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Germany reach World Cup semi-finals

Defending champions Germany outclassed New Zealand 5-2 on Tuesday to join England and Australia in the...

Life ban for Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf

Pakistan cricket was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday with the country’s Board putting an end to...

Somdev’s defeat results in India’s ouster from Davis Cup World Group

MOSCOW: India were on Sunday ousted from the elite World Group of Davis Cup following Somdev...

Bruised India look to avoid hat-trick of losses

NEW DELHI: A semi-final spot virtually out of their grasp after back-to-back defeats, India brace up...

India’s semi-final hopes diminish after defeat against Spain

NEW DELHI: India’s semi-final hopes virtually went up in smoke after Spain spanked them 5-2 in...

Modi ‘bugging players like crazy’ for IPL

England’s Cricketers’ Association claims that IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and the franchises are “bugging players like...

No comparisons with Bradman: Tendulkar

Rated better than even Don Bradman by the likes of Nasser Hussain, Indian batting great Sachin...

Hockey: Two-match ban for Shivendra

International Hockey Federation on Tuesday reduced the three-match suspension on Indian forward Shivendra Singh for hitting...

Cigarette price rise inevitable: ITC

Cigarette price rise inevitable: ITC

KOLKATA: ITC Ltd on Saturday said that hike in cigarette prices was inevitable due to imposition of excise duty on tobacco in the Union Budget for 2010-11.

“Increase in cigarette prices is inevitable,” spokesperson of ITC Najeeb Arif said.

He said that while the effective rates of taxation on cigarettes prior to the Budget announcement was 190%, it (the budget) had imposed another 17% excise duty hike.

Arif said the company had not yet made the increased …

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Gorshkov to cost 2.3 billion after years of negotiation

Gorshkov to cost 2.3 billion after years of negotiation

After a three-year long renegotiation, the fresh price of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier was finalised at USD 2.35 billion on Wednesday by the government, a day ahead of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India.

“The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which met here, has given its approval to the fresh price for Gorshkov,” a Defence Ministry official said here.

India and Russia are likely to conclude the fresh contract for the aircraft carrier, …

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Kareena marries Akon, SRK!

Kareena marries Akon, SRK!

Shah Rukh Khan never disappoints. Even as he kept the media waiting for about two hours, the king of Bollywood made up for the delay and wooed the audience with his non-stop wit and charm.

He decided to welcome the international rap singer Akon in a traditional manner and showered him with flowers, whereas his heroine of Ra. One Kareena Kapoor put ‘tikka’ on his forehead and garlanded him. And when …

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After 13 weeks inflation in positive Zone, 0.12.%

After 13 weeks inflation in positive Zone, 0.12.%

The annual inflation rate rose to 0.12 percent for the week ended September 5. The Inflation rate has come in the positive zone one after 13 weeks. A week befare it was -0.12 according to the official data released today.

After 1977 the inflation rate had turned negative for the first time for the week ended june 6. If the rate of inflation is negative it means that the average wholesale price

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City

Newly hired MBAs don’t meet firms’ expectations

Newly hired MBAs don’t meet firms’ expectations

Bangalore: There are gaps that exist between the expectations of the employers and certain skills of MBA graduates, according to...

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Salary increase for 2010 in India is the highest in Asia Pacific

Salary increase for 2010 in India is the highest in Asia Pacific

Bangalore: Salary increase for 2010 in India is projected to be 10.6 percent, the highest in Asia Pacific and up...

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Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi store

Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi store

Bangalore: Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based...

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UIDAI ropes in corporates to frame publicity strategy

UIDAI ropes in corporates to frame publicity strategy

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has roped in corporate honchos to seek directions on awareness and communication...

Feb 24, 2010 | No comment | Read More »
Do Indian engg colleges kill students’ innovative skills?

Do Indian engg colleges kill students’ innovative skills?

Bangalore: While Silicon Valley is talking about its third wave of innovation like the touchscreen revolution; to develop renewable energy...

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Internet will make you smart or dumb?

Internet will make you smart or dumb?

Los Angeles: A survey of nearly 900 Internet stakeholders reveals that internet enhances and augments human intelligence. The Pew Internet/Elon...

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Science

Gorshkov to cost 2.3 billion after years of negotiation

After a three-year long renegotiation, the fresh price of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier was...

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Village head shot dead in Uttar Pradesh

The head of a village near Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, also known as gram...

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Russian PM Vladimir Putin arrives in Delhi

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in New Delhi today on a two-day...

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UN launches independent review of climate panel

The United Nations has launched an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin’s plea in court today

The Madras High Court will take up the case of Nalini’s Sriharan’s premature release...

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No ‘missiles’ in Lok Sabha, decides Speaker

After the Rajya Sabha chairman came under attack, the Lok Sabha Speaker calls a...

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