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Amit Mitra assault case: Six CPM, SFI activists arrested

Six activists belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist and its youth wing Students Federation of India, including two women, were arrested in New Delhi on Monday for allegedly assaulting West......

Narayanan apologises to Presidency students, teachers

West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Friday apologised to the students and teachers of the PresidencyUniversity for the recent violence on its campus, saying he has "failed" in his responsibility.......

US eagle spreads wings, bares claws in northeast Asia

It is a fallacy, which many of our pundits are prone to, to exaggerate the potential for confrontation and conflict between the US and China and to conceive fanciful notions of advantage for India......

Upset Mamata cancels meet with FM, to fly back to Kolkata

An upset West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday cancelled her scheduled meeting with Finance Minister P Chidambaram and left for Kolkata, a day after she was gheraoed and her......

PM expresses regret to Mamata for Left protest

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed regret over the protest faced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Left activists outside the Planning Commission's office in New Delhi.......

'18 realty firms under scanner for forgeries'

The government on Friday said complaints were received against 27 real estate firms across the country for alleged forgeries and dubious investment schemes, out of which 18 are being probed by......

Bengal SINGES as chit fund COLLAPSES

Congress MP Adhir Choudhury has pegged the loss at Rs 17,000 crore. Frustrated depositors and agents on Saturday vented their anger by ransacking Saradha offices across West Bengal. An agent in......

Communication is key during crisis, say companies

As chief executive officer of HCL Technologies, Vineet Nayar has had 10,000 meetings over the past four weeks.Just that this time, they bear a completely different character.For, the primary aim is......

Mamata's rail: No hike in passenger fares, freight

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has cut service charge on passenger fare for sleeper and AC class and did not propose any hike in freight rates in the Railway Budget 2010-11. She announced 101 new......

Tata's successor may be an expatriate

Ratan Naval Tata (born December 28, 1937, in Mumbai) is the chairman of India's largest conglomerate - the Tata Group of companies.In his 18-year tenure as chairman, Tata not only gave the group a......

Film criticism is a double-edged sword

In a world of high stakes where one film can make or break careers, the critic lays himself on the line when giving his opinion, says Suparn Verma. Criticism is in our DNA. We are all critics and......

'I don't know why only my fights were shown on Bigg Boss'

Samir Soni talked about his stay in Bigg Boss during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. He chatted about life on camera, the housemates, and answered the crucial question: Is Bigg Boss scripted?  ......

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

With some of the best reviews greeting it and an encouraging estimated $23 million weekend opening in North America, The Social Network has heated up the Oscar nomination buzz. The gripping film --......

How Facebook came to be

Aseem Chabbra review The Social Network.An American friend told me this story. Another friend of his came home one night, drunk after a lot of hard partying, and started viewing profiles of blond......

A brand new Naya Daur

After Mughal-E-Azam, it's the turn of Naya Daur. Come the first week of Juneand viewers would again be soaked in the time lessmanagainst themachine story, only this time, everything would be in......

Magician Aguero salvages draw for City

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored from a near-impossible angle to salvage a 2-2 home draw with Liverpool but a memorable Steven Gerrard goal still helped boost Premier League leaders......

Seam options leave Strauss in enviable position

England's fast bowling options are a luxury for captain Andrew Strauss but he sympathises with the likes of Steve Finn, who was left kicking his heels in the first Test against the West Indies.......

EPL: Sigurdsson grabs double as Swansea climb

Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson produced his second two-goal blast in three games to inspire promoted Swansea City to an emphatic 3-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. In the......

Rooney stand-in Hernandez hits two in United win

After a week when Wayne Rooney hogged the headlines, his stand-in Javier Hernandez scored twice to secure Manchester United's first away win in the Premier League this season in a 2-1 triumph at......

Tribal boy from Bengal set to play rugby in UK

A tribal boy from West Bengal has received a scholarship to a college in Gloucestershire renowned for its sporting prowess and has qualified to play rugby for Gloucestershire side Longlevens RFC.......

  People speak for west wing week

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Q. Whats your opinion about the corporate restructuring of HLL to HUL? Do u think will it make a big difference in their business??
:  A. Personal opinion is to an end user, it won't matter in the least. HLL is like a mother brand to Indians, re-naming won't matter much. An average...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/whats-your-opinion-about-the-corporate-restructuring-of-hll-//answers/2866008

Anandh
Q. I WANT TO BE A PILOT. I COMPLETED MY 10+2 EDUCATION WITH COMMERCE FACULTY THEN CAN I APPLY FOR BEING PILOT. AND ALSO TELL ME WHERE CAN I APPLY ?
Anandh :  A. You need to be at least 16 years old to begin training as a pilot. After you complete your training and obtain your license, you can join as a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-want-to-be-a-pilot.--i-completed-my-102-education-with-com/2852406/answers/108386

Q. I am final yr engg student pursuing in electronics and telecommunication i wanna be a air traffic controller how to get there please help me?
:  A. find herein some addresses which may help you in getting right informations:There are several flying training establishments where you can undergo...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-am-final-yr-engg-student-pursuing-in-electronics-and-telec/93653/answers/96751

Amit Mehta
Q. I WANT TO BE A PILOT. I COMPLETED MY 10+2 EDUCATION WITH COMMERCE FACULTY THEN CAN I APPLY FOR BEING PILOT. AND ALSO TELL ME WHERE CAN I APPLY ?
Amit Mehta:  A. You need to be at least 16 years old to begin training as a pilot. After you complete your training and obtain your license, you can join as a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-want-to-be-a-pilot.--i-completed-my-102-education-with-com/93077/answers/96739

  Web results for West Wing Week
Abu Qatada refused bail by UK court

London: Abu Qatada, often referred to as Osama bin Laden's point man in Europe, was refused bail on Monday by a British judge, who ruled that the... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/abu-qatada-refused-bail-by-uk-court_849860.html
A new phase in ties with Pakistan?

Nawaz Sharief's election for an unprecedented third time as Pakistan's prime minister has been welcomed by the Afghan government. Afghan President... ...

http://www.observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/weeklyassessment/WeeklyAssessmentDetail.html?cmaid=52274&mmacmaid=52275&volumeno=VI&issueno=20
Mamata steps into third yea...

In the shadow of the Saradha Group chit-fund scam, West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government stepped into its third year in office Monday, with the... ...

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mamata-steps-third-year-office
'Boko Haram' - African version of Taliban

In Syria, they are chewing the hearts of cadavers; on Indian border they are beheading the soldiers and in the US they are exploding the cooker... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/boko-haram---african-version-of-taliban/15885725.shtml
Korean Peninsula on the Boil

EVER since the end of the War in 1953, the This year, the month long US-South military exercises have been more threatening than usual with the... ...

http://pd.cpim.org/2013/0519_pd/05192013_20.html

Top Coverage News


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