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• In Delhi heat, Cooper’s Grill and Bar to the rescue May 23, 2013
  With summer at its worst, the national capital and areas around it could use a breathy of fresh air. A cool drink and some spice can go a long way towards making life tolerable in the burning heat this year. Enter Cooper’s Grill and Bar at Delhi – Gurgaon Expressway. Dip into smoothies, check out signature dishes and flawless cocktails at Cooper’s Grill and […]
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• Modi inaugurates first Yoga university in Gujarat May 23, 2013
  Stressing over the importance of yoga, which is gaining prominence in the world, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday regretted that successive Governments at the Centre neglected the importance of the ancient Indian practice. “Yoga was intentionally neglected by Britishers while they were ruling the country as they feared that through yoga India […]
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• 10 most powerful women in the world May 23, 2013
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• French court grills IMF chief Lagarde in fraud case May 23, 2013
    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, leaves her apartment building before appearing in French court, in Paris on Thursday. Lagarde is being investigated by a special French court over a controversial arbitrage deal, which she oversaw as French Finance Minister in 2008. (AP Photo by Thibault Camus) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is… […]
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• MP: Visually impaired girl tops Class XII board exams May 23, 2013
  The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education results were out on Tuesday and fighting against all odds , a visually impaired girl, Shrishti Tiwari from a small town of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh has topped the Higher Secondary examination in Arts stream. For Shrishti, a student of JBP Government Higher Secondary School in Damoh, the achievement is special no […]
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• Shruti Hassan says, I judge myself from my personal growth May 23, 2013
  Shruti Hassan, who made her debut in Hindi films with a cameo appearance in her father Kamal Hassan’s ‘Hey Ram’ in 2000 is yet to find success in Bollywood. But the actress, who will be next seen in Prabhudeva’s ‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’, says she is not disheartened by failures. She was seen in a full-fledged role in ‘Luck’ (2009) and then in Madhur Bhandarkar’s […]
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• Indian national flag displayed upside down in Samarkand May 23, 2013
  In a major disrespect to the Indian tricolour, the national flag on Thursday was displayed upside down at a private hotel in Samarkand where Vice President Hamid Ansari stayed during his day-long visit to this ancient city in Uzbekistan. Indian officials accompanying Ansari spotted the erroneous display of the tricolour at the main gate of hotel Registan Pla […]
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• Sensex falls below 20K, down 388 points; SBI loses over 7 pc May 23, 2013
  The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday lost 388 points to fall below 20,000 level as a result of US Federal Reserve hinting to scale down monetary stimulus. This was as a result of disappointing March quarter earnings from state-run lender State Bank of India, amid weak global trend. Extending losses for the fourth straight day, the 30-share index nosedived by […]
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• ICC pulls Pakistani umpire out of Champions Trophy May 23, 2013
  In a dramatic turn to the spot-fixing saga in the ongoing IPL, the ICC on Thursday has withdrawn controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from the panel of match officials for the upcoming Champions Trophy in England whose role is under Mumbai Police’s scanner in the scandal. The ICC on Thursday issued a media release stating that Rauf had been removed from […]
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• I hang my head in shame: Sports Minister on IPL spot fixing scam May 23, 2013
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