NDTV.com

Pak defends tainted trio, hints at Indian hand in fixing sagaEconomic TimesLONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain Wajid S Hassan today gave a new twist to the spot-fixing scandal involving the Pakistan cricket team, saying the three accused players were "innocent" and Indian bookmakers were involved in the whole murky …British tabloid to come with [...]

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Telegraph.co.uk

Talk of Mideast peace emerges from Obama-brokered meetingGlobe and MailA Palestinian shopkeeper watches a television broadcast, showing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington, at his electronics store in East Jerusalem September 2, 2010. Ammar Awad/Reuters Washington — From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on …Middle East peace talks 'constructive'BBC NewsIsrael, Palestine to continue peace talksThe [...]

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The Guardian

BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill PayoutsNew York TimesBP is warning Congress that if lawmakers pass legislation that bars the company from getting new offshore drilling permits, it may not have the money to pay for all the damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf …US offshore oil fire may [...]

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The Hindu

Jagan keeps off state's YSR death anniv programmesEconomic TimesHYDERABAD: Congress rebel Jaganmohan Reddy kept himself away from all programmes organised by the state government and party on the first death anniversary of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Mr Jaganmohan Reddy, son of the former chief …A year after YSR's death, Andhra Congress still [...]

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The Hindu

2.5 million tonnes of extra foodgrain for StatesThe HinduThe Hindu Following a Supreme Court order, the government has decided to hike the quantity of foodgrains to be distributed to the BPL families through the fair price shops. File Photo: M. Periasamy In the wake of the concern expressed by the Supreme …Govt to release [...]

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Telegraph.co.uk

Tainted trio could be back for ODIs: Pak Sports MinisterTimes of IndiaJakhrani was also not keen to use the word 'dropped' and said the trio was just 'unavailable' to play in the Twenty20 series against England. Jakhrani said the three players, who allegedly took money from a bookie to bowl no balls during the Lord's [...]

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The Hindu

Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress presidentSifyNew Delhi: Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by her party's office-bearers. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year …Sonia should offer [...]

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ABC Online

ACSU official meets Asif's former girlfriendCricInfo.comAn ACSU official has met with Veena Malik, former girlfriend of fast bowler Mohammad Asif, as part of the body's ongoing inquiries into the spot-fixing scandal in which Asif is one of the central figures. The meeting took place on Wednesday in Lahore …Pak match-fixing scandal: Will Pak Cricket [...]

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Business Standard

'Withdrawing bill a tactical retreat'Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: A day after HRD minister Kapil Sibal was forced to defer a key bill on education tribunals in Rajya Sabha, government managers vehemently fended off the charge that poor floor coordination was a reason for UPA-2 losing face dramatically in …Education Tribunal Bill: Sibal shoots himself [...]

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The Hindu

Amethi name game: Victory for Maya as SC OKs new districtTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Allahabad High Court's contradictory orders on challenges to the renaming of Amethi, the high-profile constituency of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, to Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar district proved beneficial for Mayawati …Mayawati Vs Rahul: Amethi likely to get a [...]

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