Sunday 20 May 2012
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KAS officer dies of injuries

S P Mahantesh, deputy director of Cooperative Societies’ Audit Department, who was being treated for injuries he suffered in assault by unidentified persons four days ago, died on Sunday morning.

Jaya lobbies hard for Sangma as President

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. File Photo

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha of the AIADMK took a surprise initiative on Sunday and spoke to almost all the top non-UPA political leaders, seeking support for former Speaker of..

LeT forced to recruit locally

With the Army’s tight vigil on the Line of Control (LoC) making infiltration difficult, militant outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) is now desperately trying to recruit youth to its ranks, sources told...

Sozzled Luke hit me often, says Sahil

Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach. File Photo

For the first time after the brawl between model-turned-businessman Sahil Peerzada and Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach, who is accused of molesting an American woman...

State BJP keeps Yeddyurappa off poll campaign

Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and party State president K S Eshwarappa are working overtime to ensure BJP candidates’ victory in the Council polls from Teachers’ and ...

Business

Achieving 7.5 pc growth in 2012-13 tough task: Montek

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Falling rupee and high inflation would make it difficult for India to achieve 7.5 per cent economic growth during the current financial year, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.

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Yuvraj Singh, Brand Ambassador of Oakley Eyewear in India receives the Oakley Radarlock sunglasses .

Yuvraj Singh, Brand Ambassador of Oakley Eyewear in India receives the Oakley Radarlock sunglasses .

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Garbage on the banks of sacred river Ganga...

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An Indian boy plays with a polythene bag during a dust storm in Jammu...

Actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a Mall in Gurgaon...

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Trinamool Congress supporters during a rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Cong rule in WB

Trinamool Congress supporters during a rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Cong rule in WB

Married hindu women tie threads around a banyan tree as they perform rituals on 'Vat Savitri Puja'

Married hindu women tie threads around a banyan tree as they perform rituals on 'Vat Savitri Puja'

Indian boxer Kavita Chahal (+81kg) with her bronze medal at the 7th World Championships in China

Indian boxer Kavita Chahal (+81kg) with her bronze medal at the 7th World Championships in China

Models perform on the catwalk during the opening ceremony of the 20th Life Ball in Vienna

Models perform on the catwalk during the opening ceremony of the 20th Life Ball in Vienna

Performers take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus

Performers take part in a two-day Fire Festival in Minsk, Belarus

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Big B confirms granddaughter's name is Aaradhya

 Abhishek and Aishwarya . File Photo

''My granddaughter is called Aaradhya'', Amitabh Bachchan has posted on Twitter, putting to rest six months of speculation over the name of Abhishek and Aishwarya's child.

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Women in top jobs drink twice as much

Women in highflying jobs drink twice as much than those in manual jobs, according to UK’s official statistics, reflecting a startling ''cocktail and business card culture

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'I could learn a thing or two from Nayantara'

Malashri’s inebriated girl song-and-dance routine, Olage Seridare Gundu, in Nanjundi Kalyana pitch forked her into superstardom. Now, Deepa Sannidhi, ...

India’s widening trade gap alarmingly high

A whopping $185 billion trade deficit - the gap between a country’s exports and imports - in the last financial year (2011-12), which was around 9 to ...

As long as it’s Indian...

Ever thought ''Have I seen this before?'' while flipping through Indian TV channels? Similar scenes, similar characters, similar lines. It only takes ...

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Deepa Sushindran of Karma Kreators is known to Bangaloreans as an earliest student of Manju Bhargavi, senior Kuchipudi dancer and teacher....

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