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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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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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Madhavi Sarkar, wife of former CPI(M) legislator Ajit Sarkar, on Saturday said she will approach the Supreme Court against the acquittal of former RJD MP Pappu Yadav in her husband’s murder case. Ms. Madhvi, a former CPI(M) MLA, said she respected the c
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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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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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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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Machiavellianism, who is well prepared, may score in the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Cup (1,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (May 19).False rails (width about 5m from 1,400m to 1,000m and 8m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be
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Gustasp & Jeroo Irani walk the hallowed grounds of Manchester United, recently in the news for Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Goal! The stands explode in celebration. Fans cheer, wave scarves and flags streaked with the colours of their teams. And
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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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With back-to-back releases in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam Amala Paul seems to be enjoying the best of three worlds Last year, around this time, she was busy rushing through her college assignments and cramming notes for her degree examinations. All this,
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Questions 1. Which of the two Star Wars prequels were released on this date but six years apart? 2. Which upcoming Prabhudeva-helmed Hindi flick, starring Shruti Haasan, gets its name from a blockbuster Raj Kapoor song? 3. Before Henry Cavill, wh
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It is the cricket season and CSK is very much in the news with its top-notch performance. No wonder, the forthcoming Tamil film, 'CSK — Life is not a Game' seems to be getting a lot of attention. But CSK here stands for Charles Shafiq Karthiga. Playing th
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Alphonse Putharen’s Neram begins with an unusual dedication, a thank-you to the director’s “ex-girlfriends (especially the last one)”. Just what might a Freudian make of this, given that the heroine, here, is kidnapped, bound and gagged, and tossed into th
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Aurangzeb stands for the megalomania that unchecked ambitions can lead to. Set in Gurgaon, possibly the most shining gaon of the country, the film talks of people who are game to sacrifice kinship to have a shot at kingship. It marks the return of Yash Ra
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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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