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Tourism beckons in post-tumult Egypt

Egyptian tour guides gathered recently near the historical Sphinx and the Pyramids appealed to tourists to return to the country following the fall of Hosni Mubarak's regime. The......

Did Pranab Mukherjee play a role in the Netaji mystery?

The latest book by journalist Anuj Dhar on the mystery of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death/disappearance points to a discouraging role by Pranab Mukherjee in resolving it, writes Vicky Nanjappa.......

Ramdev arrest: The prime minister should act now

The prime minister needs to address the public anger over the black money issue, suggests B Raman. The ham-handed handling of Baba Ramdev's movement against foreign bank accounts of Indian......

View: Sushma & Brinda, Mamata & Sonia

A Left-Right tactical unity is emerging as the Opposition's strategy to deal with a resurgent Congress, writes Sanjaya BaruSix years of a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, and the prospect of......

Why India is so full of charlatans

Rajeev Srinivasan on why the State must ensure that people will pay for the consequences of their actions, a concept that is sadly unknown in India. 'Clawback -- now that is a term in the American......

Fevicol goes to Egypt

Mumbai's famous Peddar Road got a unique hoarding on Monday -- that of a huge sphinx with a long broken nose sealed with Fevicol.The outdoor ad announces the launch of Fevicol in Egypt. Conceived......

Around the world in a private jet for $68,000!

Want to travel the world in style and don't mind paying the extra moolah? If yes, then buckle up as a Abu Dhabi travel agency is offering an around-the-world package to 10 luxury global......

eBay: 10 dream adventures @ Re 1 each

Internet auction firm eBay India announced on Monday 10 adventurous and romantic auctions with bids starting at Re 1 each for activities varying from flying a combat aircraft to watching F1 Grand......

The Night The Diaspora Met Sonia

Sonia Gandhi walked past the bonfires in the chilly winter evening and breezed into the canopied dinner area atNew Delhi's Indira Gandhi stadium. The cocktails and dinner, organized on the second......

Your children will love this Nanny

I want to see it again. When will the video come?" was my six-year old's first comment as we headed out into the dazzling sunlight after watching Nanny McPhee.That usually indicates her heartiest......

The Harry Potter Quiz

Potter maniacs, it's time to relish the magic once again. The fourth book in the series that is now a global publishing phenomenon, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire hits screens worldwide on......

Team America is often silly, tasteless

It doesn't long to figure out that Team America: World Police wants to skewer politicians and activists of all hues. There are no sacred cows in this fast moving political satire, though......

Earth Calling BCCI: Anyone Home?

There are times when I find myself wondering why they make such a fuss about the Sphinx. I mean, what does it do? It sits there among all those pyramids and looks mysterious -- and how difficult is......

Time to go, Mr Kalmadi

Suresh Kalmadi's speech on Thursday night had nothing to do with what happened or did not happen at the Commonwealth Games. It was probably crafted to rescue him from all the inquiries that will......

Those who booed Sachin were right

That a castrated English team ultimately shared the Test honours with our best on our home soil should compel us to hang our head in shame.While the decision to field first after winning the toss......

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Q. "World Tourism Day ! Where one can find THE SPHINX ??
Iqbal Seth: A. more

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Q. why Egypt is famous for ?
Genuine Sense: A. A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and the head of a human or a cat.The largest and most famous sphinx is the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-egypt-is-famous-for-/22253333/answers/24098092

Q. Ignoring obvious what links Minotaur Harpy Centaur and Sphinx
Anil Garg: A. For Pyramids, Sphinx and its ancient civilisation (of which, records are avialable dating back yto 5000 years ... a contemporary of Indus Vally civilisation) more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ignoring-obvious-what-links-minotaur-harpy-centaur-and-sphin/21876389/answers/22253370

Q. Choose the word which is different from the rest.A. Mermaid B. SphinxC. Unicorn D. Dinosaur
Question Answer: A. hybrid creatures more

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Web results for Sphinx

Saving a temple

This refers to a report from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, titled "1000-year-old Chola era temple facing threat of demolition" (May 17). During the... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/saving-a-temple/article4725065.ece

Too tiresome and tangled

Cast: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Director: Mira Nair Rating: Two stars Fundamentally, there's a problem here. Out there in a Lahore café, a radical... ...

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130517/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/reluctant-fundamentalist-review-too-tiresome-and-tangled

The sands of time

My husband and I chose Egypt as we saw in a leading online travel site that the rates were quite reasonable. It was the first time we were going... ...

http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?programId=10350675&tabId=13&contentId=14067979&BV_ID=@@@

Sotheby's Paris to sell two paintings by Picasso from his granddaughter's personal collection

KOLKATA: Sotheby's Paris has has been chosen by to sell two paintings by Picasso from his granddaughter's personal collection during the... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/personal-finance/art/sothebys-paris-to-sell-two-paintings-by-picasso-from-his-granddaughters-personal-collection/articleshow/19865690.cms

Stay safe, firm up a firewall

If you are a sensible and reasonably paranoid internet user, youve probably already got your PC nicely padded with protection from the big bad... ...

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/knowledge/stay-safe-firm-firewall-890

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