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Japan: Tsunami and after

Eighteen days after the 8.9 quake hit Japan, and the ensuing Tsunami that wreaked havoc, its people are yet to accept their fate. As life slowly crawls to normal, the nation is learning to cope and......

Godhra: 'What happened to the accused is a crime'

Krishnakumar Padmanabhan finds hope, despair and anger in Godhra February 23, Godhra's Signal Falia area is buzzing. The previous night, police buses carrying 63 people acquitted in the 2002......

What Obama said in his State of the Union speech

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union speech in the US Congress. Here's the transcript:Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th......

Earth to get a second Sun in 2011!

The Earth could soon have a second Sun when one of the brightest stars in the night sky explodes into a supernova.The cosmic phenomenon, which may happen as soon as this year and remain for at......

'What was CBI doing till now in Malegaon case?'

The focus of the entire nation is on the Central Bureau of Investigation as it readies itself to re-investigate the Malegaon blasts case. The CBI says that it has a Herculean task ahead since it......

Buying a health cover? Read the fine print

Parag Desai, 41, needs to renew his family health insurance policy. On going through his policy details, he notices the maximum renewal age offered by his insurer was 60 years. He isn't sure if......

Breaking down Ulip charges for you

Traditional insurance policies do not disclose the charges. Unit-linked insurance products are more transparent about the charges. The various charges on a Ulip include: Premium allocation......

Premji's dream university from July

Azim Premji University, planned by Wipro's billionaire chairman to cater exclusively to the education and development sectors, is likely to become operational in the coming academic year.......

Govt to probe into 2G spectrum allocation since 2001

The government on Thursday appointed a one-man committee of retired Supreme Court justice Shivaraj V Patil to probe the alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum since 2001, a period......

ONGC is Asia's no. 1 oil co, pips China's Cnooc

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has beaten Chinese rival Cnooc to become Asia's top oil and gas exploration and production company. Under the stewardship of R S Sharma, ONGC climbed three......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Pix: White saris get even sexier!

There's something ethereal about a woman in a white sari. For decades, filmmakers in Bollywood have fired imaginations with their white sari-clad muses, be it Raj Kapoor or Yash Chopra. Off......

Looking at stars who died young

April 5 saw two shocking deaths on either side of the Pacific. Kurt Cobain, the frontman of Nirvana, committed suicide by swallowing a bullet while actress Divya Bharti allegedly fell off her......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

Christmas bug bites Bollywood

The Twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. They say that inside every man resides a child. They must be......

India look to seal the series in fourth ODI

Having gained a 2-1 lead after registering back-to-back victories in the last two games against the Proteas, India go into the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth seeking to clinch their first-ever series......

Shooters' surge checked by Asiad blip

Fortunes ebbed and flowed but Indian shooters, led by the mercurial Gagan Narang, experienced more highs than lows in a year that saw them clinch a record 30 medals in the Commonwealth Games in......

We've achieved nothing yet, says Eng coach Flower

England played the "perfect" game in Adelaide to take a 1-0 lead over Australia in the Ashes series but there was little danger of complacency as the team had achieved nothing so far, coach Andy......

Ferguson plans Thursday meeting to avoid Rooney 'saga'

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will meet chief executive David Gill on Thursday as he seeks to avoid Wayne Rooney's Old Trafford exit plans becoming a 'saga'. The England striker issued a......

Rooney revelation overshadows home clash

Wayne Rooney will be absent when Manchester United face Bursaspor in the Champions League on Wednesday and, as Alex Ferguson revealed on the eve of the game, Old Trafford fans will almost certainly......

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Q. Do you share your birthday with any famous person...alive or dead? If so...do you think u have the same qualities that brought the other person fame and fortune??? :)
: A. Famous People born on June 8th:1810 Robert Schumann (composer)Robert Schumann1867 Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)1925 Barbara P. Bush (former US...... more

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Q. What is Guy Fawkes Day - When, Why and Where it originated. What day is it celebrated? What is the one and only similarity with Diwali?
Sumitha : A. Guy Fawkes, an English nobleman became involved in the infamous Gunpowder Plot. The leader of the gang, Robert Catesby, devised the Gunpowder Plot,...... more

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Q. Who invented Ion Engine?
Viswanath Vishnubhotla: A. In 1895, eight years before the Wright brothersflew their first plane, Shivkar Bapuji Talpade andhis wife gave a thrilling demonstration flight...... more

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Q. Name of 10 scientists inthis century and theier invention.
Vsiva Prasad: A. Top scientists of 20th Century & their inventionsLeo Baekeland - PlasticTim Berners-Lee - World Wide WebFrancis Crick & James Watson - DNA...... more

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Arch Coal Foundation Awards Scholarships to 16 High School Graduates

/PRNewswire/ -- The Arch Coal Foundation today announced that 16 recent high school graduates have been chosen as 2013 Arch Coal Scholars.... ...

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Registration Extended Until May 22 for Association of Bioscience Financial Officers (ABFO) 2013 National Conference -- San Diego

San Diego Meeting Focused on Role of Financial Executives in Creating Value in Life Science Companies, Held May 28-31 PR Newswire SAN DIEGO, May... ...

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EPA Approves Genscape's QAP-A RIN Replacement Program for Interim Period; A-RINs Taking Hold in the Marketplace

More than 80 Million QAP-A RINs under contract to be assured through Genscape's RIN Integrity Network Louisville, KY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 As part... ...

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Mrigayaa (1976)

It is game hunting, the royal hunt; some hunt animals, some the more dangerous ones in human form. The beast in the jungle is replicated by the... ...

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Carey Mulligan (Interview)

Washington, May 15 (IANS) The much misunderstood Daisy Buchanan was a product of her times, says Carey Mulligan, who felt real empathy for her... ...

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