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Congress president Sonia Gandhi waves to supporters at an election rally in Allahabad

Maldives soldiers (left) are involved in a clash with police officers in Male, Maldives, on Tuesday

BSP president and UP chief minister Mayawati arrives for a rally in Gorakhpur on Monday

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigns in Semrauta, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday

P. Chidambaram leaves his New Delhi residence on Saturday. — PTI

Artistes from Gujarat perform Mewasi dance at 26th Surajkund Art & Craft Mela-2012 near Faridabad on Friday. — PTI

Pandit Ravi Shankar blesses Asha Bhosle while presenting her the Limca Book of Records Person of the Year award.—BIPLAB BANERJE

Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh shows the ink mark on his finger after voting in the Assembly elections in Patiala

International

Egypt names Americans facing trial, ties strained

Feb 07, 2012 - AP

Egypt on Tuesday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of activities of their nonprofit groups in Egypt, a case that has soured US-Egypt relations.

One of the 19 is t

Business

US CEO gives up $100mn payout

Feb 07, 2012 - AFP

The ex-chief executive of drilling rig operator Nabors Industries gave up a $100 million departure payout after shareholder complaints of excessive pay, the company said on Monday.

Eugene Isenberg, s

India

Bsp now focuses on reserved seats

Feb 09, 2012 - Age Correspondent | Amita Verma

In a mid-election shift of strategy, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has now decided to concentrate on the 85 reserved seats, 28 of which have been newly created during the delimitation process.

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Metros

Woman dies in bid to board moving train

Feb 08, 2012 - New Delhi

A woman passenger died a painful death when she tripped and got stuck between the platform and a moving train at the Subzi Mandi Railway Station on Monday morning.

Newsmakers

Liz Taylor paintings sold for £14 million

Feb 09, 2012 - Age Correspondent

Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary collections of jewellery, dresses, and memorabilia may have raised over $156.8 million in December, but her art work is breaking records now.

Cricket

Sports

Pakistan cricket team lauded for series win

Feb 07, 2012 - IANS

Pakistan's cricket team has been lauded for its historic win against England in the three-match Test series played at Dubai.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Monday felici

Editorial

Maldives simmers after a soft coup

Feb 09, 2012

No matter what the spin, it is beyond dispute that Mohammed Nasheed, the first Maldivian President to be elected democratically in 2008, was forced out without a hint of democratic procedure on Tuesda

Here and Now

Here & Now
By Sudhir Tailang

Bollywood

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Hollywood

Avril wishes she could travel back in time
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Film feast
The capital recently hosted a special...

Dining

Taste of paradise
Just like how Kashmir is associated...
Syria has been simmering since 2011, when the Arab Spring wafted over it from the heartland of the Arab world — Egypt.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is obviously a worried man as he gets ready to present the Union Budget on March 16. He has admitted to losing sleep over the mounting burden of subsidies.

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