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Pilot lands chopper on beach for ice creams

The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.

The airmen were spotted emerging from the chopper on the sand at Winterton-on-S

Banning IPL not the solution, says Ajay Maken

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India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken feels banning the Indian Premier League (IPL) is not the solution and has made three suggestions to clear the mess in Indian cricket.

According to Maken, no politic

Man loses health claim of dead wife after remarrying

A man in Britain whose wife died in an ambulance staff blunder has lost 500,000 pounds of claim against the National Health Service (NHS) because he married his mistress months later, Daily Mail repor

Pakistan to test-fire n-missile

Pakistan will test fire a new nuclear-capable missile by the end of this month, a media report said on Saturday.

Geo News reported that the surface-to-surface `Nasr' missile has a 180-km range and a

India can grow 8-9 per cent for 20 years: Montek Ahluwalia

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India can grow at between 8 or 9 per cent for the next 20 years with a supportive global environment, its Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.

"In the five years pri

SRK banned from Wankhede stadium for 5 years

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was banned from the Wankhede Staidum for five years, Mumbai Cricket Association President Vilasrao Deshmukh announced on Friday.

Caffeinated gum keeps Israeli pilots, commandos alert

The Israeli army is supplying aviators and special operations forces a caffeine-charged chewing gum that dramatically enhances their ability to cope with fatigue on long missions, the Yediot Aharonot

Russian steals ambulance

A 24-year-old man in the Russian city of Izhevsk stole an ambulance and drove it around for two days before getting caught, police said.

The man climbed into the freshly repaired vehicle that was lef

Russian gets stuck in rubbish chute to escape girlfriend

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A Russian man had to be rescued by emergency workers from a rubbish chute where he had jumped to escape his girlfriend but ended up getting stuck after sliding three floors down, officials said on Thu

Arrested cricketer won't play for RCB, says Vijay Mallya

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owner Vijay Mallya on Friday said that arrested cricketer Luke Pomersbach will not play for his team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being charged for molest

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