• Indian students stranded as UK cancels university licence

    London, Aug 30: The licence of a major London-based university to admit Indian and other non-EU students has been revoked by Britain's immigration authorities citing "serious and systemic failings" on the part of the varsity, stranding hundreds of students.

    London, Aug 30: The licence of a major London-based university to admit Indian and other non-EU students has been revoked by Britain's immigration authorities citing "serious and systemic failings" on the part of the varsity, stranding hundreds of students.

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  • Tomato battle in Spain draws the young

    Bunol (Spain), Aug 30: About 40,000 young people from all over the world Wednesday participated in a gigantic food fight with ripe tomatoes, the popular "Tomatina" festival, in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol.

    Bunol (Spain), Aug 30: About 40,000 young people from all over the world Wednesday participated in a gigantic food fight with ripe tomatoes, the popular "Tomatina" festival, in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol.

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  • Sunita Williams walks in space for 5th time today

    Cape Canaveral, Aug 30: Indian-American woman astronaut Sunita Williams walked in space for the fifth time today near the International Space Station, where she is presently lodged.

    Cape Canaveral, Aug 30: Indian-American woman astronaut Sunita Williams walked in space for the fifth time today near the International Space Station, where she is presently lodged.

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  • Cape Canaveral, Aug 30: Indian-American woman astronaut Sunita Williams walked in space for the fifth time today near the International Space Station, where she is presently lodged.

    Moscow, Aug 31 :  Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.
    NASA Flight Engineer Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Hoshide spent eight hours and 17 minutes in the outer space doing maintenance work on the ISS.

    Moscow, Aug 31 :  Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.
    NASA Flight Engineer Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Hoshide spent eight hours and 17 minutes in the outer space doing maintenance work on the ISS.

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  • Speeding up 26/11 justice biggest CBM: PM tells Zardari

    Tehran, Aug 30: India told Pakistan Thursday that the expeditious conclusion of the trial of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack would be the biggest sub-continental confidence building measure, a top Indian official said.

    Tehran, Aug 30: India told Pakistan Thursday that the expeditious conclusion of the trial of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack would be the biggest sub-continental confidence building measure, a top Indian official said.

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  • Allahabad High Court likely to hear Nupur Talwar's bail plea today

    New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court is expected to take up Nupur Talwar's bail plea in the Aarushi and Hemraj double murder case on Thursday. She has been charged with her daughter's murder and destruction of evidence.

    New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court is expected to take up Nupur Talwar's bail plea in the Aarushi and Hemraj double murder case on Thursday. She has been charged with her daughter's murder and destruction of evidence.

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  • Middle-class more beauty conscious than health conscious: Modi

    Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi sees not just Gujarat's high-profile growth but, ironically, even its malnutrition as a sign of prosperity.

    In an interview to the Wall Street Journal, Modi offered this explanation on why malnutrition level in the state - otherwise seen as an
    economic powerhouse - was persistently high.

    Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi sees not just Gujarat's high-profile growth but, ironically, even its malnutrition as a sign of prosperity.

    In an interview to the Wall Street Journal, Modi offered this explanation on why malnutrition level in the state - otherwise seen as an
    economic powerhouse - was persistently high.

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  • Khamenei remembers Gandhi-Nehru in his meeting with PM

    Tehran, Aug 30:  Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday  fondly remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Indian premier Jawaharlal Nehru in his first-ever interaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. 
    Official sources privy to the 40-minute meeting between the two said that Khamenei told Singh that he was deeply impressed by Gandhiji’s brilliance and illuminating visage. 

    Tehran, Aug 30:  Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday  fondly remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Indian premier Jawaharlal Nehru in his first-ever interaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. 
    Official sources privy to the 40-minute meeting between the two said that Khamenei told Singh that he was deeply impressed by Gandhiji’s brilliance and illuminating visage. 

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  • Sachin Tendulkar rules out retirement for now

    BANGALORE: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday indicated that he would not retire for now.

    "As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in the morning, it makes sense in continuing (playing cricket). The day I don't enjoy wielding bat in my hands, I will think otherwise. But that moment hasn't come as yet. When I will get that feeling, I will confirm on that," he said after receiving the Test Cricketer of 2011 at an awards function.

    His younger contemporaries like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have hung up their boots from international cricket.

    BANGALORE: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday indicated that he would not retire for now.

    "As long as there is a reason to wake up with a reason in the morning, it makes sense in continuing (playing cricket). The day I don't enjoy wielding bat in my hands, I will think otherwise. But that moment hasn't come as yet. When I will get that feeling, I will confirm on that," he said after receiving the Test Cricketer of 2011 at an awards function.

    His younger contemporaries like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have hung up their boots from international cricket.

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  • Singapore Indian named next chief justice

    Singapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts.

    Singapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts.

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