Myanmar situation more dangerous, troops take charge of monasteries
Myanmar troops occupied Buddhist monasteries on Friday to confine monks who have spearheaded protests against decades of military rule, raising concerns they may be preparing to intensify a deadly crackdown on civilians.
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Musharraf can fight elections in uniform - Pak SC
Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Pervez Musharraf to contest the Presidential election in uniform.
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Johnny Gaddaar review
After his first film Ek Hasina Thi, Director Sriram Raghavan is back again but this time he is here with a suspense thriller Johnny Gaddaar in which he introduced Neil Nitin Mukesh, grandson of legendry singer Mukesh and son of another singer Nitin Mukesh.
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Top Indian IT cos growth is faster than global IT cos
Though India’s top six IT companies accounted for 1.9 per cent of the total USD 672 bn IT services market in 2006, they are growing at a higher rate than their bigger global counterparts, a study reported.
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SC stayed sentence of Mid Day journalists
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the four months sentence imposed on four journalists of “Mid-Day” for their alleged contemptuous reports against former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal.
Tags: mid day sc stay on midday journalist case supreme courtWhat does a sportsperson need to achieve to be recognised asks Pankaj Advani
After protest by hockey players against ’step-motherly treatment’, World Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani on Thursday expressed displeasure at not being given ‘due recognition’ by the Karnataka government for his achievement in the sport.
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When Joginder shut his eyes and Sreesanth went blank
When everyone else on the field, thousands of spectators and millions of TV viewers were watching a ball balloon towards S Sreesanth for a decisive catch in the Twenty20 World championships cricket final at Johannesburg Monday evening, the bowler, Joginder Sharma, had shut his eyes and catcher Sreesanth went blank.
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Ponting may miss 1st ODI
A hamstring strain suffered during the Twenty20 World Championships has made Australian captain Ricky Ponting a doubtful starter for the first one-dayer against India in Bangalore on Saturday.
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Benazir admits secret meeting with Musharraf
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Thursday that she has met secretly with President Gen Pervez Musharraf but said she was increasingly pessimistic about reaching a power-sharing deal with the leader.
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Retainership and numbers enhanced by BCCI
Putting an end to the long drawn negotiations on the contentious contracts issue, the BCCI on Thursday announced an enhanced annual retainership amount for a pool of 33 players with top grade cricketers being offered a whopping Rs 60 lakhs.
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