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  Neymar's father: Barcelona secured deal in 2011

  Football | January 29, 2014 13:51 IST

  Sao Paolo: Neymar's father said Tuesday that Barcelona paid his company 10 million euros in 2011 to guarantee the right to sign the talented Brazilian player.   The revelation provided the latest insight into the high-profile

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  Japan receives 1st nuclear reactor fuel since 2011

  World | June 27, 2013 10:35 IST

  Tokyo, June 27: A power plant has received the first shipment of reprocessed nuclear reactor fuel sent to Japan since the 2011 disaster that forced it to shut down reactors.   The fuel, a mixture of

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  Record elephant, rhino poaching in 2011: WWF

  World | December 13, 2012 16:15 IST

  United Nations, Dec 13: Elephant and rhino poaching surged to record levels in 2011 and an increase in illegal tiger hunting makes the species' extinction a real near-term threat with only about 3,200 of the

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  Indo-Pak Match Is Clean, No Reason To Investigate It, Says ICC

  Cricket | March 12, 2012 22:32 IST

  Dubai/New Delhi, Mar 12: Reacting sharply to a British newspaper claim that the India-Pakistan semifinal in the 2011 cricket World Cup may have been fixed, the ICC tonight dismissed the claim as “spurious”.ICC also dismissed

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  Sandler Sets Razzie Record With 11 Worst-Movie Noms

  Hollywood | February 26, 2012 18:13 IST

  California, Feb 26: When Adam Sandler's bad, he's really bad, according to voters for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singles out the worst movies of the year.Sandler received a record 11 nominations Saturday

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  Barcelona's Guardiola Wins FIFA Best Coach Award

  Football | January 10, 2012 14:24 IST

  Zurich, Jan 10: Pep Guardiola has been named the world's best coach in 2011 after guiding Barcelona to five trophies including the Champions League, Spanish and Club World Cup.Guardiola won the FIFA honor ahead of

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  Lionel Messi Named World's Best Player For 2011

  Football | January 10, 2012 13:43 IST

  Zurich, Jan 10: Already judged one of football's all-time greats at just 24, Lionel Messi unsurprisingly extended his reign as the world's best player for a third year on Monday.The Barcelona and Argentina forward received

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  Governance Deficit, Policy Paralysis Marred 2011 : Modi

  India | December 31, 2011 7:35 IST

  Ahmedabad, Dec 31: Governance deficit and policy paralysis marred the year for India in 2011, Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi said on his official blog on Friday.“Protests took place in India as a distinct change

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  India's World Cup Win For Sachin Lights Up 2011

  Cricket | December 24, 2011 11:20 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24: For Sachin Tendulkar and India, 2011 was a year to remember. For their neighbors in Pakistan, it might be one they wish to forget.“The Little Master” finally added one of the

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  Pooja Misrra, Andrew Symonds Leave Bigg Boss 5

  Bollywood | December 18, 2011 18:54 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 18: Pooja Misrra and Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds have left Bigg Boss House, reports celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar.Bhagwagar, who Pooja Misrra has extensively consulted before entering Bigg Boss as well as before her

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  'The Protester' Representing Hazare, Arab Protesters, Is The Time's 2011 Person Of The Year

  World | December 14, 2011 23:13 IST

  New York, Dec 14: ‘The Protester' is the Time's 2011 Person of the Year, as the magazine honoured those who stood up for common people, from India's anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare to Tunisia's street vendor

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  India To See Highest Foreign Remittances In 2011 : World Bank

  December 01, 2011 12:09 IST

  Washington, Dec 1: Developing countries are expected to receive a total of USD 351 billion in foreign remittances in 2011, led by India (USD 58 billion), China (USD 57 billion), Mexico (USD 24 billion) and

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  Kanye Gets 7 Grammy Nominations ; Adele, Mars, Foos Get 6

  Hollywood | December 01, 2011 10:43 IST

  Los Angeles, Dec 1: Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with “21” wasn't the night's top nominee—and

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  M F Husain's Documentary Screened At IFFI

  Bollywood | December 01, 2011 7:54 IST

  Panaji, Dec 1: Legendary painter M F Husain's documentary ‘Through the Eyes of Painter' was screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 here today amidst heavy security.Right-wing organisations had threatened to

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  George Michael Treated For Pneumonia, Cancels Tour

  Hollywood | November 25, 2011 22:48 IST

  London, Nov 25: George Michael's management says the singer has canceled all his remaining 2011 tour dates as he recovers from pneumonia.A statement says the 48-year-old former Wham! frontman “is responding to treatment and slowly

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  I Learnt From Mistakes In First Two Games : Rahane

  Cricket | October 22, 2011 14:31 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 22: Under pressure after two back-to-back failures, India's opening batsman Ajinkya Rahane said he learnt from his mistakes to come good in the third game of the five-match ODI series against England in

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  KKR Beat RCB By 9 Wickets To Stay In Hunt For Semis Berth

  Cricket | September 29, 2011 23:34 IST

  Bangalore, Sept 29: Kolkata Knight Riders kept their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals alive by comfortably beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets in a Champions League Twenty20 match here today.Chasing a challenging target

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  CSK Beat Cobras By 4-Wickets

  Cricket | September 29, 2011 0:03 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 28: Chennai Super Kings got their title defence back on track with a chase that covered the spectrum from blue to yellow and all the colours in between against Cape Cobras.Michael Hussey

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  Merwe Stars In Somerset's Thrilling Win Over KKR

  Cricket | September 25, 2011 23:39 IST

  Hyderabad, Sep 25: Roelof van der Merwe smashed a blistering 40-ball 73 to power Somerset to a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Group B Champions League Twenty20 cricket match, here today.It was

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  Warriors Crush South Australia By 50 Runs In CLT20

  Cricket | September 25, 2011 19:48 IST

  Hyderabad, Sep 25: Jon-Jon Smuts' blistering 88 and an impressive show by the bowlers helped Warriors crush South Australia by 50 runs and record their second consecutive win in the Champions League Twenty20 here today.Electing