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The Sahara-owned team blames BCCI’s decision to encash its bank guarantee The scandal-hit Indian Premier League on Tuesday suffered another blow with the Sahara Group-owned Pune Warriors Indians withdrawing from the event due to the BCCI’s lackadaisical
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said India and China have the “wisdom” to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue. Mr. Li also said China will support its ent
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IT services company iGate, on Monday, announced the sacking of its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy following a complaint of sexual harassment by a subordinate employee. A statement issued by the company said the decision followed “an investigation by (a
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The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will be administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday. Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The 1976 Bihar cadre o
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A provincial court on Tuesday sentenced seven Muslims to prison for the death of a Buddhist monk in Myanmar during sectarian clashes that claimed 44 lives in March. The Meiktila provincial court sentenced Myat Ko Ko to life for killing the monk and show
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Mahatma Gandhi’s last will and testament is expected to be the most sought after lot as part of an auction of rare items and documents being held in a small English town on Tuesday. Described as a “highly important document”, the two-page handwritten wi
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Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Mumbai Indians in the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sachin Tendulkar will again miss the game for Mumbai as he is yet to re
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Kyrgyzstan will shut a key United States airbase in July next year despite Washington’s efforts to retain the facility beyond its forces drawdown in Afghanistan.The Kyrgyz government is sending a closure motion to Parliament, said an announcement posted o
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The 12 hour general strike called to protest brutal murders of three newspapers employees evoked widespread response in Tripura on Tuesday. Main opposition Congress enforced the strike in Agartala while a new political outfit Tripura Pragatishil Gramin Co
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Jose Mourinho’s three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news on Monday at a press conference held in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium following a meeting of the club’s Boa
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Neena Praveen, the current Tamil Nadu number one in women’s snooker has been selected to represent India in the 2013 Asian indoor and martial art games to be held at Incheon in South Korea from June 29 to July 6.The qualification took place in Bangalore wh
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Mumbai Crime Brach arrests Vindoo Randhawa after he was found to be in contact with bookies Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was on Tuesday arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, a Mumbai Crime Br
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Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson was named ‘Manager of the Year’ by League Managers Association (LMA) for guiding the Red Devils to a record 20th English Premier League (EPL) title. Cardiff City’s Malky Mackay was named Championship Mana
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Those who do not subscribe to the elite narrative on corruption are considered politically backward and their democratic choices unworthy of respect The recent Karnataka Assembly vote has apparently disappointed the self-styled ideologues of the Indian m
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Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India, close on the heels of a stand-off over the incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh, was an opportunity for both sides to calm troubled waters and this is evidently what they have tried to do. The decision to “encourage”
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With the Congress high command dropping unmistakable hints that it wanted them out, it was only a matter of time before Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy and Roads & Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao turned in their resignation
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General Motors India on Tuesday said it will raise the prices of its entire range of vehicles by up to Rs 10,000 from first week of June to offset the increase in logistic costs following hike in diesel rates. “With diesel prices going up on regular inter
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Warning tax ‘crooks’ of stern action if they try to operate from its soil, Mauritius has promised full support to India in bringing to book any entity trying to indulge in money laundering or round tripping through the island nation.Terming the perception
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Vodafone India, the country’s second largest mobile operator, on Tuesday said its adjusted operating profits rose by more than three-fold to GBP 221 million (about Rs 1,853 crore) for the year ended March 31, 2013.Vodafone India revenues also rose by 1.17
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The rupee trimmed its initial gains, but was still trading higher at 55.06 against the dollar in late morning deals owing to exporters selling, despite higher dollar overseas.The rupee opened higher at 54.97 per dollar as against the previous closing leve
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In a bid to attract greater FII participation in the debt market, the government on Tuesday said foreign investors will pay only 5 per cent withholding tax on interest earned from such investments till May 2015. “In order to provide broad based incentiv
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The Southern Naval Command’s Maritime Museum, located at Fort Kochi, hosts a variety of exhibits tracing the origin and evolution of the Indian Navy from the heyday of the East India Company. Photos: K.K. Mustafah
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So, you want a spotless kitchen? Cecilia David, microbiologist-in-charge, Vivanta by Taj-Surya, says it’s simple Draw up three schedules to keep your cooking space clean, says Cecilia David who looks after hygiene at Vivanta By Taj-Surya. A daily, weekl
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R. Perumalsamy uses his love for collecting coins to generate awareness about the blind and their special needs R. Perumalsamy was 10 when his vision began failing. He was 14 when he dropped out of school for he couldn’t see the blackboard anymore. Almo
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Is my perspective of the world entirely utilitarian? Am I one of those people who don’t care what something looks like so long as it does what it is supposed to? When my eternally spring-cleaning friend Sa tells me she’s giving away beautiful objects sh
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Imaad Shah lost the lead role in The Reluctant Fundamentalist because of his hair. Samir was a character written for him His trademark wild mop of hair may have lost him the role of the lead character in The Reluctant Fundamentalist but Imaad Shah appea
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A. R. Rahman's teaser of ‘Nenje Yezhu’ for Dhanush-starrer Maryan has garnered over 3.5 lakh hits in just four days, Director A.L. Vijay and actor Vijay are on the last leg of the shoot of the film Thalaivaa, Malayalam director Saji Surendran, is back wit
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Armed with a Nikon D-800 camera with 105 mm F 2.8 lens, photographer, V. Ganesan switched to clickety-click mode and captured the tiny photogenic creatures. Spotting them itself required an eye for detail. But "Poochi" Venkatraman helped identify them.
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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has put an end to the debate on Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala’s induction into his Cabinet by categorically stating that he does not propose to go in for a reshuffle of his team. He has
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