Thursday, March 31, 2011

Now, Mumbai faces the mad rush for tickets

Now, Mumbai faces the mad rush for tickets

Now, Mumbai faces the mad rush for tickets

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After the ticket rush in Mohali for the India-Pakistan semi-final, now Mumbai faces a similar predicament. Too many fans, too little seats.


Tarun Gogoi's former press adviser killed

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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's former press adviser Debo Kumar Bora was killed and his wife, son, driver and PSO injured when their car hit a stationary truck in upper Assam's Golaghat district.


Maritime forces enhance security measures for the final

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Maritime forces have enhanced security measures for the World Cup final to be played between India and Sri Lanka. India beat Pakistan to enter the final to be played on April 2.


Shiney Ahuja to appeal against the rape sentence

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Actor Shiney Ahuja who was convicted by a Mumbai court on Wednesday, for raping his domestic help, will challenge his conviction in the High Court. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison. The actor broke down after the judge pronounced him guilty; his wife, Anupam, knelt on the floor to console him.


Census 2011: Indian population increased by 181 million

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India now has a population of 1210.2 million according to the latest Census figures released by the Home Secretary and the Registrar General of India on Thursday. This is an increase of 181 million people since the last Census - nearly equivalent to the population of Brazil.


Ajmer blasts case: Aseemanand backtracks

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Key accused in dargah blast case, Swami Aseemanand, who is currently in an Ajmer jail, has allegedly told his lawyer that he is being coerced by the CBI into turning approver.


The crucial first 15 overs, and mysterious Misbah

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As it turned out, almost all the experts read the wicket wrong. MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar admitted as much in the post-match presentation, and from the scores it's obvious that run-making was a lot more difficult on this Mohali pitch than it was expected to be. The team composition and the early overs suggested a score of around 300 would be a par total, but later events showed it was another subcontinent track on which run-scoring against the hard new ball was much easier.


We are ready for the final, says Dhoni

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One of the most important benefits from India's scrappy World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan - apart from the sound and sight of a hundred firecrackers going out around the PCA stadium on a Mohali night and the adoration of millions - is their team's sense of being in what captain MS Dhoni equated to a good spell.


Who will contest against Jagan from Kadapa?

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The ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh is desperately looking for a suitable candidate to take on its former leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his mother Vijayalakshmi in the two forthcoming by-elections.


Gajar ka shorba, phirni served at PM's dinner

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From stuffed meat to ghosht palak sag to shahi idly -- it was a lavish spread of north and south Indian cuisine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid out for his guest from Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani here tonight.


Aman ka chakka works, Gilani invites PM to Pak

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The Pakistan vs India match was living upto the hype, with lots of tense moments. But at the same stadium in Mohali, it was a relaxed sideshow of diplomacy that unfolded as the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan first watched the match, then talked, and then ate together.


YSR’s brother resigns as minister

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Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, who is likely to contest the coming by-polls in Kadapa district, today tendered his resignation as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) but may continue to hold the office at the insistence of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.


Passengers rank Kolkata airport above Heathrow

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Kolkata airport surpasses London's Heathrow airport which languishes at 99th place in a confidential international table that informs the aviation industry about passenger opinions, a media report said today.


Hasan Ali to be quizzed at Enforcement Directorate office

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A sessions Court on Wednesday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) permission to take Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali - arrested for alleged money-laundering and lodged in Arthur Road jail in Mumbai - to its office till April 1 for interrogation.


Shiney Ahuja gets seven years jail for raping his domestic help

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Actor Shiney Ahuja has been convicted by a Mumbai court for raping his domestic help. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison. The actor broke down after the judge pronounced him guilty; his wife, Anupam, knelt on the floor to console him.


At Mohali: Pakistan lose their 9th wicket; Manmohan-Gilani meet over dinner

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On the day that they were playing one of their most crucial matches, some Men in Blue who had a point to prove came good. Ashish Nehra, much reviled a few matches ago, had Umar Gul leg before wicket to grab his second wicket and bring Pakistan to 208 for 9. A few balls before that, Wahab Riaz, the man who played a stellar role taking 5 wickets to restrict India, was the 8th Pakistan wicket to fall. He too fell to Ashish Nehra with Sachin Tendulkar taking the catch.


Rohinton Mistry shortlisted for Booker prize

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Indian-origin novelist Rohinton Mistry is among 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious USD 96,070 Man Booker International Prize, where strangely British thriller writer John Le Carre withdrew his name.


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