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Sikhs harassed in California prisons

Officials of Solano State Prison and San Quentin State Prison in California have reportedly punished Sikhprisoner for refusing to comply with regulations, whichmandate that hair cannot be kept more......

The flipside: World's most DANGEROUS prisons

After we saw the luxuries of the Halden prison in Norway, where Anders Behring Breivik, the gunman who orchestrated the deadliest terror strike in Oslo since the World War II last month, might stay......

3 cr cases pending in courts! Moily decides to act

Struggling to bring down the whopping over 3 crore pending court cases in the country, the Law Ministry proposes to soon place before the Union Cabinet a comprehensive National Litigation Policy......

Kayani, the man who calls all the shots in Pak

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who has acknowledged his force is "India-centric" due to unresolved issues between the two countries, will continue playing a key role in shaping foreign policy after......

Shivratri draws thousands to Kumbh Mela for holy dip

Security has been tightened in Haridwar for the first day of the Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) on Friday, as thousands of devotees are expected to take a dip in the River Ganga to mark the festival of......

Rs 2-crore cars hit India! Now new Bentley is here

Heating up the competition in the super premium segment, British car-maker Bentley on Thursday introduced its Continental GT luxury sedan in India with a price tag of Rs 1.9 crore (Rs 19 million)......

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

Japan's worst nightmare has become a reality. As it faces the biggest crisis since World War II, initial estimates peg the country's economic loss at a whopping $170 billion. Experts say the actual......

It's a growth oriented Budget: Industry leaders

Industry leaders opine that FM has careful drafted the budget and it focus on the growth. Here is what they have to say: "A comprehensive development oriented budget"Hemant Kanoria, chairman and......

Ever considered hiring through Facebook?

An increasing number of IT companies find the idea of using social media making a lot of sense.Facebook in India now has over 15 million users. And, LinkedIn has become an accepted method of......

HCL says no to $35 laptop project

HCL Infosystems has denied its association with Sakshat project of the ministry of human resource development to manufacture access and computing device to be priced $35 a piece. "It has been......

Mammootty versus Mohanlal this Vishu

It's box office battle once again between the two superstars of Malayalam films this Vishu. Mammootty teams up with yesteryear heroine Nadia Moidu in Doubles while Mohanlal has Jayaram......

Abhishek plays a Game with the media

Abhishek Bachchan's new film Game was launched at Cinemax, Versova, a western suburb of Mumbai. The entire cast of Kangna Ranaut, Shahana Goswami, Jimmy Shergill, Sarah Jane Dias and of course,......

Pix: Fashionably pregnant at the Oscars

There have been a number of pregnant actresses spotted at the Oscar red carpet in recent years. The latest to join the brigade is Natalie Portman, whose baby is due this summer. The actress has......

John Lennon killer's chilling confession

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Despite other famous people like US TV talk show host Johnny Carson and the actress Elizabeth Taylor on his hit-list,......

World's Sexiest Movie Stars

A new list of the world's sexiest five actors and actresses has been announced in a poll conducted in New Zealand. The poll was conducted on more than 7500 people. Taking the top spot in the......

Muttiah Muralitharan: 800 and done

One of the finest but most controversial spinners of his generation, Sri Lanka veteran Muttiah Muralitharan bid an emotional goodbye to his 18-year Test career on Thursday with an unprecedented......

India's best sportspersons of 2009

It's that time of the year when we look back and take stock of what happened over the last 12 months in Indian sport. In terms of achievements, it was a topsy-turvy year, a mixed bag, so to......

Spotted: IPL chairman Lalit Modi in the Andaman Islands

Reader Billy Graham Kanukolanu sent us this picture. Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi was spotted taking some time off in the Andaman Islands. Thank you, Billy, for sharing this picture!......

Border hails Ponting as 'best since Bradman'

Ricky Ponting has been lauded as the best Australian batsmen since Don Bradman after breaking Allan Border's national Test aggregrate in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Border personally......

Duncan leads Spurs past Nuggets

Tim Duncan nailed 24 points and snared nine rebounds and Tony Parker added 19 points as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 104-76 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, leveling their Western......

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Q. Why was the name country and western given to some of the music and songs and not all the english songs?
: A. it emerged from songs, ballads, and popular songs of the english, scottish, and irish settlers of the U.S. southeastern states. the words are...... more

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Strasburg goes 8 to beat hometown Padres 6-2

Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington... ...

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Padres 3, Orioles 2

E_Hundley (3). DP_San Diego 1, Baltimore 2. LOB_San Diego 7, Baltimore 4. 2B_C.Davis (13). HR_Quentin (4), Flaherty (2). SB_A.Casilla (5), Pearce... ...

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Greinke to pitch but Dodgers aren't sure where

Zack Greinke will pitch on Wednesday. Whether he does it against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium or the San Jose Giants in Rancho... ...

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Feldman tosses 3-hitter, Cubs top Padres 6-2

Scott Feldman retired 18 straight on his way to his first career complete game and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of former No. 1 pick Andrew... ...

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Quentin drives in 3 runs as Padres beat Cubs 13-7

Carlos Quentin homered and drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres battered Cubs starter Edwin Jackson in a 13-7 win over Chicago on Tuesday... ...

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