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"P" word may be as much taboo for him as "K" word

T P Sreenivasan, the former diplomat, assesses Day 1 on President Obama's passage to India. President Obama's stop over in Mumbai on November 6 after a long flight from Washington was thought to be......

Jaipur blasts: Victims of social taboos

Jaipur had been rocked by a series of attacks in which nearly 68 persons lost their lives and scores of others were injured. The media spared no effort in hyping this incident too, but as the days......

Rs 500 for a kiss!

Kissing in public has always been a taboo. Itwas only now that the young couples had started to open-up and did not find anything wrong expressing their love in public.But to all those love birds,......

Tango's closer, but shop talk's taboo

This article is thefifth of a six-partseries on Indo-US military relations. The first part dealt with US attempts to gain access to Indian military bases and establish USAF airbases on Indian......

View: The dead deserve a better sendoff, surely

Despite all views about afterlife and such, it matters little to the dead how he or she is disposed of, says Mahesh Vijapurkar It is not often that one comes across improvements in crematoria. The......

Discussing salary still an office taboo

When it comes to discussing salaries, most employees still follow the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, according to a new global study.Discussing salary is still an office taboo and a majority of......

The romance of fast food

In the 1960s, when dating was socially taboo, a small cafe in Connaught Place quietly played host to numerous dates, gradually becoming a haven for marriages made in heaven. Lalit Nirula, now a......

How to get the right salary

Talking about your salary with co-workers may be among the touchiest of office taboos. But inevitably, such private matters don't stay private for long. Finding out that someone with the same job......

In Kolkata, MIT is taboo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology may not have a Kolkata address if the West Bengal government were to consult party colleagues. For the Communist Party of India-Marxist, entry of any foreign......

India banking on a breather

Negotiations on Singapore issues, that have remained a taboo for India, will be the main discussion point at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Cancun next month.Commerce ministry......

PIX: Bollywood Gals Strip in 2012!

Stripping in Bollywood is no longer a taboo, it seems. This year so far, we've had several scantily-clad top actresses hotting up magazine covers in sexy bikinis and lingerie. Deepika Padukone......

Narthaki: A touching film on transgenders

It needs immense conviction and courage to make a film on a subject that's considered a taboo in India, and debutante filmmaker Vijayapadma has achieved that rare feat. Her first Tamil......

When lipstick was taboo for Mallika

Mallika Sherawat added another feather to her cap when she appeared on CNN's Talk Asia on Sunday, September 25. On Friday, rediff.com carried the transcript of Mallika's interview, in which the......

Kalki: 10 Films That Inspired Me To Become An Actor

It is difficult to imagine that bohemian Kalki Koechlin was raised in a conservative environment in South India. Her childhood was mostly spent in stunning Pondicherry and Ooty. Films were not......

Gippi and the Age of Change

The cheerful arrival of Gippi is an indicator of the healthy trend that Bollywood has given up with the formula films, writes Ankur Pathak.Much to the delight of its patrons, Bollywood is......

Pakistani women break taboos in winning Asian gold

In the conservative Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province of Pakistan, young women are expected to settle down to married life and raising a family.Sana Mir, captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team......

F1 'taboo topic' with Michael: Ralf

Ralf Schumacher does not talk to his brother Michael, six-times world champion, about Formula One any more because he is eager to win the title himself.Also ReadI'm just having fun: SchumiRule......

Anand held by Svidler at Norway Chess

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw against Russian Peter Svidler as black while World No 1 Magnus Carlsen turned the tables on Sergey Karjakin of Russia to put a twist in the......

Anand beats Gelfand in 17 moves to draw level

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand struck back with vengeance and scored the much-needed equaliser against Boris Gelfand in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship in Moscow on Monday. On......

Images: South Africa show class with Dutch rout

South African openers -- Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla -- found boundaries were not easy to come by against the disciplined Dutch bowlers backed by their agile fielders and laboured to the 50-run......

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Q. Cricket is too muchPolitics-Better not to touch as it is stinking Bollywood- same rohna dohna /old poker faces and stereotyped Q'sSubject related questions above the head with no purpose and not everybody's cuppa teaGK -Q's-easy to google and copy pasteReligion Related Q- Again a taboo and sparks hatred kindsKhana peena- no naye soch-So what is left there here then ??
MadhavisManbyChoice: A. more

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Q. Why some people are easily mixing , extroverts to the outside world only but not so mixing , introvert among the family or relatives?
Ginger: A. Haramkhori main Bada Sukh hai. more

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Q. why we should not ask the weight and age of girls?
Shubham Dwivedi: A. This kind of cases have been found when you have conservative upbringing, where in talking about few topics is considered taboo.. when your parents...... more

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Q. What is the status of women in the practice of Hinduism?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. taboo ! more

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An institute for entrepreneurs, anyone?

I argue that if we have Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), then why not Indian Institutes of... ...

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Why The City Loves Its Strays

Most cities don't know how to deal with its population of stray dogs. Animal activists and dog lovers in Bangalore speak to explocity about man's... ...

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I cannot afford to have an attitude

- Arjun Kapoor: I'll ask Ayushmann to sing for me - News - Full too Nautanki! Ayushmann Khurrana imitates Raj Kapoor - News - All is well with... ...

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National AIDS program to get Rs 2550 crore

India May 24(IM):National AIDS Control Support Project under the National AIDS Control Programe at an outlay of Rs 2,550 crore,an official... ...

http://www.indianmirror.com/news/2013/may/24/National-AIDS-program-to-get-Rs-2550-crore.html

Golf trapped in race row

kevin garsideThe joke wasn't funny any more. It never was, of course, and the sense of revulsion felt by all in golf weighed heavily on Sergio... ...

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