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Time for soccer and samba in Brazil
With the World Cup just over a month away, Brazil is getting into the mood to enjoy one of the biggest sporting extravaganza.
Gangster releases amid controversy
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Gangster is already generating a huge interest as it deals with the life of underworld don Abu Salem.
Madonna to spill 'Secrets' in June
Madonna will release her documentary I'm Going To Tell You a Secret as a CD/DVD package on June 13 via Warner Bros.
Students continue stir against quota
Students are going to meet in their institutes to decide the next step in the stir against the proposed increase in quota.
IPO shock: Markets take a nosedive
After SEBI blacklisted 24 brokerages late on Thursday, the markets have nosedived. Analysts advise on what to buy during such volatility.
Readerspeak: Quota can be bitter pill
I understand the sentiment of a forward caste student who scored 89% but had to sacrifice his education for a backward student.
Are Bollywood flicks welcome in Pak?
Even though Pakistan has lifted the ban on Indian films, the move has been reluctant and just two films have been cleared for screening so far.
LIC profit at Rs 5,800 cr, biz up 48%
India's largest insurer LIC has earned Rs 5,800 crore profit in 2005-06. Its first year premium income grew by 48 per cent.
IIT removes stink out of smelly socks
Now a magic socks that never ever smells. This is IIT's biggest contribution to feet kind, an anti microbial socks.
Combat mood? Don't do drugs, tattoos
Chinese army has barred drug addicts and teenagers with 'fashionable' tattoos to join it and sully its image.
Sardar Sarovar: PM sets up relief panel
PM has set up a panel to go into the relief and rehab of people affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project.
All FMCG supplies to have barcodes
Come July 1, bar coding FMCG products will become mandatory. This move is said to improve the operating margins of most retailers.
Health experts gather for AIDS conference
Some 1,000 health experts gather for AIDS conference at South Africa aiming to improve sex education and taking serious steps for AIDS prevention
Analysis: King vs parties, Nepal loses
The king's words were about democracy, but in this Himalayan land where a royal dynasty is facing the whiff of rebellion, the future dangerously uncertain.
Death toll at 14, Nepal on high alert
Soldiers guarded Kathmandu's otherwise deserted streets, but hundreds of protesters gathered on the city's outskirts.
Markets weak on profit booking
The market is marginally down on profit booking. The Sensex is down 13.98 points. The Nifty is down 6.45 points at 3567.050.