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Adelaide: Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke's fitness will be put to test here tomorrow even as coach Darren Lehmann hoped that the inspirational player would be ready for the match despite also battling tremendous emotional stress…
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New Delhi: Lead weakened by 0.24 per cent to Rs 125.95 per kg in futures trading today as speculators trimmed positions amid a weak trend in global markets and subdued domestic demand. Market analysts said besides a weak trend in base…
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New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who was recently elected to Rajya Sabha from Haryana after crossing over from Shiv Sena to BJP, today took oath as a member of the Upper House. Prabhu took oath in Hindi and swore in the name of…
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Los Angeles: Grammy-award winning singer Pharrell Williams was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 41-year-old singer received the walk's 2,537th star at the ceremony in front of the W Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama will nominate Ashton Carter as his next defence secretary, the White House said today. A formal announcement in this regard is expected to be made by the president himself later today evening. "Obama…
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Adelaide : Former Australian pacer Merv Hughes wants the first India-Australia Test to start with a bouncer as he feels Phillip Hughes' tragic death should not make the bowlers wary of using the delivery. The Hughes, 25, dies after being…
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Beijing: Tibet has launched a general survey to identify ancient book collections in order to better preserve The survey will cover the massive collections of ancient books at the Potala Palace, Norbulingka, Drepung Monastery, Sakya…
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New Delhi: The government's 5 per cent stake sale in steel major SAIL, to raise up to Rs 1,700 crore, began today and got subscribed over 27 per cent in morning trade. The total issue of 20.65 crore shares got bids for 5.7 crore shares by…
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Beijing: China is expected to build 8,500 kms of subway systems by 2020, giving it the world's longest metro rail network, the government said today. Nineteen cities have recently extended their metro systems, with total mileage expected…
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Mumbai: Weeks after squabbling over allocation of portfolios, the Shiv Sena will finally join the BJP-led government today when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expands his cabinet. According to highly placed sources in the party, five…
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