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Hyderabad's last Nizam named all-time richest Indian
World | Oct 16, 2012, 10:43 PM ISTLondon, Oct 16: When you think of India's all-time richest people, what are the names that cross your mind? No, it's not the Tatas, Birlas or Ambanis, it's Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam (or
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Indian taxi driver found guilty of raping passenger in Brisbane
World | Oct 02, 2012, 04:13 PM ISTMelbourne, Oct 2: A 28-year-old Indian taxi driver was today found guilty by an Australian court of raping his inebriated female passenger last year in Brisbane.Sunveer Jassar, hailing from Punjab, was found guilty of raping
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Seven most heartbreaking moments in Indian cricket
Cricket | Oct 02, 2012, 03:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 2: Cricket is India's de facto national sport. The entire nation goes crazy and a festive mood prevails whenever India takes on any international squad. Indians associate cricket with national pride and
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Indian-Americans strongest supporters of Obama, says survey
World | Oct 01, 2012, 09:03 PM ISTWashington, Oct 1: Indian-Americans are by far the strongest supporters of US President Barack Obama, giving him an edge of 68 percent to five percent over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new
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Nearly 6,000 Indian visa stickers stolen in UK, MEA issues alert
India | Sep 21, 2012, 07:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 21: With 6,000 Indian visa stickers stolen in the UK, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a series of steps, including blocking of the stickers, to counter the security breach and
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Yuvraj back in top-20, Raina best-placed Indian at number 3
Cricket | Sep 14, 2012, 06:19 PM ISTDubai, Sep 13: The fit-again Yuvraj Singh on Thursday broke into the top-20 while Suresh Raina got a major confidence booster ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, emerging as the highest-placed Indian batsmen
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Indian wins USD 1 mln prize in Qatar draw
World | Sep 12, 2012, 09:22 PM ISTDubai, Sep 12: An Indian national residing in Qatar has won the latest Qatar Duty Free (QDF) dollar millionaire draw.Satheesa Babu, an aircraft technician who works with the Qatar Emiri Air Force, bought his ‘lucky
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PM watches as 100th Indian space mission blasts off
India | Sep 09, 2012, 11:21 PM ISTSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 9: An Indian rocket carrying two satellites blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh Sunday, with the launch being witnessed by
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Indian, Pakistani elders to get visas on arrival
World | Sep 08, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 8: Senior citizens, aged 65 and above, in India and Pakistan can now walk across the border between the two countries and need not go through the hassles of getting a visa from
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Kohli's unbeaten 93 saves India the blushes
Cricket | Sep 03, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTBangalore, Sep 1: Virat Kohli performed a brilliant recovery act and was just seven runs short of his second Test century as India bounced back from a precarious position to leave the second cricket Test
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Indian to embark on Mission Whitewash against Kiwis
Cricket | Aug 31, 2012, 03:15 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 30 : Seeking to complete a whitewash, India would again rely on the guile and skill of their spinners when they take on a hapless New Zealand in the second and final cricket
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Singapore Indian named next chief justice
World | Aug 29, 2012, 10:30 PM ISTSingapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts. Sundaresh Menon, presently Singapore's Judge of Appeal, will
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Indian American director's thriller wins two US awards
Hollywood | Aug 28, 2012, 12:18 PM ISTWashington, July 28: "9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by Indian American director Manan Singh Katohara, has won the Best Feature and Best Director awards at the 2012 World Music & Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) here.Written
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Duped by her Pakistani husband, Indian woman Shabnam yearns to return home
World | Aug 28, 2012, 09:29 AM ISTKarachi, Aug 28: An Indian woman, who left her country and religion to marry a Pakistani man but was betrayed and virtually imprisoned by him for 13 years, finally has hope of returning home, with
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Bowlers guide Indian colts to final of U-19 World Cup final
Cricket | Aug 23, 2012, 09:57 PM ISTTownsville (Australia), Aug 23: India relied on spinners Baba Aparajith and Harmeet Singh to pull off a thrilling 9-run victory over New Zealand and cruise into the final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
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Indian female smokers outpuff males
India | Aug 17, 2012, 12:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Smoking is eight times more prevalent among Indian men than women. However, an average Indian female smoker puffs more cigarettes a day (7) than male (6.1), reports Times of India. Over one
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Indian defence bases well protected, says Army Chief
India | Aug 16, 2012, 05:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 16: Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said Indian military installations are “well protected and defended”.“We have our procedures
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After sweets from Pakistan, bitter pill for BSF - firing at forward post
India | Aug 15, 2012, 10:48 PM ISTPTIJammu, Aug 15: Hardly had they savoured the sweets from the other side of the border, BSF troops were fired at by Pakistan Rangers at a forward post in Samba sector in the seventh ceasefire
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Indian, Chinese soldiers dance to Bollywood number on I-Day
India | Aug 15, 2012, 08:52 PM ISTNathua La Pass (India-China border), Aug 15: Indian and Chinese soldiers greeted one another and later danced to a Bollywood number at the Nathu La pass on the Sikkim border today to celebrate India's 66th
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5 Indian software professionals die in car accident in US
World | Aug 11, 2012, 08:22 PM ISTWashington, Aug 11: Five Indian software professionals, all from Hyderabad, died when their car hit a tractor-trailer and burst into flames in the US city of Oklahoma, the police said.The accident happened when the car,