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India more focused about healthcare reforms: USAID chief

United States Agency for International Development’s Administrator Dr Raj Shah has said the public-private partnerships the USAID has been pushing for in India has overcome much of the......

US cancels award for Egyptian activist over 9/11 tweets

The United States has cancelled the International Women of Courage Award to the Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim after coming to know that she had in the past praised the 9/11 attack. The......

US and Japan discuss North Korea nuclear test

United States President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to work together to garner the international community against the nuclear tests carried out by North Korea early......

Raj Shah could be first Indian-American Cabinet minister

United States Agency for International Development's Indian-American head Raj Shah, who has established himself as one of the most successful administrators of the agency, is being seen as a strong......

India urges for zero tolerance towards terrorism at UN

India will ask members of the United Nations to ensure a "zero tolerance" approach towards terrorism besides pressing for an early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International......

Deal on IMF governance unlikely this weekend: US

India and other emerging economies are likely to press for greater representation in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the annual meeting of the global financial bodies this......

'Revamp international financial institutions'

Pressing for time-bound reforms in international financial institutions, India has warned that their "credibility" would be adversely affected if developing nations are not given an "effective......

Corporate group-run banks: Are they USEFUL?

It is generally agreed that lending is currently constrained because existing banks are short of capital and their risk appetite is low due to the economic slowdown, notes Jaimini Bhagwati......

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

If mangoes become dearer or appreciate in price, we don’t ask if the INR has appreciated or depreciated. We talk in terms of the value of mangoes, not INR. Likewise, in the forex market, we......

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

If mangoes become dearer or appreciate in price, we don’t ask if the INR has appreciated or depreciated. We talk in terms of the value of mangoes, not INR. Likewise, in the forex market, we......

Kamal Haasan: I doubt DTH could prevent piracy

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam has been in the news ever since it was launched. Everything is huge about the film made in Tamil and Hindi (as Vishwaroop) and dubbed into Telugu. It is a magnum opus......

BCCI orders spot-fixing probe; Rajasthan to file FIR

Rajasthan Royals will file a criminal complaint against its three cricketers arrested for spot-fixing, even as a rattled Board of Control for Cricket in India said it would follow the rulebook......

RR to file FIR against players, BCCI awaits inquiry report

Rajasthan Royals will file a criminal complaint against its three cricketers arrested for spot-fixing even as a rattled BCCI said it would follow the rulebook before handing down......

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian. Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British......

We will never be able to stop spot-fixing: Ed Hawkins

Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British journalist, in his book ‘Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A journey to the corrupt heart of cricket's underworld’, released last year,......

Pistorius set to receive snub from major athletic events

The sporting world is set to snub Oscar Pistorius from major events around the world after a court in South Africa allowed the Olympic and Paralympic star to return to international competition. -......

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Q. what is so special about tomorrow??
Manvika: A. more

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Q. Indians attacked in australia and pakistan leaves our Govt., Opposition MP\'s and the common man worried. Then why dont they take action against those who terrorise Indians in Mumbai-or is it that North Indians, South Indians, people from Bihar or Bengal et al. are not Indians according to the Shiv Sena and MNS ?
Manvika: A. I feel the first two issues you have mentioned are separate and the third issue is something different in its own way and that which requires an...... more

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Q. Why is International Women's Day celebrated?
Sumita Bhadrachaudhari: A. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. In accordance with a declaration by the...... more

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Q. Why India should fear & tolerate China\\\'s excessive interference in internal matters like Arunachal and road construction in Indian territory?
Vandana Iyer: A. Because when the CHinese general asks for 100,000 soldiers, he gets it the next day whereas if our general asks for 100,000 soldiers, he gets...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-india-should-fear-amp-tolerate-chinas-excessive-interfer/13504715/answers/16125663

Q. What exactly is UNESCO?
Gangadhar Dalal: A. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on...... more

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Chouhan looks for a hat-trick

After the rout of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the knives were out for South Bangalore MP Ananth Kumar,... ...

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Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes, offers steps to close Guantanamo

WASHINGTON In a major foreign policy speech after some two weeks of dealing with domestic scandals, Obama underlined his support for press freedoms... ...

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India more focused about healthcare reforms: USAID chief

US cancels award for Egyptian activist over 9/11 tweets

US and Japan discuss North Korea nuclear test

Raj Shah could be first Indian-American Cabinet minister

India urges for zero tolerance towards terrorism at UN

Deal on IMF governance unlikely this weekend: US

'Revamp international financial institutions'

Corporate group-run banks: Are they USEFUL?

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Why the pink papers get the INR wrong

Kamal Haasan: I doubt DTH could prevent piracy

BCCI orders spot-fixing probe; Rajasthan to file FIR

RR to file FIR against players, BCCI awaits inquiry report

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

We will never be able to stop spot-fixing: Ed Hawkins

Pistorius set to receive snub from major athletic events

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