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  Congress votes to end US shutdown, avoid default

  World | October 17, 2013 8:40 IST

  Washington: Congress passed legislation Wednesday night to avert a U.S. debt default and end a government shutdown, a bipartisan deal set along President Barack Obama's strict terms that left Republicans little to show for the

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  Poor Odisha farmer's son clinches 25th rank in Indian Economic Service

  India | August 11, 2013 20:00 IST

  Kendrapara, Odisha, Aug 11: Son of a farmer living below poverty line, an Odia boy from Kendrapara district has cracked Indian Economics Service (IES).Hailing from the obscure Palakana village under Kora gram panchayat, 24-year-old Dipak

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  Kvitova clinches US Open Series title in New Haven

  Tennis | August 24, 2012 22:22 IST

  New Haven (Connecticut), Aug 24: Caroline Wozniacki extended her remarkable unbeaten run at the New Haven Open on Thursday, but her quest for a fifth consecutive title may hinge on her right knee.Wozniacki suffered an

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  Tarundeep Wins A Historic Silver, India Slip To 10th Position

  India | November 24, 2010 20:17 IST

  Guangzhou, Nov 24: Tarundeep Rai clinched a historic silver medal in archery while star boxer Vijender Singh and three of his colleagues stormed into the men's boxing finals as India slipped to the tenth position