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Voices against Indo-Pak peace more in India: US expert

An eminent American expert on South Asia has said that resistance to normalisation of Indo-Pak relations is coming more from New Delhi than Islamabad. "The recent election in Pakistan, as well......

Indian-origin Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge

Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan Thursday scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court. Described as "trailblazer" by US President......

Indian-American named professor of the year

An Indian-American professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida, has been named United States professor of the year by an influential think-tank. Autar Kaw, 52, is among......

I never thought of a life in politics: Nikki Haley

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the first Indian-American woman to occupy the top job in a US state, never talked of politics in their house while growing up and saw politicians as someone who......

CNN mistakenly airs map of Punjab for Nikki Haley

A major American news network mistakenly aired the map of Punjab while announcing that Indian-origin South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley would be a key speaker during the Republican National......

Worst forms of child labour in Asia

While South Asia is still lagging in curbing child labour, South American countries like Brazil and Chile have made significant strides. From 33 countries of the Asia and Pacific, 12 countries......

RIL in talks with PdVSA to produce heavy oil

Reliance Industries is in talks with Venezuela's PdVSA to produce heavy oil in the South American OPEC nation, PdVSA, executive director Fadi Kabboul said on Wednesday. Venezuela's state oil......

South Carolina's Governor keen on tie-up with India

If she can help it, South Carolina's Indian American Governor, Nimrata 'Nikki' Randhawa Haley, would like nothing better than have India and China competing for the investment opportunities in her......

WikiLeaks: 'India would grow at 12% if it were South, West only'

A leaked US diplomatic cable has revealed that Home Minister P Chidambaram, in a discussion with American Ambassador Timothy Roemer, had said that "India could achieve 11-12 per cent (GDP) growth......

IATA asks govts not to single out aviation for taxation

Global airlines' body IATA on Monday asked governments across the world not to single out aviation industry for taxes and regulations and to treat it as ‘any other business’."One of our......

'The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a very American story'

Actor Riz Ahmed tells Aseem Chhabra that most people can relate to the film, as it is the story of an outsider trying to find a home in a new society. Riz Ahmed began his career with Michael......

'I got my first film within five months of landing in Mumbai'

Twenty-four-year old Taaha Shah’s first film was Yash Raj production’s Luv Ka The End in 2011. He plays the role of the happy-go-lucky Arjun in Karan Johar's teen film, Gippy, that......

World Cup qualifiers: Argentina held by Colombia, Chile win

Colombia climbed into second place in South America's World Cup qualifying group after holding leaders Argentina 0-0 on Friday, while Chile did their chances of reaching the finals no harm with a......

WC qualifier: Uruguay's Suarez banned for Venezuela game

Striker Luis Suarez will miss South American champions Uruguay's crucial World Cup qualifier in Venezuela, the upstarts threatening to deny them a place in next year's finals in Brazil. Suarez, who......

Corinthians stun Chelsea to win Club World Cup

Paolo Guerrero snatched a 69th-minute winner as South American champions Corinthians stunned Chelsea to win soccer's Club World Cup on Sunday. Chelsea, who had been under pressure to win the......

Uruguay face Messi headache ahead of WC qualifier

Stopping Lionel Messi is the primary concern of South American teams facing Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers. This week it is Uruguay's turn. Argentina defend their lead in the South American......

Magical Messi leads Argentina to top of World Cup table

Lionel Messi's Argentina brushed aside Paraguay 3-1 to go top of the South American 2014 World Cup qualifiers at the Mario Kempes stadium on Friday. Goals from Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain and......

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Q. Name the footballer who got 2twice the tittle 'SouthAmerican Footballer of the Year?'
Himangshu Saikia: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-footballer-who-got-2twice-the-tittle-southamerican-/25772441/answers/

Q. Who is the Governor of South Carolina?
Anil K Chugh: A. There are many who have won it three times Zico and Carlos Tevez included more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-governor-of-south-carolina/25627115/answers/25772464

Q. North Korea can't dare challenge US without supportive lead of common folks of entire Korean peninsula,that means South Korean ruling clique are merely agents & stooge of divisive American diplomacy ?
Vishwabandhubajpai: A. Ms.Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is an American politician and the 116th and current Governor of South Carolina.(Indian origin) more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/north-korea-cant-dare-challenge-us-without-supportive-lead-o/25448892/answers/25627119

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Imagination Technologies Sees New Products Driving Pure Growth

IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC's (IMG.LN) Chief Executive Hossein Yassaie said new products such as wireless speakers should help boost the... ...

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HotelTonight Dives Into Summer

Core News Facts: HotelTonight (www.hoteltonight.com), the leading last-minute hotel booking app, today revealed its first-ever "HT Travel... ...

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UPDATE 1-Petrobras, Sinopec in talks to build $20 bln refinery

SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-run oil company, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp are in talks to build... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/petrobras-sinopec-talks-idINL2N0EV0LO20130619

SDP Telecom Inc. Announces Launch of Its High Performance In-Building Solution (IBS) at CommunicAsia 2013

--(PR.com)-- The CommunicAsia, Singapore Exhibition is amongst the largest platforms organised for the ICT industry in the Asia-Pacific region.... ...

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A battery of power

Lithium ion batteries have found increasing usage in recent times, finding use in everything from portable electronics to heavy transportation.... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-the-copernican/article4830510.ece

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