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Under-fire Hong Kong leader marks National Day
World | Oct 01, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTHong 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 | Jan 16, 2014, 12:08 PM ISTUnited 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 | Dec 13, 2012, 11:50 AM ISTNagpur, 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 | Oct 14, 2011, 10:39 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Jun 03, 2011, 04:36 PM ISTBuenos 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 | Apr 04, 2011, 09:21 PM ISTJohannesburg, 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 | Jul 20, 2010, 01:23 PM ISTKarachi: 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