Inflation rate zooms to three-year high
India's annual rate of inflation shot up to a three-year high of seven percent for the week ended March 22, from 6.68 percent for the week before, due to higher prices of essential items such as vegetables.
HOGENAKKAL ROW
Kannada film stars stage dharna
Kannada film stars on Friday staged a day-long dharna here in protest against Tamil Nadu taking up Hogenakkal Project to provide drinking water to its people. Kannada Film Actor Jaggesh speaks during a day-long dharna by the Kannada Film Industry in Bangalore against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi's statement on the Hogenkkal water-plant. Tamil film personalities begin fast
Pak film 'Khuda Ke Liye' released in India Ending a gap of more than four decades since a Pakistani film was projected in Indian theatres, "Khuda Ke Liye", a box-office hit from across the border, was on Friday released all over India. A couple take a look at the poster of "Khuda Kay Liye" at a cinema hall in New Delhi.
COMPENSATION FOR 1984 RIOT VICTIMS Full NCM team to question UP govt
The Mayawati Government's performance on compensation to 1984 riots victims and other cases relating to harassment of minorities will be under deep questioning by the National Commission for Minorities which will be on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh in full strength for the first time from April 9.
Sharif keen to trace his ancestral root in J-K
PML (N) chief Nawaz Sharif is keen to visit Jammu and Kashmir to trace his ancestral roots, the former Pakistani premier has told visiting People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti.
Aussie police are still at it on Haneef case
As unbelievable and unnecessary it may be, but eight months after Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef has returned home, there are still nine Australian federal police staff working full time on his bungled case.
Match-fixing claims could land Akhtar in trouble with ICC
Shoaib Akhtar's claims about being approached by match fixers in India and South Africa may land the banned pacer in another tight spot for not reporting these instances to his team management as required by the ICC Code of Conduct.
Employees of the Government Safai Karamchari (Sweepers) shout anti-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government slogans during a rally held tp protest the privatisation of cleaning services at government offices in New Delhi on Friday. AFP
Madurai to have a garden of 'tree of life'
With Kadamba tree (Common Cadamba) facing extinction in this temple city, also known as 'Kadamba Kshetram', a programme has been launched to nurture the medicinal plant.
AB de Villiers hits unbeaten 217 as S Africa pin down India AB de Villiers (217 not out) and Jacques Kallis (132) proved there was no demon in the track as South Africa tightened the noose around India's neck with a mammoth first innings lead of 418 runs in the second cricket Test here on Friday. de Villiers became the first South African to make a double century against India and looked in no mood of relenting, while Kallis was rock solid as the duo forged a record 256-run stand to virtually bat India out of the game. Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers steal a single on the second day of the 2nd test match against India at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.
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Ending a gap of more than four decades since a Pakistani film was projected in Indian theatres, "Khuda Ke Liye", a box-office hit from across the border, was on Friday released all over India.
would have continued speaking out against injustice, war and even pop culture. He would likely not have run for president. He probably would have endured more harassment from J Edgar Hoover.
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AB de Villiers (217 not out) and Jacques Kallis (132) proved there was no demon in the track as South Africa tightened the noose around India's neck with a mammoth first innings lead of 418 runs in the second cricket Test here on Friday. 
