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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of

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ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and Afghanistan have found a new path in their warm up bilateral relations, particularly with the formation of a high level joint peace and reconciliation commission to push the peace process in the war- shattered country.Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday agreed to establish the two-tier

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David Cameron has claimed that "virtually every country around the world" wants Colonel Gaddafi to step down as leader of Libya.Dismissing suggestions that the anti-Gaddafi coalition had changed its war aims, the prime minister said that when he joined the presidents of the US and France in publishing a joint article saying that Gaddafi would have to go, the three leaders were merely expressing

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CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak is still in Sharm El-Sheikh Hospital along with his wife Suzanne, Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted an official source as saying on Sunday.On the contrary, Egypt's al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website Saturday that Mubarak has been transferred by a military helicopter to the International Medical Center, some 42 km east

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It was the first time that Tokyo Electric Power company (Tepco) has given a clear timeline for repairing the damage at the plant, and came after repeated complaints at the lack of clear information about the situation.A phased plan will first target a “cold shutdown” of the plant’s reactor cores, when temperatures are brought down under 100 degrees C.In the second step, 60,000 tons of radioactive

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IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd said on Saturday it had secured a road project worth Rs 3,600 crore (USD 813 million) which would be built in three years under the terms of the contract in Gujarat.With the new project, the company's order book has now risen to Rs 12,000 crore, its Chairman Virendra D Mhaiskar said in a statement.The construction and engineering firm is the first to bag the

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Business house Tata Group is looking at pumping in money into the domestic market by investing up to Rs 1.2 lakh crore in the next 5 years reports IBNLive.com. The major Tata group entities include Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Global Beverages, Indian Hotels and Tata Communications."We have become a significant player globally in each of the

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The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2004 police encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others, along with other experts, today reconstructed the incident at the original site near Kotarpur area here.A team comprising over a dozen personnel from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), forensic science experts, along with the Gujarat high court appointed SIT chairman Karnal

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KOLKATA: Questioning the call for ‘change' by the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Thursday if this meant the return of the land distributed to the poor farmers by the Left Front government over the past years to the zamindars and jotedars, farmers across the State would never allow it.“The farmers will never let go off the land they have been given,

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He's a great votary of transparency and delegation, and Anna Hazare practised what he preaches when Team TOI sat down for an extended Q&A session with him. He answered most queries put to him, referred several to fellow-activist Arvind Kejriwal , and said his younger colleague was fully empowered to speak on his behalf. Excerpts:When you started your hunger strike, did you think you would get the

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Pune: Angry fans of Akon ransacked West Inn hotel in Pune on Friday after the Hollywood singer refused to perform there.Akon came to the hotel, cut a cake to celebrate his birthday, and walked out shortly after that. The fans were promised that Akon would sing.According to some reports, Akon was not given permission to perform as the local organisers did not have the necessary foreign artiste

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Her one statement for the Indian cricket team made her an overnight star and soon, she became one of the most searched and downloaded celebrities online.Kingfisher model Poonam Pandey had proclaimed to go dare-bare to boost the morale of the Indian cricket team, if India wins the WC.In a recent conversation with IANS, Poonam Pandey shared about her strip idea experience and how did it help her to

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Mumbai, Apr 17 (PTI) Winners of Miss India pageant, held in Mumbai last week, say that they are feeling on the top of the world, but are not willing to rest on the laurels. Ankita Shorey, the Miss India International, told PTI that her parents always treated her like a princess. "I am feeling that I have become a princess of the world now! But, I am aware that beauty and intelligence go hand in

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Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan defends Deepika Padukone`s item number against all the critics who are scrutinizing the sizzling hot number from the film.Recently there have been rumour that Abhishek Bachchan was insecure about Deepika Padukone`s item number in Dum Maaro Dum and that he was convincing director Rohan Sippy to have promotional music video centered around his character of ACP Kamat in the

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Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara on Friday praised the team effort after winning a match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad. Sangakkara said it was a relief as the team won the match on the home ground in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The Sri Lankan captain also said his national teammates in the IPL would have to abide by the decision taken by their Cricket Board

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Arunima alias Sonu Sinha, the sportswoman, who lost her leg after being pushed from a moving train, was on shifted to a Lucknow hospital for further treatment, a senior health department officer said here. “Sonu has been shifted to Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University this morning for an artificial limb as the facility is not available here and higher treatment,” Chief Medical

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Early and prolonged exercise and not rest seems to be the best option after a heart attack.A new study shows that the heart tends to become better with exercise sooner and with continued exercise over a longer period of time."While it has been shown that exercise has a favourable effect on heart function, it's also important to dispel the idea that what the heart needs is rest," said Mark

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LONDON: A new survey has revealed that middle-aged women are four times more unhappy than teenage girls with what they see in the mirror.The study, which was carried out online by Opinion Matters in January 2011 of 1,246 women, discovered that over 90% of women aged in their 40s and 50s are so unhappy with the way they look that they suffer from what experts have dubbed "mid-life mirror angst

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MUMBAI: Over the past 24 hours, a trio of happy-go-lucky 22-year-olds has been fielding questions ranging from euthanasia to homophobia. To their credit, the three winners of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India (PFMI) 2011 pageant have held their poise. At a formal introduction ceremony held at a suburban hotel on Friday, PFMI World Kanishtha Dhankhar, PFMI Earth Hasleen Kaur and PFMI International

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Poonam Pandey, who grabbed headlines with her promise to go nude to celebrate team India's World Cup win, has been flooded with offers from Bollywood but the swim suit model says she will not strip onscreen.The model attracted criticism with her offer, which she claims was declined by BCCI.But it has helped her land a spot on stunt reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors.The model says she has

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Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Prevail and you may agree, it's one classy-looking smartphone. A silky-smooth 3.5-inch touch screen is rimmed with metallic gray, and the phone's sides and back are robed in soft-touch material. However, this is no premium Android phone, and that's OK. The handset runs a respectable Android 2.2 Froyo operating system (sans TouchWiz), has a regular HVGA display (

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Listen, I’ll be straight with you. I realize that tablets are crazy hot right now, that 2011 is the Year of the iPad Clone and that every company and its brother is rushing one to market. But I’m sorry. I’m not going to review every one of the 85 tablets that will arrive this year; it’s only April, and I’ve already got Tablet Fatigue. I’m not going to review the Electrolux tablet, the Polaroid

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WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address Saturday to the nation to tout his plan to slash the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years, saying his approach is balanced while a proposal from House Republicans would cut education and imperil U.S. competitiveness. "While I think their goal is worthy, I believe their vision is wrong for America," Mr. Obama said of the plan from

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With China's economy growing by almost double digits in the first quarter of the year, the country seems well set to cross its 8 percent growth target for 2011. This is certainly welcome news for the world economy that has come to depend on the robust growth of major emerging and developing economies to sustain its recovery.But for Chinese policymakers busy with fighting inflation, the country's

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A Nato meeting of foreign ministers on Libya has ended without a commitment from allies to send more strike planes.Neither the US nor Italy have indicated they will respond to calls to join ground attacks.Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the threat to Libyan civilians would not disappear while Col Muammar Gaddafi was still in power.Reports suggest pro-Gaddafi forces have been

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New concerns over nuclear energy in the East of England have been raised in the wake of the disasters which struck the power stations in Japan.The devastating earthquake struck Japan on 11 March.It left the nuclear reactors at Fukushima with no electricity.An hour later the tsunami wiped out the back-up diesel generators.The cooling system failed which caused the first of several explosions and

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A suicide bomber wearing an Afghan security forces uniform blew himself up on Saturday at the entrance to a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least four Afghan soldiers, officials said.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.Militants have conducted an increasing number of attacks in the east and north since many of them were routed from their strongholds in the south by

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She left nothing to interpretation and nothing to speculation. AICC president Sonia Gandhi is baying for Marxists’ blood and she wants the CPI(M)-led Left Front government defeated in the Assembly elections. “It is time to think of change. It is time for Bengal to undergo change. http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rahulyuvasena.com/images/leaders/large/Sonia%2520Gandhi_15.jpg&

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BEED, MAHARASHTRA: The 17-year-old girl, who set herself afire after being allegedly raped by her father's former employer, died in a hospital ON Saturday after battling for life for over a week. District Civil Surgeon D B Pawar said that the girl, admitted to Civil Hospital on April 10, breathed her last this morning in central Maharashtra. The victim's father used to work at a farm of the prime

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Catherine Zeta-Jones went public with her battle against depression earlier this week, and young star Demi Lovato has her back. Lovato, who recently completed a stint in a rehab facility for unspecified mental and emotional hardships, Tweeted her support of the actress.She wrote: "I don't know Catherine Zeta-Jones personally but what she has decided to do it SO brave.. And SO difficult but worth

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LeAnn Rimes is doing some spring cleaning—and it's working out great for her fans.The country singer and sometimes actress was live-tweeting her massive closet reorganization on Wednesday when a fan asked if she had anything she minded throwing her way.A woman named Peggy Joyce asked, "Anything u want to donate to me? Lost job and have a 16 month old. Bad year... Only one income coming in and

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When you have two kids running around the house, finding that precious "alone" time can get a bit tricky. Thankfully for Cindy Crawford and hubby Rande Gerber, they've got a guesthouse they can run to when they need to get busy.Crawford and Gerber have been married since 1998, but their love life seems as strong as ever. The only problem is, things can get a bit awkward when their kids accidently

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This World Cup began in Bangladesh. No, not because it hosted the inauguration ceremony, but because when India seemed unexcited and cool about the World Cup, the anticipation began in earnestness here. The whole week leading to the event was one incredible party on the streets of Dhaka. That excitement, however, hasn't carried onto the field for their side. They are now a side looking for some

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Nagpur, March 10 (IANS) The moment you land in Nagpur you feel the heat, literally. Out in the middle, too, it is expected to be as feisty with two World Cup favourites India and South Africa locking horns Saturday.It is the second week of March and the temperatures in the city are hovering around 37-38 degrees celsius. The afternoon sun is beating down hard on the 22-yard strip and the square.

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The 21st century finally caught up with the village of Taiyan in Indian Kashmir this week.It took the Cricket World Cup to do it.On Wednesday, the Indian army set up a huge screen to show 300 villagers from Taiyan the national team's five-wicket win over Netherlands.Until now, the 2,500 people of Taiyan have not seen a television in the village. You need electricity to make them work and they

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Eclipsing a record more than a decade old, Upul Tharanga and Thillakaratne Dilshan piled up 282 for the first wicket, as Sri Lanka added to Zimbabwe’s misery after it was put into bat in an ICC world cup group ‘A’ encounter here on Thursday. Both batsmen scored centuries in contrasting styles, setting a new record in world cup cricket. The first-wicket partnership of 282 runs helped Sri Lanka to

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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is convinced his team is heading in the right direction despite their troubled pre-season. Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton have this week both voiced their concerns that the new car is lacking pace and reliability. Hamilton also made clear that at the moment the MP4-26 is not a car capable of winning the world championship. Slow start: McLaren have

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ONLINE ADVERTISING BROKER Google has made it easier for developers to access its application programming interfaces (APIs) by releasing the Google APIs Explorer.Google has created a single website where developers can see how to use its various APIs to integrate them into their applications. The firm offers developers the ability to access its various services such as Shopping, Translate and Buzz

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Users across the Indian realm may sound pleased with this piece of information. Nokia has announced that its remarkable E7 business smartphone is now up for pre-order in India. Users can log onto the official Nokia website and fill in an online form, as well as the preference of their nearest Nokia Priority store.The selected store will contact the registered users within 24 hours and provide

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According to one Wall Street analyst, Apple's soon-to-be-released iPad 2 could burst a bubble for competitors who are hoping to capitalize on the growing tablet market but remain unable to catch up.Analyst Mark Moskowitz of J.P. Morgan Research warned investors early Wednesday that build plans for tablet shipments from Apple's rivals may be too high, presenting "increasing risk of a bubble burst"

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WASHINGTON: History shows that when women and girls have access to opportunity, societies are more just, economies are more likely to prosper and governments are more likely to serve the needs of all their people, US President Barack Obama has said on the occasion of 100th anniversary of International Women's Day."That is why my administration has stood up for gender equality and women's

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Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) At least 34 mourners were killed and 42 injured Wednesday in a suicide attack at a funeral near Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said.The blast occurred in Adezai area of Peshawar city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Geo News reported.About 150 people were attending the funeral of the wife of a pro-government tribal leader when

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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is repeating his claim that foreign operatives are responsible for the uprising against his government.Addressing a group of people from the town of Zentan, Gadhafi blamed outside elements from Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt and the Palestinian territories for the rebellion. The remarks were broadcast on state television Wednesday.Troops loyal to Gadhafi attacked the

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Wednesday termed as ‘unjustified’ the Election Commission's directive banning the implementation of the state government scheme to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to 40 lakh families.Addressing reporters here, Achuthanandan said he had already written to the Election Commission registering the state government's protest against the

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Commenting further on the meeting with the Prime Minister Hazare said, "We want joint committee of citizens and ministers for formulation of a strong Lokpal bill."He said that agitation against corruption would be intensified.The eminent social activist had threatened to go on an indefinite fast from April 5 if the Prime Minister does not initiate action for formulation of a strong Lokpal bill,

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Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, the son of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, was arrested from the airport in Lucknow on Wednesday to prevent him from taking part in protests against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her party. "The state government has been functioning in an autocratic manner and my arrest reflects it clearly," Akhilesh Yadav told reporters before being whisked away by

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Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Continuing its protests against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, hundreds of Samajwadi Party activists took to the streets and clashed with police in various parts of the state Tuesday.The demonstrators also blocked traffic and disrupted work in government offices.Tuesday is the second day of the Samajwadi Party's three-day campaign targeted at Mayawati's Bahujan

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Steve Jobs had some strong words for Apple’s competitors as he launched the iPad 2 in San Francisco earlier this week. Apple’s chief executive said that the original iPad, released less than a year ago, had left the competition “flummoxed”. “They went back to the drawing boards,” he said. “They tore up their designs because they weren’t competitive.”What might sound like hubris to those who are

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With cricket World Cup fever in full force, LG has launched its limited edition Optimus One P500 phone to mark the event of the ICC World Cup 2011. This collector s item stylish phone is different from the normal edition phone it sports a shiny gold World Cup logo etched on it back. The Optimux One smartphone comes with Google s Android OS v2.2 Froyo and is therefore tightly

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Google has used a "kill switch" to clean up phones hit by rogue Android applications.Almost 60 malware-infected programmes were found on the Android Market on 1 March and estimates suggest they may have been downloaded by 200,000 users.The malicious apps hid data-stealing code inside games, utilities and other programs.The "kill switch" allows Google to remotely uninstall software from handsets

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An inter-disciplinary medical team comprising nephrologists, gynaecologists, physicians, skin specialists and others from leading hospitals will conduct medical camps in all affected villages at Mavallipura landfill, over the next six months to identify the causative factors and extend help to the victims.Those who are already suffering from various terminal illnesses will be comprehensively

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A dump of a problemThe dump, the residents say, has been a health hazard as well as an environmental hazard.The Environment Support Group (ESG) and Dalit Sangarsh Samithi(DSS) requested the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Siddaiah to come to the site and personally see the travails of the villages living in the vicinity and beyond.When Siddiah visited the site on Saturday,

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A rare heart surgery, that involved a robot, was recently performed at the Chettinad Health City in Chennai. The robotically-assisted surgery performed on a 23-year-old auto driver, involved simultaneous replacement of both the aortal and mitral valves.The surgery, performed by a three-armed robot, took four hours and cost Rs2.25 lakh. According to Dr Ravi Kumar, who performed the surgery, the

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Virat Kohli continued to retain the third place even as Yuvraj Singh’s match-winning knock against Ireland helped him move to 22nd, an improvement of one place, in the ICC ODI rankings issued on Monday.Gautam Gambhir, too, retained the 13th position in the rankings for batsmen. Ireland’s stunning win over England last week have helped them leapfrog Zimbabwe.The sensational victory in Bangalore

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CHENNAI, March 7 (Reuters) - Whatever pretensions South Africa had of having overcome their tendency to crack under pressure in big tournaments lay shattered after their demoralising six-run defeat by England in Sunday's thriller.The team did not put a foot wrong against West Indies and the Netherlands but suddenly came unstuck chasing a modest 172-run target. Their brittle middle and lower order

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The ICC today approved Eoin Morgan as a replacement player for the injured Kevin Pietersen in the England World Cup squad.The confirmation was conveyed by ICC to the England and Wales Cricket Board on behalf of the Event Technical Committee of the Cricket World Cup 2011. Morgan will replace Pietersen who has a hernia injury.Any injury-based replacement requires a written submission to the event

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Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, who will celebrate his 56th birthday Monday, reveals he never plans for his birthdays because each day is new and special for him."I don't plan anything for my birthday because I believe in celebrating life than just a single day. I believe that each day is a new day and a special day so why just single out one singe day?" Anupam told IANS.The two-time

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After allegedly taunting the Khan brothers on how they stole his brother Abhinav's thunder as a director of Dabangg, Anurag has come clean about the issue.He wrote, "I have a lot of respect for Arbaaz, Sohail and his father. I will never abuse them." He addressed this tweet to Salman and Arbaaz though one wonders why he hasn't mentioned Salman's name in the tweet.Anurag has apparently deleted his

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After the success of Paa Amitabh Bachchan has announced his next production, which will also star him.Big B, who is currently busy wrapping up Prakash Jha's Aarakshan, unveiled the title on his website today."Its official now. The title of the next Amitabh Bachchan Corp production will be spelt Buddha, with the tag line... hoga terra baap!. Just making sure it does not mingle with Gautam Buddha,

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Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell 264 points Monday on soaring crude oil prices and concerns of political uncertainty after an ally decided to withdraw its six ministers from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened in the red at

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MUMBAI: The rupee today declined by 6 paise to close at 45.04/05 against the US currency due to mild dollar demand from importers and weak equity markets."Despite dollar trading weaker against a basket of currencies, the rupee traded lower due to high crude prices resulting in more dollar demand by oil importing companies," said Alpari Forex (India) CEO Pramit Brahmbhatt.Weak stock markets also

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Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Monday asserted that demand for IT outsourcing across verticals would be robust in the new fiscal (2011-12) owing to discretionary spending and higher budgets.'Overall, demand environment is good and getting better as we see IT spending across verticals, including BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance),

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Cote d'Ivoire's rebels say they have captured a town after a fierce battle in the country's volatile west near the border with Liberia, triggering panic among tens of thousands of refugees already fleeing violence over a deepening political crisis.The New Forces rebels said in a statement on their website that they seized Toulepleu on Sunday.The statement said: "The large town of Toulepleu in the

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Having joined the protests in Tahrir Square that toppled President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, he is a popular figure with Egypt's young revolutionaries.The 59-year-old former transport minister was named Egypt's new prime minister on 3 March by the country's military rulers.He replaces Ahmad Shafiq, appointed by Mr Mubarak in the dying days of his regime and roundly rejected by the opposition

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AL UQAYLAH, Libya — Government forces began a new air attack on rebels on Monday in the coastal town of Ras Lanuf, where they had withdrawn after Sunday’s assaults. The rebel forces were seeking to regroup but needed reinforcements, Mohamad Samir, an army colonel fighting with the rebels, told The Associated Press.On Sunday, troops loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi had attacked rebel troops in the

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To mark International Women’s Day, Air India, for the second consecutive year, is operating on Monday night an ultra long haul flight from Delhi to Toronto, with an all-woman crew.Over the years, Air India has operated many flights, both on international and domestic sectors, with an all-woman crew. Last year, for the first time in the history of civil aviation, Air India operated the ultra long

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Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today disfavoured dilution of the anti-dowry law saying any legislation which is for the safety of women should not be tinkered with."Safety, dignity and equality of women are very important," Kumar said while interacting with women journalists here. Questioned on her views on the dilution of 498(A), the anti-dowry law, which some sections of civil society argue is

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With another 1,400 Indian nationals having been flown out of Libya in the preceding 24 hours, the total number of Indian evacuees has crossed 12,000.MV Red Star One returned to Malta from Misurata with all the 301 Indians desirous of leaving Libya and the passengers returned to India last night on special Jet Airways and Kingfisher flights, the Ministry of External Affairs said today.Giving an

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Updated numbers from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) about the number of Internet users on a country-by-country basis helped boost Internet Explorer market share last month and resulted in a loss for Mozilla's Firefox.Internet Explorer global market share was up slightly from 56 percent in January to 56.77 percent in February. Firefox, meanwhile, dipped from 22.75 in January to 21.74

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A rogue tweet from the official MSDN India Twitter account has apparently let the cat out of the bag in regards to the release date for the much-anticipated IE9. Though it’s since been deleted, Pocket-Lint reports that the tweet stated the launch would take place during Tech.Ed in Bangalore, India, which is scheduled for March 23-25. Conveniently, Brian Hall, GM of Internet Explorer And Windows

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NEW DELHI: Apple has filed a legal challenge to reject Microsoft's claim that "App Store" is not a trademark. The company argues that the term is no more generic than the software giant's trademarked "Windows."Microsoft is fighting Apple's claim that it has dibs on the name "App Store," arguing that the term is generic and can be used by any shop selling programmes for gadgets such as

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Shipments of the iPad, including the second-generation model to be announced by Apple today, are expected to be between 6 million and 6.5 million in the first quarter of 2011, on their way to 40 million for the calendar year.The numbers from DigiTimes on Wednesday show that Apple expects to significantly ramp up production of the iPad as 2011 wears on. For the initial launch of the iPad 2, Apple

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India's World Cup winning captain says India's bowling attack wanting. India's batsmen piled up a mammoth 338 in Sunday's clash in Bangalore but the bowlers were exposed on a flat track, allowing England to squeeze out a thrilling tie. Cricket legend Kapil Dev on Wednesday doubted if India could reach the semi-finals of the World Cup if their bowlers continue to perform in the same manner.India's

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has lodged a strong complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a recent statement by Dave Richardson.The ICC general manager had spoken about the ignorance of Indian players of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS).BCCI secretary N Srinivasan is believed to have written to Haroon Lorgat, chief executive of the ICC, on this

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Jonathan Trott blasted a brilliant run-a-ball 92 to help England post a mammoth 327 for eight against Ireland in their Group B match of the cricket World Cup here today. South Africa-born Trott equalled the record for the fastest 1,000 one-day international runs en route to his 92-run innings, which helped England post a commendable total at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here.The 29-year-old Trott,

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Bollywood legendary singer Asha Bhosle after completing novels of innovative quality singing will now write pages of history in the acting books of Bollywood.Asha Bhosle is set to make her acting debut in ‘Maaee’.Talent is a strange thing. It often makes the talented do things that the world looks at and says, “Why?” or “Why now?” Talent often has no answer other than to say, “Well, it just felt

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LONDON (Reuters) - Profit at Standard Chartered jumped 19 percent in 2010 and the Asia-focused bank said it was off to a record start this year as China, India and other Asian markets boomed.The London-based bank, which generates more than four fifths of its profit in Asia and other emerging markets, said it had its best ever January and expects revenue to grow by at least 10 percent this year

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Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the UK will employ 2,500 new workers to build the new baby Range Roger, and design and engineer a new generation of Jaguars, according to a media report on Wednesday.The beginning of production of the 29,995-pounds Evoque, the new baby Range Rover, at its Halewood plant in UK would mean 1,500 new assembly jobs on Merseyside, JLR Chief Ralf Speth was quoted as

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Surpassing all previous levels, gold hit a new high by rising Rs. 200 to Rs. 21,270 per 10 grams on the bullion market on Wednesday on aggressive buying by stockists for the ongoing marriage season, amid firm global trends.The yellow metal crossed its last record level of Rs. 21,240 set on February 24 this year.However, silver slipped from record high by losing Rs. 700 to Rs. 50,000 per kg on

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NEW DELHI: Amid the debate over making it mandatory for companies to spend at least 2 per cent of profits on CSR activities, RIL Chairman and India's wealthiest person Mukesh Ambani today suggested improving corporate social responsibility to Continuous Social Business."The purpose of any business cannot be only profit. Profit for the shareholders is important. But unless entrepreneurs have a

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PARIS — France is to send heavy-lift planes and a ship to create a land and sea bridge to ferry 5,000 Egyptian refugees fleeing Libya home from the Tunisian border, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.Amid clashes between Moamer Kadhafi's forces and rebels, ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said Paris was also seeking ways "to send tents and emergency supplies to vulnerable people who have not

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BRUSSELS—The European Union increased its aid to handle the refugee crisis in Libya, and will mobilize extra funds to help member countries maintain border control, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday.In a press briefing Wednesday, Mr. Barroso said the EU must reshape its relationship with North Africa and provide more resources to the region.Mr. Barroso said the EU

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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is again defying demands to step down, proclaiming that he has the support of the people, as his forces stage a counter-offensive against rebels who took control of the country's east last month.In a televised speech to supporters in Tripoli Wednesday, Gadhafi said he cannot resign because he holds no political office in a system that puts all power in the hands of

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Chennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has objected to the election schedule for Tamil Nadu.On Tuesday, the Election Commission announced that the state will vote on April 13 and that counting will be held on May 13. Four other states including Kerala and West Bengal are voting in April and May, and the results for all five states will be declared together.Mr Karunanidhi says

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A Jaish-e-Mohammad militant was killed on Wednesday in an overnight encounter with security forces in Tral town of south Kashmir. A police spokesman said that an encounter ensued between militants and security forces in Dadsar Village in Tral, some 30 km from Srinagar on Tuesday night, after a tip off about the presence of militants in the village."Police and the army’s 42 RR launched a cordon

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KOLKATA: Immediately after the Election Commission announced the poll dates in West Bengal on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee announced in Kolkata that her list of candidates was ready but she was waiting for Congress to draw up its own before negotiations for seat adjustment could begin.Mamata was, however, confident that the negotiations with Congress over seat-adjustment

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The auspicious festival of Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on Wednesday, 2 March 2011.Shivratri or Maha Shivratri is celebrated in the northern region of India on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month of Hindu calendar and Magha Krishna Trayodasi / Chaturdashi as per Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh calendars.People celebrate Shivratri to get the

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Kangana Ranaut was game to don a bikini for a scene in director David Dhawan’s comedy film Rascals, but backed out at the last minute.The shoot was being done in Thailand last week and the male co-stars Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan were ready for the scene in which Kangana was to emerge from the sea in nothing more than a sexy bikini. Reportedly, Dhawan had discussed the scene with Kangana before

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MUMBAI: The R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut starrer Tanu Weds Manu starring stood its ground at the box office on Monday. The movie's net collections on Monday were approximately Rs 18 million (Rs 1.8 crore).As was reported earlier by Businessofcinema.com, Tanu Weds Manu's opening weekend was good at the box office despite the World Cup 2011 matches being on. The movie's opening weekend collections

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Sussanne Roshan recently had a store launch for her new interior design store called The Charcoal Project in Mumbai.Celebrities such as Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Karan Johar, Preity Zinta, Gauri Khan turned up to support Sussanne Roshan. With so many A-Lister's attending the launch it was of course a great place to see which stars looked hot and which did not. Aamir Khan is not looking

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Ireland's game against England today is the second biggest match in their schedule at the World Cup; the biggest surely takes place on Sunday when they play India in Bengaluru, where the stands will be jam-packed again with spectators rather more eager to watch Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag bat than Boyd Rankin bowl. That will be some experience for the Irish team.Against England there

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NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday advised India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to read the rules related to UDRS before questioning the implementation of technology during the matches.Dhoni, who is not in favour of using the Umpire Decision Review System, had yet again posed a question mark over the system following the controversy surrounding Ian Bell's decision in the

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Dale Steyn, South Africa's premier fast bowler, has said the mandatory ball change after 34 overs in an ODI innings could benefit seamers in this tournament. "The change of ball helped to get some reverse swing," he said from Chandigarh. "We worked nicely on the second ball, and it has become clear that it's going to play a massive role."On Thursday, at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, the West

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Colombo: You cannot miss Lasith Malinga. He is the Sri Lanka slingshot shock weapon with the fancy goldilocks highlights in his hair. He is also on up on the Australian pace trio of Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson.Two World Cup hattricks on the Malinga CV makes him special and is why a battle of sharp-edged pace is expected to explode in Khettarama on Saturday night. This is when Sri

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A potential dispute involving two leading cricketers, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and a state-owned channel appears to have been doused after the channel issued a clarification over remarks made by an anchor following Sri Lanka's 11-run loss to Pakistan on Saturday.A commentary on Sunday on Sri Lanka's state TV network, ITN, said a businessman had bet roughly $18,000 on a Pakistan victory and,

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Pakistan will look for another big win against minnows Canada here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday (tomorrow) in a bid to keep their World Cup campaign on the right track, skipper Shahid Afridi said on Tuesday.“We are not taking any teams for granted,” Afridi told reporters here at P Sara Oval on Tuesday. “That’s we will unleash all our firepower at Canada to score a big win because such

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मास्‍को. एक ओर जहां पूरी दुनिया धूम्रपान और शराब पीने से स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य को होने वाले नुकसान को लेकर चिंतित है वहीं किसी सरकार की ओर से इस बुराई को बढ़ावा देने की खबर चौंकाने वाली लगती है।रूस के वित्‍त मंत्री एलेक्‍सी कुदरीन ने देश के नागरिकों को छककर शराब पीने और जमकर सिगरेट के छल्‍ले उड़ाने को कहा है। उनका तर्क है कि ऐसा करने से टैक्‍स रेवेन्‍यू बढ़ेगा जिसे सामाजिक कार्यों पर खर्च किया जा सकेगा।

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बीजिंग. यहां एक ड्राइवर ने चालान से बचने के लिए एक ऐसा यंत्र बना लिया जिससे नंबर प्लेट छिप जाती थी। ट्रैफिक पुलिस इस ट्रक में यह यंत्र लगा देखकर हैरान रह गई। इस ड्राइवर ने एक नंबर प्लेट कंट्रोलिंग सिस्टम का आविष्कार किया था जिसका बटन दबाने पर नंबर प्लेट घूमकर नीचे जमीन की ओर मुड़ जाती थी।जैसे ही वह स्पीड चेक प्वाइंट देखता तो बटन दबा देता और नंबर प्लेट छिप जाती थी। पुलिस अधिकारी वु केन ने बताया कि

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लंदन.एक अच्छी तनख्वाह वाली नौकरी पाने के लिए आदमी की एड़िया घिस जाती हैं। किसी को सफलता मिल जाती है तो किसी की सीमित सैलरी में जिंदगी गुजर जाती है। लेकिन ब्रिटेन की सड़कों पर घूमने वाले एक भिखारी 31 वर्षीय डेनियल टेरी की एक साल की कमाई 23,400 पौंड (16 लाख 83 हजार रुपए) है।टेरी के एक स्लीपिंग बैग और एक कंबल को देखकर लोगों को उस पर दया आ जाती है और वे उसे घरहीन-मददहीन जानकर अच्छी रकम दे देते हैं।

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बीजिंग. आर्थिक मोर्चे पर सबसे बड़ी ताकत बनने की ओर बढ़ रहे चीन में आजकल ट्रैफिक जाम का रिकॉर्ड बन रहा है। वहां बीजिंग-तिब्‍बत हाईवे पर 120 किलोमीटर लंबा जाम लगा है।कुछ महीने पहले बीजिंग-तिब्‍बत हाईवे के समानांतर एक सड़क बनाने का काम शुरू हुआ है। तब से यहां जाम आम हो गया है। 14 अगस्‍त से ही लगा यह जाम एक तरह से लगातार जारी है। अब तक का सबसे लंबा जाम 100 किलोमीटर का लगा था, लेकिन गुरुवार को सरकारी

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