2011 British riots could be repeated: Survey
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Many young people in Britain believe there could be a repeat this year of the riots of 2011 as the worsening employment conditions that contributed to ... Read more...
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Banker woman dreamt of modelling with stolen $72,000
July 17th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) A young bank clerk who cherished a dream to be a fashion model opted an easy way out by swindling 46,000 pounds (about $72,000) to pay ... Read more...
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British parliament to conduct banking inquiry
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that a parliamentary committee will probe the banking sector following Barclays' lending rate manipulation scandal.The probe will involve ... Read more...
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Djokovic to face Ferrer in Sony Ericsson Open quarters
March 28th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Miami (Florida), March 28 (IANS) World No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Sony Ericsson Open, Miami 2012, tennis quarterfinals defeating 17th seed Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-3 in ... Read more...
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Indian call centres selling Britons’ personal data: Report
March 18th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Indian call centres are selling confidential personal data, including credit card details and medical records, of over 500,000 Britons, a media report said Sunday.Citing an undercover ... Read more...
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Mourinho retains doubt over his future
March 4th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho made no effort to clear doubts about his future as the team's manager.Although he has a contract at Real Madrid until ... Read more...
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Qatar’s sheikh in soup over dud 500,000 pounds cheque
February 21st, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) An Arab royal is faced with a legal threat over a second unpaid bill of over 500,000 pounds ($790,400).Estate agent Hesham Salem is threatening legal action ... Read more...
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Protestor handcuffs himself to goal during Everton v Man City match
February 1st, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man, described by officials as a professional protester, held up play for more than five minutes during the Barclays Premiership game between Everton and Manchester City.... Read more...
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Sistema Shyam TeleServices raises Rs.1,280 crore
January 12th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Russian telecom major Sistema Thursday said its Indian arm -- Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) -- has raised Rs.1,280 crore from Deutsche Bank for scaling up ... Read more...
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My main goal is to stay fit: Jeev Milkha Singh
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Top Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh says his main goal this year is to stay fit and look to replicate his exploits of 2008.Singh, the ... Read more...
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Suarez slapped with fine and ban for obscene gesture
December 29th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Liverpool forward Luis Suarez was slapped with a 20,000 pounds fine and a one-match ban by the English FA after he was photographed making an obscene ... Read more...
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Chelsea says no to Terry T-shirts
December 26th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Chelsea has confirmed it rejected a proposal for its players to wear T-shirts in support of captain John Terry, who faces racism charges.Some of the Blues ... Read more...
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Van der Vaart set to return against Norwich
December 25th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur forward Rafael van der Vaart looks set to play against Norwich Tuesday night after his hamstring injury proved less serious than first feared.The 28-year-old ... Read more...
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S&P; slashes top US banks’ credit ratings
November 30th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) Standard & Poors Ratings Services said Tuesday it has slashed top US banks' ratings as part of a process of "applying its new ratings criteria ... Read more...
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Federer climbs to third place in World rankings
November 28th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Roger Federer's sixth ATP World Tour Finals title that he won after beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga here Sunday, catapulted him to third position in world ... Read more...
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Federer, Tsonga chase history in ATP World Tour Finals
November 27th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be chasing history when they meet Sunday in the title clash of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.Federer is ... Read more...
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Bhupathi and Paes crash out of ATP World Tour finals
November 27th, 2011 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have crashed out of the doubles at the Barclays ATP World Tour finals doubles, losing their semifinal match to Polish ... Read more...
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Federer adds more records on way to London final
November 27th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Roger Federer reached the end-of-season ATP World Tour singles final, his 100th, to ensure that he finishes in the Top 3 in the world rankings ... Read more...
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Berdych seals semis berth in World Tour Finals
November 26th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Seventh seed Thomas Berdych of the Czech Repuclic grabbed the final semi-final spot by beating Spain's David Ferrer 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 at the Barclays ATP ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi lose third consecutive match
November 24th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) The Indo-Pak Express of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi continued their winless run in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, going down to Poland's Mariusz ... Read more...
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Ferrer thrashes Djokovic to reach semis at ATP final
November 24th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Spain's David Ferrer thrashed world No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets, earning a semi-final berth at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.Ferrer, ranked No.5 in ... Read more...
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Lee-Hesh win to stay alive in World Tour finals doubles
November 24th, 2011 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Three-time former finalists and fourth seeds, India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, beat seventh-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer and German Philipp Petzschner 7-5, 6-3 in their Group ... Read more...
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Federer demolishes Nadal to go into ATP Finals last four
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Defending champion Roger Federer qualified for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition of his fierce rival second ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi lose to Llodra-Zimonjoc
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi wasted too many opportunities to go down 6-7(6), 3-6 to second seeds Michael Llodra of France and Nenad ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi lose first round encounter in London
November 21st, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi lost their first round Group A encounter against Swede Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau of Romania 6-7(6), 1-6 in the ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi lose tense opener in World Tour Finals
November 21st, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi lost to third seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6-7(2), 6-4, 9-11 in a gripping Group ... Read more...
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Spain’s Fernando-Castano wins Singapore Open
November 14th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 14 (IANS) Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the Barclays Singapore Open golf in the playoff Monday as the tournament dragged on to a fifth day despite being shortened by ... Read more...
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Federer wins his first Paris Masters 1000 title
November 14th, 2011 - 3:46 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 14 (IANS) World No. 4 Roger Federer has claimed his first BNP Paribas Masters 1000 title with a 6-1, 7-3 (3), victory over sixth-seeded Frenchman Joe Wilfried ... Read more...
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Chowrasia to lead Indian Challenge in Barclays Singapore Open
November 5th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 5 (IANS) The strength of the Asian Tour will be on full parade next week with the current and future golf stars from the region heading to the ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi win Stockholm Open
October 23rd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Oct 23 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the Stockholm Open men's doubles title with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-3 victory over Brazilians Marcelo Melo ... Read more...
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Stockholm Open: Bopanna-Qureshi in men’s doubles final
October 21st, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Oct 21 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi rallied to enter the Stockholm Open men's doubles final Friday, with a 2-6, 6-2, 10-8 victory over Cypriot ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi out of Shanghai Masters
October 15th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 15 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi went down 1-6, 4-6 in the Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis men's doubles semi-finals to Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi advance in Beijing, Bopanna-Qureshi exit in Tokyo
October 5th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi came through a tough opening round to advance in the men's doubles event of China Open tennis in ... Read more...
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EPL side Blackburn Rovers arrive in Pune
October 5th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 5 (IANS) Blackburn Rovers, the first English Premier League (EPL) team to set foot in India, arrived here Wednesday to play an exhibition match against Pune FC.Rovers, ... Read more...
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SSTL raises $200 mn loan from ICICI, Barclays Bank
September 29th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, Thursday said it has raised a loan of about ... Read more...
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