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  British sprinter goes faster than Bolt this year

  Other Sports | July 14, 2013 14:47 IST

  Birmingham, July 14: British sprinter James Dasaolu clocked 9.91 seconds at the Sainsbury's British Championships here, going faster than world record holder Usain Bolt who ran 9.94 sec in this year's world 100-metre rankings.Dasaolu is

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  Could have run faster in Paris: Bolt

  Other Sports | July 11, 2013 12:02 IST

  Paris, July 11: Sprint sensation Usain Bolt says he could have posted a faster time in the 200 metres at the Areva Diamond League Meeting in Paris.Bolt was made to work hard in the half-lap

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  Ex-TDP leader on fast to highlight 'plight' of Rayalaseema

  India | July 04, 2013 15:13 IST

  Hyderabad, Jul 4: Former TDP MLA Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy, who has been championing the cause of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, today began his 52-hour fast alleging that the region is being taken for granted in

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  Uttarakhand: Rescue people fast, SC tells Centre, state

  India | June 25, 2013 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25:  The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and Uttarakhand government to step up rescue operations to evacuate people caught in flash floods in the state.The Centre and state government, meanwhile, filed

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  Naga Chaitanya fast evolving mass hero: Sunil

  Bollywood | April 25, 2013 13:14 IST

  Chennai, April 25: Telugu actor Sunil Varma, who shares screen space with Naga Chaitanya in upcoming action-drama "Thadaka", feels that the latter is one of the fast evolving mass heroes in the industry."I played his

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  Arvind Kejriwal's fast enters fifth day

  India | March 27, 2013 14:21 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 27: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast against “inflated” power bills entered the fifth day today, even as the party said that his health “deteriorated”.In a statement, Aam Aadmi Party claimed Kejriwal's

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  Kejriwal's fast into 4th day, health on 'decline'

  India | March 26, 2013 20:04 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 26: The fast of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in protest against “inflated” power and water bills entered the fourth day today with the party claiming that his health was on a decline.In

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  Cartoonist Trivedi ends 8-day-long fast on Kejriwal's appeal

  India | December 15, 2012 16:40 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 15: Acceding to the request of Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Friday ended his eight-day fast to demand the government scrap a provision of the Information Technology Act.Trivedi,

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  Swami Ramdev in 3-day introspection mode ahead of fast

  Politics | September 19, 2012 13:48 IST

  Gandhinagar, Aug 5: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev, who is to launch his indefinite fast from August 9 at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, is on  a 3-day  "introspection" ahead of his agitation. "I want to spend my

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  22 eminent people urge Team Anna to call off fast

  India | August 02, 2012 16:01 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 2: 22 eminent persons, including former Army chief V K Singh, today appealed to Team Anna to call off their indefinite fast as the activists are said to be considering announcing a

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  Swami Ramdev, supporters join Team Anna fast

  India | July 27, 2012 17:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 27: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev today joined Team Anna's indefinite fast on the third day of the agitation, which has so far failed to evoke popular support, even as he disapproved attacks

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  Crowds keep away from Team Anna fast on Day 2

  Politics | July 26, 2012 21:47 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 26: The indefinite fast by Team Anna against UPA government on corruption entered the second day today but questions cropped up as to whether the anti-corruption movement has lost its steam.  Unlike

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  Delhi Police's U-turn, give permission to Team Anna for fast at Jantar Mantar

  India | July 07, 2012 21:31 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 7: Two days after refusing the nod for its protest at Jantar Mantar here, Delhi Police today granted permission to Team Anna to hold its indefinite fast from July 25 at the

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  Anna, Ramdev free to voice concern against corruption, says Harish Rawat

  Politics | June 03, 2012 15:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 3: Team Anna and Ramdev were free to voice their concern against corruption but they cannot be allowed to “destroy” the existing institutions to tackle graft, Union minister Harish Rawat said today.“They

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  Team Anna's allegations against PM irresponsible ,says Pawar

  Politics | June 03, 2012 14:35 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 3: Union agriculture minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said that Team Anna's allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the allocation of coal blocks, were "irresponsible". "It is an irresponsible statement

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  Omar Takes Dig At Team Anna

  India | December 29, 2011 8:37 IST

  Jammu, Dec 29: With social activist Anna Hazare's two-day fast receiving lukewarm response in Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took a dig at Team Anna asking if they would now

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  Hazare's Advisors Had Score To Settle With Congress, says Chavan

  India | December 29, 2011 8:24 IST

  Mumbai, Dec 29: Expressing happiness that Anna Hazare called of his fast, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said the anti-graft crusader's advisors seemed to have a political agenda.“I believed that after the Hissar

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  Rajinikanth Lends Wedding Hall For Anti-Corruption Fast : IAC

  India | December 26, 2011 22:54 IST

  Chennai, Dec 26: Pledging his support to anti-graft initiatives, superstar Rajinikanth has lent his sprawling marriage hall here free of cost for the three-day fast being organised by Team Anna activists for a strong Lokpal

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  PILs In Bombay, Karna HC To Declare Hazare's Fast As "Illegal"

  India | December 26, 2011 22:08 IST

  Mumbai/Bangalore, Dec 26: On the eve of Anna Hazare's fast in Mumbai, two separate PIL petitions were moved before the Bombay High Court and the Karnataka High Court today with a plea to declare the

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  Anna Says Repeated Volte-Face By Govt Forced Him To Fast Again

  India | December 26, 2011 18:58 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 26: Set to begin his fast for a strong Lokpal in Mumbai tomorrow, Anna Hazare today said repeated volte-face by the government over the issue had forced him to fast again.“They formed