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-can-we-improve-in-olympic-for-taking-medals-like-leading/13998765/answers/10443072

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Vega making Goa proud in hockey

More in: MARGAO: When it comes to hockey, one must necessarily mention the names of Goan origin greats like Leo Pinto, Joaquim M Carvalho, Merwyn... ...

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Sochi 2014, the most expensive Olympics in history and who's paying the bill? Russian tycoons, of course

The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of... ...

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Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official... ...

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Story of solitary soldier

For the better part of the last two decades, women’s 800M races at the highest level had one constant -- Maria de Lurdes Mutola. She might... ...

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Tsarnaev penned note before capture

IOL Thursday 16th May, 2013 In this undated photograph provided by Robin Young, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev poses after graduating from Cambridge Rindge and... ...

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