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Federer triumphs, ends 7-month title drought

Ohio, Aug. 23: Roger Federer ended a seven-month title drought with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 win over American Mardy Fish in the Cincinnati Masters final on Sunday to send a timely reminder of his class just a

RPower lines up $5b investment

New Delhi/Jakarta, Aug. 24: Reliance Power is considering investing as much as $5 billion in Indonesia, a spokesman for Indonesia’s Vice-President said on Tuesday.

Reliance Power’s chief executive, M

Pak braces for more floods

Aug. 22: More than $800 million has been donated or pledged to help Pakistan’s flood victims, the foreign minister said on Sunday, as hundreds of thousands of people in the south feared more destructi

TV show irks Muslim Brotherhood

Aug. 22: A prime-time TV show charting the rise of Egypt’s main Opposition movement the Muslim Brotherhood is gripping audiences and angering leaders of the group, who see an attempt to tarnish its na

White, Lithgow, Neil bag Creative Emmys

Newly-ubiquitous Golden Girls veteran Betty White won the fifth Emmy of her career on Saturday for hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live, beating out 2009’s winner, Tina Fey. White, 88, claimed the award for guest actress in a comedy series during the “creative arts” portion of the Primetime Emmy Awards, where more than 70

Pakistan record a tense victory

London, Aug. 21: Pakistan beat England by four wickets in the third Test at the Oval on Saturday but not before some nervous moments as they lost three quick wickets in their pursuit of a modest winni

2 China gear firms get Centre’s nod

New Delhi, Aug. 20: India has allowed two telecom firms to buy equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE after the Chinese firms agreed to New Delhi’s tighter rules to address security concerns, sources s

Soros buys stake in BSE for $34m

Mumbai, Aug. 20: Billionaire financier, Mr George Soros, has bought a four per cent holding in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for about $35 million, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reu

Gold prices up as dollar dips

London, Aug. 20: Gold held near $1,230 an ounce on Friday as concern over the outlook for the global economy fuelled interest in the metal as a haven from risk, but gains in the dollar kept the metal

Social reforms real barrier to housing reforms

New York, Aug. 18: In March of 2000, American homeowners got a scare. Mr Gary Gensler, a Treasury undersecretary, threw his support behind legislation whose impact could have jacked mortgage rates up

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