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| Pitroda in race to become India's next President?
Gujarati techie Sam Pitroda has emerged as a dark horse in the race to become India's next President. PM calls report on Army movement to Delhi 'alarmist'
Defence minister AK Antony has called the report in The Indian Express 'completely baseless' and has said the patriotism of Army could not be questioned. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board scraps 'VIP darshan' categories
Facing flak from various quarters, the executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to cancel the categorization of VIP darshan tickets. |
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| Maid torture: Delhi doctor couple held
A doctor and his wife who flew to Thailand for a vacation last month after allegedly locking up a maid in their house with very little food were arrested today. IRCTC and Punjab tourism board agree to run luxury train to five Sikh shrines
Principal Secretary Tourism Geetika Kalha said an agreement had been signed between IRCTC and PHTPB to run a luxury train covering all the leading Sikh shrines. |
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| Sensex falls 111 points on profit-booking
BSE benchmark Sensex today fell 111 points on profit- booking ahead of four-day trading break until Monday amid a weak trend in global markets. China grocery market overtakes US
China's grocery sector is now the largest in the world, overtaking the US in 2011 and tripling in value between 2006 and 2015, according to industry body IGD. |
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| Teams and players to watch out in IPL 2012
As IPL returns to its fifth edition this year, Times of India gives you the lowdown on the teams and players who could shine bright in the lucrative T20 league . Indian boxers aim for last available Olympic slots
Indian boxers will seek to grab the last available slots for London Olympics but will have to fight it out against a stellar field of over 130 competitors. |
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| Salman avoids Amitabh at IPL rehearsals
Before coming on stage, Salman preferred to wait in his vanity van till Big B finished his rehearsals. Titanic sets sail again
In 1997, James Cameron's "Titanic" set sail in theatres and garnered a record number of Academy Award nominations, 11, while grossing over $1.8 billion worldwide. |
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| Al-Qaida blacked out on internet
Al-Qaida's main internet sites have gone silent for more than a week in an unprecedented blackout that is most likely the result of a cyber attack, analysts said. L&T Infotech in trouble in US
L&T Infotech, part of engineering and construction conglomerate, L&T, has now been accused of violation of immigration laws, fraud, and cover-up involving back-dating. |
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