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Dark year for journalists: Report

Terming it as a "dark year" for press with 51 journalists having lost their lives in the line of duty so far, the World Association of Newspapers has claimed that Asia was the worst region in the......

'Nandy's comments can't be justified as freedom of speech'

K Satyanarayana, Dalit scholar, activist and associate professor in the Department of Cultural Studies, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, tells Ravichandran Chakkiliyan of Dalit......

'Rana's sentence should send tough message to terrorists'

The "serious" prison sentence for Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana should send a tough message to all individuals planning to indulge in any direct or indirect terrorist activities that they cannot......

'Society to blame for how Suryanelli rape victim suffered'

A young girl of 16 was transported across Kerala and sexually abused and raped by 42 men over a period of more than a month between January 16 and February 26, 1996. Subsequently, the court......

Meet the first Indian American in Michigan's state house

Michigan has elected its first Indian-American State House Representative -- Samir 'Sam' Singh. George Joseph reports. Singh, 41, won from the 69th district defeating Republican candidate Susan......

Global newspaper circulation up 1.3%

Putting to rest the predictions of an 'imminent death', newspapers saw their worldwide circulation rising to 540 million copies a day in 2008 despite a downturn in the global economy, the World......

Speak up Asia, or the West will drown you out

Asia is booming -- but who is telling the world about this? On television and the internet, in newspapers and magazines, at conferences and forums, it is by and large the same faces -- western......

Murdoch plans to launch Sun with Sun group

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is entering the Indian newspaper space in association with Chennai-based Kalanithi Maran, owner of the Sun group. The Sun, the flagship publication of Murdoch's News......

Issues in electricity governance in India

The world over, there has been a significant change in the concept of market failure associated with public utilities like electricity supply industry. The inability of the governments to make......

ElectraCard admits system breached in global ATM heist

A Pune-based card processing company acknowledged on Monday that hackers breached its security to increase the limits on some pre-paid card accounts in a global ATM heist in December.ElectraCard......

Fast Five, Thor flag off big summer releases

For three weeks, Rio has been dominating the world box office. But with Fast Five and Thor expanding their run, Rio may cease to ascend. Even then, the delightful family-pleaser, which has grossed......

No need to investigate Ind-Pak WC tie: ICC

Reacting sharply to a British newspaper claim that the India-Pakistan semi-final in the 2011 cricket World Cup may have been fixed, the ICC dismissed the claim as "spurious". ICC also dismissed the......

Reporter denies phone-hacking in match-fix trial

An undercover reporter from the News of the World, the British newspaper at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal which has embroiled Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, denied Wednesday he used the......

England bid apologises over bribery allegations

England's 2018 World Cup bid team apologised to its Spanish and Russian counterparts on Sunday following a newspaper report quoting the Football Association chairman making bribery allegations.The......

FA chairman makes bribery claim against Spain

The Football Association was making no immediate comment on Sunday over a newspaper's claim that it has a recording of its chairman making allegations against rivals countries bidding for the 2018......

FA to report Croatia fans over racism

The Football Association said it would complain to world governing body FIFA after England players were racially abused by Croatia fans during their 4-1 victory in a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb......

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Q. April Fools' day: What's origin and history?
: A. April Fools' Day is celebrated all around the world on the April 1 of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a...... more

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Q. why red light area is called so i mean red??\pl dont answer bakwas
Ankit Shivam: A. The term "red-light district" was first recorded in the United States in 1894, in a newspaper article in The Milwaukee Sentinel of...... more

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Q. Which is the oldest existing newspaper?
Rajendra Ghanekar: A. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (Sweden) 1645 Haarlems Dagblad (Netherlands) 1656 La Gazzetta di Mantova (Italy) 1664 The London Gazette (UK)...... more

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Q. Why valentine day is celebrated only for lovers why not it is meant for friends who love and care more than lovers?
Krishna Chavhan: A. Love is not recognized anywhere in the world because of valentine day, rather valentine day has got its branding courtesy the business it generates...... more

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Q. What is Pulitzer Prize ? Who was the first female author to win the Pulitzer Prize?
Manju Monga: A. A PulitzerPulitzerPulitzer PrizePrizePrize is an American prizeprizeprize awarded for distinction in the arts. The PulitzerPulitzerPulitzer Prizes...... more

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Indian Drivers Honk More in a Year Than a German Does in a Lifetime

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Seamless and GrubHub to combine no terms revealed

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Mandela name pulled into politics

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