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  Awami League sweeps controversy-marred Bangla local body polls

  World | April 02, 2014 17:11 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh's Awami League (AL) has swept the just concluded local government body polls, securing 225 chairmen posts in the 458 upazilas, amid allegations of widespread rigging by the ruling party.  Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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  Cold wave sweeps Punjab & Haryana as mercury dips further

  India | January 21, 2013 11:58 IST

  Chandigarh, Jan 21: Cold conditions today intensified in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, with mercury dipping by a few notches below the normal level.Chandigarh experienced the chill recording a minimum temperature of 5.4 degrees

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  Enrique Iglesias sweeps Delhi off its feet

  Hollywood | October 20, 2012 11:41 IST

  Gurgaon, Oct 20  : "Namaste Delhi" - is how international singer Enrique Iglesias greeted his fans as he took to the stage to belt out some of his popular numbers, sweeping them off their feet.From

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  US Sweeps Federer's Switzerland Out Of Davis Cup

  Tennis | February 11, 2012 22:21 IST

  Fribourg (Switzerland), Feb 11: The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup as Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday.Teaming up for

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  Venus Sweeps Past Ivanovic

  Tennis | June 15, 2011 20:43 IST

  Eastbourne, Jun 15: Venus Williams eased into the quarterfinals at Eastbourne with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.The unseeded American, playing her second match following a five-month layoff, served well against

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  Southern Cinema Sweeps 83rd National Awards

  Bollywood | May 19, 2011 20:35 IST

  New Delhi, May 19: Malayalam film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu' (Abu, son of Adam), a simple yet evocative narrative of a man's pursuit of religion, was adjudged the best feature film and it's star Salim Kumar