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Rajasthan Royals paceman S. Sreesanth could be in fresh trouble. He could be made an accused in another case of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) currently being probed by the Mumbai police. Joint Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy on Saturd
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Last August, Ojulu sat smoking a cigarette outside his thatch-roofed hut in Pino village when a rising tide of water seeped through the reed fence. “The water came in the morning,” Ojulu said, “And stayed for a month.” As Ojulu and his neighbours scramb
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What her op-ed did not mention is that the sole right to administer the tests is held by a Utah-based genetics firm called Myriad Genetics. Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie's well-publicised decision to have a prophylactic double mastectomy may have renew
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Though an agreement to resolve the border issue is not on the cards as yet An agreement to resolve the border issue is not on the cards but sources here expect Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to explain to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh why the Depsan
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He hopes Sonia will mobilise secular forces to keep communal elements at bay Speculation apart on its dalliance with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress has invited all its old allies to the last annual huddle ahead of the 2014 general elect
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DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Saturday urged the Centre to dispense with the ‘creamy layer’ concept while implementing reservation. He also demanded that the present annual income limit for exclusion from the purview of backward class reservation be rais
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The swami, who was in Chennai, developed breathlessness and was brought to Srirangam Sri Narayana Yatheendra Mahadesikan, 87, 45th Azhagiyasingar of Sri Ahobila Mutt, passed away here shortly after midnight on Saturday night. He had been ailing for some
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Skipper Virat Kohli’s magnificent batting and short but incisive spell from Zaheer Khan kept Royal Challengers Bangalore in contention for pay-off berth as they easily beat Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs in their final league game of Pepsi Indian Premier
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One section of party for calling a special session of Parliament to pass it Ahead of the UPA’s ninth anniversary on May 22, the Congress would have liked to have showcased the passage of the Food Security Bill as its most recent achievement. But with th
Sport
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The day S. Sreesanth was arrested in Mumbai, a young receptionist of a private company in this north Kerala city, called up her husband and said: “So it is to watch these fixed matches that you stay up late into the night and disturb my sleep?”The husband
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The script followed a familiar line as the Indian teams fought hard and lost, similar to the league matches on Friday. The quarterfinals of the Thanthi TV Asia-Pacific under-21 beach volleyball championship on the sands of Marina saw six teams — three f
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Indian women’s compound team, comprising Trisha Deb, Gagandeep Kaur and P. Lily Chanu, won the country’s first-ever World Cup medal. The trio, playing Italy (Katia D'Agostino, Laura Longo and Marcella Tonioli) in the bronze medal play-off in the World Cup
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India’s Vikas Gowda finished sixth in men’s discus with a throw of 61.97m which came in his last effort at the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday. The 29-year-old Indianhas a season best of 65.82m which came at Mesa in the US in early April. Piotr
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A few months ago if I had started my column with the declaration that “the return of Kevin Pietersen will bring nothing but embarrassment to the England selectors” you might have, quite reasonably, laughed in my face. He has said this week that he will
Opinion
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Syed Masoom Ali stood in a clearing on the outskirts of Bamako, the capital of Mali, gestured towards the low-slung hills around him, and thought of home.“It is a good deposit, the ore is close to the surface,” he said, but of course, it was not like home
May 18, 2013 | 5 comments
Suspicions and apprehensions cannot be the basis on which a government can take decisions or make appointments. But with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, submi
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The world’s longest-running ethnic conflict took a new turn on May 8, when about 2,000 guerrillas belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) started to cross the south-eastern Turkish border into Qandil in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region. The move
Business
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The dependence on imported coal for meeting energy requirements is likely to continue in the coming years, going by the Planning Commission’s estimates. The Plan panel is of the view that the country would face shortfall of 200 million tonne coal by the en
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The average impact on industry profitability may be around 20 per cent The Indian consumer will benefit under the new Drug Pricing Control Order 2013 (DPCO 2013) which has been notified and will replace the DPCO 1995. The new order will bring 652 drugs
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Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has sought from Japan more market access for Indian exporters in sectors such as agriculture, marine and pharmaceutical products. He has also expressed concern over the mounting trade deficit. Mr. Sharma raised
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Bribery scandals have dominated headlines in several countries in recent months, among them India and Nigeria. International enforcement of anti-bribery laws has been increasing in the United States and major European countries. A new survey of corporat
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Tata Motors, on Saturday, said it had raised Singapore $350 million (about Rs.1,525 crore) through the issue of securities in Singapore, mainly for redemption of preference shares. “Tata Motors announces that TML Holdings Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsid
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STR opens up to udhav naig on his upcoming films Vaalu and Vettai Mannan, his Love Anthem and being comfortable with his image In this day and age when celebrities hire PR firms to carefully carve out their image in the media, Silambarasan’s ‘headline-wo
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Actor Ramki, who’s making a comeback to tinseltown with three films, says he wants to play important roles Ramki is getting ready for a strong second innings in Tamil cinema. After a hiatus, Ramki will be seen reprising important roles in three movies. “
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Thanks to a music video she featured in, actor Nazriya Nazim today has films with big banners and actors in her kitty Nazriya Nazim signed for plum film projects with big banners and established heroes, including Arya (Raja Rani) and Dhanush (Naiyyaandi)
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Sarnath Banerjee studied Biochemistry and still harbours a faint desire to produce a graphic version of Darwin’s The Origin of Species. He is the author of the graphic novels Corridor, The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers and The Harappa Files. About 10 years
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Vishakha Singh gets the best of both worlds With a host of exciting new-age projects, Vishakha Singh, best known for her debut in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se (KHJJS) a few years ago and more recently for Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (KLTA) in Tamil, has a bus
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Kings XI Punjab ended their IPL campaign on a winning note with a 50-run thrashing of Mumbai Indians.
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Tribal dances, martial arts and the Madras Regiment band added colour to the inaugaration of the Ooty flower show. Photos: M. Sathyamoorthy
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Highlights of the week in pictures — the odd images you might have missed and some lasting moments our editors think you should see.
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A humorous take on the news this week.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad brightened their chances of entering the semifinals of Indian Premier League by beating Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs in a crucial tie at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad.
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