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The Prime Minister is carrying out his responsibilities with great dignity in the face of unrelenting hostility, Ms Gandhi said A combative UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, clearly in battle mode, forcefully defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednes
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According to Mumbai police sources, Mr. Singh has told them that he shares ‘very good’ relations with Mr. Meiyappan The call records of Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh — arrested here on Tuesday in connection with ongoing investigations into the IPL b
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The court dismissed the perjury charge against 17 of the 19 prosecution witnesses. It ordered the prosecution of only Munshi and Manocha. In a path-breaking judgment, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered prosecution of two witnesses — Bollywood act
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'Multiplicity of institutions and regulators created regulatory overlaps’ In the wake of a spate of suicides following loss of life-savings in Ponzi schemes in West Bengal and other states, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram admitted that there were regula
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Aircraft reaches New Delhi for mandatory clearances Ignoring mounting protests from eco-groups and traditional fishermen, the State government has given the nod to Kerala Tourism to kick off the seaplane project aimed at linking remote tourist destinati
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American writer Lydia Davis picked up the £60,000 award given in recognition of a writer’s overall contribution to fiction Kannada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy failed to win the Man Booker International Prize announced here on Wednesday with the American w
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In a good news for fliers of Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Air India, the airline management has decided to defer the proposal to charge for advance selection of seats. The airline, however, has not given any dates for how long it has been defe
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Seat-sharing talks inconclusive, new dates yet to be announced Counselling for postgraduate medical and dental seats for candidates who qualified in the Postgraduate Entrance Test (PGET) conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS
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Ansari, Islam Karimov hold discussions on regional peace and stability India and Uzbekistan shared the view that any outside interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan could prove to be counter-productive, in the backdrop of the proposed withdrawal
Sport
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Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Royals in a thrilling low scoring match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photos: S. Subramanium
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It seems that cricketer S. Sreesanth, arrested on charges of spot fixing last Thursday, was interested in betting many years before the IPL scandal broke out. S36 Sports and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the company in which he held 74 per cent stakes, had p
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Skeletons are fast tumbling out of the closet in the cricketing world. A bookie in Delhi Police custody has made a sensational revelation that he did not rig just Indian Premier League matches, but was also part of the conspiracy to fix spots and matches
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‘There is no one-upmanship or unfriendly competition among the two teams’ Dismissing reports suggesting there was ‘one-upmanship’ or ‘competition’ between the Mumbai police and Delhi Police in the investigation of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier Leagu
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The Australian’s superb 54 keeps his side in the competition Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), masters at choking the opposition, met its match in Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Wednesday night. Exorcising the ghosts of the spot fixing scandal
Opinion
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The BRICS states can emerge as a mediator for a political process only if they view the crisis from the perspective of those fleeing the conflict Syrian refugees stalk Beirut’s commercial districts such as Hamra and Achrafieh. Shoeshine boys walk up and
May 22, 2013 | 13 comments
Nine uninterrupted years in office cannot be made light of. After all, the last government to reach this milestone bowed out of power 36 years ago. Besides, history has held that feat to be dubious because Indira Gandhi, whose first stint lasted 11 years,
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It’s time to end the standoff in West Bengal between the State government and the State Election Commission over the holding of rural elections in 17 districts. The two sides have come as far as agreeing on new dates and on holding the exercise in three p
Business
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Google India has reduced the prices of its online business applications for small and medium businesses (SMBs), even as it looks to stem growing competition from players such as Zoho Corp, potentially sparking a price war between Google, Salesforce and oth
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Taking cognizance of the high volatility in gold prices with a downward bias in global markets, the government, on Wednesday, reduced the import tariff value of the yellow metal to $440 per 10 grams from $ 466 per 10 grams fixed a week ago.For silver, how
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Announces 1:2 bonus and Rs.18.50 per share dividend Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), on Wednesday, reported a 7 per cent decline in net profit at Rs.1,787.94 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013, against Rs.1,920.41 crore in the year-ago
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The board of directors of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) on Wednesday approved a proposal to transfer all assets and liabilities of its hydrocarbon business into a wholly-owned subsidiary, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd. (LTHE), as this business
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Vinodh Rai demits office after changing the face of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India forever.
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“Aurangzeb” might not have found a rousing welcome at the box office, but Arjun Kapoor has taken another step as the new age Kapoor. “Let the actor converse with the camera. Don’t save him by fast-paced editing because today’s audience can see through t
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Pakistan comedy artistes Ali Hassan and Irfan Malik talk about the state of satire and the boundaries of humour “Even before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could extend his hand for friendship, Doordarshan did it by inviting us to be a part of Yeh Zindag
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From the puzzled tilt of the head to the post-bath surge in energy, here’s a list of actions and traits that define our best friends: The head tilt – From puppies to old dogs, all pooches feel the need to tilt their heads when they need to concentrate. So
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A new art venture that allows you to rent paintings For the Indian art scene, the boom time may be a thing of the past but it is vibrant enough to allow exciting experiments to take place. Ardizen is an enterprising initiative, not completely new but de
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Graphic designer and chaiwallah Jiten Suchede talks about Jugmug Thela and the hopes he has pinned on it The shelves in Jiten Suchede’s kitchen are teeming with jars. They are filled with different tea leaves, sweeteners and garnishes. There are coffee
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May 22, 2013
CSK made it to the final of IPL-VI with a 48-run win over Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photos: S. Subramanium
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