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  Cumberbatch one of my best friends: Hiddleston

  Hollywood | April 27, 2014 10:53 IST

  Los Angeles, Actor Tom Hiddleston, who replaced Benedict Cumberbatch in in the upcoming horror movie "Crimson Peak", says that the two share a cordial bond. Cumberbatch was dropped out of the Guillermo Del Toro-directed movie, slated

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  Foodgrain output to fall 3.5% due to drought

  February 08, 2013 16:10 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 8: Country's foodgrain production is estimated to decline by 3.5% to 250.14 million tonne in 2012-13 crop year as poor rains have hit rice and coarse cereal crops, but the government said

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  2012: a year of tragedies and highs for Indian music

  Bollywood | December 28, 2012 22:54 IST

  New Delhi : The Indian music scene was as diverse as ever in 2012 with Bollywood songs - from melodic to bucolic - dominating proceedings.Music lovers had both their share of joy and sorrow as

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  Two new drivers in MS Dhoni's Superbike Championship

  Other Sports | November 09, 2012 12:31 IST

  Mumbai, Non 9:  Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Superbike Championship team on Wednesday changed its name from MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India and signed two new members."We plan to

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  Indian tour is a huge challenge, concedes England captain Cook

  Cricket | October 29, 2012 20:23 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 29,2012: England captain Alastair Cook on Monday described the forthcoming four-Test series against India as a huge challenge as no team from his country has won a Test series here for three decades.“It's

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  Nokia Asha 305 Vs Micromax Ninja 3 A57

  September 20, 2012 7:56 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 19: The under Rs 5,000 market is perhaps the most competitive one when it comes to mobile phones, thanks to the fiercely competitive home grown companies like Micromax and Lava. These companies

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  Sri Lanka raid news website office, nine arrested

  World | June 30, 2012 17:33 IST

  Sri Lanka, Jun 30: Sri Lankan police have sealed off an office that runs independent and pro-opposition news websites, arrested nine workers and seized computers and documents, the government and a media rights group said

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  Roddick Reaches Third Round At U.S. Open

  Tennis | September 03, 2011 12:19 IST

  New York, Sept 3:    Andy Roddick, the 2003 champion, reached the third round of the U.S. Open by beating American teenager Jack Sock 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.Sock, 18, earned a wild card into the

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  US Diplomat Caught In Row Joins Cultural Sensitivity Course

  World | August 18, 2011 11:25 IST

  Washington, Aug 18:   A US diplomat posted at the Chennai Consulate, who was caught in a row over her remarks of “dirty and dark” Tamilians, has enrolled herself in a cultural sensitivity course.US Vice-Consul Maureen

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  National SC Commission Demands Deletion Of Objectionable Dialogues From Aarakshan

  Bollywood | August 11, 2011 13:45 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11 :  The National Commission for Scheduled Castes today said it has forwarded to the Censor Board “some objectionable” dialogues from the Amitabh Bachchan-Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Aarakshan', asking it to take