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N-deal on hold for now: Government tells Lef

The operationalisation of the India-United States nuclear deal has been put on hold till the United Progressive Alliance-Left committee on the issue gives its findings. There were also reports that......

Another senior journalist kidnapped in Pakistan

A group of armed men kidnapped senior journalist Rahmatullah Darpakhel in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, local residents said on Friday. Darpakhel, who is associated with......

RSP drops support to Cong-led municipality

Cracks appeared in West Bengal's ruling Left Front as the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), one of its constituents, on Tuesday withdrew its support to the Congress-led Siliguri Corporation. RSP......

Clinton campaign architect steps down

Mark Penn, the pollster and chief architect of Hillary Clinton's campaign, has been replaced after it was disclosed that he met with the Colombian officials to promote a free trade agreement, which......

'Gandhi' may be Comrade Karat's salvation

'Under our general secretary's leadership the CPI-M is sure to become a 24-Karat party... We might get only 24 MPs in the next Lok Sabha!' That is a joke I heard recently, but, like all good......

Budget 2010: Import tariffs may come down

Sharing his views on forth coming Union Budget 2010-11, Govind Shrikhande - president and CEO, Shopper's Stop, said, "As the financial year again comes to an end, the most anticipated annual......

Signing a mega deal

Global banking major ABN Amro has signed a Euro 1.8 billion ($2.22 billion) contract with five IT vendors: Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Patni Computers, IBM, and Accenture.Infosys said this......

Credit exposure limit set for banks

New regime on loans to one party to kick in by Apr 2019. To avoid risks to lenders from excessive corporate exposures, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday issued final rules limiting single party......

Pix: Tamil actor Karthi weds

One of the most successful young Tamil actors, Karthi is the son of yesteryear actor Sivakumar and brother of Tamil superstar Suriya. Coming from a very traditional family, it came as a shock......

'Sachin Tendulkar's comments were blown out of proportion'

India should not go overboard with the A team's success in South Africa as the Test challenge would be a different ball game, remarked former India captain Sourav Ganguly. "No doubt,......

PHOTOS: Majestic Spain take their place among elite

Imperious Spain took their place among the game's greats in vintage style by thrashing Italy 4-0 to become the first team to win successive European Championship titles on Sunday. Goals from David......

'I wanted to leave India after Bangalore blasts'

He was not even in Bangalore when two bombs went off minutes before an IPL match in the south Indian city, but Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Shane Bond was so rattled when he heard of the incident......

Churchill, Mahindra draw 1-1

10-man Churchill Brothersfought valiantlybut had to be content with a1-1 draw against Mahindra United in the last of the quarter-final group league matches at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on......

Sao Paulo too hot for East Bengal

Brazil's Sao-Paulo blanked East Bengal 3-0 exhibiting glimpses of Samba football in the first Super Soccer match at the Kanchanjungha stadium in Siliguri on Saturday. Sao Paulo's Carlinhos put the......

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