Jitender Kumar crashes out



Boxer Jitender Kumar

Jitender Kumar went down fighting against Russia's Georgy Balakshin in the quarterfinals of the men's 51 kg category, dashing India's medal hopes in the Olympic Games here on Wednesday.

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Olympics thrusts Beijing front and center



Olympics thrusts Beijing front and center

There's a reason the 2008 Summer Olympics begin here at exactly 8:08 p.m. on the eighth day of the eighth month. In the Cantonese dialect, the words for "eight" and "fortune" rhyme. Eight is the ultimate lucky number.

And it is fortune this country of 1.3 billion people hopes for as it steps into the spotlight on the world stage for the next 17 days. The efforts of a state-run and medal-hu read more »
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www.tnvat.gov.in - The official site of Commercial Taxes ...



www.tnvat.gov.in - The official site of Commercial Taxes ...

This is the official site,www.tnvat.gov.in,for Commercial_Taxes_Department- Tamil Nadu. This site is loaded with the necessary commercialTax ...


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Big TV goes live with DTH service



Big TV goes live with DTH service

Mumbai-based Big TV, owned by Indian mobile company Reliance Communications, launched its direct-to-home service Tuesday, offering more than 200 channels targeting India's 120 million TV households.

Big TV claims to be the first DTH service here to offer better sound and picture quality via MPEG 4 technology. They will compete with such rivals as News Corp.'s India joint venture Tata Sky and broadcasting gro read more »
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'Riddler of rap' flies into town



'Riddler of rap' flies into town

WHEN Jay-Z performed his triumphant set at Glastonbury and proved that a live rap show didn't have to be about the DJ, the bling and the booty, it's likely that he took his lead from an old pal.

Because doing it for real has been Pharrell Williams' unique selling point for some time.

One half of the most sought after production team of the decade, The Neptunes, Pharrell also fronts N*E*R*D - the kind o read more »
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Sony unveils new 4K projector



Sony unveils new 4K projector

The trade show floor at Cinema Expo 2008 is filled with the customary popcorn, theater-seat and tech vendors, but Sony Electronics reps are steering prospective customers to a secret demo suite to view something potentially much more watershed.

Sony has unveiled a 4K digital projector with easy adaptability to 3-D projection. Previously, two of the pricey projectors were necessary to rig an auditorium for 4K 3-D, prev read more »
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Sushil Kumar Wins


Wrestler Sushil Kumar
Wrestler Sushil Kumar claimed India's second medal at the Beijing Olympics when he won the bronze in the 66kg Freestyle event on Wednesday.

Kumar beat Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov 3:1, with scores of 2-1, 0-1, 1-0 in the three round read more »
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Olympic heroes to stay




BRITAIN'S Olympic heroes will snub a new £80 million cycling centre being built for London's 2012 games to remain in Manchester.

Team GB's cycling champs will keep the Manchester Velodrome as the sport's home - widely credited as key to their success in Beijing, British Cycling Federation bosses told the M.E.N.

The Greater Manchester-based team, which has trained for the Games at the centre, in Eastlands, has triumphed with a clutch of 13 track cyc read more »
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