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May
15

IPL council suspends five players named in sting operation alleging corruptionThe IPL governing council has suspended five players named by a sting operation alleging corruption until an inquiry into the accusations is conducted. TP Sudhindra (Deccan Chargers), Mohnish Mishra (Pune Warriors), Shalabh Srivastava (Kings XI Punjab), Amit Yadav (Kings XI Punjab) and a player the IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla called “Mr Bali” were suspended.

Shukla said Ravi Sawani, the former head of the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU), will conduct the inquiry. “The conversation [in the sting] is about Continue Reading…

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May
15

Bipasha Basu asks fans for new DVD titleBipasha Basu is in search of a suitable title for her second fitness DVD — and she has asked her fans to send in their suggestions.

“Pondering over names for my next fitness DVD! Just not getting it! Last one was ‘Fit & Fabulous You’! Suggestions? It has to be an extension to Love Yourself,” tweeted Bipasha.

“It should sound energetic, inspirational and fun,” she Continue Reading…

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May
06

Jannat2 movie reviewKunal Deshmukh‘s JANNAT 2 can be best described as patchy. The storyline lacks imagination and given this backdrop, he tries his best to weave a plot into the scenes. He succeeds mainly because there’s Randeep Hooda, Bollywood’s most underrated actor, who stands tall among the ruins. Take his character out of the film and you have nothing left. Such is the impact he has on the film.

The weak link in the plot is the love story between Emraan Hashmi and new comer Esha Gupta. The situation they meet in and the speed with which they fall in love Continue Reading…

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May
06

Fasto Bollywood Movie reviewSome fine actors, who know how to look at home even when placed in outlandish circumstances, carry this quaint tale of love, death, separation, resurrection and reparation to the level of a fairly engaging comedy.

Films about near-death and after-life have a tendency to be flippant in tone while showing a world beyond the one that we know. It’s the same fear of the unknown that Continue Reading…

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May
06

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: Ramires and Drogba fire the Blues to FA Cup gloryIt was the moment Liverpool had dragged themselves back into a game that they had all but lost. Luis Suarez crossed from the right and Andy Carroll met it with a firm header. Carroll ran off in celebration, Kenny Dalglish leapt up and punched the air. Liverpool were level. Only they weren’t.

The cheers from the red end suddenly went stereo as the blue half realised what was happening; referee Phil Dowd had not given the goal.

It had not crossed the line. Liverpool’s players were in disbelief and Continue Reading…

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May
05

Obama was Bin Laden’s top target, letters from Abbottabad revealIn letters from his last hideout, Osama bin Laden fretted about dysfunction in his terrorist network and crumbling trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government and the West.

A selection of documents seized in last year’s raid on bin Laden’s Pakistan hideout was posted online Thursday by the US Army’s Combating Terrorism Center.

The documents show dark days for Al-Qaeda and its hunkered-down leader after years of attacks by the United States and what bin Laden saw as bumbling within his own Continue Reading…

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