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India's new permanent representative to UN takes charge

Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji has taken charge as India's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations and presented his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who lauded India's role......

New Indian envoy to UN meets Ban Ki Moon

Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji, the new permanent representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday presented his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon at the United Nations......

JD-U's attitude will weaken the coalition: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday launched a strong critique of the Janata Dal-United, its ally in the National Democratic Alliance, for concentrating its energy on Gujarat Chief Minister......

Other NDA partners should take cue from JD-U: Cong

The Congress on Sunday said other National Democratic Alliance partners need to take cue from Janata Dal-United which has insisted on a prime ministerial candidate having a "secular credibility......

Sharad Yadav re-elected JD-U chief for third time

Sharad Yadav was unanimously re-elected Janata Dal-United’s national president for the third consecutive time even as he made a fervent appeal to keep the National Democratic Alliance intact.......

Diageo to buy half of Mallya's South Africa beer biz

Diageo announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent interest in Vijay Mallya’s United National Breweries (UNB), which runs the UB Group’s traditional sorghum beer......

FDI into India declines 13.5% in 2012: Unctad

The United Nations Conference on Trade & Development on Thursday stated that inflows of Foreign Direct Investment into India fell 13.5 per cent in 2012.FDI inflows into India declined from $31.5......

All about Aakash's Chinese inheritance

Hardeep Singh Puri, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, had earlier announced that Aakash 2 will be showcased as an example of "frugal innovation" at the UN headquarters on......

Highway projects get special green exemption

In a major step towards removing hurdles to implementing national highway projects, the Cabinet Committee on Investment on Thursday relaxed forest clearance norms for these projects. It decided to......

US-India trade body raises America Inc's concerns

A top executive of a US-India trade body has urged President Barack Obama to address America Inc’s increasing worries over trade and investment in India.Ajay Banga, Chairman of US-India......

PIX: Aishwarya visits hospital on World AIDS Day

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was recently apppointed the goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, paid a visit to the Sion hospital, in Mumbai, on World AIDS......

Gowda, Luka disappoint in Shanghai Diamond League Meeting

Ace Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda finished sixth while Tintu Luka ended ninth in 800m race in the second leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meetings series in Shanghai. Gowda could only come......

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Q. What do the five rings of the Olympics represent?
Pravin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-do-the-five-rings-of-the-olympics-represent/25652482/answers/

Q. What is the expansion of UNICEF ?
Sigma: A. The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center: blue, yellow, black, green and red. It represents the five...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-expansion-of-unicef-/25604776/answers/25652491

Q. what could be the reason of the failure for the non-Congress Govts in the Center and making the Congress's hegemony in the National Politics..Is it the Non-Congress Govt do not understand World Politics??
Sharmila Bose: A. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund . more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-could-be-the-reason-of-the-failure-for-the-non-congress/25564529/answers/25604777

Q. On which date the United Nation celebrated the first ever International day of Happiness?
Sunitha: A. Non-Congress Governments are mostly regional , selfish and have no interest to form a Government at centre But in reality public wants united...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/on-which-date-the-united-nation-celebrated-the-first-ever-in/25503708/answers/25564558

Q. What to do when emotions prevail over logic?
Lalit Mahata: A. 20th march more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-to-do-when-emotions-prevail-over-logic/25470008/answers/25503735

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'It just felt shocking that I won; I didn't expect to win'

Twelve-year-old Indian origin boy Sathwik Karnik, the winner of the prestigious annual National Geographic Bee, is still too excited to plan for... ...

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NSE slashes STT with effect from 1 June

In a move which would benefit equity mutual fund investors, the National Stock Exchange ( NSE) today slashed SecuritiesTransaction Tax (STT) on... ...

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LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi not in BJP's 'jail bharo' list

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Nitin Gadkari are conspicuous by their absence in the list of leaders who will... ...

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Terror suspects were on the radar of British spy agency

The British government on Friday defended the country's security services after they were accused of missing signs which might have helped prevent... ...

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