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Mourning, shutdown after Thackeray's demise

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Mumbai and Maharashtra entered a state of mourning soon after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's death was announced on Saturday afternoon.

Being a Saturday, most offices in the city and suburbs work ha

An encounter with Bal Thackeray

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Getting an appointment with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray was asking to climb Mt. Everest.

A maze of people around him, everyone rumoured to be 'very close' to the 'Tiger' had to be called for seekin

Saina retains No.3 spot in world ranking

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Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal retained her third place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s rankings released on Friday.

Saina recently lost in the final of the French Open Super

Pakistan to lift ban on YouTube

Pakistan which had banned popular video-sharing website YouTube following the release of a film that allegedly insulted Islam, will lift the ban next month, an official said.

Farooq Awan, chairman of

Sensex ends 162 points down

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A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed around one percent lower in Friday's trade following heavy selling in consumer goods, auto, bank and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks.

The

Squash: Indian girls lose in quarterfinals

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Second seeds Egypt ended India’s run in the quarterfinals of the WSF Women’s World Team Championship squash with a 3-0 win.

World No.2 Raneem El Weleily and eighth-ranked Nour El Sherbini led the Egy

Old Hyderabad peaceful, restrictions eased

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The situation in the old city of Hyderabad, which witnessed violence Friday, is peaceful, police said Saturday.

The police lifted some restrictions on the movement of people and vehicular traffic aro

Over 1,000 held in Myanmar for breaking the law

Over 1,000 people have been arrested in western Myanmar's Rakhine state for breaking the law and violating human rights, state media reported Saturday.

As many as 1,081 people have been arrested in t

36 new dengue cases in Delhi

The number of dengue patients continues to go up in the national capital, with 36 new cases on Friday, official data said.

With this, the total number of people suffering from the mosquito-borne dise

Katie still feels trapped by Tom

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Actress Katie Holmes still feels trapped by Tom Cruise despite their divorce.
Cruise remains in almost constant contact to keep tab on their beloved daughter Suri, so Katie can’t ever feel completely free.

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