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The top 20 golden moments from the London Olympics

Aug 13, 2012

There was joy, there were tears... A flashback to 20 scintillating moments from the greatest sporting show on earth. #Usain Bolt #2012 London Olympics #Michael Phelps
After Dutt's win, can Sushil Kumar win India its sixth medal?

Aug 12, 2012

India will be hoping for a second wrestling medal at the London Olympics with Beijing bronze winner Sushil Kumar in action on the concluding day of the London Olympics. #2012 London Olympics #Sushil Kumar #London 2012 #Wrestling #Yogeshwar Dutt
London Olympics: Two golds for Mo Farah, the new face of Britain

Aug 12, 2012

Roared on again by a boisterous, capacity crowd at the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Farah surged ahead late and held on Saturday night to win the 5,000 meters in 13 minutes, 41.66 seconds. #Usain Bolt #Britain #2012 London Olympics #London 2012 #Mo Farah

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London 2012: Do the Olympics herald a 'new Britain'?

Aug 12, 2012

If Britain wants to use the Olympics and Paralympics to inspire creation of a "new Britain", by all means. But every Briton will have to work at it to make it a reality. It doesn't come from simply watching sport, or the Spice Girls. #OnOurMind #2012 London Olympics #Spice Girls #Great Britain #Closing ceremony
Why the UK didnt have a S*mmer 2*12

Aug 01, 2012

#McDonald's #ConnectTheDots #Coca-Cola #2012 London Olympics #Baron Coubertin
Should India aspire to host the Olympics? Definitely

Jul 27, 2012

Does it make sense for India to even think of hosting the Olympics after the madness of the Commonwealth Games? #Sports #OnOurMind #India #Commonwealth Games #Olympics #Infrastructure #2012 London Olympics

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Brit athletics hero faces 'biggest challenge' since London

2013-05-18 04:49:00

British long jump hero Greg Rutherford said he's facing his "biggest challenge" since taking London Olympics gold when he goes up against his two predecessors at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. British long jump Olympic champion Greg Rutherford speaks in #Shanghai #Beijing #Dwight Phillips
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Brit hero facing 'biggest challenge' since London

2013-05-16 10:04:00

British long jump hero Greg Rutherford said he's facing his "biggest challenge" since taking London Olympics gold Thursday when he goes up against his two predecessors at Shanghai's Diamond League meet. Rutherford, one of seven current Olympic champions #Shanghai #Dwight Phillips #Beijing
China Daily
IAAF Diamond League: Nine world leading results set

2013-05-19 02:10:00

Athletes compete in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet in Shanghai May 18, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] SHANGHAI - Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a s #Shanghai #Carmelita Jeter #Kenya

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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

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Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

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Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

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Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

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IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

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Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

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Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

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From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

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Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

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How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

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Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

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Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

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Coalgate scam: Careful, Mr PM, the fig leaves are falling off...

If there was no wrongdoing in the allocation of coal blocks, why did the Law Minister and officials from the Prime Minister’s Office go to such elaborate lengths to doctor the CBI’s draft report – and get top law officers to lie in court?
Who was Pak prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay? All you need to know

Some information about Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq who died this morning after being attacked by an Indian inmate in a Jammu prison.
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Sir Alex Ferguson: The greatest manager football will ever have

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