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Queen's 10,000 diamonds on display in London

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More than 10,000 diamonds go on show at London's Buckingham Palace this week to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60th year on the throne, in a dazzling display of gems gathered over the centuries as objects of

Microsoft's search engine Bing grabs market share from Google

Software giant Microsoft's search engine Bing has increased its share of the search market at the expense of Google, according to a new report.

Experian Hitwise, an online data measurement company ho

India to see acceleration in economic reforms: Godrej

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India is likely to see acceleration in economic reforms over the next quarter, and it is the right time to invest in the country as valuations have become reasonable, CII president Adi Godrej has said

Aleem Dar honoured for officiating in 150 ODIs

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Elite Panel umpire Aleem Dar has been honoured by the ICC for becoming only the seventh man to officiate in 150 ODIs, a feat he achieved when he took the field for the 1st One-dayer between England and Australia here.

Bhupathi-Mirza out of Wimbledon in Olympic setback

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French Open mixed doubles champions Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza of India crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round on Saturday.

The defeat is a blow to their preparations ahead of the London 2

Wimbledon: Serena Williams survives, Kvitova sweeps into last 16

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Four-time winner Serena Williams survived a major scare before battling into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday, while defending champion Petra Kvitova took the express route into the second week.

Defeat no tragedy, it’s just a match: Nadal

French Open champion Rafael Nadal was philosophical about his shock second-round defeat to 100th-ranked Czech Lukas Rosol at the Wimbledon.

Djokovic avoids falling into new Czech trap; Maria Sharapova cruises

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Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic avoided another Czech Republic Centre Court ambush when he reached the last 16 with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over veteran Radek Stepanek on Friday.

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Julian Assange defies British police surrender demand

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Julian Assange has defied a British police order to turn himself in Friday for extradition to Sweden and will remain holed up in Ecuador's embassy, a spokeswoman for the WikiLeaks founder said.

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Disheartened but Leander Paes confirms participation in Olympics

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Ending days of speculation, Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes has confirmed his participation in the London Olympics setting aside his initial fury at being paired with a lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan

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