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Boston bombings highlight the threat from lone radicals

Indian intelligence agencies say that in western countries lone warriors, working independent of terror outfits, are carrying out acts of terrorism, Vicky Nanjappa Indian Intelligence agencies say......

Army gets a new commander in south, more in the offing

2013 will witness change of guard in the crucial Northern Command, the Army Training Command and the South Western Command, reports RS Chauhan With Lt Gen Ashok Singh taking charge on Friday as......

Myanmar's ties with India, Japan, West concern China

Myanmar's growing rapport with Japan, Western nations and India could influence Sino-Myanmar relations and put pressure on China's "strategic space" in the southeast Asian nation, Chinese state......

Maharashtra: Protests intensify, farmers clash with cops

Protests by sugarcane growers in western Maharashtra, demanding better price for their produce, intensified on Wednesday with agitators torching a police jeep in the sugar belt of Kolhapur, setting......

Won't succumb to US pressure on nuclear programme: Iran

Iran on Tuesday said it will not succumb to the western pressures to compromise its 'inalienable right' to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. "Iran will not give up or compromise its......

Mumbai among 20 cities in the world with most billionaires

Almost all of the billionaires until recently came either from the United States or other Western cities, but now the picture is changing. When it comes to number of billionaires, cities in the......

Coke's Dehradun plan fizzes over green fears

Chharba-Langha Road, 30 km from Dehradun city, is a green industrial belt. This patch on the western fringes of the Doon Valley is also known for its lush green khair and sheesham trees. In many......

Diagnostic chains look to smaller towns

Leading diagnostic chain, Dr Lal Pathlabs, is eyeing acquisitions in western and southern India.It has laid out an ambitious plan to scale up operations and has earmarked Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5......

Arunachal to get first rail line this year

In an apparent response to China bettering its transport infrastructure along its western frontiers, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday announced that Arunachal Pradesh will get its......

RCom and Ericsson sign $1 bn network management pact

Reliance Communications on Monday said it has outsourced operations and management of its network in northern and western India to Ericsson in a $1 billion agreement spread over eight years.The......

PIX: Kareena, Salman, Hrithik attend awards show

Bollywood stars attended the Bharat and Dorris Hair and Makeup awards ceremony held at Taj Lands End in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb, in honour of Bollywood's various stylists. Kareena......

PIX: Bollywood pays last respects to Sonu Nigam's mother

Singer Sonu Nigam's mother Shobha Nigam passed away on February 28, at her residence in Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai. The 63-year-old was suffering from cancer. Nigam performed the last......

PIX: Shah Rukh's Pizza Party with Friends

As Juhi Chawla's husband Jay Mehta ushered in his 52nd birthday at Napolitan Pizzeria in Khar, a western Mumbai suburb, on January 20, several of the couple's friends turned up to wish him. Juhi's......

PIX: Shah Rukh, Salman attend Abhinav Shukla's wedding

Bollywood turned up in large numbers for Abhinav Shukla's wedding reception at Taj Land's Bandra, in the western suburb on Mumbai. Abhinav Shukla is nephew of Rajeev Shukla and president......

PIX: Aamir, Rani, Kareena celebrate Talaash success

Two weeks after the release of Talaash, the film's team turned up at the JW Marriott hotel in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb, to celebrate its success on December 10. Dressed in a colourful BCBG......

NBA: Durant leads West over East in All-Star game

Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin provided a potent mix of outside shooting and inside dominance to lift the Western Conference to a 143-138 victory over the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star......

China allege Western media is bias against its athletes

China's state media on Thursday attacked what it said were arrogant and prejudiced views of the country's athletes at the London Olympics. - London Olympics 2012 - Complete coverage After......

Fourteen fans held after fighting in Poznan

Fourteen soccer fans were detained in the western Polish city of Poznan on Saturday night after police broke up a fight in the main square on the eve of the Euro 2012 Group C game between Ireland......

NBA: Jazz into playoffs

The Utah Jazz grabbed the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 100-88 home victory over Phoenix, dashing the Suns' own post-season hopes on Tuesday. Paul Millsap recorded 26 points......

NBA: Spurs, Thunder stay close in battle for top spot

The San Antonio Spurs stayed mere percentage points in front of Oklahoma City for the Western Conference lead after both teams won Sunday to intensify their battle in the final month of the NBA......

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Q. I feel "Niqab" gives you a sense of anonymity. There's less emphasis on one's looks or shape of the body. As opposed to the western view, a woman feels less objectified, less self-conscious. She can focus on more important things in life....Your comments and views??
Farhaan: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-feel-niqab-gives-you-a-sense-of-anonymity.-theres-less-emp/25332649/answers/

Q. Is the trend of wearing sarees amongst women decreasing?
San: A. women are more objected that's why they cover them up like prized possession. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-the-trend-of-wearing-sarees-amongst-women-decreasing/25232401/answers/25332681

Q. Child sexual abuse is a crime, and Benedict knows it. Covering up a crime is also a crime in itself. But, instead of being held accountable, the former pope is praised as a holy man. Meanwhile, the victims of clergy sex abuse are left to suffer emotionally for the rest of their lives. How "holy" is that?and these are very people who are doing moral policing of the world , what can world expect in such scenerio?
Harish Chandra: A. YES AND THE WESTERN FANCY DRESS IS CATCHING UP more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/child-sexual-abuse-is-a-crime-and-benedict-knows-it.-coverin/25200347/answers/25232405

Q. How Wipro, Apple, Google got their names
RukhsanaSiddiqui: A. the standard of holiness is clear cut to the western world more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-wipro-apple-google-got-their-names/25193903/answers/25200392

Q. Child sexual abuse is a crime, and Benedict knows it. Covering up a crime is also a crime in itself. But, instead of being held accountable, the former pope is praised as a holy man. Meanwhile, the victims of clergy sex abuse are left to suffer emotionally for the rest of their lives. How "holy" is that?
Harish Chandra: A. According to Steve Jobs, Apple was so named because Jobs was coming back from an apple farm, and he was on a fruitarian diet. He thought the name...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/child-sexual-abuse-is-a-crime-and-benedict-knows-it.-coverin/25188036/answers/25193949

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Hamid Karzai in Delhi, gives India military equipment 'wish list'

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during his visit this week, presenting a... ...

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Priyanka Chopra's life is now a chapter for Delhi School students

The gorgeous diva Priyanka has added one more feather on her hat. After enthralling everybody in Bollywood and western countries as well, the... ...

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The Academy of Western Music launched

The Academy of Western Music, a unit of Nippon Enterprises South was launched today. This first-of- its-kind school of music and technology is... ...

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Forest Department to plant one lakh saplings, says Rai

Stating that the Forest Department will be made "people and environment friendly", Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B. Ramanath Rai... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/forest-department-to-plant-one-lakh-saplings-says-rai/article4738988.ece

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