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Pioneer of anti-Mandal stir dies

Rajiv Goswami, who grabbed the headlines when he attempted self-immolation to protest against the Mandal Commission's recommendations in 1990, died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday.The......

IMPRESSIONS: When Sonia Gandhi chided Dilliwalas

IPL is not Indian Police League; When oh when will Sonia meet the media? What will the BJP do? The Congress party hopeful of 2004 in 2014. Sheela Bhatt, who attended the United Progressive......

No lawyer wants to defend Delhi gang-rape accused

Amid lawyers refusing to represent the accused in the gang-rape-cum-murder case of 23-year-old paramedic, two women judges have come out with suggestions for effective fast-tracking of the trial.......

Yeddyurappa meets Karnataka governor, parades MLAs

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday evening paraded his members of legislative assembly before Governor H R Bharadwaj at Raj Bhavan. Yeddyurappa also requested the......

Is Mayawati trying to foil Hazare's UP visit?

Barely 24 hours after the Lucknow University denied permission for a meeting to be addressed by social activist Anna Hazare on May 1, the state government has introduced measures that may put up......

Is gold a good mortgage asset?

Recent spurt in gold prices has spruced up the value of the yellow metal further. Not only is it providing golden returns but is also helping get good mortgage value. In a high interest rate......

Why India must stabilise its ties with Iran

The recent arrangement reached by India and Iran, under which India would pay for oil imports from Iran in rupees, concludes the effort to find an alternative mode of payment, following the......

At 80, Murdoch is still ace dealmaker

It was 1953, and he was 22 years old. His father's death prompted him to return from Oxford to take charge of the family business. He became the managing director of News Limited. And thus......

Onions may not be a good investment in 2011, if . . .

'Biggest reforms are not the ones that make the headlines, but the one's concerned with the details of governance, which affect the everyday life of the aam aadmi.' -- Pranab Mukherjee, Budget......

2G spectrum scam: CBI arrests DB group's Balwa

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday night arrested Dynamix Balwas group managing director Shahid Usman Balwa in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Highly placed sources in......

Ash, Madhur unveil Heroine at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who's creating waves at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival with her fashionable appearances, attends the photocall at the Majestic Beach Pier announcing her new film...

Hrithik celebrates Mahashivratri with family

Hrithik Roshan and his family visited a Shiv temple in Panvel, which is 22 km from Mumbai, to conduct a pooja on the ocassion of Mahashivratri on Wednesday. The actor has been making this annual......

Kickstart V-Day with B'wood's hottest kiss

Aseem Chhabra recommends viewing Band Baaja Baraat, which boasts one of the best kissing scenes in Indian cinema, this V-Day. In the middle of director Maneesh Sharma's debut film Band Baajaa......

Rajiv Anchal speaks about directing the Malayalam film, Pattinte Palazhi

Director Rajiv Anchal believes in experimenting with different themes. With films like Butterflies, Kashmeeram, Guru and Made in USA among others, he has handled various subjects that have......

Five sparkling movies to lighten up a dull weekend

The recent spate of supposed blockbusters at box office is turning out to be a disappointing affair. So what does one do when one's in the mood for the good old movie watching experience, the......

CL T20: KKR qualify despite loss to Somerset

Kolkata Knight Riders lost their final qualifying round match against Somerset by 11 runs but still managed to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 main tournament in Hyderabad on Wednesday. -......

Images: Exhausted Watson goes aerial for record

Fatigue in hot and humid conditions persuaded Shane Watson to take the aerial route and hit as many balls over the boundary rope as he could during his world record breaking one-day innings of 185......

Video: Strauss critical of his bowlers' performance

England captain Andrew Strauss was critical of his bowlers' performance after the six-wicket win over the Netherlands in Tuesday's World Cup match in Nagpur. - Scorecard......

Chris Martin keen to end wickets drought in new season

After an unimpressive last season, lanky New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin wants to make a positive start to the new season by doing well at the upcoming Test series against India, a country he......

Saina Nehwal conferred Khel Ratna

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was on Sunday conferredthe coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaat a glittering......

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Q. which yesteryear actress made her debut in the painter babu ??
: A. Surprisingly both actor Rajiv Goswami and actress Meenakshi Sheshadri made their debut in Painter Babu more

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Q. Why dont people come out and fight against reservations a la terror fight style?
Thyagarajan Mahadevan: A. forgot agitation against mandal commission in 1992.....rajiv goswami self immolation?? and many agitations followed....politicians ki chamdi bahut moti hai !! more

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Q. Rajiv goswami and Mandal commission - how are they related..
Darna Kyon: A. Rajeev Goswamy immoluted himself in prtest against the reservation. He went on to become the president of Delhi university students union, but i think he is no more more

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Bihar trust vote looms, will Congress, JD-U ties blossom?

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Cong camps rethink strategy after rejig

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Youth electrocuted by live wire hanging in water

A 22-year-old youth died after he was electrocuted by a live wire in a waterlogged area outside his home in South-West Delhi on Sunday afternoon. A... ...

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The Great Construction Circus

Nothing just gets built in Mumbai. Not without a weird journey Mumbai Rohan Joshi... ...

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Celebrity status a risk factor for suicide?

The death of actress Jiah Khan has restarted the debate on cine star celebrity deaths. Why do so many suicides occur in the film Industry? Despite... ...

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