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  Will defeat any Iranian attempt to close Hormuz Strait: Panetta

  World | July 18, 2012 22:49 IST

  Washington, Jul 18: The US today warned Iran from attempting to close down the crucial Strait of Hormuz, asserting that it has invested enough in the region to “defeat” any such move by Tehran and

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  Sensex closes 30 points up, investors fret over weak rupee

  May 21, 2012 17:37 IST

  Mumbai, May 21: After rising over 140 points intra-day, the BSE benchmark Sensex finally closed with a meagre gain of 30 points amid hectic selling in the last hour of trade triggered by the rupee

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  Bullion Markets Close For Third Day

  March 19, 2012 14:57 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 19: Bullion markets across the country, including Delhi and Mumbai, closed for the third straight day today as traders continued protests against the budgetary proposals to raise duty on gold imports and

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  Sehwag Says He Is Still Not Close To Peak Fitness

  Cricket | July 07, 2011 23:36 IST

  Mumbai, July 7: Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag today said he is not yet close to his peak fitness and want to spend one more week at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation.“I am

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  News Of The World To Close, James Murdoch Announces

  World | July 07, 2011 22:20 IST

  London, Jul 7: The tabloid newspaper News of The World  will be published for the last time on Sunday after it was rocked by the phone hacking scandal. News Corp chief James Murdoch said in

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  'Operation Safe Homecoming' From Libya Draws Towards A Close

  India | March 10, 2011 20:50 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 10: About 15,400 Indians, out of the initial presence of 18,000 in strife-torn Libya, are back in the country as 'Operation Safe Homecoming' rapidly draws towards a close tonight, the government said.

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  Delhi Court Accepts CBI Plea To Close Case Against Quattrocchi

  India | March 04, 2011 19:46 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 4: A Delhi court today allowed a CBI plea seeking withdrawal of prosecution against elusive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case.  "The application of the CBI is allowed,"

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  Anti-Gaddafi Forces Close To Tripoli, US Mulls No-Fly Zone

  World | February 28, 2011 16:57 IST

  Cairo/Washington, Feb 28: Opposition forces today stormed close to the Libyan capital Tripoli for a final  showdown with militia still loyal to beleaguered strong-man Muammar Gaddafi, as US and its European allies readied plans for

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  Gaddafi Forces Strike Back As Rebels Close In On Tripoli

  World | February 25, 2011 22:20 IST

  Cairo, Feb 25: Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked anti-regime protesters with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at a mosque in Zawiyah leaving nearly 100 people dead, as outraged western nations today prepared to