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After brawl, Shah Rukh Khan likely to be banned from Wankhede stadium

Bollywood superstar and co-owner of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan could be banned for life from

Student decides to sell name to raise money

In a bizarre development, a teenager in New Zealand has placed his own name under the hammer and the highest bidder

Hot Emraan Hashmi to roped in for Aashiqui 2

The Bhatts are not really happy with the kind of male faces that have auditioned for the sequel of Aashiqui. After

News of no Vicky Donor sequel disappoints fans

Even as Vicky Donor has been declared a hit, the market is abuzz with the news that the film could find a sequel as

Work of courts unaffected by Emiratisation of lawyer’s profession

Litigation in UAE courts has not been affected by Cabinet Law No.5 of 2002 which confined pleading before UAE courts to

Arsenal fail to convince Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie has given the clearest hint he wants to quit Arsenal after contracts talks with manager Arsene Wenger

PNG delay for limbless Frenchman’s epic world …

[video1] Frenchman Philippe Croizon, who lost both his arms and legs in an electrical accident, has been delayed from

US capital to allow turbaned Sikh police

Washington’s police chief on Wednesday gave the green light for turbaned Sikhs to serve as officers, making the capital

Mali president rejects proposal for caretaker head

Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore on Wednesday rejected a proposal by a former junta which staged a coup in

‘The Dictator’ hits Cannes – on a camel

[video1] Even before the official opening of the 65th Cannes Film Festival, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has

Canadian clergyman thrown out over child porn

A former Clergyman convicted of importing child pornography — including some laced with religious imagery — into

Pakistan backs quick deal on Nato supplies

Pakistan said Wednesday it had ordered officials to finalise an agreement as quickly as possible on lifting a six-month

China cracks down on restaurant ‘gutter oil’

[video1]  It’s one of China’s major food scandals – used cooking oil is being taken straight from the gutter, filtered

RFK Jr’s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in US

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found

Malaysia’s Khazanah to list US$1.5b healthcare IPO at end-July: sources

The planned US$1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) listing of Malaysia’s Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH) is expected to debut on the Malaysian and Singapore bourses by the end of July, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The dual listing would be the fourth-biggest initial public offering (IPO) in the city state’s history and Malaysia’s second-largest this year after the planned listing of Malaysian plantation group Felda Global Venture Holdings.

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Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece’s caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches

CIMB upgrades Singapore banks to overweight

CIMB Research has upgraded its rating on Singapore’s banking sector to overweight from neutral, citing better-than-expected first quarter results due to higher trading income and lower credit provisioning.

“All posted results that exceeded expectations, boosted by record interest income, decent fee income growth and, most of all, strong trading and insurance performance,” CIMB said.

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Nato protesters march in Chicago ahead of summit

Protesters chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight! Housing is a human right!” marched in Chicago on Wednesday using the upcoming

Chelsea, Bayern bid for glory in unexpected final

When the draw for the later stages of the Champions League opened the way for Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in the

Tevez refuses to apologise to Fergie

Striker Carlos Tevez insisted on Wednesday he would not apologise to Sir Alex Ferguson after waving a mocked-up