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Attack on Benghazi consulate was a terror act: US official

A top United States intelligence official on Thursday said the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, in which US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed, was an act......

In 8 years, Tamil Nadu rivers will be inter-linked

All rivers in Tamil Nadu will be linked in next eight years, a top Public Works Department official has said. Three major projects to link rivers in Tamil Nadu will be completed in next five......

Punjab: All parties meet, situation tense

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday convened an all-party meeting in Chandigarh in the wake of sectarian strife between followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs even as an uneasy......

Lions from Gir will not be moved to MP

The Gujarat government has ended all speculations by announcing that not a single lion from the Gir forest in the Saurashtra peninsula will be shifted to the Kuno-Palpur sanctuary in Madhya......

BJP's Yashwant Sinha leaves jail after 2 weeks

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha and 61 party workers were released from jail, a day after a local court granted them bail in a case of alleged assault of a government official.......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......

IT stocks bleed: Nifty IT at 9-mth low

Information technology (IT) stocks ended at their lowest in nearly nine months after a fresh bout of selling, triggered by concerns over a recession in the US, the key market for domestic software......

100 deaths at BSE50 Companies

74 of these fatalities were reported by 8 companies: Coal India (21), L&T (14), Vedanta (13, of which Hindustan Zinc reported 7), Tata Steel (7), Power Grid Corporation of India (7), JSW Steel (6),......

Business Confidence Index falls 40% in Q1: NCAER survey

This is the lowest that the BCI has ever fallen in the history of 113 rounds of the NCAER Business Expectations Survey. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com NCAER's Business Confidence Index......

NCAER's business confidence index dips by 27.5% in Q1

The Business Confidence Index (BCI) prepared by the Delhi-based think tank NCAER declined by 27.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year over the previous quarter mainly on......

Lady Gaga dances away in sheer body suit

Lady Gaga was spotted in an over-exposed bodysuit and a G-string to protect her modesty at the CFDA Fashion Awards after-party. After accidentally exposing her nipples as she arrived at the......

Karthik Calling Karthik review: Lots of static!

The idea of a mystical assistance to succeed through life's inevitable disappointments is quite a fascinating one. Genie in the lamp, Fairy Godmothers or any wish-granting medium is an upshot of......

Who should be the next Spider-Man?

Actor Tobey Maguire and filmmaker Sam Raimi have reportedly walked out of Spider-Man 4 over some script issues. With the star out of the picture, it appears thatColumbia Pictures will now film......

Akshay, Vidya and Riteish in Sydney

Reader Smriti Bajoria spotted Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Riteish Deshmukh in Sydney, shooting for Sajid Khan's first directorial venture Hey Baby. Vidya and Riteish were sweet enough to pose for......

Who will get the Globe?

-- Arthur J PaisWhile Return Of The King could walk out with significant Golden Globes, some of the smaller films won't go home empty-handed. Expect Mystic River and Lost In Translation to get a......

Hussain says 'brilliant' Panesar deserves more chances

Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar deserves more chances to play for England in Test cricket, having once again proved his doubters wrong, says former Test captain and cricket commentator Nasser......

I-League: Edeh takes East Bengal past Pune FC

East Bengal rode on Chidi Edeh's first-half strike andmoments of luck to beatPune FC 1-0 in a Round Three I-League fixture, in Kolkata, on Monday. Man of the match Chidi scoredin the 28th minute......

Soares-Makarova win US Open mixed doubles

Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Brazil's Bruno Soares completed an unlikely run to the US Open mixed doubles title by beating fourth-seeded Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Marcin Matkowski......

Border backs Ponting's decision to bat on in Tests

Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying the 37-year-old veteran remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of......

NBA: Thunder roll to 2-0 lead over Mavericks

Oklahoma City Thunder dealt Dallas another heartbreaking loss in the NBA playoffs on Monday to take a 2-0 lead over last season's champions in a series that is threatening to boil over. Jason......

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