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Joergensen wins Copenhagen badminton Masters
Denmark’s Jan Oe Joergensen stunned compatriot and world number four Peter Gade to claim the Copenhagen Masters badminton title. Joergensen Thursday outlasted Gade 14-21, 25-23, 22-20, in front of a sell-out crowd at the
Read More »Kangris and Kashmiris…one can’t be separated from the other
For 40-year-old Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, it doesn’t matter whether the art of weaving the traditional Kashmiri firepot, the kangri, was introduced here during Mughal rule or earlier. For Bashir, it is the only livelihood
Read More »Pakistan to stop graft money use in elections
Pakistan will put a stop to the use of ill-gotten money in elections and set up a political finance wing to look into it. The Election Commission will put in place a system to
Read More »Six die in botched Pakistan hostage rescue attempt
A doctor who was kidnapped was among the six people killed in a rescue operation mounted by the police in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The shootout between the kidnappers and the police in Taxila left
Read More »Remakes not a trend, but creative choice: Abhishek
Abhishek Bachchan is gearing up for the release of his new film “Players”, an official remake of Hollywood film “Italian Job”, and the actor feels that remakes are more of a creative choice than
Read More »Bailey eyes podium finish in London
Sprinter Daniel Bailey has said that he wanted to at least go a step further and collect a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. The sprint star finished fourth in the men’s 100 metres
Read More »I tore the bill because it was bad: Prasad
Justifying his act of tearing a copy of the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) member Rajniti Prasad Friday said it was a “bad” piece of legislation and he did
Read More »Pakistani minister criticises corruption survey
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has criticised Transparency International Pakistan’s (TIP) corruption survey that showed the armed forces being amongst the least corrupt while police and land administration departments were the most corrupt in the
Read More »Guyana high on WICB directors’ agenda this weekend
The directors of the West Indies Cricket Board are scheduled to meet this weekend in St. Lucia where the state of affairs regarding the Guyana board will be one of the key items on
Read More »A progressive madrassa in the heart of Uttar Pradesh
Breaking the stereotypes associated with madrassas, a 50-year-old Islamic seminary here teaches subjects like personality development and home science, runs an elaborate teacher training programme, has a higher girl enrolment ratio and has students
Read More »Real Madrid players back from Christmas vacation
Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid are back in training after an eight-day Christmas break. Real said in a statement that Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the squad returned to training.
Read More »Parker wants family time on New Year’s Eve
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will prefer to spend New Year’s Eve with her friends and family rather than attending big parties. The 46-year-old, who has children James, nine, and two-year-old twins Marion and Tabitha
Read More »BJP wanted to keep Lokpal bill in limbo: Narayanasamy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not want to pass the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha and wanted to keep it in limbo, Minister of State for Personnel V. Narayanasamy said Friday and
Read More »No formula for making successful films: Menon
Kay Kay Menon, who has played varied roles in films like “Sarkar”, “Life In A…Metro” and “Gulaal”, doesn’t conform to any particular style and says there is no formula to make a successful film.
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