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Kandhamal turns into fortress on eve of 'kalas puja'

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:39:27 -0400

The riot-torn Kandhamal district in Orissa was turned into a fortress on Saturday amid sealing of borders and heavy force deployment on the eve of

Record four hole-in-ones

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:17:01 -0400

Sandy, Utah: Peter Tomasulo, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard and Jonathan Fricke had holes-in-one on Friday in the second round of the Utah Championship, the first

English football hits rock bottom

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:14:38 -0400

The England football team has finally won something - the title of the "Biggest Waste of Space Ever". According to the Daily Star, their humiliating

Djokovic denies Leryn Franco link

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:15:12 -0400

Novak Djokovic has so many female admirers left they might be glad he is still on the singles circuit. Djokovic shot down rumours of a

Shutterbugs work overtime at US Open

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:15:40 -0400

The US Open attracted more than a fair sprinkling of celebrities of the sport, fashion, politics and arts worlds, keeping photographers on their toes. Athletes

‘Cricket is not life or death’

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:16:18 -0400

Andrew Flintoff turned philosophical after England’s good showing against South Africa in the ODI series. "I knew there was going to be pressure on me

India has fallen into the NPT trap: BJP

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:32:36 -0400

Reacting to the NSG waiver, BJP on Saturday alleged that the country has fallen into the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) "trap" and there were many hidden

How the deal on NSG waiver was struck

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:18:24 -0400

The NSG waiver for India involved three days of hectic and tough negotiations with both the proponent and sceptic countries sticking to their positions but

ArcelorMittal, RIL in WSJ's respected companies list

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:08:20 -0400

PepsiCo, headed by India-born Indra Nooyi, is the ninth most respected company in the world, NRI Lakshmi Mittal led ArcelorMittal is ranked 60th and India’s

NSG waiver: Left says Black Day for India

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:55:24 -0400

The Left parties on Saturday made a scathing attack on the government for rejoicing the NSG waiver saying it was a "black day" as India's