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Indian origin man is Asia's biggest weight loser
(Credit:IANS) David Gurnani, an Indonesian of Indian origin, has been adjudged The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) in the weight loss reality show organised in Malaysia. Gurnani, 25, Tuesday beat 15 other ...
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Proud and happy, says Kapil Dev after being inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
(Credit: IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev has been inducted into the International Cricket Council(ICC) Hall of Fame. A commemorative cap was presented to Kapil by ICC president David Morgan, ...
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Being an international actor gives me a high: Irrfan Khan
(Credit: IANS) Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like "A Mighty Heart", "Slumdog ...
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US and Indian businessmen to discuss technology cooperation in Washington
(Credit:IANS) Top US and Indian business executives will meet in Washington on Monday to address critical issues affecting US-India High Technology Cooperation in areas like defence/strategic trade, ...
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Happy and relieved, women's bill was worth the risk, says Sonia
(Credit: IANS) "I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared on Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all legislatures for ...
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Indra Nooyi, Sonia Gandhi among Asia's 8 top power women
(Credit: IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women. Taking a "look ...
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IPL bidding to be held afresh
(Credit: IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) bids for the new two new franchises will be held afresh after two weeks as the bidders objected to some of the financial clauses which were not there at ...
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Akon sings 'Smack That' at Shah Rukh's behest
(Credit: IANS) International R&B singer Akon sang his popular number "Smack That" at a party here hosted by Shah Rukh Khan as it was the Bollywood superstar's favourite ...
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India, US to ink framework pact on trade, investment
(Credit: IANS) India and US are set to sign a framework agreement on trade and investment here next week during a three-day visit by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. Sharma and United ...
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Rajya Sabha passes women's quota bill, PM calls it a ‘historic step forward'
(Credit: IANS) After two days of bitter wrangling, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the historic women's reservation bill giving 33 percent representation to women in parliament and state ...
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Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year
(Credit: IANS) Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been named the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009 by the ethnic weekly newspaper. A total of nine awards were presented in ...
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India's World Cup campaign flawed from the start
(Credit: IANS) It is time to pick up the pieces of Indian hockey even as coach Jose Brasa is humming John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" melody. One suspects that the Spaniard believes ...
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Amitabh goes gaga over wife Jaya's film beliefs
(Credit: IANS) Last seen in Yash Raj Films' "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag" in 2007, Jaya Bachchan is back with low-budget venture "Lovesongs" and her husband Amitabh Bachchan says she ...
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4 Indian women among Forbes Asian 'Heroes Of Philanthropy'
(Credit: IANS) Four Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's 48 "Heroes Of Philanthropy".The Indians featured on the list of the region's most ...
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Women's bill stalls parliament, Rajya Sabha defers voting on women's bill
(Credit: IANS) Angry MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stalled the functioning of parliament on Monday, forcing two adjournments of both ...
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Australian agency to help resolve perception issues in India
(Credit: IANS) A national agency to oversee standards of higher education providers will help resolve Australia's "serious perception issues" in India, an official of a universities' group ...
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Karun Chandhok Confirmed at HRT Formula 1
(Credit: IANS) Karun Chandhok, the 26-year-old from Chennai, has signed up with Hispanic Racing and will participate in the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix series, according to a formal announcement in ...
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Japanese dancer takes Indian dances to the world
(Credit: IANS) She decided to learn Odissi as soon as she saw legendary dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra on video in Tokyo. Masako Ono came to India in 1996 and has not looked back since. After 14 years, ...
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Kerala budget has nothing much for non-resident Keralites
(Credit: IANS) Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) appear to have received scant attention from Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, who presented the state budget in the assembly on Friday. There is nothing ...
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'US hopes to find more common ground with growing world power India'
(Creit: IANS) With national interests converging, the US hopes to find more common ground with India, a growing world power that has a significant role to play on virtually all major challenges of ...
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