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Mt. Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary dies
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest peak Mount Everest with  Tenzing Norgay in 1953, died in hospital in Auckland on Friday. Hillary was known to all his fellow countrymen as Sir Ed, and described himself as an average New Zealander with modest abilities.
PROFILE: The mountaineering legend
A school mountain trip in 1935 made the fragile looking boy to decide that it was his calling in life to scale peaks even as he made his living as a beekeeper. |
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Congress, DMK differ on Sethusamudram
Shipping and Surface Transport Minister T.R. Baalu, who represents the DMK in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has been at loggerheads with Culture Minister Ambika Soni over the feasibility of resuming the project. |
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CBI raids a dozen places in Noida
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams raided a dozen locations across Uttar Pradesh on Friday to unearth irregularities in the allotment of 600 high-value plots in Noida town, bordering the national capital. |
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US provides $30 million aid to India
The United States has committed 30 million dollars as President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to support India's response for HIV/AIDS. |
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Indo-Canadians celebrate World Hindi Day
In his opening speech yesterday, R L Narayan, the High Commissioner for India in Canada said that India was committed that Hindi should be made an official language of the United Nations and get its due place in the international community. |
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Sania upset over flag controversy: Bhupathi
"She is very upset. It is a major issue for her. At the end of the day, she is a 21-year-old girl trying to do her best by everyone," Mahesh Bhupathi, India's doubles ace and her manager, was quoted as saying. |
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Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis pays homage at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi, on Friday. Karamanlis is in India for a four-day official visit. AFP
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Australia-Antarctica
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An historic passenger jet flight from Australia to Antarctica touched down smoothly on a blue ice runway on Friday, launching the only regular airlink between the continents. |
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Cellphones have become an obsession with Japanese kids
 While about one-third of Japanese primary school students aged 7-12 years old use cellphones, by the time they get to high school that figure has shot up to 96 per cent, according to a government survey released last month. |
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Ishant stars with three wickets; ACT XI 187 for 5 at tea
Ishant's spell of six overs should see his name pencilled in for the Perth Test, with the WACA pitch known to be assist pace and bounce.
  LEFT: India's Yuvraj Singh, right, signs autographs for children.
RIGHT: India's Harbhajan Singh touches his cheek after he was struck in the face by a ball as teammate Rudra Singh checks on him during a warm up session before the second day of a tour match at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Australia retain winning side for Perth
Kumble hopes India and Australia can bury the  hatchet
Kumble said he had offered an apology to Australia skipper Ricky Ponting for the incident at Sydney but made it clear he had not accepted that a racism comment had actually been made. ''Unfortunately, these days, when someone apologises, it is seen as either a sign of weakness or an admission of guilt. I am neither unnerved nor are we guilty,'' Kumble wrote.
Indian team captain Anil Kumble watches the ongoing match at Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia.
Madugalle confident of resolving feud
The former Sri Lankan batsman has been sent as a facilitator with a brief to meet Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting and peacefully resolve the animosity...
India will struggle to last five days at WACA, says Chris Rogers
"I would hate to face the Australian quicks on that sort of wicket," said Chris Rogers, who is tipped to replace the injured Matthew Hayden as opener for the next Test. Rogers said it was difficult for guys at the top of the order to face  the Aussie attack on a really quick wicket.
Ishant not sure what length to bowl on WACA pitch
Western Australian Chris Rogers said: "It's also a bit different bowling at WACA. You have to change the length a bit, and it would be important how they bowl into the wind. That is always one of the biggest test for a fast bowler."
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 I found Indian cricketers to be gentlemen
in all sense of the term: Bird
"I have always found Indian team going back to Gavaskar, Chandrasekhar, Prasanna, Wadekar, when I umpired them, as gentlemen and I mean in all sense of the term. They all have been credit to the profession and to the game of cricket," Bird said.
On-field conduct showed Aussies were desperate to win: Ganguly
Kiwi players flay Aussie 'double standards'
If the Aussies have any conscience at all, surely they'd be ashamed over this because it's just gutless, it's churlish, it's childish - the sort of thing you'd see in a playground," Morrison was quoted as saying. |
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