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Dubai: A 31-year-old Indian man, who worked in Dubai as a sales supervisor had planned to marry his Fillipino girlfriend last year but his plans hit a roadblock after he was laid off and ended up in prison due to his burgeoning credit card bills.
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Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday returned to Pakistan from Dubai, where he had gone almost a fortnight ago to seek treatment for a heart condition, triggering rampant speculation that he might be on the verge of resigning.
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London: Britain's Supreme Court said on Friday it had agreed to hear WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.
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Brussels: Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent - hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes they might stop a crippling debt crisis, save the euro currency and preve...
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New Delhi: The last American troops in Iraq are preparing for their complete withdrawal by the end of the month. This more than eight years after the US invasion which overthrew Saddam Hussein.
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New Delhi: The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan opens on Monday with 90 delegations and nearly 1000 participants in attendance. The focus is squarely on security, reconciliation and long term help for Afghanistan.
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Beriut: Syria has entered a state of civil war with more than 4,000 people dead and an increasing number of soldiers defecting from the army to fight President Bashar Assad's regime, the UN's top human rights official said on Thursday.
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New Delhi: The US on Monday night removed from the State Department's website a map of India showing Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of Pakistan after New Delhi raised objections to it.
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Even as a guessing game is on as to why Bharathiraja replaced R Parthiepan with Ameer for one of the lead roles in 'Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum', the 'Paruthiveeran' says he doesn't know anything about the movie, including what his character is.
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Cairo: Egyptian soldiers and police set fire to protest tents in Cairo's Tahrir Square and fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a major assault on Sunday to drive out thousands demanding that the military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian govern...
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'Billa 2' seems to be making headlines with each passing day. It was recently announced that Vidyut Jammwal, who played the villain in 'Force' (the Hindi remake of 'Kaakha Kaakha') will be fighting Ajith in the movie. Now, we have more on this front! The ...
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Islamabad: Pakistan has no "hidden agenda" in Afghanistan and only desires a "peaceful and stable disposition" in Kabul that is established through an Afghan-led process, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Friday.
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New Delhi: Pressure is building on the government ahead of the winter session in Parliament to reveal the names of close to 800 Indian tax evaders. The Yashwant-Sinha led Parliamentary Standing committee has set a 15-day deadline for the government to tak...
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Mumbai: When looking for a one stop source of information on virtually anything under the sun, more often than not people turn to Wikipedia, a site on which ordinary people who are armed with simple internet access can update information as it happens whe...
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New Delhi: A total of 140 out of the 241 members of the Rajya Sabha claim that they have no financial interests, despite owning assets running into crores of rupees, said an election watchdog on Thursday.
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New Delhi: Sacked Rajasthan Minister Mahipal Maderna, a key suspect in the Bhanwari Devi case, has been discharged from Jodhpur hospital on Friday.
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Pittsburgh: A 21-year-old man who called US President Barack Obama the "devil" and "anti-Christ" was charged on Thursday with trying to assassinate the US leader by opening fire on the White House with an assault rifle.
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The cat is finally out of the bag. Riteish Deshmukh, the Bollywood actor who hails from an influential political family, has confessed that he is in love with Genelia D' Souza and both would enter wedlock next year. "The date has not been fixed yet howeve...
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Ahmedabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the Ishrat Jehan alleged fake encounter case is expected to submit its Action Taken Report in the Gujarat High Court.
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New Delhi: Airlines have already begun charging for food, drinks, seat assignments and baggage. Now one is demanding that passengers cough up extra cash on board for fuel.
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