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"We have a plan and iam sure the team will execute it", we heard this many times from aussies captain ponting after the toss. Iam sure he does have a plan for almost every situation and more then that aussies have a habit of winning. rnrnToday is seventh and last one day match of the series against aussies. Defeats and losses work on indians mind more then anybody. That makes today's game read more »
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A spate of accidents might lead to the Blueline bus service in Delhi being phased out, but Mumbai has comparatively done much better.

The Brihanmumbai Electric and Transport Supply Company, which runs the old fashioned red buses on Mumbai's congested roads, has a better safety record. read more »
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40,000 jobless bargirls make the most of Navratri; mint money by escorting single men to the festivities.

The festive season has given jobless bargirls of the city reason to celebrate. Approximately 40,000 of them are using dandiya grounds on the nine nights of Navratri as an opportunity to do brisk business. read more »
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Unruly scenes were witnessed at the airport when chess world champion Vishwanathan Anand arrived in India after winning the crown.

The organisers, one of the top IT education companies of the country for whom Anand is a brand ambassador, failed to control the situation as a result of which the champion had to unceremoniously make his way out from the airport amidst chaotic scenes. read more »
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According to a new amendment which is yet to be implemented in the I.T. Act 2006, the givernment will soon make the provision of false information like non-existent residential or official address. This would make the act a punishable offence that entails a prison sentence upto two years. read more »
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Perfect batting condition. Being at Home ground full support from the crowd. Not so good Climate conditions for opponents. Won the toss. Batting first, Nobody on this ground lost match ever. One of the strongest batting line-up in the world. read more »
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38 year old Grandmaster vishwanathan anand was crowned the new chess champion of the world yesterday.He first won this title in December 2000.

When contacted by Midday he was asked after the grand reception that Dhoni and his boys received on their arrival what does he expect? He said

"Oh, definitely I won’t be getting the welcome our cricket heroes got, but I am hoping that the fraternity read more »
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Machchindra Kambli did to the Malwani dialect what no one else could. He brought it to the world stage with his drama Vastraharan. rnrnKambli was a superstar and till he died last night at 58, he lived like the king he was. he would say, “ read more »
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For 45 minutes, a biker and a pedestrian lay injured and bleeding on the highway near Mulund; traffic cops tried to flag down vehicles but nobody stopped to take them to hospital. read more »
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BCCI president and Union minister Sharad Pawar [Images] is saying something or other -- actually, he is applauding the team, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] for his captaincy, first in English and in a sudden segue, briefly in Marathi.

The crowd can hear maybe one word in five; the rest read more »
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JAMMU, India, (AFP) - Police fired teargas Tuesday to break up clashes between Hindus and Muslims as celebrations over India's nail-biting Twenty20 cricket win over Pakistan exploded into violence, officials said.

More than 35 people including policemen were hurt in the fighting, which broke out overnight in Kashmir and continued on Tuesday, police said in Jammu, winter capital of the disput read more »
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Amazing performance by India, to beat their arch rivals Pakistan. Dhoni is surely captian material. At last India has won something. Too good.

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On Monday evening, a group of 10 boys kicked and punched retired brigadier SC Sharma, 59, a Kharghar resident, who was returning home from a local Shiv temple with his wife, Geeta. His only crime was to ask the boys why they were sp read more »
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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations are incomplete without modaks, dhurva blades, rakta chandan and most importantly the mantras, chants and aartis sung in the praise of Lord Ganesh. read more »
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New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar will take over as the skipper of both the Test and the One-Day team.

According to sources, the selection committee has already spoken to Tendulkar and the Little Master has agreed to lead the Indian team although he will take another two days to give his final word.

But how will Sachin be as a captain? read more »
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