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Mamata calls up Buddha with invite for film fest

Breaking the ice after three years, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday personally called up her predecessor and arch-foe Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to invite him to the 17th Kolkata

Censor's decision to blur Tibet flag angers Tibetans

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Ranbir Kapoor-starrer forthcoming movie Rockstar is in trouble as the censor board's decision to cut a scene showing a 'Free Tibet' flag has angered the exiled Tibetan community.

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Gaddafi's son will face justice: ICC prosecutor

The arrest of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi is only a matter of time, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said.

"Muammar Gadda

Indian democracy in peril as Kani denied bail: Karunanidhi

DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said justice is being delayed to his daughter Kanimozhi by not letting her out on bail, putting a question mark on Indian

Storms cause havoc in Australia

A series of wild storms that swept across Australia's Victoria state have damaged many homes, brought down trees and caused flash flooding.

The State Emergency Service (SES) said around 500 volunteer

Eminent sportsmen support sports bill

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Eminent sportsmen, including India's lone Olympic gold medallist champion Abhinav Bindra and 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev, on Thursday came out strongly in support of the proposed National

Sikh relics to be auctioned in UK

Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the premiere of Moneyball in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Relics and documents from medieval India and the erstwhile Sikh kingdom, including the personal prayer book of former maharaja Dul-eep Singh, will be auctioned in Britain November 17, British auction

Gambhir to donate his body parts

Ace Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pledged to donate his body organs to a Delhi hospital after his death.

"I hereby pledge to donate my kidney, heart, liver, pancreas, small bowel, eyes, l

China to create 2 mn jobs for social workers

China is stregthening its social sector by offering about two million job opportunities, having observed the declining number of social workers in the country.

As part of a government plan, two milli

Obama, Manmohan Singh to meet in Bali Nov 18

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Describing India as an important security and counter-terrorism partner in South Asia, the White House has said President Barack Obama will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Bali on Nov 18.

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