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The BCCI chief is in Kolkata to attend Jagmohan Dalmiya’s dinner for cricket board functionaries BCCI president N. Srinivasan’s rivals were on Saturday said to be plotting a strategy to seek his ouster even as he remained defiant rejecting demands for h
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He used to place "huge bets" on IPL matches and was even divulging team’s strategy to bookies, Mumbai Police tells court Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI chief N. Srinivasan, used to place “huge bets” on IPL matches and was even divulging team’s s
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A versatile singer, he modulated his voice to suit the two stars perfectly; a listener could identify the star in the film through TMS’s songs even without watching the movie! T.M. Soundararajan or TMS, the well-known playback singer, who was the voice
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Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 22 people including 18 rebels were killed in the fighting, and dozens wounded. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest b
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Suspected naxals opened fire on Congress’ Parivartan Yatra in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Saturday, injuring a party worker, police said. The ultras opened fire on the yatra when it reached near the forested Geedam Ghati area on way to Jagdalpur, i
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The death of tribal infants continue in Attappady with the death of two more infants on Thursday and Friday taking the toll to 51 during the last 16 months when the infants started weathering like dry leaves. During the last two days two of them died an
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Streets wore a deserted look as a scorching sun sent day temperatures well above the normal levels in most parts of the country, leading to death of eight persons in Punjab and Haryana. Eight persons — six in Punjab and two in Haryana — lost their lives i
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Nico Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes. The German driver finished ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and, with Monaco’s track the ha
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The tennis off-season will grow ever shorter in December 2014, when the International Premier Tennis League is set to begin operations with headliners including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and China’s Li N
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Dr. Nevill R. Devlaliwalla & Mr. Paawan R. Seksaria’s An Acquired Taste (Christopher up) won the K.N. Guruswamy Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 25). The winner is trained by Altamash Ahmed. 1. UDHAGAMANDALAM PLATE
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In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in IPL, a new standalone law to deal with such “dishonest practices” in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon. Announcing this in New Delhi on Saturday, Law Minister Kapil Sibal said the new law was
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The 2013 Champions League final may pit two Bundesliga clubs against one another, but UEFA president Michel Platini does not believe the Borussia Dortmund-Bayern Munich spectacle in Wembley signals the start of a German dominance in European football. “It
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Precious Forever (N. Rupa up) won the Dolphine’s Nose Plate, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 25). The winner is owned by Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy and trained by R. Foley. 1. S. J. K. IRANI MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (
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The idea that a tongue spoken by a large number of people across a territory is ‘pure’ and therefore must not be changed is wrong Our perception of language, formulation of language policies and their implementation, and our attitudes to other languages
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Cricket in India stands on the edge of a precipice and if it is to be saved, the men who have allowed the game to be placed in mortal danger must take responsibility for their acts of omission and commission. What began as a betting and spot-fixing scanda
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During his visit to India this week, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan let slip that he has given New Delhi a “wish list.” His tantalising refusal to disclose what it contained has unleashed speculation that with the U.S. withdrawal of troops in 2014
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Japanese car giant Nissan will recall 22,188 units of its small car Micra and sedan Sunny in India due to faulty braking system, as part of a global exercise to rectify the problem.The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Nissan Motor India will recall the v
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Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday exuded confidence that the sagging economic growth will soon revive and economy this fiscal will grow by at least one per cent more than last fiscal. The final FY13 GDP numbers are expected early next week and th
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Snapping a three day losing streak, gold prices recovered by Rs 100 to Rs 27,050 per 10 grams in the national capital on Saturday, on scattered buying by retailers at prevailing lower levels. Silver also advanced by Rs 200 to Rs 44,300 per kg on increased
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Real estate developers see more value in turning commercial properties into residential ones Though the opening of the Indian retail sector to foreign direct investments may have brought cheers to the commercial real estate sector in the country, it is e
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Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao, on Friday, briefed a Parliamentary panel on regulatory issues concerning the recent chit-fund scam in West Bengal and discussed steps that could be taken to prevent recurrence of such frauds. According to sour
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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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The story of an NGO that transformed a backward village into a bustling city, with funds, of course, but also by fostering a sense of duty in its residents. Vimla Kanwar, a 70-year-old widow, had a problem. After her husband, a handloom yarn spinner, di
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May 31 marks Nur Jahan’s 436th birth anniversary. Aroon Raman explains why the queen was really the king. In the fascinating mosaic that is the history of India, the Mughal period sits like an exquisite miniature of a mere two centuries in a continuum th
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Doordarshan must buck the trend of TRP-chasing to become again a platform for award-winning Indian cinema, writes C.S. VENKITESWARAN. According to the so-called golden rules of market logic, competition spurs variety in content and quality of production.
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With the release of his new novel And the Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini talks about the future of Afghanistan and the grand themes of life. Khaled Hosseini has hewn compelling narratives and indelible characters from the harsh landscape of Afghanist
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Rajasthan Royals lose to MI by four wickets in the second qualifier in Kolkata on Friday. Photos: K.R. Deepak
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