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  1. `Third umpire’ rules Azhar not out

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    / November 8, 2012 /
    Mohammed Azharuddin would finally be a relieved man. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that his life ban from cricket is unsustainable by law. The former India captain who was banned twelve years ago on charges of match fixing, has been fighting a legal battle against BCCI’s decision. Now...

  2. Only Hindu administrators for Hindu temples in Kerala

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    / October 25, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Only Hindu MLAs who believe in God will be entitled for election to the membership of the Devaswom Boards in Kerala, a decision that has now come under attack. The three Devaswom Boards administer the temple of Travancore, Kochi and Malabar. Of this the Travancore Devaswom Board is the richest...

  3. Black Belt for Mohanlal

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    / October 25, 2012 /
    Yet another feather added to his already overcrowded cap. Padmasree Lieutenant Colonel Dr Mohanlal will be awarded with the honorary Black Belt of Taekwondo by the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Kukiwon in South Korea for his contribution to the Indian film industry. The New Indian Express points out that Mohanlal...

  4. Hyderabad beckons. In 2013

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    / October 24, 2012 /
    It has come as an pleasant surprise for most Hyderabadis that their city has been selected by Lonely Planet as the 3rd best city to travel in 2013. In its note, Lonely Planet says : “Hyderabad was once the capital of a filthy-rich princely state. After India’s independence, the palaces...

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    / October 23, 2012 /
    Lessons for those who get abusive on Twitter, without realising it is just meant to be a social networking site. Well-known playback singer Chinmayi Sripada filed a complaint with the cyber crime cell of Chennai Police on October 18, alleging that certain individuals had passed vulgar comments about her and...

  6. Why Karunanidhi is `sleepless’

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    / October 23, 2012 /
    If the rivalry between sons Azhagiri and Stalin wasn’t enough, now other DMK leaders too are making party supremo Karunanidhi “sleepless”. The former Tamilnadu chief minister’s angst is over the feud between senior leader T R Baalu and S S Palanimanickam, minister of state for finance. “When I go to...

  7. Kerala won’t be high before 5 pm

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    / September 28, 2012 /
    Kerala going in for an image change? The Kerala High court has ruled that no liquor will be sold before 5 pm in bars and hotels. for a state, known for its high consumption of liquor, the order means drinking during day time is a crime. The court said that the...

  8. The right to get high

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    / September 18, 2012 /
    They are members of the Liquor Consumers Awareness Revolutionary Organisation. On Monday, they sat on a day-long fast condemning the recent hike in prices of booze across TASMAC outlets in Tamilnadu. The New Indian Express reports that there were just five protestors, with about 50 chairs going empty and guesses...

  9. VW has no plans to drive into Kerala

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    / September 15, 2012 /
    Embarrassment for Kerala with Volkswagen denying the claim made by chief minister Oommen Chandy that the German auto major will start an engine assembly unit in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 2000 crore. The New Indian Express quoted Alexander Schibit, spokesperson of Volkswagen India saying, “We don’t...

  10. Suriya to start work on `Singham 2′

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    / September 15, 2012 /
    With `Maatran’ out of the way, Tamil actor Suriya is now focusing on his next venture, `Singham-2′, a sequel to the superhit `Singham’. Deccan Chronicle reports that Anushka and Hansika are likely to play the female lead roles opposite Suriya. The hunt is apparently on for an actress for an...

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