Archive for ‘November, 2011’
Today is the 176th birth anniversary of Mark Twain, the man often referred to as ‘the father of American literature’. Many are familiar with his immortal creations—Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn—those irreverent teenagers whose adventures tell the story of every
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The CBI on Wednesday opposed the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A. Raja’s erstwhile Private Secretary R.K. Chandolia, saying that he is a public servant and cannot be treated on par with those granted bail in the 2G case.
After
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Grappling with the logjam in Parliament over the decision on FDI in retail, the Congress Core Group on Wednesday discussed the issue but could not take any decision.
“No decision,” an informed source said after the hour-long meeting that took place
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London: Reeling under anti-US public sentiments, Pakistan has asked Britain, which has “undoubted influence” over Americans, to mediate with the Obama administration in its dispute over the killing of 24 of its soldiers in a NATO attack that has frozen
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The population of endangered migratory bird species is either decreasing or stable, but the central government is working to protect them during their sojourn, says Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan.
The number of migratory birds arriving in India depends on
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Mumbai: Two hundred dancers took commuters at Mumbai’s hectic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station by surprise on Sunday, when they broke into dance accompanied by the title track from Bollywood hit Rang de Basanti.
The Mumbai Flash Mob, as it was
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Combine the healthy quotient of green tea with prawns
Starting this week, we present a recipe shared by winners ofThe Hindu MetroPlus Cookery Contest 2011. This week, P. Rajeshwari Sivaprasad shares her recipe of Green Tea Prawn Tikka.
“You don’t need
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Imphal: In news just coming in, a powerful bomb has exploded in a crowded market in Imphal in Manipur. The bomb exploded very close to the city’s new convention centre that is meant to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister
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New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister are meeting now with senior Congress leaders to decide how to tackle the crisis that’s centred around the new policy that allows 51% foreign ownership in multi-brand retail stores.
The Congress core committee
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The U.N. weather office says world temperatures maintained a long-term upward trend and Arctic sea ice shrank to record low volumes this year.The report by the International Meteorological Organization, released in Geneva and at the U.N. climate talks on Tuesday,
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Parliament remained stalled for the seventh consecutive day as opposition and a section of ruling alliance members created uproar on foreign direct investment in retail and various issues leading to adjournments in the Lok Sabha and the
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The rural health sector in India is in a very bad shape and it is high time to effectively address the healthcare needs of rural India, said Prof Ramesh Chandra Deka, Director of All-India Institute of Medical
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Notification of rules is a step forward, but a lot more needs to be done
A bunch of children selling toys at a traffic signal, small boys cleaning tables at restaurants or washing glasses at tea shops or little
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The BSE benchmark Sensex was down by 108 points in early trade on Wednesday on persistent selling pressure in consumer durables, realty, capital goods, auto, metal and power stocks amid sustained foreign capital inflows and weak Asian cues.
The 30-share Sensex
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Anushka Sharma has been the one lucky girl of the industry who has been flooded with one after another quality films which not every actress gets so early in her career. She made a bang on entry in the industry
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After portraying the role of sex siren, Silk Smitha in her upcoming flick, ‘The Dirty Picture’,
Vidya Balan has been nicknamed by her fans as ‘Bombat’ Balan. During the actor’s film promotional event, she was being asked about how she feels
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Speculations are going around in B-town about how grand will be wedding the affair of Former Chief Minister’s son and film actor Ritesh Deshmukh with another actor, Genelia D’Souza. The duo lately admitted their love for each other after keeping
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Of lately, Kareena Kapoor undoubtedly has been the reigning queen ruling at the apex position in Bollywood. Apart from her larger than life films, her starry personal life too has the potential to keep her in news for eternity. The
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