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  Under-fire Hong Kong leader marks National Day

  World | October 01, 2014 7:07 IST

  Hong Kong: Hong Kong's embattled leader attended a flag-raising ceremony on Wednesday to mark China's National Day after refusing to meet pro-democracy demonstrators despite their threats to expand the street protests that have posed the

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  Indian soldiers come under fire in South Sudan

  World | January 16, 2014 12:08 IST

  United Nations: An Indian peacekeeping contingent in South Sudan came under fire as fighting erupted between local groups near a UN base in Malakal, requiring the soldiers to fire multiple rounds in order to protect

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  Desperate Team India to take on England

  Cricket | December 13, 2012 11:50 IST

  Nagpur, Dec 12: Down in the dumps after back-to-back defeats, India's under-fire cricketers will have to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and compete on equal footing against a confident England in the perform-or-perish fourth

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  Under Fire UK Defence Secretary Quits

  World | October 14, 2011 22:39 IST

  London, Oct 14: Under fire for allowing an aide to misuse official position, Defence secretary Liam Fox today resigned from the David Cameron government following a spate of revelations and allegations against his former flatmate

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  Argentine Coach Under Fire After Loss To Nigeria

  Football | June 03, 2011 16:36 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jun 3: Julio Grondona, the powerful president of the Argentine Football Association, turned up the heat on coach Sergio Batista on Thursday following a humiliating 4-1 loss to Nigeria.Grondona, who hired Batista last

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  Graeme Smith Under Fire For Staying Back In India To Avoid Tax

  Cricket | April 04, 2011 21:21 IST

  Johannesburg, Apr 4: Already drawing flak for South Africa's early exit from the World Cup, outgoing cricket captain Graeme Smith has drawn more criticism for staying back in India even after the quarterfinal defeat to

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  Afridi Under Fire For Retiring From Test Cricket

  Cricket | July 20, 2010 13:23 IST

  Karachi: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi came under fire for his sudden decision to retire from Test cricket after the England debacle with some former players questioning his commitment to the team. Pakistan's former Test captains