Dhaka: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina widened her 38-strong cabinet on Friday by drafting in six new members, a day after her ruling Awami League sprang surprises when it dropped longtime party heavyweights from the policymaking presidium. She arrived at the Bangabhaban just before 11am for the swearing-in of Shahjahan Khan, retired brig gen...
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Sheree should be happy with what she’s getting…According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Ms. Sheree Whitfield received the following in her bitter divorce settlement with ex-husband and former Atlanta Falcons player Bob Whitfield.
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Personally, he is dating the most powerful and gorgeous girl in Bollywood; and professionally, well, he’s calling the shots too. “I haven’t noticed whether other girls have stopped looking at me because I’m dating the best girl in town,’’ he says. “A lot depends on the vibe you give off.
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MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation’s anti-corruption wing on Thursday brought Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh, son of former central home minister Buta Singh, here for questioning after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs.1 crore. “We have brought Sweety Singh from New Delhi in connection with the bribery case. We are...
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PANAJI: The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard have intensified their patrolling off Konkan coast following intelligence inputs that a suspicious ship was heading towards Goa. Goa police received the intelligence inputs last night from their counterparts in Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) which alerted them about a “suspiciously moving ship”. “We were informed by Goa...
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YANGON: A government official says the Myanmar court expected to deliver a verdict in opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial has announced it will give its ruling Aug. 11. The verdict was scheduled to be delivered Friday.
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CANBERRA: Australia was able to officially end its six-year military presence in Iraq three days ahead of a Friday deadline, a top officer said. Maj.
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BARGARH (Orissa): A senior IAS officer and four of his family members were found dead with bullet injuries and IAS officer, four family members found dead his son critically injured in their house in the district early on Friday.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today refused to take up a gas dispute between Reliance Industries and RNRL for final hearing on September 1, rejecting the prayer of Anil Ambani Group company for expeditious proceedings. A bench headed Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said it will decide on the date of final hearing...
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Nigeria: Nigerian security forces shelled then stormed the mosque and compound of an Muslim sect blamed for days of violence across northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 militants in a raging gunbattle. The bodies of barefoot young men littered the streets of Maiduguri on Thursday morning as the army conducted a house-to-house manhunt...
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