After 10 years, Manmohan Singh prepares to move out of Prime Minister's residence

File photo of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh New Delhi:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will move to a four-bedroom sprawling bungalow on Motilal Nehru Place once he retires after the Lok Sabha elections.The 3, Motilal Nehru Place type VIII bungalow, spread over 2.5 acres, was vacated by former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recently."Some work has to be undertaken at the bungalow before the VIP moves here and CPWD has been given...

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Seven sailors were injured and two officers are missing after an accident on board Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna off the Mumbai coast today.

Click to Expand & Play Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna (file pic) Mumbai:  Seven sailors were injured and two officers are missing after an accident on board Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna off the Mumbai coast today. The submarine is headed back to the shore after it was forced to surface when smoke was detected on board.The accident took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The injured sailors, who fell unconscious...

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Emma Watson not concerned about boyfriend's reputation

Emma Watson is smitten with her new boyfriend Harry Potter star Emma Watson is reportedly not worried about her new boyfriend Matthew Janney's reputation as a ladies man.The 23-year-old actress started dating the rugby-playing British hunk since splitting with long term boyfriend Will Adamowicz, and is ignoring her friends' warnings that he is could break her heart, reported Star magazine."They had instant chemistry. People have warned Emma...

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Why Daniel Radcliffe sympathizes with women

Daniel says he would never grow his hair long in his own time. Image courtesy: AP Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who is has grown his hair to play Igor in the new version ofFrankenstein, says it is harder than he expected. The 24-year-old star showed off his new look on Sunday during WhatsOnStage Awards, where he won best actor in a play for The Cripple of Inishmaan."I don't mind how it looks, but I mind dealing with it. I don't...

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Randeep Hooda waiting for Naseeruddin Shah to watch Highway

Randeep is a huge fan of Naseeruddin Shah. Actor Randeep Hooda, a huge fan of Naseeruddin Shah, says his latest film Highway will remain incomplete until the veteran actor watches it."For me, Highway is incomplete till Naseeruddin sir watches it. I am eagerly waiting for his review. I want him to see the film and sit down with me and discuss about it," Randeep told IANS."He has been receiving a lot of calls from the many people...

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Highway: Celebrating bondage over bonds of marriage

Alia Bhatt in a still from Highway "In bondage, she found freedom." That's the tagline in the trailer for the Hindi movie Highway, and it makes you wonder if the film will be appalling or merely clueless.It's neither, although it has tone trouble as it searches for a genre to contain a story with built-in believability problems.The "she" who finds freedom is Veera (Alia Bhatt), a rich urbanite whose wedding preparations we see...

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Mohnish Bahl may sell bungalow where infant's dead body was found

A two-day-old infant was found dead in the swimming pool of actor Mohnish Behl’s Mumbra bungalow on February 22. Last Saturday (February 22), a two-day-old infant was found dead in the swimming pool of actor Mohnish Bahl's Mumbra bungalow. This incident has understandably left the actor shaken and he is no longer sure if he wants to hold on to this property.Mohnish Bahl admits that the house holds a special significance as he spent a fair share...

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Missouri spelling bee runs out of words after marathon duel between Indian-origin boy and American girl

Seventh-grader Kush Sharma and fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman battled in Missouri county's annual spelling bee competition. Chicago:  A spelling bee competition in the US has been tied between a 13-year-old Indian-origin boy and a 11-year-old girl after they duelled for 66 rounds until finally the judges ran out of words.Kush Sharma, a seventh-grader at Frontier School of Innovation, and Sophia Hoffman, a fifth-grader at Highland Park...

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How to get a job at Google

Reuters Mountain View, Calif.:  Last June, in an interview with Adam Bryant of The New York Times, Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of people operations for Google - i.e., the guy in charge of hiring for one of the world's most successful companies - noted that Google had determined that "GPAs are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless. ... We found that they don't predict anything." He also noted...

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Reliance refutes Aam Aadmi Party's allegations against company, Mukesh Ambani

New Delhi:  Refuting allegations made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today said that neither the company nor its Chairman Mukesh Ambani hold any illegitimate accounts anywhere in the world.AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had at an election rally on Sunday in Rohtak in Haryana read out numbers of what he claimed were two Swiss bank accounts belonging to Mr Mukesh and Anil Ambani."RIL...

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Sky Sports bags Indian Premier League broadcast rights from 2015-17 in Europe

Bangalore:  Renowned British television channel Sky Sports will broadcast the Indian Premier League (IPL) for three years, beginning 2015."British Sky Broadcasting Ltd has been awarded the telecast, internet and mobile rights for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons of the IPL, for the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and the European territories," said a statement issued here on Monday.The decision...

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Indian Sports Minister open to approaching Home Ministry on IPL-7 issue

New Delhi:  Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that he was open to discuss security related issues for the hosting of the IPL in the country with the Home Ministry if the concerned authorities approach him with a formal request."I have not got any formal communique or request. Formally, I have not been requested. If they request us, we will definitely take it up with the home ministry," Singh told reporters on the sidelines...

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Dwayne Smith to replace injured Chris Gayle for Ireland, England ODIs

Kingston, Jamaica:  Barbados opening batsman Dwayne Smith will replace an injured Chris Gayle for the upcoming One-Day Internationals (ODI) against Ireland and England, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said in a statement.Gayle, who has been recovering from a hamstring injury, which sidelined him for the tours of India and New Zealand, experienced stiffness in his lower back following the first Twenty20 International against Ireland...

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Ian Chappell wants aggressive Virat Kohli to replace defensive MS Dhoni

New Delhi:  Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell feels Virat Kohli should replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's Test captain as the incumbent is defensive and lets the game "meander along like an absent-minded professor strolling in the park".Writing in a column for 'ESPNCricinfo', Chappell argued for Kohli's elevation as soon as possible after India's shambolic recent tour of New Zealand in which the team failed to register a single win...

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Indian team leaves for Asia Cup in Bangladesh

India's campaign will start with a clash against hosts Bangladesh on February 25. In MS Dhoni's absence, Virat Kohli will lead the team. Mumbai:  The Indian cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli in the absence of injured regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, departed here today for the Asia Cup competition in Bangladesh starting on February 25.Dhoni has been ruled out of the tournament after the wicketkeeper-batsman sustained a Grade I left side-strain...

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Fine-tuning has limits; it's time to create

When Microsoft tapped Satya Nadella as its third chief executive, the technology giant turned to a longtime engineering executive and company insider. He takes over at a critical time, as Microsoft grapples with both strategic and cultural challenges. In his first interview as CEO, Nadella, just weeks into his job, talks about leadership lessons from his predecessors, his management style and fostering innovation. This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: What leadership lessons have you learned from your predecessor, Steve Ballmer? A:...

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28 members of Kerala Strikers asked to leave plane for allegedly misbehaving with crew

Cochin:  A team of celebrity cricketers, the Kerala Strikers, was asked to get off an Indigo airlines flight for allegedly misbehaving with the crew.The Kerala Strikers is one of the teams in a non-professional Celebrity Cricket League that comprises actors.28 members of that team were asked to get off a Hyderabad-bound Indigo flight at the Cochin airport this afternoon, allegedly over some comments that they made during a security demonstration. After the crew complained, the pilot reportedly refused to fly unless the team got...

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Easyindia Launch India's First Departmental Store In India

Easyindia Enterprises launch online departmental store in india as name infibuy. Infibuy.in selling Mobile phones, Laptop, Electronics and much more with infibeam platform. Infibuy now selling product from infibeam a buildabazaar company as distributor as soon as infibuy launch their own platform .&nbs...

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Sridevi approached for comedy, drama films

Sridevi made her much awaited comeback to the silver screen with English Vinglish Bollywood veteran Sridevi, who made a come back on the silver screen with a sterling performance inEnglish Vinglish has been approached for a comedy and drama film."There are two-three subjects lined up including a comedy, drama and a revenge drama film. Sridevijiand Boneyji (producer husband Boney Kapoor) have shortlisted a couple of stories but we are looking to sign a right director," sources close to the actress said."She (Sridevi) wants to do...

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Facebook to buy WhatsApp

Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion  Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold.The transaction involves $4 billion in cash, $12 billion in stock and $3 billion in restricted stock that vests over several years. The WhatsApp deal is worth more than Facebook raised in its own IPO and underscores the social network's determination...

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