Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, has died at the age of 90.The fashion icon broke with tradition by winning election to parliament in 1962. She was re-elected twice.She...
"Jon Favreau, future White House director of speechwriting, has so far been at a loss for words over Facebook pictures of him at a recent party. Pictures of Favreau, 27, at a recent party appeared on Facebook Friday. In one of the photos, Favreau, who...
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"ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- More violence was expected in Greece Tuesday ahead of the funeral of a 15-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked days of rioting across major cities. Authorities have vowed to...
"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...
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"NEW DELHI: Of all his formulations, the one that has returned most often to haunt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the assertion that Pakistan too, like India, was a victim of terrorism. The macabre irony...
"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...
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""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...
"Rain interrupted the fourth ODI as India were halted at 82 for one after the end of 14 overs. England won the toss and elected to field trying to make use of the moisture in the air. India brought in Sachin Tendulkar in place of Rohit Sharma and the openers got off to a good...
Ashutosh Kaushik, the ‘dhaba’ owner from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh , was named winner of Bigg Boss Season two on Saturday at a star-studded finale. He takes home prize money of Rs 1 crore."Ashutosh...
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A deadlock that has grinded government in Northern Ireland to a halt for 152 days appears to have come to an end. the BBC is reporting that the DUP and Sinn Fein have reached a compromise that will allow the government to begin functioning normally again."The DUP and Sinn...
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Despite predictions that the British pound would take a sharp fall today because of comments by Tory shadow chancellor George Osborne on saturday, the pound opened trading slightly up against the dollar, causing many to breath a sigh of relief - for now. The pound remained...
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"Updated at: 1225 PST, Friday, November 14, 2008 KARACHI: Eight armed men looted Rs4 million from a commercial bank in Muaripur Road and fled with money after killing a policeman and a security guard on Friday, police officials said.They said eight armed...
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Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.
The Queen Elizabeth II oceanliner from the UK is about to be put into retirement. But on its last voyage it ran into some trouble off the coast of Southhampton, becoming trapped on a sandbank. The boat is set to become a floating hotel in Dubai."It was hardly the most regal...
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A British Airways stewardess has been accused of stealing the donations made to the airline's charity. Ahe is alleged to have somehow amassed £100,000 in just 13 months. "A British Airways stewardess who stole £100,000 in donations made by passengers to a children’s...
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