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21 August, 2008Last updated: 23:58 IST
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Muslim clerics defend blasts accused Bashar - 22:56 IST
Dawood aide arrested, claims don is in Karachi - 21:48 IST
BJP for action against parties supporting SIMI - 21:32 IST
Floods and rains disrupt life in Uttar Pradesh - 20:11 IST
Congress to take action against R K Anand - 19:51 IST
No change in Kashmir policy, says Pakistan - 19:22 IST
Pakistan Air Force modernisation worrisome: India - 18:28 IST
Cabinet approves additional posts in external affairs ministry - 18:14 IST
SC clears decks for Chiranjeevi's Tirupati rally - 18:07 IST
Eight killed in Maoist encounter in Bihar - 17:48 IST
Top Left leaders hold talks with Gowda - 17:45 IST
Pak government not reining in ISI: US - 17:45 IST
The Martian moon: Phobos - 17:32 IST
Gujjar activists get 4 years for arson - 17:21 IST
50 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan cantonment - 17:15 IST
SIMI activists may have planted Surat bombs: Police - 17:03 IST
BBC charity funded Islamist terrorists: report - 16:44 IST
US, Iraq agree on troop withdrawal - 16:39 IST
SIMI bombmaker may be key to blasts - 16:06 IST
India holds special briefing for NSG members - 16:02 IST
NSA briefs Cabinet on J&K situation - 15:35 IST
NSG waiver may take time: US - 15:24 IST
Jharkhand governor approves August 25, for trust vote - 15:23 IST
J&K: Separatists hold rallies, students boycott classes - 14:58 IST
Pakistan: Sharif threatens to pull out of coalition over judges issue - 14:50 IST
US approves delivery of T-37 jets to Pakistan - 14:23 IST
BMW case: Lawyers hail HC verdict - 13:56 IST
Deal with Musharraf included not reinstating ex-CJ: Report - 13:50 IST
Obama's 'lost' brother tracked down in Nairobi - 13:40 IST
J&K: Valley's fruit growers threaten hunger strike - 13:35 IST
Lashkar, Jaish re-open offices in Pakistan - 13:33 IST
Soren claims RJD support in bid for Jharkhand chief ministership - 13:15 IST
McCain catches up with Obama in race to White House - 12:52 IST
Dogs have a sense of right and wrong: Study - 12:46 IST
Day curfew lifted in Jammu - 12:26 IST
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumes - 12:10 IST
Pakistan prisoners prefer Tihar than return home - 11:57 IST
BMW case: Advocates R K Anand, I U Khan guilty - 11:48 IST
Indian troops again come under Pak shelling - 11:19 IST
Russia, US tiff in UNSC over Georgia - 10:41 IST
Pakistan: PPP backs Zardari for President - 00:33 IST

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How fringe benefits can help you save tax - 17:00 IST
CAT 2008: How to get calls from top IIMs - 16:57 IST
IRIS 2008 National Innovation Competition - 16:46 IST
IDEAZ '08: The PAN IIT Business Idea Challenge - 13:42 IST
Get a distance learning MBA from USA - 10:53 IST
Study hotel management in Switzerland - 10:52 IST
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Video: India Salsa -- Too hot to handle!
How Britney Spears went from flabby to fit

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India's longest runway opens - 19:09 IST
Nano project very important for Bengal: Yechury - 19:05 IST
Raheja Corp to sensitise people on SEZ merits - 18:48 IST
Inflation zooms to 12.63% - 18:44 IST
NTPC to become 30,000 MW company by year-end - 17:54 IST
Ask mom to resolve row: HC tells Ambanis - 17:48 IST
Christie's NY auction: Husain, Tyeb Mehta on sale - 17:38 IST
What Apple and Michael Phelps share - 17:30 IST
Why a four-day work week doesn't work - 17:29 IST
Nokia, Samsung, Motorola unfazed by iPhone - 17:26 IST
A web site for the 6th pay panel report - 17:24 IST
Now book your tickets through cellphones - 17:14 IST
Saudi to allow foreigners buy shares - 17:08 IST
Cabinet nod for changes in Social Security Bill - 17:05 IST
Finanical, real estate stocks pull down Sensex - 16:51 IST
Kolkata, Chennai airports' revamp soon - 16:20 IST
'Cost of doing business is increasing in India' - 15:15 IST
Zapak Digital to have 1,000 gaming cafes by Dec - 15:09 IST
Govt clears IPTV policy - 15:00 IST
11th Plan power target likely to be missed too - 14:52 IST
Tesco to withdraw misleading ads - 14:43 IST
Jet fuel in India costlier than Singapore, Hong Kong - 14:10 IST
US slowdown weakens Gurgaon, Noida's realty appeal - 14:02 IST
Wait! Don't invest in stocks right now - 12:27 IST
'There is no indication of an investment slowdown yet' - 12:16 IST
Doha proposals lead to higher cuts by developing world - 11:50 IST
Top insurance cos plan IPOs in 2009 - 11:46 IST
NSE set to launch currency futures on August 29 - 11:42 IST
FinMin no to interest subsidy extension to exporters - 11:18 IST
Stock picks of the day - 09:23 IST
Buying mutual funds? Here's some advice - 09:17 IST
Jet cuts flights on Mumbai-San Francisco route - 02:21 IST
RIL mulls JV with Petrobras - 02:20 IST
Maruti Suzuki to use K-series engines - 02:19 IST
Kingfisher may phase out Simplifly Deccan - 02:17 IST

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Spotted: Dhoni, Gambhir and Raina - 18:46 IST
ICC board to discuss fate of Champions Trophy - 14:16 IST
Scotland to replace Zimbabwe - 00:43 IST
Munaf fined 75 per cent of match fee - 00:36 IST
We lost the plot in first 45 minutes: Jayawardene - 00:33 IST

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Portugal Evora wins triple jump - 22:08 IST
US beat Brazil to retain soccer gold - 21:44 IST
Jamaica sweeps the sprint golds in Beijing - 20:46 IST
US relay teams drop batons - 19:45 IST
Merritt upsets Wariner in U.S. 400m sweep - 19:39 IST
Spotted: Mahesh Bhupati in Cincinnati - 18:47 IST
Dutch beat U.S. to win women's water polo gold - 18:33 IST
Campbell-Brown retains 200m title - 18:02 IST
Ukrainian Blonska's B sample tests positive: IOC - 17:51 IST
Former Olympic champions win IOC posts - 17:34 IST
Bolt can break 400m record too: Johnson - 17:20 IST
Worst finish for Pakistan hockey team at Olympics - 17:10 IST
Injured Sania pulls out of US Open - 15:57 IST
Nikpai wins Afghanistan's first Olympic medal - 14:41 IST
Sports heroes lost for words describing Bolt - 14:26 IST
Silvestre leaves Man United for Arsenal - 11:29 IST
'Bolt should show more respect' - 11:15 IST
Athletes brave weather for medal haul - 09:44 IST
England escape to draw against Czech - 09:34 IST
Wrestler Rajiv Tomar fails to qualify - 08:42 IST
Sushil, Vijender provide the sparks - 00:24 IST
Rewards pour in for Sushil Kumar - 00:05 IST

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Matt Damon, wife welcome baby girl - 18:43 IST
Spotted: Katrina Kaif in Kolkata - 17:06 IST
Faisal blames Aamir for Bigg Boss ouster - 16:57 IST
Kuwait bans God Tussi Great Ho - 14:55 IST
Bipasha promises Vijender Kumar a golden date! - 14:48 IST
This Khiladi wears Levis! - 12:37 IST
'I have taken only four days off in a year!' - 11:49 IST
Filming Mumbai's fight for survival - 10:58 IST

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Mallika engaged!
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Pakistan crisis remains unfinished: Schaffer
Muslim organizations call for peaceful solution to Amarnath row

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B S Prakash: Inside every blogger is an aspiring author
Harsh V Pant: Armed forces should put their house in order
Rajiv Sikri: Giving Kashmir away? No way
B Raman: Terrorists turn to common items for making bombs
Radhika Rajamani: Rendezvous with Chiranjeevi

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N-deal: 'We can pull it off at NSG'
'There is no indication of an investment slowdown yet'
'Cost of doing business is increasing in India'

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