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What sore losers men can be: Malaika

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:14:56 -0400

Malaika Arora is shocked by television actor Bhaktyaar Irani's behaviour on the grand finale of reality dance show Zara Nachke Dikha and says he had

Bring spa to your home

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:29:29 -0400

There is a common belief among middle class Indian women that spa therapy is a resort pleasure accessible only to the affluent class. For instance, 29-year-old housewife

World markets slide

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:27:18 -0400

World stock markets plunged again on Tuesday as the global financial crisis deepened, with governments taking emergency measures to shore up confidence but failing to

Calm returns to violence-hit Assam districts

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:18:10 -0400

The situation in violence-hit areas of Assam remained calm on Tuesday with no overnight incidents reported, the first time in four days of ethnic clashes

Sensex starts moving up

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:02:59 -0400

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened in the green in Mumbai on Tuesday on the strength of the central bank's

Bush to sign N-deal bill on Wednesday

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:57:30 -0400

President George W Bush will sign into law on Wednesday the Congressional ratification of the India-US civil nuclear deal to pave the way for the

Russian stocks suffer worst-ever one-day fall

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:22:03 -0400

Russia's leading stock market has posted its worst-ever one-day fall as shares shed almost a fifth of their value on worries about exposure to a

Russian stocks suffer worst-ever one-day fall

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:22:03 -0400

Russia's leading stock market has posted its worst-ever one-day fall as shares shed almost a fifth of their value on worries about exposure to a

Russian stocks suffer worst-ever one-day fall

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:22:03 -0400

Russia's leading stock market has posted its worst-ever one-day fall as shares shed almost a fifth of their value on worries about exposure to a

Curfew lifted in Kashmir Valley

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:46:39 -0400

The curfew imposed in Kashmir Valley in the wake of seperatist leaders' call for a march was lifted on Tuesday morning, more than 50 hours