Indian to head world’s top liquor company

The $23-billion maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and vaunted single malts named Menezes successor to its long-serving superstar CEO Paul Walsh who plans to step down next month, earlier than expected. The author has...

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Over 18,000 Indians want to leave Saudi Arabia, seek emergency certificate

HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: India could witness large-scale reverse migration in the coming months as the three-month grace period given by the Saudi Arabian government for implementation of the Nitaqat law comes to an end soon.Over 18,000 Indians have already...

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Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay dies

CHANDIGARH: Sanaullah Ranjay, a Pakistani convict brutally attacked by an inmate in Jammu jail last Friday, died on Thursday morning at PGIMER here.According to the doctors, Sanaullah died at 6.56am due to multiple organ failure.According to a note issued...

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'Shocked' BJP admits Yeddyurappa's exit led to Karnataka rout

NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday said it was "shocked, upset and unhappy" about the defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections and conceded that BS Yeddyurappa's exit was a factor in the rout."We are shocked. We are upset and unhappy about the loss. There...

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Karnataka election results: Congress wins, BJP suffers humiliating defeat

BANGALORE: BJP on Wednesday suffered a humiliating defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections with the Congress wresting power after a gap of seven years.Hit by the exit of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and the image of corruption during its...

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Coalgate: SC calls CBI a caged parrot, slams govt's interference

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has questioned the credibility of CBI probe into the coal scam and has asked for a thorough and qualitative investigation.Expressing strong displeasure at govt's interference in the Coalgate probe report, the SC said, ''the...

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JEE (main) results out today

CHENNAI: Lakhs of engineering aspirants will get the results of the first Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) on Tuesday. JEE (main) replaces the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) this year.The scores of the test, conducted by the Central...

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I had a great desire to have a child with Aamir: Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao, 39, may have married one of the most powerful men in Bollywood, but she still remains a simple, happy and self-reliant person just as she was brought up to be. Over an hour-long conversation, she opens up to TOI about her film school 'Lagaan',...

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NSUI leader Suraj Thakur suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Suraj Singh Thakur, the Mumbai chief of National Students Union of India (NSUI), has been suspended for allegedly dancing naked at a party function in the Mumbai suburb of Kandivili last month. Reports on Tuesday stated that Thakur was drunk...

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Turnover of Bansal sons' firm goes from 0 to Rs 152 crore in 5 years

CHANDIGARH: Himachal Pradesh-based Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, owned by railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife, Madhu, and sons, Amit and Manish, saw its turnover rise from zero to Rs 152 crore - period that also saw Bansal's political graph soaring.Theon...

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CBI files fresh affidavit in Supreme Court on coal scam

NEW DELHI: The CBI director on Monday admitted before the Supreme Court that certain changes were made in the Coalgate draft report on suggestions given by Union law minister Ashwani Kumar, Attorney General G E Vanahvati and the officials of PMO and...

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Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan Teja in Banjara Hills roadside brawl

HYDERABAD: Actor and Union minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja was embroiled in a roadside brawl on Sunday. The actor's bodyguards reportedly assaulted a software engineer for not giving way to his Aston Martin on the busy Road Number 1, Banjara...

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Delhi-based Afghan woman shortlisted for 'world's best job'

NEW DELHI: Moska Najib does not fit in with any stereotype of an Afghan woman. The 29-year-old documentary filmmaker is among the top 25 shortlisted for one of the six 'best jobs in the world' — lifestyle photographer in Melbourne. She is the only Afghan...

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India warns US of move to revive Khalistan through Sikh caucus

WASHINGTON: Aghast at the role of pro-Khalistan elements in the launch of a Sikh Congressional Caucus last week, the Indian government has cautioned the Obama administration and US lawmakers who joined the group against helping revive what was a violent...

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Israeli warplanes strike Syria, target Iranian missiles

BREIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital on Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be on their way to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant...

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Lavish Indian wedding: South Africa's Jacob Zuma govt in crisis

AFP May 3, 2013, 07.33PM IST (A group of top ministers…) JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government announced the suspension of a slew of officials and military personnel Friday, as it tried to limit the political and diplomatic fallout...

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No harsh words exchanged with Dravid, I respect him: Gambhir

KOLKATA: His image taking a bit of beating after verbal duel with Rahul Dravid during Friday's IPL game, Gautam Gambhir on Saturday sought to clear the air by saying that he never exchanged any harsh words with the legendary batsman, who remains a respected...

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India drop Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh for Champions Trophy

MUMBAI: Opener Gautam Gambhir and middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh were axed while stumper Dinesh Karthik was rewarded for his good batting form with a berth in India's 15-member squad for next month's Champions Trophy in England.Apart from Karthik,...

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Language of Chetan Bhagat’s book pornographic: Gujarat HC

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Thursday criticized author Chetan Bhagat's book, 'Three Mistakes of My Life' for its language. Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya dubbed its language as "pornographic" while hearing a PIL objecting to the alleged...

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Pak takes up with India issue of attack on its national in Jammu jail

NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Friday raised with India the incident in which one of its nationals lodged in a Jammu jail was attacked and sought immediate consular access to him. "Pakistan high commission has shown serious concern. It has taken up with ministry...

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Pilots sleep as flight attendant turns off autopilot on Bangkok-Delhi flight

MUMBAI: Two Air India pilots put the lives of 166 passengers on a Bangkok-Delhi flight in danger by taking a 40-minute break from the cockpit and getting two flight attendants to operate the plane in their absence. Their stunt almost ended in disaster...

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Don't bare legs in India, Asian Development Bank warns delegates

NEW DELHI: When in India, don't show bare legs or wear short dresses. This could hurt Indian sensibilities and may lead to sexual harassment.That's the advice being offered by Manila-based multilateral agency Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is hosting...

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Apple iPhone 5S launch date 'revealed'

TOI Tech May 1, 2013, 05.49PM IST (A news report claims to have…) NEW DELHI: Rumour mills have for long speculating on the launch of the alleged iPhone 5S. Now, a news report also claims to have got the launch date of the much-awaited...

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Sarabjit Singh dies, Pakistan to hand over his body to India

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thurday said the body of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh, who died in a Lahore hospital after a brutal assault in jail, will be handed over to Indian authorities after "the early completion of all formalities". ...

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Sarabjit Singh is brain dead, Pak doctors say

LAHORE/AMRITSAR: Doctors at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital on Tuesday said Sarabjit Singh was "brain-dead" even as Pakistani authorities refused to give a medical update. Brain-dead refers to a condition where the brain is irreversibly damaged but other vital...

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Google celebrates Labour Day with doodle

NEW DELHI: Google has celebrated the occasion of International Labour Day with a doodle on its home page. This day is observed by workers' unions and their members to mark the 'eight-hour day', which called for eight hours each for work, recreation and...

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Earthquake rattles buildings in north India

NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in the Indian capital and large parts of north India, including Srinagar, Shimla and Chandigarh, following a 5.8-magnitude quake centred around the Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh border on Wednesday. There were no...

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