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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday said that Sachin Tendulkar's stint in the Rajya Sabha would be a big step in his life and wished the cricket legend. I hope he (Tendulkar) enjoys his role and he is able to do it very well. It's a big step for him and I think he will enjoy it,...
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Egypt's state prosecutor will appeal against the ruling in Hosni Mubarak's trial, which acquitted him and his two sons on corruption charges, as thousands of enraged protesters hit the streets across the country today against the light sentence given to the ousted President. The 84-year-old...
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With Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra likely to disclose something about Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, panicked BJD leaders met on Sunday to formulate a strategy to counter any new move by the suspended BJD leader. The ruling party leaders comprising MLAs, MPs, ministers and...
19:27
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since2002, have resigned citing the deteriorating situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from the Chinese side to the dialogue process. The resignation of Lodi G Gyari and Envoy...
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Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today ruled out retiring from the game in the near future and said that he was enjoying his game after beating Boris Gelfand in the biggest test in his career. There are definitely no thoughts of retirement. (Winning a fifth world title) has...
18:19
As Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's reign, she has been voted as the country's greatest ever monarch, ahead of Queen Victoria, in an opinion poll. Elizabeth II, 86, comes out on top in an ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph, with Victoria in second place, Elizabeth...
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Rebutting allegations that he left the fast venue after Ramdev virtually snubbed him, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal today said that he had to leave as he was unwell. I had to leave fast venue becoz I am very unwell. I told this to Anna and Swamiji. It is wrong to say that I left in...
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Asking the youth to continue the fight against corruption, activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said, India needs a change that is possible. Corruption needs to end, the country needs development. I am ready to sacrifice everything for the nation. I am an honest person, that's why I am...
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Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday rebuked Team Anna Core Committee member Arvind Kejriwal for targeting individual Members of Parliament in his speech at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Activist Anna Hazare is holding a joint one-day fast with the yoga guru to protest against corruption....
15:34
Ahead of its key talks with India on the Siachen issue, Pakistan has claimed that the biggest hurdle in resolving the military standoff on the world's highest battlefield are the armies of the two countries. Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, who was the defence minister till Saturday and has now been...
15:34
Seeking to boost BJP's chances in the by-election to Parkal assembly seat in Telangana region, party MP and official spokesperson Prakash Javadekar today said separate Telangana is possible only with the BJP. Javadekar, who campaigned in support of the saffron party's nominee at Parkal in...
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Widespread opposition notwithstanding, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory CouncilChairman C Rangarajan has strongly favoured an immediate increase in prices of diesel and cooking gas to contain government expenditure. It (increase in prices of diesel and LPG) should be done, as early as...
14:25
United States drones targeted Taliban militants gathered in a house in the South Waziristan tribal region on Sunday, killing at least 10 of them in the latest in a series of attacks carried out by CIA-operated spy planes despite protests from the Pakistan government. The drone struck in...
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Two villagers were hacked to death by Maoists at Sudeopur in Bihar's Munger district, Superintendent of Police Ashish Chandra said. The Maoists stormed the village and slit the throats of Bajrangi Paswan, 40, and Sudhir Das, 25, Chandra said.
14:23
Amid allegations of irregularities in coal block allocation, the government has asked credit rating agency Crisil to submit a report within three months on the methodology to determine the reserve price for auction of 54 mines it has identified for allocation. The coal ministry has...
14:21
The Indian economy may be facing tough and challenging times, but it is not all gloom and doom as the situation is likely to improve in the next six months, a Bizcon Survey done by Assocham has said. Despite the Indian economy facing tough and challenging times, it is not all gloom and doom....
14:19
A disgruntled volunteer of Team Anna today attempted self-immolation at the fast site of Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev, alleging that he was mistreated by prominent members of India Against Corruption. The volunteer, donning a Team Anna T-shirt and cap and carrying a mega phone, surfaced...
00:37
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti expressed great satisfaction over the release on bail of two Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen, but called for their return to Italy.I express my own and the government's great satisfaction for the liberation, under bail conditions, of our...
00:34
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has acquitted four men who had been charged with helping a Pakistani-American man carry out a failed attempt to detonate a truck bomb in New York's Time Square, said their lawyer and family members.The four were arrested in the wake of Faisal Shahzad's May 2010...
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Strong winds coupled with light rains brought down temperature on Saturday night in New Delhi, much to the relief of Delhiites.Strong winds blew across the city tonight. Temperature has come down by a few degrees, a MeT official said.The city received traces of rains during the night...
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Why only Modi? BJP has many PM candidates: RSSAamir defamed, demoralised us; must say sorry: IMAPetrol prices cut by Rs 2 a litre Funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief turns violent
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