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Did Rahul Dravid hint at retiring from IPL?
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". #IPL #NewsTracker #Rahul Dravid #Rajasthan Royals #Sports
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US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling
Washington: A key US Congressional panel has passed a legislative amendment that calls for investigations into racial and religious profiling of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and those from South Asia at various US airports. The amendment in this regard moved by Congressman Mike Honda to the Homeland Security Appropriations Act is #American Civil Liberties Union #Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus #Judy Chu #NewsTracker #Racial profiling #US congress #World
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Malvinder Singh hits back at Daiichi, insists FDA charges were in public domain
A day after pharma major Daiichi Sankyo alleged that certain former shareholders of Ranbaxy concealed and misrepresented critical information about the US justice department and the USFDA probe, former Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Singh denied any wrongdoing. Malvinder said that at no stage had he concealed any information relating to investigations by #Daiichi Sankyo #Malvinder Singh #Ranbaxy #TheySaidIt
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Obama urged to push for economic reforms in India
Washington: Ahead of a crucial Indo-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi next month, US President Barack Obama has been encouraged to push for economic reforms in India and to address the concerns of Indian companies with regard to H-1B visas. "The US and India have accomplished much in recent years, but #Ajay Banga #Barack Obama #H-1B visas #India Business Council #John Kerry #NewsTracker
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Malayalam to be granted classical language status, says Chidu
New Delhi: Malayalam will soon be granted the status of a classical language. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Thursday approved classifying Malayalam as a 'Classical Language', Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters. The benefits extended to Classical Languages include, two major annual international #Classical language status #India #Malayalam #NewsTracker #P. Chidambaram
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Brazilian drug mafia shut down shops, schools in Rio
by Paulo Prada/Reuters Rio De Janerio: Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early on Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics. Shops were #Brazil #Drug mafia #NewsTracker #Rio de Janeiro
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BlackBerry rolls out EMI scheme for BlackBerry Z10, Curve 9220 in India
Following the footsteps of Apple and Samsung, BlackBerry too has announced the introduction of new EMI Schemes for its flagship device the BlackBerry Z10 and for its older BlackBerry Curve 9220 smartphones in India. For BlackBerry Z10, customers can get the smartphone with zero-down payment, 0 percent processing fee and 0 #BlackBerry #BlackBerry 10 #BlackBerry Curve 9220 #BlackBerry Z10 #MobileMonitor #Mobiles #Personal Technology #smartphones #Technology
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10 things you need to know before the market opens
World markets Wall Street slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus. Trading was choppy as many traders were adjusting their positions ahead of the long #MarketWatch #Ranbaxy #State Bank of India #Stock market #Tata Steel
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Bidding war? Like Facebook, Google too in talks to buy mapping app Waze
Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billion and is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties, said Bloomberg, citing a #Facebook Inc #Google Inc. #Personal Technology #TechDeals #Technology #Waze #Waze Inc
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Shiv Sena repays Rs 5 lakh BMC spent on Bal Thackeray’s funeral
The Shiv Sena on Thursday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said. A top Shiv Sena functionary handed over a cheque of Rs 5,00,000 on Thursday morning to the Municipal Corporation of Greater #Bal Thackeray #BMC #Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation #India #Mumbai #News #NewsTracker #Shiv Sena
