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Bagmati river: From holy river to flowing filth

Dinesh Kumar Mishra highlights the challenges faced by the much abused Bangmati River in Bihar because of solid waste, industrial effluents, encroachment and rampant construction along the river's......

Congress devoid of ideas in Bihar

As the Bihar election enters its final phase, Mohammad Sajjad asks if Biharis will endorse the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress campaign in the state. \nWhile the incumbent Janata Dal-United-Bharatiya......

Bihar polls: How will the Muslims vote?

Dr Mohammad Sajjad, assistant professor at the Aligarh Muslim University, conducts a status check of politics in contemporary Bihar, which will have its third round of polls on Thursday. Even as......

Should Nitish Kumar get a second term?

Nitish Kumar has made the people of Bihar taste the fruits of inclusive development. His rivals don't have that image among the electorate feels Dr Mohammad Sajjad. If Bihar were an independent......

Bihar: LJP-RJD to contest assembly polls together

Notwithstanding reports from within the party that severing of ties with the Congress and joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal resulted in Lok Janshakti Party drawing a blank in the Lok......

Sensex ends up 170 points at 19,966

The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 267 points at 20,063 following the sharp rally in the US markets, and touched a high of 20,095 in early deals.Profit-taking at higher levels saw the......

CEOs in the slammer

Less than two weeks before Christmas, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling is ordered to report to a federal prison in Minnesota.Skilling, who plans to appeal his conviction, was sentenced in October......

Sweet returns from sugar stocks

Sugar stocks are showering investors with sweetest ever gains in the current bull run despite the temporary hiccups like the government intervention seeking price cuts and potential supply......

Stock picks of the day

The market has opened with an upward gap, has managed to sustain at higher levels and has ended the day in positive territory. Oil, IT, Pharma, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metals and PSU's have ended......

50 most expensive cities

Cost of Living Survey 2004Rank 2004Rank 2003CityIndex 2004Index 200311Tokyo, Japan130.7126.127London, UK119101.332Moscow, Russia117.4114.543Osaka, Japan116.1112.254Hong Kong109.5111.666Geneva,......

'Saif and I are fans of the original Agent Vinod'

After making films like Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddar, director Sriram Raghavan returns with the ambitious Agent Vinod, starring Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film was in the......

Nadal survives, Murray through in Madrid

Top seed Rafael Nadal survived a stern test by Latvia's Ernests Gulbis at the Madrid Masters on Tuesday while fourth seed Andy Murray barely broke sweat as his second-round Italian opponent Simone......

Nadal flattens Verdasco

Three-times champion Rafael Nadal pummelled fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco into a 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 submission to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday. Verdasco was the fourth......

Getafe beat Real to blow open title race

Getafe upset Real Madrid 1-0 at the Bernabeu to blow open the Spanish Primera Liga title race on Sunday as Barcelona closed to within two points of the leaders after thumping Levante 5-1.Michael......

Barca drop points at Levante

Barcelona were denied a morale-boosting win ahead of their Champions League decider against Werder Bremen next week when they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Levante in the Primera Liga on......

Tirkey, Gagan nominated for best player

Star striker Gagan Ajit Singh, sidelined since the Athens Olympics in August, and Indian captain Dilip Tirkey have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation's Best Player of the Year......

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Q. Riga city is the capital of which country ?
Raju: A. more

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Q. riddling master riddles -Where and when did the custom of having and decorating Christmas trees originate?a) Bremen, Germany circa 1570b) Riga, Latvia 1510c) Oslo, Norway 1525d) In Rockefeller Plaza, on Christmas.
Rising Sun: A. Riga is the capital city of Latvia more

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Q. if you are walking on the streets of Riga, which is the country you are in ?
Rising Sun: A. latvia more

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How about Latvia?

Study in Europe at an Indian cost is the buzz word. With fees ranging between Rs. 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh and upwards, higher studies in Latvia is... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/college-and-university/how-about-latvia/article4727469.ece

airBaltic to Launch Riga Malta

On May 12th 2013, Latvian airline airBaltic will launch a new route from Riga to Malta. he new route of airBaltic will offer convenient travel... ...

http://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/airbaltic-to-launch-riga-malta/

Compassionate release review buoys old US inmates

At age 88, John Rigas could be a poster child for inmates who might seek early release from prison because of the hazards of advanced aging. The... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/compassionate-release-review-buoys-old-us-inmates-news-international-nfmw4cfebhd.html

Mr Mordashov awarded Degree III by Latvian president

Mr Alexey Mordashov CEO of OAO Severstal, one of the world's leading steel and steel-related mining companies, has been awarded with the Cross of... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/russian_news/Mr_Mordashov_awarded_Degree_III_by_Latvian_president/311496.html

Latvia holds ceremony mourning World War II victims

Marking the 68th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day of World War II, the Latvian government on Wednesday held a grand ceremony to mourn... ...

http://www.calcuttanews.net/index.php/sid/214382749/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

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