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  Firth associates with speech therapy charity

  Hollywood | March 08, 2013 12:48 IST

  Los Angeles, March 8: Actor Colin Firth has become vice president of a speech therapy charity in Britain.The actor, who won an Academy Award for playing stuttering British monarch King George Vi in 2010 drama

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  Ronaldo, Casillas make speeches for UEFA campaign

  Football | June 28, 2012 14:35 IST

  Donetsk (Ukraine),  Jun 28: Team captains Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo made speeches supporting a UEFA anti-discrimination campaign before Spain and Portugal kicked off their European Championship semifinal match Wednesday.UEFA requires captains of each semifinalist

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  Syria massacre carried out by 'monsters', claims Assad

  World | June 03, 2012 18:31 IST

  Beirut, Jun 3: Syrian President Bashar Assad today denied that his government had anything to do with last week's gruesome Houla massacre, saying not even “monsters” would carry out such an ugly crime.In a televised

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  Direct, Indirect Tax Proposals In Pranab's Budget Speech

  India | March 16, 2012 13:05 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: Following are the direct, indirect tax proposals highlights in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget speech in Parliament today:-- Income Tax Exemption Limit Raised From Rs 1.8 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh,  

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  Highlights Of Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

  India | March 16, 2012 12:33 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: Following are some of the highlights of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Union Budget speech in Parliament today:-- This year was a year of recovery for Indian economy.-- Adverse impact of global

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  Eleven New Rail Line Projects Announced

  India | March 14, 2012 14:58 IST

  New Delhi Mar 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced sanctioning of eleven new rail line projects in his rail budget speech. The projects are : 1. Bhadrachalam-Kovuur2. Kulpi-Diamond Harbour3. Unchahar-Amethi4. Tarakeshwar-Furfura Sharif5. Rohtak-Hansi via

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  Dinesh Trivedi Resorts To Urdu Couplets In Budget Speech

  India | March 14, 2012 12:54 IST

  New Delhi, March 14: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today read out Urdu couplets to the applause of members in Lok Sabha while presenting the Rail Budget. "Haath ki laqiron se zindagi nahin banti, Hamara bhi

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  Salient Points Of Railway Minister's Rail Budget Speech

  March 14, 2012 13:57 IST

  New Delhi, March 14: Following are the salient points of Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's rail budget speech in Parliament today:- All unmanned railway level crossings to be abolished in next five years.- 60 to 70

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  Sonia's Speech Triggers Cong-BJP Slugfest

  Politics | November 09, 2011 21:23 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 9: Congress President Sonia Gandhi's speech in Uttarkhand today, which made a veiled attack on Team Anna, sparks a political slugfest between Congress and BJP over the issue of corruption.  While BJP

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  Sonia Attacks Team Anna, Says, Mere Speeches Will Not End Corruption

  India | November 09, 2011 22:46 IST

  Gochar-Chamoli (U'khand) Nov 9: Sonia Gandhi today attacked Team Anna for raising “hue and cry” on Lokpal issue issue despite a pledge by her government to bring an effective and strong Bill and said corruption

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  Full Text Of Pranab Mukherjee's Speech On Lokpal Issue

  India | August 27, 2011 18:29 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Following is the full text of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement on the Lokpal issue in Parliament today:Madam Speaker,I rise to make a statement on issues relating to Lokpal on which

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  Mamata's Outbursts, Couplets Add Spice To Rail Budget Speech

  India | February 25, 2011 22:01 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 25: It may have been serious business that Mamata Banerjee was conducting but her trademark oratory skills, punctuated by couplets and angry outbursts, provided enough spice to the presentation of the Railway

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  In Speech, Obama Says 'Indonesia Is Part Of Me'

  World | November 10, 2010 19:21 IST

  Seoul, Nov 10 (AP) Declaring that "Indonesia is part of me," US President Barack Obama issued a strikingly personal appeal to the Muslim world to join the West in an unrelenting battle to defeat al-Qaida

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  Bollywood Says Obama's Speech At Taj Was Dignified

  Bollywood | November 06, 2010 17:26 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 6;  Actor Rahul Bose feels US President Barack Obama's speech at the Taj Mahal hotel after paying homage to the victims of the 26/11 terror attack was "dignified" and "sensitive"."obama taj speech -