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In fresh trouble for pacer S. Sreesanth, Mumbai Police’s crime branch may book him in a spot-fixing case registered by it and seek his custodial interrogation, Joint Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said on Saturday. Mr. Roy said permission of a compet
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CBI SP Vivek Dutt, Inspector Rajesh Chandra Karnatak, 2 others are accused of taking bribe to favour a businessman in a land dispute Senior CBI officer Vivek Dutt, who headed the coalgate scam probe team, and three others were on Friday sent to three da
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Pyarimohan Mohapatra accuses State government officials of acting as company’s agents. Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha Pyarimohan Mohapatra on Saturday strongly opposed SEZ status and raw material commitment to the South Korean steel major Posco by the State
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Yielding to pressure by civil society groups, the Congress on Saturday expanded the Siddaramaiah ministry by adding 28 ministers, keeping away senior MLAs who were allegedly facing charges of corruption. While 20 of them were sworn in as cabinet ministe
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The much-delayed meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 2G spectrum scam is expected to take place in June amid sharp differences between members over its controversial draft report which gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Fin
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A wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels after clashes killed at least four militants earlier this week, activists said on Sat
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A police chief who conducted a successful campaign against the Taliban in his district was killed by gunmen riding motorcycles, while four soldiers died in a roadside bombing in western Afghanistan, the Government said on Saturday. Ghani Khan, police chief
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The Army Chief apprised Prime Minister-designate Sharif of the security situation prevailing across the country. Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on Saturday and briefed him on the security situat
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Armed tribesmen clashed with Iraqi troops on Saturday in the Sunni-dominated province of Anbar, where gunmen kidnapped five policemen, security officials said. The policemen were abducted on Saturday while on their way to a police station about 160 km eas
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Mr. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd & Ms. S. Rohini Iyengar’s Successor (Srinath up) won the Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 18). The winner is trained by Neil Darashah. 1.
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Highly Regarded appeals most in the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas (1,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (May 19). 1. BOMBAY CASTLE PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 10-20 a.m.: 1. Academy King (4) Ayaz Ahmed 55, 2. Admirals Cro
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Kings Ransom (Kabdhar up) won the Birthday Girl Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 18). The winner is owned by Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy and trained by R. Foley. 1. VADALUR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Special Editio
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Unfazed by the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the event’s chairman Rajiv Shukla on Saturday insisted that the Twenty20 tournament will “go on”, saying the only way to cleanse cricket is to “weed out corrupt elements” from the game. Shukla said all cricketers sho
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Miracle Memories, Czar Of Romance, Solitaire Royale, Fastest Finger and Isn’t She Special impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (May 18).Inner sand:1,000m: Sutton Prince (R. Shelar), Sierra Beauty (rb) 1-7, 600/40. Former finis
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With no long-term planning and policy reforms, the country’s burgeoning waste management problem is set to become a health and environmental crisis In 2012, for the first time in its history, India saw nationwide public protests from the northernmost Ja
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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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What was supposed to be a bumper crop with a record target for wheat procurement has turned out to be a dampener with much lower quantities of wheat arriving in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana — the country’s breadbasket. Punjab has barely manag
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SBI says Jago Grahak Jago-like campaign needed to prevent duping of investors by shadow banking system. In the backdrop of the Saradha chit fund scam, the State Bank of India on Saturday said the Reserve Bank of India or Securities and Exchange Board of
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Gold prices fell by Rs. 110 to Rs. 26,700 per ten grams in the national capital on Saturday due to reduced off take against stockists selling sparked by a weak global trend.Silver, however, held steady at Rs. 43,700 per kg in restricted buying.Traders said
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A committee appointed by the Government to look into U.S. giant Walmart’s lobbying activities to enter the Indian market is ready with its report and it is likely to be submitted in a day or two. The committee, headed by former Chief Justice of Punjab and
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Younger users may be leaving for apps such as Instagram or WhatsApp but data shows Facebook is still very strong The memory of Facebook’s painful stock market debut a year ago on 18 May, is at last beginning to fade. Not for investors who bought at the
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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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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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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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