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The number's up for 'Pi', say mathematicians

The humble "pi" may have had its day. Mathematicians are campaigning for the most important number in the world to be replaced with alternate value "tau". \\nThey are claiming that the number --......

Taliban chief Mullah Omar in ISI custody?

Afghan Intelligence claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is in the custody of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence and that after Osama Bin Laden's killing, the wanted terrorist has......

PM, Sonia producer and director of 'corruption movie', says BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday demanded action against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi in connection with the Commonwealth Games and......

Sea of devotees floods teary Puttaparthi

Puttuparthi on Monday woke up to tears, pain and a vacuum left behind following the demise of Sathya Sai Baba. Vicky Nanjappa reportsA large number of devotees continued to pour in......

Behind the power and miracles of Sathya Sai Baba

Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa analyses why Sathya Sai Baba stood out from the rest of the spiritual leaders in IndiaSathya Sai Baba was without a doubt the most powerful of all the spiritual gurus......

High food prices unacceptable, says FM

Terming the current level of food inflation of 9.5 per cent as 'unacceptable', Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday the government has taken several steps to bring it down further......

Ever considered hiring through Facebook?

An increasing number of IT companies find the idea of using social media making a lot of sense.Facebook in India now has over 15 million users. And, LinkedIn has become an accepted method of......

HCL says no to $35 laptop project

HCL Infosystems has denied its association with Sakshat project of the ministry of human resource development to manufacture access and computing device to be priced $35 a piece. "It has been......

Debt trap! Why builders are in a state of panic

The struggle by property developers to repay the debt load they'd taken in brighter times continues. Unlisted property developers are likely to have a problem, even as big listed ones are selling......

'We now know how to avoid a Great Depression'

"Don't hold your breath," says Liaquat Ahamed, the 57-year-old author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke The World, when asked about his second book Bank Wars.......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.Steven Spielberg never ceases to amaze. To......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

John Carter: First flop of 2012?

The much maligned John Carter might have opened to ho-hum business in North America but its three day worldwide gross was over $102 million. And while it made just about $30 million on home turf,......

Red Bull put woman on podium in F1 first

Champions Red Bull claimed a Formula One first on Sunday by sending a female team member up to the podium to collect their constructors’ trophy after Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand......

Aus Open: Djokovic wins opener with hat-trick in sight

Novak Djokovic showed brief flashes of his best tennis as he began his bid for a third successive Australian Open title with a workmanlike 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday.......

US lacks quality of defence for World Cup qualifiers

The United States advanced to the final round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals with coach Juergen Klinsmann having discovered several new faces to add to his expanding list of options.......

Armstrong steps down from charity Livestrong

Lance Armstrong on Wednesday stepped down as chairman of the charity he founded to distance the cancer patient-support organization from the widening doping scandal that promises to cost him his......

Donovan back for US, Altidore axed

Landon Donovan, the US national team's all-time leading goal scorer, was named in the 24-man squad on Monday for the next CONCACAF region World Cup qualifiers after shaking off a knee injury.......

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Q. I did a STUPID mistake...... instead of writing PAID.......i wrote PAYED.......and there is no word called PAYED ........in the dictionary......if i am not WRONG......once again.....?
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Q. manusmriti kya hai? batao
Ambuj Kumar: A. (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of pay is Payed though paid is widely used nowadaysusage:1616 William Shakespeare, Last will and...... more

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Q. Do Hindu religious scriptures says anything about Islam ?
Ambuj Kumar: A. For a long time, the Hindu Scriptures were primarily in the hands of Pandits and a small group of men who had learned Sanskrit (The majority of the...... more

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Q. who founded Royal Asiatic Society in Calcutta?
Klm: A. The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones (1746-1794) on January 15, 1784 in a meeting presided over by Sir Robert Chambers, the Chief...... more

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Biodetection Technologies 2013 and Oak Ridge National Lab's Biosurveillance Symposium to Bring Together Leading Organizations in Alexandria, VA from June 17-19, 2013

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Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus

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Comcast Awards $82,000 In Scholarships To 73 New Jersey High School Seniors

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What *really* keeps the Fed up at night

The Federal Reserve has a long list of worries about the unexpected consequences of its quantitative easing (QE) program. There's the risk that all... ...

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US STOCKS-Wall St opens higher ahead of Bernanke

* Saks rallies on report it could sell itself * Bernanke seen hitting dovish note in testimony * Dow, S&P, Nasdaq up 0.1 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW... ...

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