Super Kings restrict Kings XI to 136 in IPL
March 21st, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Veteran off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took three for 16 in his four overs as the Chennai Super Kings restricted Kings XI Punjab to 136 for eight in 20 ... Read more...
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Student leader shot dead in Agra
March 21st, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 21 (IANS) A university student's union leader and a member of the Samajwadi Party was Sunday afternoon shot dead by unidentified assailants here, police said.
Police said more than 15 bullets ... Read more...
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Air India beat East Bengal 2-0
March 21st, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Air India rode on fast counter-attacks to beat East Bengal 2-0 in the I-League here Sunday.
Kailash Patil put Air India into the lead late in the first half ... Read more...
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Major fire breaks out in Bangladesh’s Sunderbans
March 21st, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (DPA) A major blaze has broken out in parts of Bangladesh's southwestern Sundarbans, a World Heritage site, ravaging trees in the world's largest mangrove forest, officials said Sunday.
Foresters, nearby ... Read more...
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Woman found strangulated in capital’s Lajpat Nagar
March 21st, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A 33-year-old woman was found strangulated in her house in Lajpat Nagar area of southeast Delhi late Saturday, the police said Sunday.
"The incident took place Saturday night. ... Read more...
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Mamata lays foundation for coach factory in Bengal
March 21st, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation for a Rs.860-crore rail coach factory at Kanchrapara which is expected to supply 500 EMU and Metro coaches annually ... Read more...
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Mercury crosses 40 degrees in five Orissa towns
March 21st, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Mercury crossed the 40 degrees Celsius mark in five Orissa towns Sunday, the weatherman said.
The district headquarters of Malkangiri, 618 km from here, which has been recording ... Read more...
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Mercury soars above 40 degrees in Chhattisgarh
March 21st, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 21 (IANS) Mercury soared above 40 degrees Celsius Sunday in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur for the first time during the current season.
The temperature went past 40 degree Celsius in Raipur while ... Read more...
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Modi fails to show up before Special Investigation Team in Gujarat riots case
March 21st, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday didn't not show up before the Special Investigating Team (SIT) that summoned him in one of the Gujarat-riots cases.He ... Read more...
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Congress slams Narendra Modi on not appearing before SIT
March 21st, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 21 (ANI): Criticising the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendrea Modi for not appearing before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Gujarat riots case, the Congress party on Sunday ... Read more...
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Punjab B-school gets approval to use GMAT scores
March 21st, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab-based Aryans Business School (ABS) has become the first private B-school in the region to get approval from the US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to use Graduate ... Read more...
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Modi does not appear before SIT Sunday
March 21st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 21 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to depose Sunday, on accusations made by Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress ... Read more...
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Explosive on Kingfisher plane causes scare, flyers safe
March 21st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram/Bangalore/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Twenty-seven passengers had a close shave Sunday when an explosive, a cocktail of sulphur, potassium chlorate and aluminum powder, was found in the cargo section of a ... Read more...
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Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill
March 21st, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing "bonhomie between India and Israel."
Declaring this ... Read more...
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Centre has no control over steel prices, says Virbhadra Singh
March 21st, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Mar 21(ANI): Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the Centre has no control over the pricing of steel as it is the market forces which ... Read more...
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Five held with 26 kg of heroin in Punjab
March 21st, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tarn Taran (Punjab), March 21 (IANS) Five people were arrested with 26 kg of heroin, worth nearly Rs.130 crore, after a gun battle with police in this Punjab district. Five policemen were ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers humble Sehwag-led Delhi Daredevils with a 10-run victory
March 21st, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 21 (ANI): Deccan Chargers registered a 10-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League encounter at Barabati stadium here on Sunday, courtesy Andrew Symonds who took ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers score their third straight win (Lead)
March 21st, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, March 21 (IANS) Deccan Chargers produced an all-round performance to beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday.
Deccan Chargers, electing to bat, scored 171 ... Read more...
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Two Ghaziabad women honoured for bravery
March 21st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 21 (IANS) Two Ghaziabad women who fought off robbers were awarded certificates of bravery by the district police Sunday, an official said.
Sunita Sharma, 34, and Rita Singh, 40, took ... Read more...
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IPL scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs. Deccan Chargers
March 21st, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Cuttack, March 21 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers:
Deccan Chargers:Mohnish Mishra b A. Mishra 1 ... Read more...
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Bharti ties up $8.3 bn deal with Kuwait’s Zain Telecom
March 21st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Sunday announced it has tied up the whole financing requirement of $8.3 billion (Rs.37,350 crore) debt for its planned acquisition of ... Read more...
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India successfully tests supersonic cruise missile (Lead)
March 21st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a vertical launcher fitted on board moving warship INS Ranvir off the east coast, defence sources said.
The missile ... Read more...
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Antonio Banderas named as UN Goodwill Ambassador
March 21st, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Geneva, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Antonio Banderas has been named as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). According to ABC Australia, the Spanish actor is all ... Read more...
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BJP woman worker sets herself on fire
March 21st, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman activist of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set herself ablaze in the national capital Sunday following some personal problems, police said.
Rajni ... Read more...
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Maoists say their spokesman is safe and alive
March 21st, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said Sunday that its spokesman who it claimed was missing and may have been killed was safe after all.
The "Northern ... Read more...
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British troops ran secret torture cell in Iraq: Report
March 21st, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) Britain's military intelligence carried out a secret operation in Iraq under which its troops were authorised to torture prisoners, a media report said Sunday.
Fresh evidence has emerged that ... Read more...
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Porn actors required to don condoms while filming adult movies?
March 21st, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has its way, then it would soon become mandatory for porn actors to don ... Read more...
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Sex.com auction postponed due to bankruptcy
March 21st, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The auction of the domain name sex.com has being postponed for the time being, because of bankruptcy filing. The auction had to be halted as ... Read more...
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Right to education in Madhya Pradesh from April 1
March 21st, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) The Right to Education Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1, state Minister of School Education Archana Chitnis said here Sunday.
Addressing a state level workshop ... Read more...
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India successfully tests supersonic cruise missile
March 21st, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a vertical launcher fitted on board moving warship INS Ranvir off the east coast, defence sources said.
The missile ... Read more...
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Hugh Grant supports Sandra Bullock as her marriage falls apart
March 21st, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sandra Bullock is receiving love and support from a lot of quarters, as her marriage is in shambles. The celebrity who is providing her a ... Read more...
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Ellen Pompeo back to work after maternity leave of just a month
March 21st, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is back to filming the TV show, after maternity leave of just 4 weeks. She is also being criticized ... Read more...
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Nepal prepares for Koirala’s cremation (Lead)
March 21st, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 21 (IANS) Saluted and mourned by thousands nationwide, Nepal's peace architect and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala was set to be cremated Sunday, marking the end of an ... Read more...
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Gadkari appoints BJP’s state unit chiefs, deputy chiefs
March 21st, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Sunday nominated presidents and vice presidents for the party's units in four states and a union territory.
Gadkari appointed K.P. ... Read more...
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Roddick to meet Ljubicic at Indian Wells final
March 21st, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 21 (DPA) Outsider Ivan Ljubicic and crowd favourite Andy Roddick will reprise their 2007 match-up at the Indian Wells Masters as the pair meet for the title ... Read more...
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