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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Archive for April 17th, 2012
Obama’s $53 million leaves Mitt on the mat
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama basked in a $53 million monthly fundraising bonanza on Monday, but Republican Mitt Romney warned him to “start packing” and get ready to leave the White House. Two new polls meanwhile offered conflicting pictures of the emerging race to November’s general election — with one suggesting Romney had nosed ahead, [...]
Wanted: Tall, dark and ugly men
According to a new study, beautiful women are better off marrying a husband a notch (or two or three) below them. Ladies, maybe you can hang onto Mr. Unsightly for a while longer. Your girlfriends can laugh all they want. Little do they know his looks — or the lack thereof — are his greatest [...]
Time to strip inhibitions
HONG KONG: Sex experts are urging Hong Kongers to strip off their reputation as some the least active lovers in Asia to get more out of their sex lives and overcome challenges of privacy in a cramped city. “People say Hong Kongers have the least amount of sexual knowledge in the world. One of the [...]
Wigan deal Gunners a blow
LONDON: Wigan Athletic added to last week’s surprise victory over Premier League leaders Manchester United by beating third-place Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. Two early goals turned out to be enough for Roberto Martinez’s side to pull off an even more unexpected success which significantly improves their chances of avoiding relegation. [...]
Can Blues bell Barça?
LONDON: Chelsea believe they can stymie the jaw-dropping goalscoring exploits of Lionel Messi and pull off an unlikely upset against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals here Wednesday. Messi took his season’s tally to an astonishing 63 goals in 52 games at the weekend with a double strike in Barcelona’s win over Levante, leaving him [...]
Mourinho for goal-line technology
MUNICH: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has backed the growing calls for the introduction of goal-line technology after a key mistake in Tottenham Hotspur’s FA Cup semi-final thrashing by Chelsea. Referee Martin Atkinson controversially ruled an effort by Chelsea’s Juan Mata crossed the goal-line in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final victory which put the Blues 2-0 [...]
Fencing tourney starts today
The second South Asian Fencing Championship is all set to kick start in the city from today. The event which has Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and India as the participating nations, will be held from April 17 to 19. Meanwhile, teams from Maldives and Myanmar would not be participating this year, while the arrival [...]
Wenger Wigs out over time-wasting
LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi of ‘disrespectful’ time-wasting during his side’s unexpected 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. Wenger was often an animated figure on the touchline during the game as Al-Habsi repeatedly delayed goal-kicks. The Oman international was booked in the final minute by referee Andre [...]
Tiny gene change affects brain size, IQ: scientists
PARIS: An international team of scientists said on Sunday that the largest brain study of its kind had found a gene linked to intelligence, a small piece in the puzzle as to why some people are smarter than others. A variant of this gene “can tilt the scales in favour of a higher intelligence”, study leader [...]
Oz on top thanks to Hussey, Pattinson
PORT-OF-SPAIN: An 89 run partnership between Mike Hussey and James Pattinson ensured Australia remained in control at the end of the second day of the second Test against the West Indies on Monday. Hussey (73) and Pattinson (32) helped push the tourists, who are 1-0 up in the three-match series, to 311 all out as [...]
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