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  2014 IPL squads after the conclusion of players auction

  Cricket | February 14, 2014 7:40 IST

  Bangalore: The following are the Indian Premier League (IPL) team squads after the second and concluding day of the players auction here Thursday:Kings XI Punjab (Total spend Rs.55.90 crore): Mitchell Johnson (Aus, Rs.6.5 crore); Glenn

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  War hero's family to auction Param Vir Chakra, other medals

  India | January 11, 2014 16:28 IST

  New Delhi: The family of Honorary Captain Karam Singh, who braved Pakistani army fire despite sustaining 16 bullet injuries in Kashmir's Tithwaal area in 1948, has been running from pillar to post for the last

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  Jesse Owens' Olympic medal up for auction

  Other Sports | December 02, 2013 13:10 IST

  Laguna Nigel, California: One of the four Olympic gold medals won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is up for sale in an online auction that runs through Dec.

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  Difficult for IOC to accept Owens medal auction

  Other Sports | November 13, 2013 18:12 IST

  Johannesburg: It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go on auction and possibly be bought by a private

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  Govt targets coal block auction by Dec

  September 29, 2013 17:30 IST

  New Delhi: The government has set a target to auction at least six coal blocks to private firms by December. “The Coal Ministry has set an internal target to auction the coal blocks by December,”

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  TRAI proposes sharp cut in mobile spectrum auction floor price

  India | September 09, 2013 21:23 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended a sharp 60 per cent cut in the floor price of mobile phone spectrum for an upcoming auction after two previous sales drew lukewarm response because of high

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  Auction of unused transport land soon for commercial use

  India | August 30, 2013 7:52 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on thursday that her government has decided to auction unused land of the transport department in the metropolis for commercial use.“Unused land within all transport depots under

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  Coal block auction in two months: Jaiswal

  August 07, 2013 18:22 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 7: Union Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said the coal block auction is likely to be held n the next two months.“Auction will happen in two months,” Jaiswal said on the sidelines of

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  For helping PETA, Sania auctions racquet

  Tennis | July 11, 2013 8:01 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 11: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has donated an autographed Wilson tennis racquet to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, and it is currently being auctioned at ebay.com.The proceeds will

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  Picasso vase sells for record $1.53 mn at auction

  World | June 21, 2013 14:19 IST

  London, June 21: A vase by Pablo Picasso became the most expensive ceramic piece by the Spanish artist ever sold at auction, fetching 980,275 pounds ($1.53 million), Christie's said on Thursday.The sale of the "Grand

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  Elizabeth Taylor's wedding gown to be auctioned

  Hollywood | May 29, 2013 18:57 IST

  London, May 29: Late actress Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress will be auctioned by Christie's here June 26. It is expected to raise 50,000 pounds.The Helen Rose-designed shell-white satin gown was worn by her when

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  First edition of 'Harry Potter' auctioned, fetches 150,000 pounds

  Hollywood | May 23, 2013 13:50 IST

  London, May 23: The first edition of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone" has reportedly been sold for 150,000 pounds (over $200,000) at an auction held at Sotheby's.The one-of-a-kind copy contains handwritten notes

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  You can own Air Force One for as little as $50,000

  World | May 13, 2013 19:25 IST

  Washington, May 13: A plane that flew every US president from Gerald Ford to George W Bush can be yours for as little as $50,000.US government has decided to auction the DC 9-32 aircraft that

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  Gina Lollobrigida's jewellery collection to be auctioned

  Hollywood | May 13, 2013 18:54 IST

  Geneva, May 13: Italian actress, artist and philanthropist Gina Lollobrigida's 23 outstanding jewels will be on sale Tuesday at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale here."I began collecting jewels from Bulgari in the 1950s

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  Crystal Harris' wedding dress on auction

  Hollywood | February 02, 2013 11:38 IST

  London, Feb 2: Playboy boss Hugh Hefner's young wife Crystal Harris has put her wedding dress up for auction.She has decided to sell the gown and shoes that she wore during her nuptials.All the proceeds

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  Sweater knit by Suu Kyi sells for $49K

  World | December 28, 2012 14:53 IST

  Yangon, Dec 28 : A hand-knit woolen sweater made by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has sold at an auction in Myanmar for $49,000.A Myanmar-based radio station won a bidding war for the sweater

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  Kate Winslet's Titanic dress fetches $330,000 at auction

  Hollywood | December 20, 2012 13:49 IST

  Los Angeles,Dec 20:The iconic red dress that Kate Winslet's character Rose DeWitt Bukater wore in Titanic fetches $ 330,000 at a Hollywood auction. The 'Drama Action, Romance - The Hollywood Auction' by Profiles in History

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  EGoM for 30 pc cut in base price for unsold 2G spectrum

  December 08, 2012 14:04 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 8:  A ministerial panel on telecom has  recommended a 30 per cent cut in base price for 2G spectrum in four circles that remained unsold in last auction -- a suggestion that

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  A dinner with Sarah Jessica Parker now on auction

  Hollywood | November 23, 2012 10:03 IST

  New York, Nov 23: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is auctioning a dinner date with herself to raise proceeds for victims of Hurricane Sandy.The 47-year-old is auctioning the date with TV executive Andy Cohen at the

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  IPL-6 players' auction in January 2013

  Cricket | November 21, 2012 19:52 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 21: The players' auction for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League will be held in January next year either in Chennai or Kolkata.According to sources in the IPL, the auction would take