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How the IFS is finding its soul

A number of younger diplomats have begun to search for the soul of the foreign service, to give its members a sense of belonging and pride, observes former ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Every......

Taking Tibet to the world

Makers of the documentary The Sun Behind The Clouds see light in a hopeless situation, finds Aseem Chhabra. Earlier this year, a battle broke out between a small documentary that tracks the......

The heartbeat of a wounded city that will bleed

The road that leads from the Metro Cinema to the Gateway of India is wall to wall people. A group of St Xavier's College students have stationed themselves near the Metro end of the road. Under the......

Jane Wyman dies at 93

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award-winner and former US president Ronald Reagan's first wife who was known internationally for her role as the ruthless vineyard owner in television's long-running Falcon......

The rise of South India

I recently landed in Trivandrum, in the midst of a light rain-shower: the northeast monsoon is active in Kerala. The plane described a wide circle out to sea and then made its descent and I was......

Super luxury homes anyone? Starting at Rs 7 crore!

Around 2007-08, there was a bit of a media frenzy (which extended to international publications) over how India's wealthy and upwardly mobile classes were shutting themselves away from reality by......

Wadia sues Rahejas over land dispute

Business tycoon Nusli Wadia has dragged G L Raheja and kin, Sandeep G Raheja and Sonali G Raheja, and Ferrani Hotels belonging to the GL Raheja Group to the Bombay high court.The dispute is about......

Mobile phones that fit your budget

The Nokia 1200 will never win a beauty contest. Slightly clunky, with a basic candy bar shape, the phone is pure practicality, from its monochrome black-and-green screen to its plastic one-piece......

Why Emaar MGF is a big bet for investors

The recent meltdown and the following volatility in the broader markets has left two sets of believers on the streets: one set believes in bubbles, and expects them to burst at periodic intervals,......

Dreams of a good life

Golf Course Road in Gurgaon symbolises smart new India like almost everything does in this Haryana boom-town. Swish, glass-cladded IT, ITeS offices; big, and bigger, malls; and a series of premium,......

Americans bag top honours at Cannes

The 64th Cannes Film Festival that concluded this Sunday lived upto its prestigious and glossy reputation as celebs turned out in their finest and rubbed shoulders with cinematic greats from......

Strong Asian presence in Cannes this year

Strangely enough, the Indian presence at the Festival de Cannes, in the last few years, hasn't risen above solicited space on the jury. After author Arundhati Roy and actors Nandita Das and......

Slumdog: Globes today, Oscars tomorrow?

Adding to its buzz ofgetting major Oscar nominations,Slumdog Millionaire swept the 66th Golden Globe awards, winning all four categories it was nominated in -- best film, best director (Danny......

Shooting a Hollywood film in Munnar

Santosh Sivan has become truly an international filmmaker. His eighth directorial venture, Before the Rains, a Hollywood film made in Kerala has made it to a number of international film festivals......

Namesake will make you cry

For the Saturday night world premiere of Namesake, director Mira Nair came dressed in a black Ugandan coat with colourful embroidery. Before the screening, she mentioned to a few people that she......

Stunned Pacquiao eyes Bradley revenge

Boxers usually look devastated in defeat but Manny Pacquiao smiled and turned his mind to quick, brutal revenge after being stunned by a controversial split decision loss to Timothy Bradley in......

Safin hoping to avoid blisters

Marat Safin stares at his hands a lot, praying he won't spot another blister.Little is more troublesome to a powerhitting player than pain from gripping the racket, something Safin knows well after......

Kangaroos, desis and cricket in New York

First loves tend to linger on the backyard of memory, more so when they haven't ended on a shrill, bitter, clawing note. And time and time again, one is compelled to return to that warm glow of......

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Q. Define love in all stages of life ?
: A. For love to be ever lasting and eternal every one should be aware of the different stages of love and know its significance. Following are the...... more

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Q. What is the best way to START A DAY ?
Manju Monga: A. When you sit in the bed, look at both of your palms with a feeling that at finger tip is Laxmi, in middle is Laxmi, at the root is Govint; 2....... more

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Q. The biggest delta in the world is the
Anantharaman: A. This is a geographic accident located in the desert sands of the Kalahari (Botswana) like the mouth of a large river: a lot of streams and small...... more

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Q. MOVIES :Do you remember the scene from THE GHOST where Demi Moore is on the potter\'s wheel,with UNCHAINED MELODY playing in the background.... and Patrick Swayze comes from behind,hugs her and thereon begins one of the most romantic scenes of the cinematic history..... Which ROMANTIC SCENE is your favorite from a hoolywood/bollywood movie? Can you give a detailed reason for your choice?
Sharma: A. What a refreshing question this is really! The moment I visit this one, with an automatic impulsion I turned to my `not-so-big` DVD library and...... more

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Q. Who is Vishvaksena in Hindu Mythology??
Shintsie : A. Vishvaksena IdolVishvaksena Idol in Tirumala Venkateswara TempleVishvaksena is a trusted attendant of Lord Vishnu and is believed to be Vishnu's...... more

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