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Drogba says money not behind Shanghai move
Football | Jul 14, 2012, 01:28 PM ISTBeijing, Jul 14: Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has arrived in China, saying his move to Shanghai Shenhua was not motivated by money despite reportedly becoming the highest-paid player in the country.Drogba said Saturday, soon
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Country not in favour of 'fanatic face', Says JD(U)
National | Jun 20, 2012, 03:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 20: Raising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's pitch for a secular prime ministerial candidate for 2014 elections, JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari today said BJP will have to decide whether it wants to
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Troops pound Homs, 34 killed in Syria
World | Jun 18, 2012, 07:09 PM ISTBeirut, Jun 18: Syrian forces pounded Homs today as they pressed their campaign against rebel strongholds in the city, while 34 people were killed across the strife-torn country, a watchdog said.Today's casualties come a day
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Huge rush at Vaishodevi, nearly 41 lakh devotees offer prayers
India | Jun 11, 2012, 06:24 PM ISTJammu, Jun 11: Nearly 41 lakh devotees from across the country have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, marking an increase of over four lakh from the corresponding period last year.“There
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Cong trying to divide country on the basis of religion, says BJP
National | Jun 07, 2012, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 7: The Centre's move asking states to appoint at least one Muslim officer at police stations in areas with high concentration of Muslim population today came under sharp attack from BJP, which
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Poland ready for Euro 2012 kickoff
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 07:20 PM ISTPoland, June 6 : After years of hand-wringing about whether the country and the national team would be ready for the European Championship, co-host Poland is finally set for kick off.Everything has fallen into place
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Four day FIDE chess tournament from Apr 28
Other Sports | Apr 25, 2012, 07:04 PM ISTKottayam, Apr 25: Over 300 FIDE rated players from all over the country will take part in an international FIDE Rating chess tournament here from April 28 to May 1.The prize money offered would be
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Country Star George Jones Released From Hospital
Hollywood | Apr 04, 2012, 04:36 PM ISTNashville, Apr 4: Country music legend George Jones is out of the hospital after nearly a week of treatment for an upper respiratory infection.A statement from Jones' publicist, Kirt Webster, says Jones “wants to thank
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BJP Demand For Antony's Ouster Is Perverse Extreme, Says Congress
India | Mar 30, 2012, 04:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 30: Congress today dismissed BJP's demand for Defence Minister A K Antony's resignation alleging that the opposition party was going to “perverse extremes” to create instability in the country.“This demand shows the
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Battered Baby Falak Dies After Battling Odds For Two Months
India | Mar 15, 2012, 11:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 15: Losing her two-month-long grim battle for survival, two-year-old battered baby girl Falak, whose harrowing ordeal had shocked the country, died here tonight following a cardiac arrest.The child, who was admitted to
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Iran Cancels Home Ceremony For Oscar Winner
Hollywood | Mar 12, 2012, 06:13 PM ISTTehran, Mar 12: Iranian authorities canceled a ceremony Monday in honor of the country's Oscar-winning director even though the government had hailed his win as a triumph over a competitor from Israel.The event for Asghar
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Country's Security A Shared Responsibility, Says Chidambaram
India | Feb 18, 2012, 07:17 PM ISTBadu(WB)/Karnal(Har), Feb 18: Faced with strong opposition from non-Congress Chief Ministers over setting up of an anti-terror body, the Centre today reached out to them saying security of the country is a shared responsibility and
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Miranda Lambert Questions Chris Brown Performances
Hollywood | Feb 15, 2012, 08:40 AM ISTNashville, Tennessee, Feb 15: Country singer Miranda Lambert doesn't get why controversial R&B star Chris Brown was allowed to perform twice at the Grammys on Sunday.She tweeted on Monday: “He beat on a girl...not cool
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More Afghans Fleeing Country, Seeking Asylum Abroad
World | Jan 22, 2012, 02:47 PM ISTKabul, Jan 22: More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit
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TCS Overtakes RIL As Country's Most Valued Firm
Dec 30, 2011, 06:29 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 30: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries today lost its position of the country's most valued company to the IT giant TCS, part of the salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group. As the share price of
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Congress Not Caring For Country's Federal Structure : Nitish
National | Dec 28, 2011, 08:51 PM ISTPatna, Dec 28: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused Congress of not caring for the federal structure of the country by enacting the Lokayukta legislation.“The Congress should have cared for the federal structure of
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Country Needs A Hangman More Than A Lokpal : Thackeray
India | Dec 15, 2011, 06:07 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 15: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has criticised Team Anna for pressurising Parliament to get the Lokpal bill passed.“More than a Lokpal, we need a hangman to execute Afzal Guru, convicted in Parliament
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Al Vega, Jazz Pianist, Dies At 90
Hollywood | Dec 03, 2011, 11:05 PM ISTBoston, Dec 3: Al Vega, a longtime Boston musician who played with some of the finest jazz talents through a career that spanned 70 years, has died. He was 90.Vega died Friday at Massachusetts General
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Sino-Pak Security Cooperation Not Threat To Any Country : Kayani
World | Nov 24, 2011, 08:12 PM ISTIslamabad, Nov 24: Pakistan's army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today said the Sino-Pak security cooperation should not be perceived as a threat to any country, a statement that comes closely after India said the
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Govt Earmarks Rs 22k Cr For Setting Up 9 New Major Ports
Sep 08, 2011, 02:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 8: The government has envisaged an investment of more than Rs 22,000 crore for setting up nine new major ports in the country over the next five years.The Ministry of Shipping has