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Haryana remained in news for wrong reasons in 2012

A series of rape incidents, a minister going behind bars in an air hostess suicide case and sexual abuse of women and child inmates in a shelter home brought infamy to Haryana in 2012,......

Rajya Sabha adjourned amid disruptions by BSP, SP

Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajparty Party, which support the United Progressive Alliance from outside, on Wednesday created repeated obstructions in Rajya Sabha, prompting an angry Bharatiya Janata......

Xi named new CPC chief; to replace Hu as Pres in March

Xi Jinping was on Thursday appointed the new general secretary of China's ruling Communist Party of China in a smooth power transition that ushered in a fifth generation of leaders to steer the......

US polls: Romney relied on hope, Obama on smart strategy

How did US President Barack Obama manage to trump Mitt Romney despite his dismal record in the last four years? Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra, who at the heart of all the action in Washington, DC,......

India and the Great Olympic Tamasha

Even those of us who shudder at the thought of walking to the neighbourhood store, or who have never dipped a foot in a swimming pool or kicked a football in our lives, will watch avidly as great......

Govt aims to create more opportunities for Kashmiri youths

The government is aiming to reach out to nearly 1.50 lakh youth in Jammu and Kashmir based on a plan submitted by an expert panel highlighting the vast untapped potential for employment generation......

British PM's mantra: Money and more money

Even though British Prime Minister David Cameron on his first visit to India as the head of state followed the usual protocol - meeting President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,......

Wrestling faces tough fight to pin down Olympic spot

As a former chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee, Jim Scherr knows better than most the daunting challenge facing wrestling as the sport tries to avoid being tossed from the......

Phelps, Felix win top US Olympic athlete awards

Michael Phelps and Allyson Felix were named as the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) best athletes for 2011-12 on Monday for their gold-medal performances at the London Olympics. Phelps won......

Women outnumber men on London-bound US team

The United States will send 530 athletes to the London Olympics as part of a massive team that will feature, for the first time, more women competitors than men, officials announced on Tuesday.......

Johnson medal at risk due to Pettigrew case

American sprinter Michael Johnson, one of the United States' most successful athletes, could lose his Sydney 2000 Olympics 4x400m gold medal after a former relay team mate admitted to doping.......

U.S. retain both 4x400 titles

The United States retained both Olympic 4x400 metres relay titles on Saturday with individual champion Jeremy Wariner running the third leg for the men's team.The Americans were already well in......

People speak for united states olympic committee

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Q. He was awarded the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee?
: A. Fromhttp://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=51466Mikio Oda of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan placed sixth in the triple jump...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/he-was-awarded-the-title-of-athlete-of-the-century-by-the-in//answers/10250254

Q. difference between commonwealth games & asian games
Good Citizen: A. The Commonwealth and formerly as the British Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, all of which are former...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/difference-between-commonwealth-games--asian-games/10249923/answers/2541443

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Playground of politicians! Amended IOA constitution likely to surprise state Olympic bodies full of netas

Mixing sport and politics, nobody knows it better than the Indians. Till now, the general impression was that politicians like to run national... ...

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Dagestan bombs kill three, two dead in shootout near Moscow

Makhachkala, Russia: Two car bombs killed at least three people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in Dagestan, a turbulent province in... ...

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Board of control over nothing

Ever since the spot-fixing story surfaced, there has been a countrywide outrage and pressure on the BCCI to enforce some stringent laws. The scam,... ...

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McDowell Tames Thongchai to Win First World Match Play

New York Times Sunday 19th May, 2013 KAVARNA, Bulgaria ' Other Top Stories Comments Comments No comments yet for this story Have your say Your name... ...

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End of blame games

_ Not often does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) invite overseas government officials for friendly talks on the Olympic Movement. So this... ...

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