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Shashank Samant is GlobalLogic's new CEO

Indian born Shashank Samant has been appointed chief executive officer of GlobalLogic, a leading software R&D services company. Samant replaced Peter Harrison who now will serve as a vice chairman......

Top-earning dead celebrities

They're famous across the globe. Their work is treasured by millions. And they're rolling in cash--they just can't spend any of it. The 13 members of our annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list......

PM promises hard decisions to free economy

Making an all-out attempt to woo US investment to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday, told nearly two-dozen top American CEOs that India would take all necessary 'hard' decisions to......

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......

The Star Wars reunion!

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Original cast members (left-right) Billy Dee Williams, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew and Ewan McGregor, who starred in Star Wars:......

Why you must watch The Dark Knight

Carrying the biggest buzz for any film this year, the dark, broodingThe Dark Knight, which has an awesome, legend-creating performance by the late Heath Ledger, will light up more than 3,500......

Now, The Hobbit on the big screen

There is good news and there is bad news.First of all, fans of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy on-screen, the bad news is that Peter Jackson will not be directing The Hobbit.The good news is that......

Pete Best, the drummer the Beatles forgot

He was the Beatle you never really knew, the one who was kicked out before the Fab Four became fab. In the early 1960s, before Ringo Starr came on and Beatlemania took off, and well before the......

Canoe slalom: Britain win gold in canoe double

British crew Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott powered to gold in a thrilling Olympic canoe slalom double final at the Lee Valley White Water Centre on Thursday. The slowest of the six qualifiers from......

Somdev lands Australian Open wildcard

India's Somdev Devvarman and Taiwan's Chang Kai-chen have landed wildcards for this month's Australian Open, the organisers said on Thursday.The 25-year-old Indian and the Taiwanese teen were......

Blake eases past Nishikori in Houston

Top seed James Blake eased into the US Clay Court Championships second round but fellow American Sam Querrey, the fourth seed, made an early exit on Wednesday. Blake, the world number nine, beat......

BBC face lawsuit over Panorama

Former Portsmouth assistant manager Kevin Bond is to sue the BBC for libel, and football agent Teni Yerima is considering similar action after a programme alleging corruption and rule-breaking in......

BBC uncovers football's ugly secrets

A BBC television investigation into alleged illegal payments in English football pointed the finger on Tuesday at Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce and two agents, one of them his son......

People speak for peter harrison

QNA

Q. is it necessary tat a man who smokes and drinks is bad?
: A. No ... many were famous also but this is just a few out of the thousands of famous people who died of lung cancer and main reason was excessive...... more

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Q. This year at the Oscars all four of the acting awards were won by non-Americans .a) This had happened once before ..which year was it?b) Who were the 4 non-American actors ( includes actresses too) who had won the Oscars that year?Hint: They won it for the following films- My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins , Zorba the Greek and Topkapi.
Sangeetha: A. 1964.Rex Harrison. July AndrewsPeter Ustinov Lila Kudrova I googled it .... more

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Q. name the person who invented watch ??
Joyoti Sen: A. In the 15th century, the increase in European sea-going navigation and mapping increased the demand for a portable timepiece, because the only way...... more

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Q. Which movie here is the "odd man out" ?\ Anne Of the Thousand Days 1969 Becket 1964 My Fair Lady (1964) Equus 1977 Look Back In Anger 1959 Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? 1966
Reji George: A. Let us see:Anne Of the Thousand Days Richard BurtonGenevive BujoldAnthony QuayleIrene PapasBecketRichard BurtonPeter O'TooleJohn GielgudDonald...... more

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Q. who is the best guitarist of the world?
Gem Mina: A. According to a list wich appeared in Rolling Stone magazine in 2003, the one hundred greatest guitarists of all time are Jimi Hendrix, Duane...... more

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Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1

26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is... ...

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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at... ...

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Freehold Royalties Ltd. Announces Election of Directors

Freehold Royalties Ltd. (TSX:FRU) Intraday Stock Chart Freehold Royalties Ltd. (TSX:FRU) (Freehold) announced today that all nominees listed in its... ...

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Spurs whip Warriors, on brink of West final

REUTERS - The San Antonio Spurs routed visiting Golden State 109-91 on Tuesday to grab a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference second round series.... ...

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Thrill ride till the end

From the rousing opening sequence to the gob-smacking climax, Star Trek Into Darkness is a glorious thrill ride. J.J. Abrams' sequel to his... ...

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Peter Harrison

News for Peter Harrison

Shashank Samant is GlobalLogic's new CEO

Top-earning dead celebrities

PM promises hard decisions to free economy

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

The Star Wars reunion!

Why you must watch The Dark Knight

Now, The Hobbit on the big screen

Pete Best, the drummer the Beatles forgot

Canoe slalom: Britain win gold in canoe double

Somdev lands Australian Open wildcard

Blake eases past Nishikori in Houston

BBC face lawsuit over Panorama

BBC uncovers football's ugly secrets

People speak for peter harrison

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