New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will retire today. The last few weeks had been hectic for her, especially during the India-Pakistan ministerial level talks when Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was in India for talks with her counterpart SM Krishna. Ms Rao will now take up her post-retirement job as Indian ambassador to [...]
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Chennai: Already at a cross roads after the electoral rout and the 2G scam taint, the DMK is feeling the heat of the AIADMK Government’s crackdown on land grabbing with an increasing number of its functionaries and senior leaders coming under the police net. The Jayalalithaa government’s action has raised the hackles of the DMK, [...]
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Aero jump is the brainchild of former pro-boxer, Michael Olajide Jr, who conceived this new routine to help tone the lower body, particularly the hips and thighs. But it also helps with cardiovascular fitness and improves co-ordination. Aero jump is a great fitness routine for achieving a better shape, weight loss, strength and well-toned muscles. [...]
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What do oysters, ginseng root, powdered rhinoceros horn, animal testicles and turtles’ eggs have in common? They are all considered aphrodisiac substances that arouse sexual desire or enhance sexual performance in various cultures. Unfortunately, there is no evidence that an actual aphrodisiac response occurs with these or any other substances. The logic behind aphrodisiacs is [...]
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When I started my career in the late ’70s I wanted to be a brew master,” says Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw, the award-winning chairperson and managing director of Biocon Limited, “But people felt it wasn’t a woman’s job.” Back then Kiran, who is in The Financial Times’ Top 50 Women in Business List, was the only [...]
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New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khursheed stoutly defended the UPA government’s position of keeping the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh out of the Lokpal’s ambit. He was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil’s Advocate. Salman Khursheed dismissed Prashant Bhushan’s contention that keeping the Prime Minister out of the Lokpal’s ambit is unconstitutional. He also claimed that [...]
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New Delhi: Sources on Sunday told CNN-IBN that Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team in the Adarsh Housing Society scam at his residence in New Delhi. Shinde is the former chief minister of Maharashtra when files related to the Adarsh building located in upscale [...]
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Bangalore: Former state BJP President DV Sadananda Gowda on Sunday appeared to emerge as key contender to succeed Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who is believed to have suggested his name to the central leadership. According to party sources, Yeddyurappa is slated to tender his resignation to the Governor HR Bhardwaj any time after 1 pm [...]
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Mumbai: Oscar winning lyricist Gulzar, who has penned the songs of film “Musaddilal Chale Office Office”, loves how director Rajiv Mehra has fantastically captured the common man’s plight in dealing with venal government officers humorously. “Common man has always suffered the corruption in government office. Somewhere or the other every common man is facing this [...]
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Anushka Sharma, the pretty leggy lass has been there in the industry since she marked her debut in Yash Raj film ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ in 2008. In the span of 3 years the actress has done 3 big hits namely, her debut, ‘Badmaash Company’ and ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’. The actress within no time [...]
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