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After King Kenny, who will lead Liverpool?
London: As Liverpool begin their search for a successor to Kenny Dalglish, the burning question is how the once dominant force in English football can become top dogs again? Dalglish, who had his contract terminated on Wednesday after the club's worst Premier League finish for almost 20 years, was part of #English Premier League #Kenny Dalglish #KickingAround #Liverpool
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Western embassies in Pakistan warned against Nato; receive threat parcels
Islamabad: Police in the Pakistani capital today said several Western embassies had received parcels containing a mysterious poisonous powder and a warning against the reopening of Nato supply routes to Afghanistan that were closed nearly six months ago. "Parcels containing about 0.5 grams of poisonous materials were received by the missions #Afghanistan #France #Nato #NewsTracker #Pakistan government #United Kingdom
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Samsung dethrones Nokia as world’s mobile phone leader: Gartner
New Delhi: Korean electronics giant Samsung has dethroned Finnish major Nokia as the top mobile handset maker with sales of 86.6 million units in 2011, research firm Gartner said in a new report. Samsung, with a sales growth of 25.9 percent, had a market share of 20.7 percent in January-March 2012 #Android #Apple Inc. #MobileMonitor #Nokia #Samsung Group
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MCA bans SRK from Wankhede for life
Mumbai: Bollywood actor and Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan is to be banned by Mumbai Cricket Association from entering the Wankhede Stadium for life following an altercation he had last night with security and officials of the association. "He (Khan) misbehaved and abused the MCA #Indian Premier League #IPL 5 #Kolkata Knight Riders #Mumbai Indians #Shah Rukh Khan
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Mumbai attack plan used Google Earth: US commander
Washington: Citing the example of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a top US military commander has warned of the dangers posed by "democratisation" of technology in future warfare. "Now, in many ways, technology has been democratised," Marine Corps Lt Gen George J Flynn said at the sixth annual 2012 Joint Warfighting #26/11 Mumbai terror attack #Mumbai #NewsTracker #War/Conflict
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A loss today would have put us under pressure: Gambhir
Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir admitted that a loss against Mumbai Indians here would have put his team under pressure ahead of their final league game of the Indian Premier League against Pune Warriors. KKR defeated MI by 32 runs to jump to the second spot in the standings #Gautam Gambhir #Indian Premier League #IPL 5 #Kolkata Knight Riders captain
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Knight Riders thrash Mumbai, step closer to playoffs
Kolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to qualifying for the playoffs with a convincing 32-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Wednesday. Put in, Knight Riders recovered from a poor start, and crucial innings from Manoj Tiwari (41), Gautam Gambhir (27) #Indian Premier League #IPL 5 #Kolkata Knight Riders #Mumbai Indians
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Parliamentary panel for stringent land acquisition rules
New Delhi: The norms for land acquisition will be more stringent if government accepts recommendations of a parliamentary committee on the new Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, which adopted its report on Wednesday on the key bill, has recommended that the definition of #land acquistion #NewsTracker #parliament #Sonia Gandhi
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Yuvraj eyes comeback by Sept, Punjab honours him
Chandigarh: Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who has been forced out of action for the past few months following a rare germ cell cancer between his lungs, today said he is eyeing a comeback by September this year. "Hopefully, I should be back (in action) very #NewsTracker #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab #Yuvraj Singh
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Govt trying to build consensus on Lokpal Bill: Narayansamy
New Delhi: The government today said it intends to get the Lokpal Bill passed in both Houses of Parliament for which it is trying to bring all political parties on board. "It is the intention of the government to bring the Bill in Parliament, both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha #Lokpal #NewsTracker #V Narayansamy


