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  Did criticizing captain Ganguly cut Narendra Hirwani's career short?

  Cricket | September 15, 2013 6:27 IST

  New Delhi: Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, a right hand leg spinner,  emerged on cricket arena with a bang when he made his test debut in 1987-88 against mighty West Indies in Madras at the age of

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  Three of four Shopian dead had no militancy record: Police

  India | September 09, 2013 23:07 IST

  Srinagar: Three of the four people killed in the firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian Saturday had no militancy record while the fourth slain man was a foreign guerrilla belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba

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  Rainfall in Bhopal for June breaks 74-year record

  India | June 27, 2013 15:50 IST

  Bhopal, Jun 27:  Rainfall in Bhopal during the month of June so far this season has surpassed the record of last 74 years.According to weather officials, a total of 401 mm of rainfall was recorded

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  Ranbir-Deepika's Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani to break '3 Idiots' and 'Ek Tha Tiger' box office record

  Bollywood | June 22, 2013 16:34 IST

  New Delhi, June 21: It's the third weekend for the glossy starrer ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani' with 177.09 crore in its kitty and the flick is razing its way for its double ton in the

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  Picasso vase sells for record $1.53 mn at auction

  World | June 21, 2013 14:19 IST

  London, June 21: A vase by Pablo Picasso became the most expensive ceramic piece by the Spanish artist ever sold at auction, fetching 980,275 pounds ($1.53 million), Christie's said on Thursday.The sale of the "Grand

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  'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' set record at BO, mints 19.45 cr on opening day

  Bollywood | June 01, 2013 14:33 IST

  New Delhi, June 1: Ranbir-Deepika's romance  in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' has taken Box-Office collection by storm raking 19.45 crore on opening day  making it Ranbir Kapoor's and this year's biggest opening till date.Surpassing Saif

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  Paris Hilton to record second album

  Hollywood | May 24, 2013 18:59 IST

  Los Angeles, May 24: Socialite Paris Hilton, who released her first album “Paris” in 2006, has secured another record deal for herself.Hilton will be represented by rapper Lil Wayne's empire Young Money Management for the

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  Akon in Chennai to record Simbu's new 'Love Anthem'

  Bollywood | May 05, 2013 17:51 IST

  Chennai, May 5: International R&B singer Akon has flown here to record global version of Tamil actor Silambarasan aka Simbu's hit love single "Love Anthem", which was originally released in 2011 for world peace.Akon arrived

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  Record 14 lakh candidates for JEE Main exam, offline test today

  India | April 07, 2013 10:55 IST

  New Delhi, April 7: A record 14 lakh examinees are going to take the Joint Engineering Entrance Main exam across India, the first after the change of AIEEE format. The offline exam took place in

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  Trott overtakes Manjrekar's record

  Cricket | March 23, 2013 12:48 IST

  Auckland, March 23: England's Jonathan Trott Saturday surpassed Indian batsman Vijay Manjrekar in scoring the most number of runs in Test matches without hitting a  six.The England top order batsman passed Manjrekar here at the

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  Salman signs record Rs.500 crore deal with STAR

  Bollywood | January 23, 2013 11:27 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 23: Blockbuster star Salman Khan has set a new record by signing a Rs.500 crore deal with Star TV Network India for the television broadcast rights of his upcoming films.Post 2009 blockbuster "Wanted",

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  Record opening for 'Dabangg 2', collects Rs. 21.10 crore

  Bollywood | December 23, 2012 16:14 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22: "Dabangg 2", the sequel to 2010 Bollywood blockbuster "Dabangg" has managed to surpass the opening day collections of the original movie. It amassed Rs.21.10 crore in India on the day of

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  Russian volcano spills record amount of lava

  World | December 11, 2012 18:08 IST

  Moscow, Dec 11: The erupting Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is spilling a record 1,200 tonnes of lava every second, seismologists said Tuesday.The 3,085-metre Plosky Tolbachik, part of a volcanic complex

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  Vicente Fernandez snags record deal for his driver

  Hollywood | October 31, 2012 13:22 IST

  Miami, Oct 31: Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez has helped his driver to launch his career in music.Dasahev Lopez Saavedra, "El Dasa", was the driver for "Chente" Fernandez and it was the "King of the Rancheras"

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  Hewitt selected for record 33rd Davis Cup tie

  Tennis | September 04, 2012 17:22 IST

  Brisbane, Sep 4: Lleyton Hewitt has been selected to play against Germany in what will be an Australian record 33rd Davis Cup tie.The former No. 1-ranked Hewitt will beat the record he shares with Todd

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  FIFA: World Cup volunteer program reaches record number

  Football | August 31, 2012 12:27 IST

  Sao Paulo, Aug 31: FIFA says more than 95,000 people have applied to be volunteers at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, surpassing the numbers from Germany and South Africa in just more than a

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  Slovenian plays accordion for 35 hr 32 min, sets world record

  World | August 28, 2012 12:34 IST

  Ljubljana (Slovenia), Aug 28 : Slovenian accordionist Zoran Zorko has set a new Guinness world record with a marathon accordion performances that lasted 35 hours and 32 minutes, Xinhua reported.Zorko's record was set during performances

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  'Mad Men' in the hunt for Emmy awards record

  Hollywood | July 19, 2012 15:30 IST

  Los Angeles, Jul 19:  "Mad Men" is making a bid for Emmy history, while a couple of fresh-faced girls are flirting with possible first-time nods at the 64th annual Primetime Emmy nominations."Mad Men," AMC's saga

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  Federer passes Sampras for record time at No. 1

  Tennis | July 16, 2012 17:45 IST

  London, Jul 16: Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.After winning Wimbledon a week ago, Federer returned to the top for

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  Messi Equals Ronaldo's Record 41-Goal Mark

  Football | April 15, 2012 11:35 IST

  Madrid, Apr 15: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a penalty against Levante on Saturday to match Cristiano Ronaldo's Spanish league record 41 goals in a season, set less than two hours earlier.Messi converted the 72nd-minute