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TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

Lessons from the Vishwaroopam imbroglio

Kamal Haasan and his artistic freedom is the smaller issue. How will the world view us when a handful of demonstrators terrorise our governments to ban a movie? Who will invest in India when a few......

View: How Shinde spoilt Rahul's good beginning

If the home minister knows anything unlawful about the RSS or the BJP, who has stopped him from taking the sternest action? But to blame nationalist forces without any proof is a sin against the......

We are made for this moment; we'll seize it: Obama

Barack H Obama was on Monday sworn-in as President of the United States for a second term. Here's the transcript of the speech he gave at Capitol Hill shortly after the swearing-in ceremony "Each......

What needs to be done to make Delhi a safer city

Society must share the blame with the police who have at least quickly identified and nabbed the culprits. Let us see how fast the other wheels of the criminal justice system grind to award the......

A $300 home for the poor? It might just be possible!

Vijay Govindarajan, one of the world's foremost management thinkers and an expert on strategy and innovation, plans to do with housing what Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata did with the automobile.......

Need cash? Get a loan against your car

Need cash urgently? Put your car to good use by availing a loan against it, as Deepali Trivedi is planning to do with her seven-year old car. What surprised Trivedi was that she hadn't ever been......

IPR violations: India, China, Pak under US scanner

United States has placed India, Pakistan, China and nine other countries on the top "priority watch list" with regard to violations of intellectual property rights. America's trading partners on......

Maruti Kizashi to hit Indian roads in 2011

In a recently published media report Maruti officials have confirmed that there will be several new launches in the year 2011 from the Maruti stable. The new launches are speculated to include -......

What's behind India's spectacular economic growth

Five years ago, Raghuram G Rajan, Eric J Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and then chief economist of the International......

Tales of an abducted groom in Bihar

Bihar seems to be infamous for a lot of social issues, one of them being groom kidnapping. This week's release Antardwand (watch the trailer here) hopes to explore just that. Starring Raj Singh......

Akshay Kumar, jack of all trades

Anyone can play a conman, a cop, a crook or a billionaire. Akshay Kumar's done all of that, but as his upcoming release shows, the actor likes his leading men to dabble quite a bit......

Check out Dil Bole Hadippa in pix!

Aditya Chopra is ready with his new film, Dil Bole Hadippa!, a total Punjabi-styled movie starring Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapoor. The film also sees Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra shake their......

Bollywood goes to New York

Gone are the days when every Bollywood romance would be set in Switzerland. New York is fast emerging as one of the hottest Bollywood locales, and here's a look at 10 films shot in and around The......

Rahul Bose: I got married yesterday

Some people call him Bollywood's 'thinking actor'.The rest just want to ask Rahul Bose how it felt kissing Mallika Sherawat in Pyaar Ke Side Effects. Rediff readers caught up with Bose during a......

'The Madman' is Chile's unlikely hero

Marcelo Bielsa performed something close to a miracle by guiding Chile to the World Cup finals. On Wednesday, he did even better. He gave the country its first World Cup victory in......

French Open - Day 2 Images

World number one Rafael Nadal started his bid for a fifth consecutive French Open title by labouring past Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel 7-5 6-4 6-3 on Monday. The Spaniard, who is unbeaten at......

People speak for social justice and citizen action

QNA

Q. Doesnt homosexuality destroy the moral fabric of society?
: A. The hues and colors of so called moral fabric are very different for all of us.Corrosion of a moral fabric happens through actions of individuals...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/doesnt-homosexuality-destroy-the-moral-fabric-of-society//answers/20847970

Q. India alleges racist attack In Australia:One more Indian has been attacked in Australia with the victim claiming that it was a racial assault. What is action /reaction of our Government?
Laxman: A. What can Indian govt do if their citizens get lynched by private citizens of a foreign land? The best a government can do is to request the host...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/india-alleges-racist-attack-in-australiaone-more-indian-has-/20847952/answers/16463957

Q. Who is your favorite Indian writer and which is your favorite contribution by him/her?
Jameel Ahmed: A. Muktha, though it is a certain kind of question and you expect members to answer in singular manner, but as an ardent lover of literature, I feel...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-your-favorite-indian-writer-and-which-is-your-favorit/16462333/answers/15635300

Q. Good environmental; governance ------How important it is? Why?
Muktha Radhakrishnan: A. We now possess the knowledge that our actions do have a real impact on the environment. Ignorance is no excuse for inaction. With knowledge comes...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/good-environmental-governance-------how-important-it-is-why/15631808/answers/16069740

Q. Congress played in hands of Terrorists, may be delibrately. They abolished POTA, left Mehbooba Sayyed daughter of Mufti, their then home minister for 6 terrorist. Today Congress blame BJP for Kandhar ver dey let go 4 terrorist for life of 167 innocent Indian citizens. How u equate dis shameless double face of Congress.....
Good Citizen: A. After blaming BJP and NDA for more than four years on the issue of POTA, the UPA government has in the eleventh hour of their tenure has realized...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/congress-played-in-hands-of-terrorists-may-be-delibrately.-t/16066031/answers/12380513

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What's law got to do with justice?

There are two perceptions of law and justice: One is of law delivering justice, the other is law as justice. The state, in legislative overdrive,... ...

http://www.infochangeindia.org/agenda/more-laws-more-rights-more-justice/what-s-law-got-to-do-with-justice.html

Immigration & Education

On Wednesday, May 29 at 5:00pm, Antioch University Santa Barbara will host a Trustee Forum with expert speakers and panel discussion: The Future of... ...

http://www.bizwireexpress.com/showstoryPRWeb.php?storyid=628302

City of fear

Kolkata was once considered to be among the safest places for women. But it has now emerged as one of the most hostile for them in the country.... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457696&catid=46

Environmental Defense Fund Does Not Speak For Us On Fracking

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --A total of 67 leading grassroots organizations focused on citizen and environmental issues today... ...

http://in.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=57689955

EACJ Dismisses Case Challenging Summit Directives, Says Denial of Kenyan Citizen Entry into Uganda Unlawful

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The EACJ wound up its second month-long session Friday with the First Instance Division dismissing a case by... ...

http://www.bizwireexpress.com/showstoryAPO.php?storyid=3887

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