Suspect dies in police cell
by Madura RanwalaA 44-year-old suspect from Kotahena arrested with stolen vehicles parts in the early hours of yesterday allegedly committed suicide inside a cell at the Bambalapitiya police station, a...
View ArticleJaffna University remembers Vanni genocide amidst SL military oppression
[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 May 2013, 13:39 GMT]Sri Lankan military harassments continue at Jaffna University where a memorial event was silently observed by hundreds of students on Friday, news sources in...
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Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif'
Steve Wilhite's achievement was celebrated at the Webby AwardsThe creator of the Gif graphics format has said that his invention should be pronounced so it starts with a "j" rather than with a hard...
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Xbox One: Web reacts to Microsoft's multimedia console
By Leo KelionTechnology reporterMicrosoft unveiled its console early on in its presentation, but is holding details about several games back until the E3 conference in three weeks timeIt would be...
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Afghan interpreters to get right to live in UK
More than 2,000 interpreters have served alongside British troops since the war beganUp to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK.The...
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Pakistan politician Imran Khan discharged from hospital
Footage shows the moment that Imran Khan fell from the makeshift liftPakistani politician Imran Khan has been discharged from hospital two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign...
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Sreesanth denies IPL spot-fixing claims
Fast bowler S Sreesanth has represented India in many international matchesIndian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, has insisted...
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IPL Fixing: BCCI chief's son-in-law to be grilled
Chennai, May 22: A day after Vindoo Dara Singh's arrest in connection with IPL spot fixing scandal, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner and BCCI Chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan may face...
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IPL:Sreesanth exposed them, 4 more cricketers to be arrested
New Delhi, May 22: Delhi police soon will arrest four more cricketers in connection with IPL spot fixinh scandal, informed sources on Wednesday, May 22. Cops would arrest four more cricketers based on...
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The palace, which is nearly 600 years old, houses a museum these days
Located at Poonjar on the Pala-Erattupetta road in Kottayam district of Kerala, the Poonjar Palace is yet another magnificent testimony to the rich cultural heritage of Kerala. The Poonjar Palace is a...
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Steeped in history, unscathed by time Nidhi Surendranath
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Sahara has a battle at hand with sponsors Meenakshi Verma Ambwani
New Delhi, May 22: The beleaguered Sahara Group, which yanked its team Pune Warriors out of the Indian Premier League (IPL), may have to negotiate hard with sponsors left high and dry by its abrupt...
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Quadricycles get green signal to ply on roads BL
The Bajaj quadricycle RE60. (file photo) New Delhi, May 22: The bitter battle between manufacturers of the proposed ‘quadricycles’ and carmakers appears to have ended in a draw. The Government on...
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Rajat Gupta clutching at straws ANITA RAGHAVAN BL
Rajat Gupta with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in happier times. — Rajeev Bhatt The former McKinsey chief, contesting insider trading charges, will never be welcome in corporate boardrooms again.The...
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Deposit and despair
The financial fraud involving the Saradha Group, in which lakhs of rural people lost their hard-earned money, puts Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal in a tight spot. By SUHRID SANKAR...
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Defused by diplomacy
Chinese troops display a banner asking Indian soldiers to 'Go Back' in the Daulat Beg Oldi sector of Ladakh. (Right) An aerial view of five tents erected by the Chinese on Indian territoryThe recent...
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Woolwich machete attack leaves man dead - bbc.com
A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in Woolwich, south-east London.The Met Police said a murder inquiry was being led by its Counter Terrorism...
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Couple's £163,000 mobile phone bill shock
Couple's £163,000 mobile phone bill shock "It is like kicking somebody in the teeth while they are down"An electrician and his wife had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then...
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Daiichi may take legal action against former Ranbaxy promoters PTI New Delhi
Drug maker Ranbaxy's Japanese promoters on Wednesday blamed the company's former Indian owners for concealing and misrepresenting critical information about US investigation into sale of adulterated...
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Phaneesh to lose Rs 84 cr in severance benefits PTI New Delhi
Former iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy. PHOTO: ReutersUS-based outsourcing firm iGate on Wednesday said the company's sacked chief executive Phaneesh Murthy will not be paid the contractual severance benefit...
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