VIJAYAWADA: Secretary’s XI defeated President’s XI by two wickets in the three-day selection match for ACA u-16 team at Guntur, according to information reaching here on Tuesday.President’s XI 161 and 165 in 47 overs (Siva Charan Singh 57, Krishna Babu 35, J. Siva Koteswara Rao four for 44, Sneha Kishore three for 36) lost to Secretary’s XI 225 and 104 for eight in 49 overs (Bhima Rao four for 32 Abdul...
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‘Section of Congress opposed to the song in line with the fatwa against its singing by Muslims’HYDERABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go to polls in Greater Hyderabad with focus on neglect of ‘Vandemataram’ by Congress.A section of Congress was opposed to the song in line with the fatwa against its singing by Muslims which was endorsed by Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind, former Union Minister Ch. Vidyasagar...
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Workers at a 50-year-old factory which will close its doors for the last time in December have recorded a song to mark the occasion.The Air Products site at Acrefair, Wrexham, is to close with the loss of 200 jobs.John Edwards, who has worked at the site for 33 years, penned the lyrics to We're Here to Stay, and based the song on a track by singer Dafydd Iwan.Mr Edwards persuaded up to 30 colleagues...
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Century by Ilyas Zubaidi (160) for Adams XI in the A-Division (one-day) league and fine spell by Sriram (eight for 15) for National Insurance in the A-Institution league were the highlights of the HCA League here.Vijay Bharathi 289 for eight (Vamsi 80, Madhav 64, Seshagiri 76) bt Team Kun 199 (Santhosh Reddy 64, Shivanand 42 not out).Gaganmahal Blues 176 (Abhinav 41, Nandu 55, Mehraj five for 46) bt...
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Film crazy fans all over the globe have done crazy things for their favourite stars.Small or big, young or old… a common man’s wish is to explore the fabulous life of his favourite Superstar. There are different ways fans show their affection and craze for their idol-collecting autographs, picture postcards, film posters, worshipping their idols to building temples. All of it seems passé now. The new-gen...
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Barclays Global Retail Banking (GRB), India, the retail banking business of financial services provider Barclays, is evaluating possible targets for mergers and acquisitions to accelerate its growth in the country. It has been growing at two branches a year in the last three years, according to interim managing director and chief operating officer Ram Gopal.Speaking to the media here on Wednesday to...
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A special court, headed by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate, will be set up soon in Hyderabad for a speedy trial of the Satyam Computers fraud case.The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Rosaiah, accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) request for setting up such a court.The CBI, which took over the investigations into the...
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The global slowdown has delayed the breakeven of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL).The project, built at an estimated Rs 2,500 crore, was projected to break even by 2014. But now, it would be extended by four to five years, according to P Sripathy, chief executive officer of GHIAL.Passenger figures that were projected to touch...
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Nearly 1,800 delegates fromacross the globe are expected to attend the four-day WorldNewspaper Congress to be held here on November 30.The president of the Indian Newspaper Society Hormusji NCama and vice-chairman of Indian Newspaper Society PratapPawar today called on Minister for Information and PublicRelations J Geeta Reddy to provide security arrangements forthe event, an official release said.Nearly...
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GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has signed an agreement with aircraft engine manufacturer, CFM International (CFM), to establish a new CFM56 maintenance training centre to support its customers in the South Asian region.CFM International is a 50:50 joint venture between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) of France and General Electric Company(GE) of the United States. The agreement signed on...
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