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Mamata visits Barasat rape victim's home, faces protest

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday faced angry protests by villagers while visiting Kamduni at Barasat where a college student was raped and murdered last week. "I was about......

What Left thinks of Mamata's Delhi 'ploy'

Terming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's call for a Federal Front as a "ploy" to increase her bargaining power with Congress and BJP before the 2014 polls, the Left parties feel......

Mamata to team up with Nitish and Naveen?

Amidst reports of a possible parting of ways between Janata Dal – United and the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had given a call for a federal front,......

School girl gang-raped, killed in West Bengal

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and strangulated to death while she was returning home from school in Nadia district, the police said on Tuesday. According to police, the class VII......

Mamata calls for non-Cong non-BJP federal front

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday called for a federal front of non-Congress and non-Bharatiya Janata Party regional parties for the coming Lok Sabha elections and said a plan of......

Centre sought clarifications, did not return Chit Fund Bill: Mamata

Amid reports that the Centre has returned the anti-chitfund Bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that some clarifications have been sought on the bill sent for......

Why there is little hope for Saradha revival

Over a month into the collapse of the Saradha group in West Bengal, with suicides totalling double digits and widespread social distress in rural and semi-urban areas, the chances of depositors......

How the West's central banks' turbulence will AFFECT India

A strong stock market and higher-than-expected job growth have put the US Federal Reserve and its governor, Ben Bernanke, under pressure to outline a possible road map for an exit from this......

Bengal govt to take over 2 Saradha Group TV channels

The West Bengal government on Thursday decided to take over two television channels of scam-tainted Saradha Group which are facing closure.Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee......

Ads on trains to help railways earn revenue

To generate additional revenue, the Bhopal division of West Central Railway has decided to use the coaches of five trains for commercial advertisements."Five trains -- Habibganj-Jabalpur......

West Indies fined for maintaining slow over-rate

West Indies had salt rubbed into the wound of their exit from the ICC Champions Trophy when they were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their rain-hit Group B match against South Africa......

Ingram guides SA in semis

The West Indies-South Africa match was virtually a quarter-final match. The winner goes through to the next round. In the end it was South Africa, who inched their way into the semis courtesy of a......

PHOTOS: South Africa vs West Indies, Champions Trophy

South Africa scraped through to the semi-final of the Champions Trophy despite their Group B match against the West Indies ending in a tie under the Duckworth/Lewis method in Cardiff on Friday.-......

Steyn passed fit for West Indies clash

South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has been passed fit for Friday's winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B clash against West Indies in Cardiff. A side strain kept Steyn out of South Africa's......

How 'dhamaal' Dhawan put India in CT semis

Shikhar Dhawan's classy unbeaten 102 led India to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies on Tuesday and a place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. Dhawan continued his impressive form......

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Q. Mamata rule : Having driven out industry from Kolkata /WB why bengali genre does not realise their arrogance is harming State ?
Raj Sharma: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/mamata-rule--having-driven-out-industry-from-kolkata-wb-why-/25845792/answers/

Q. TOURNAMENT SHURU HOTE SAMAY KISI SAWAL KE JAWAB ME MAINE KAHA THA KE INDIA , WEST INDIES , ENGLAND AUR LANKA IN 4 ME SE KOI 2 TEAM FINAL KHELEGI ,AUR IN 4 ME SE 3 TEAMO NE APNI JAGAH BANA LI HAI .AB INDIA - ENGLAND FINAL HO SAKTA HAI AISI UMEED HAI .
HRITIK PANDE: A. Indians never Realise their arrogance - North_South_East_West all are Same. more

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Q. India to pakistan : fir kab miloge ?Pakistan : sawan k mahine meIndia : wo q ?Pakistan : wo isliye q k sawan me kuchh jyadabarish hoti hmatch draw hone k jyada chance rhege:p
Amrish Goel: A. badiya more

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Q. what irritates u the most..??
Giaa: A. Why Pakistan? No other country, even might Australians are shaken by seeing India. I think only West Indies can give a little fight with India. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-irritates-u-the-most../25821401/answers/25830655

Q. Which state is located on the eastern end of Jharkhand?
Pravin: A. Jab koi mujhhe West Indies wala bolta hai, bahut gussa aata h more

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Shaolin temple, cradle of Chinese Kung Fu, goes global

Beijing: Shaolin temple, known as the cradle of Chinese Kung Fu, is preparing to stage its first cultural festival in the US as part of efforts to... ...

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Yamuna's turbulent course

The Yamuna touched 207.49m on September 5, 1978 after 7 lakh cusec water was released upstream. Large parts of west, north and east Delhi,... ...

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Civic team inspects Bandra building built by Altaf Mansion owner

Forty complaints to the civic body since 1981, by a couple, now senior citizens, about illegal changes made to a building in Bandra (west),... ...

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One injured in Bhayander balcony collapse

Part of a common balcony of the three-storey Mahesh Nagar building No. 7, in Bhayander (west), collapsed at 7.45am on Tuesday. While all occupants... ...

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Mali government, Tuaregs sign ceasefire accord

The Mali government and Tuareg rebels have signed a ceasefire accord paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state... ...

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