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'U-17 World Cup A Great Opportunity For India'
Despite his friends in India telling him football will never topple cricket and become the country's top sport, Alan Shearer, the all-time leading goal-scorer in the English Premier League (EPL), believes "these are exciting times" for the sport here with the FIFA Under-17 World Cup going on in full steam. ....
JSW Group Signs Pact With Uttarakhand Government To Reconstruct Kedarnath
The JSW Group, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Uttarakhand government to carry out the work of reconstruction and restoration of Kedarnath, which was devastated by flash floods in June 2013, a company statement said here.....
Banking Stocks, Expectations Of Healthy Q2 Results Lift Indices
Healthy off-take in banking sector stocks over expectations of further recapitalisation measures pushed the key Indian equity indices higher on Tuesday.....
Sensex Climbs 33k-points Level, PSB Stocks Zoom
The key Indian equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 -- breached their intra-day and closing record highs on Wednesday, a day after the government announced its plan to recapitalise pubic sector banks (PSB) and boost the overall infrastructure spend.....
Actress Accuses George H.W. Bush Of Sexual Assault
Actress Heather Lind says former US President George H.W. Bush groped her from his wheelchair at a screening of a film.....
Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report On Attack On Swiss Couple
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government after a Swiss couple were allegedly attacked in Agra on Sunday. ....
India Lose To Australia In Junior Hockey
The Indian junior mens hockey team lost 3-4 to Australia in a high scoring encounter in their fourth match of the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium Johor Bahru on Thursday.....
Anup Jalota Sings Bhagavad Gita Verses In Urdu In Pakistan
Bhajan maestro Anup Jalota, who had earlier stated he will never perform in Pakistan, sang verses from the holy Bhagavad Gita in Urdu in that country this week. He says it is his effort to stop the world from turning into a Kurukshetra. ....
Indices Close Flat After Reaching New Intra-day Highs
The key indices of the Indian equities market provisionally closed on a flat note on Friday.....
Let's Not Use CBFC For Controversy: Prasoon Joshi
A little over two months into his tenure as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairperson, writer-ad guru Prasoon Joshi is a tad disappointed at how the censor board is used as a springboard for controversies. It needs to stop, he says.....
