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Endowed chair in Indian music in UCLA

Consolidating the nearly 50-year-old tradition of Indian music teaching at the University of California, an 'endowed chair in Indian Music' with a pledge of one million Dollars was set up on Monday......

Suu Kyi and Rahul Gandhi's common link at Congress HQ

For two years beginning 1961, the Congress party's headquarters in New Delhi played host to Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate and leader of the non-violent movement for human rights and democracy in......

'Gandhiji is a prophet for communication revolution age'

'The Internet has demonstrated the power to organise the voices of the oppressed peoples in nonviolent but effective ways. Mahatma Gandhi had done the same in his time,' says renowned inventor and......

US never listens to us, complains Pakistan

At a time when both countries are trying to mend their ties, Pakistan's top envoy in London said some factions in the United States still prefer to work with "just one man" rather than a democratic......

Suu Kyi recalls Nehru in historic speech at UK parliament

Myanmar democracychampion Aung San Suu Kyi made history as she became the first non-head of state to address both houses of Britain's parliament. In a speech at the Westminster Hall, Suu......

Tribute to R P Goenka, India's 'takeover specialist'

Hailing from one of the oldest business families of Kolkata, R P Goenka came to be known as the country's 'takeover specialist' who made his mark in diverse businesses, ranging from tyre to music.......

RIM faces its day of reckoning with BlackBerry 10 launch

The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count - getting RIM back in the conversation.The new......

Will blocking access to some sites solve piracy?

In India, the rules of the game in cyberspace have changed forever. Almost overnight, the internet has spawned web renegades whose mission it is to bring down all forms of authoritarian control......

Post acquisitions, Godrej redraws future plans

It has been a year since the Mumbai-headquartered Godrej Consumer Products made a string of international acquisitions in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It has set in motion an integration......

Retail veteran passes away

Raghu Pillai, chief executive officer (CEO) and executive board member, Future Group, died of a heart attack this morning. He was 54 and is survived by his wife, son and a daughter.Pillai had over......

Priyanka: I never thought I could sing

Priyanka Chopra has added another feather to her cap with her international debut as a singer with the single In My City, featuring will.i.am, on Thursday at a suburban hotel in Mumbai. The album......

'Hindi cinema has gained a certain cultural legitimacy'

Unlike many intellectuals who take a disparaging view of Bollywood films, Tejaswini Ganti has written a book that is a fond, but also critical, assessment of how films are made and marketed in......

Maestro in concert: AR Rahman's LA show

Towards the middle of AR Rahman's concert on Sunday at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl venue, the city's philharmonic orchestra started to play the theme from Bombay -- by all counts the best score by......

Review: Not a FALTU idea after all

Ankur Pathakreviews FALTU. Post YOUR reviews here!When charting out a film that takes you to the college hallways, introduces an ideal group of 'buddies', and shows all things vibrant and......

Will these 3 Indians win the Grammy?

Music, they say, has no barriers. No wonder, Vienna echoes in the strains of the music of the Manganiyars (a singing community from Rajasthan). No wonder also that Baul singers from the villages......

India's World Cup squad most well-balanced: Kirmani

The Indian team for the 2011 World Cup is one of the most well-balanced units comprising maximum number of match-winners, according to 1983 World Cup winning team member Syed Kirmani, who feels it......

I want more Grand Slams, says bleary-eyed Djokovic

Novak Djokovic belted out Serbian folk songs in an all-in party after clinching the Australian Open, but shrugged off a poor night's sleep to focus on more glory on the clay-courts of Roland......

India look to seal the series in fourth ODI

Having gained a 2-1 lead after registering back-to-back victories in the last two games against the Proteas, India go into the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth seeking to clinch their first-ever series......

Commonwealth Games opening to have spiritual touch

The opening ceremony of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, on October 3, will have a spiritualtouch.Azaan,Vedic and Buddhist chants will be played in the background as......

Can Yuvi come back like Sehwag and Sourav?

With the World Cup nearly eight months away, India, it seems, is still struggling to identify a core group of players for the mega 50-over tournament, says Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian.......

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Q. How you Define RELIGION .......... ??????????
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Q. Ishwar se sacchi bandagi ka arth kya hai ?
Anantharaman: A. As is well known, Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) is the basis of Islam, expressed by its fundamental declaration of faith: There are no gods, but The...... more

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Q. Is TOLERANCE the greatest gift of the mind.......???\Or anything else?
Khabardar: A. Tolerance doesn't mean agreeing on everything! We humans always disagree on a wide variety of issues, everything from ethics to music choices....... more

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Q. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY GYM, AEROBICS, SALSA AND YOGA
Alankrita Basu: A. The meaning of intellectual education persisted in German and other languages to denote a certain type of school providing secondary education, the...... more

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Q. Music is used for healing. Its said certain ragas heal the mind and body. Could you elaborate on this.
Man Negi: A. Therapeutic Usefulness of MusicT V SairamInaugural AddressThe therapeutic usefulness of music is not a modern concept. It is as ancient as the...... more

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Five-lakh-year-old grey skull!

At an exhibition on 'Human Origins, Genome and People of India', there is a greenish grey skull, which is called the 'Narmada Skull'.... ...

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