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Fabric exhibition held in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Nov. 16 (ANI): A two-day fabric exhibition held here offered a platform to the young and upcoming designers. .

Themed “All Things Beautiful”, the exhibition showcased a wide variety of clothes made of different fabrics and accessories complementing it.

Organised by Femina, the fashion magazine, [...]

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Eight killed in explosion in Andhra house

Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Eight people were killed and 20 injured as explosives stored illegally in a house went off in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district Monday, police said.

The accident occurred in Narayanpur of Guntur district, about 300 km from here.

Ten houses were damaged in the massive explosion. Rescue workers removed eight bodies from the debris. [...]

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Australia set 351-run target for India

Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Australia made 350 for four in 50 overs against India in the fifth One-day international at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Thursday.

Opener Shaun Marsh (112) scored his maiden century while Shane Watson made 93. Cameron White also hit a quick-fire 57 while skipper Ricky Ponting made 45.

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Artificial village becomes tourist attraction in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Oct. 31 (ANI): An small artificial village in Hyderabad city has become a major tourist attraction, as many people wanting to experience the spirit of rural environment are visiting it.

The credit of creating the Shilparamam village goes to [...]

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Trinidad and Tobago elect to field against New SOuth Wales

Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga won the toss and elected to field against New South Wales in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Friday.

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Cape Cobras elect to bat against Trinidad and Tobago

Hyderabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Cape Cobras captain Andrew Puttick won the toss and elected to bat against Trinidad and Tobago in the second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Thursday.

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New South Wales elect to field against Somerset

Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) New South Wales captain Simon Katich won the toss and elected to field against Somerset in their Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match here Sunday.

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New South Wales elect to bat against Trinidad and Tobago

Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) New South Wales (NSW) skipper Simon Katich won the toss and elected to bat against Trinidad and Tobago in their Champions League Twenty20 match here Friday.

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A R Rahman to perform in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Oct 13 (ANI): A.R. Rahman Foundation will hold a concert in Hyderabad on October 24 and the proceeds from the concert will go towards the recent flood victims as a relief fund.

The show is the second concert as part of ‘Rahman Jai Ho’concert being held at various places in the country.

Talking to reporters [...]

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Somerset elect to field against Deccan

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Somerset captain Justin Langer won the toss and elected to field against Deccan Chargers in a Group A Champions League Twenty20 match here Saturday.

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Cape Cobras beat Otago Volts in Champions League

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cape Cobras beat Otago Volts by 54 runs in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.

Chasing 194, Otago Volts were bowled out for 139 in 17.1 overs.

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Cape Cobras set 194-run target for Otago Volts

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Captain Andrew Puttick scored the maiden century of the Champions League Twenty20 as Cape Cobras made 193 for four in 20 overs against Otago Volts in a Group C match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.

Puttick scored an unbeaten 104 off 62 balls while Justin Ontong remained not out [...]

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Badminton: India’s campaign ends as Saina Nehwal goes down to Lin Wang

Hyderabad, Aug 15 (ANI): India’s campaign at the World Badminton Championship came to an end on Friday with ace shuttler Saina Nehwal losing her quarter-final match against second seed Chinese Lin Wang.

Nehwal’s defeat came just a few hours after the mixed doubles pair of Valiyaveetil Diju and [...]

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Andhra admits to 20 farmers committing suicide in 40 days

Hyderabad, Aug 15 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Government has admitted that 20 farmers committed suicide in the state over the last 40 days.

The State Government, however, maintained that the actual reasons for the suicide were yet to be ascertained.

A communiqui issued by the Chief Minister’s office, admitted [...]

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Two Austrian players pull out of world badminton championships in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (ANI): Two Austrian players pulled out of the ongoing World Badminton Championships being held in Hyderabad over security concerns and swine flu.

The players, Juergen Koch and Peter Zauner, left Hyderabad without informing the organisers.homas Lund, Chief Operating Officer, World Badminton Federation (WBF), confirmed that the two players indeed left the tournament.

“We [...]

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Lonavala tourist spot hit by swine flu

Lonavala (Maharashtra), Aug 13 (ANI): Lonavala’s tourism industry has been badly hit by a swine flu scare.

The city’s civic administration has appealed to tourists to avoid the locality.

Somnath Jamble, president of Lonavala Municipal Corporation appealed to tourists, especially from Pune and Mumbai not to head for Lonavala during the weekend.

“On August 15, many tourists [...]

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Saina reaches Round three of World Badminton Championships

Hyderabad, Aug. 12 (ANI): Saina Nehawal, India’s badminton hope in the women’s singles at the World Badminton Championships, advanced to the third round with a straight sets victory over Russian Anastasia Prokopenko.

The World No. 6 defeated Prokopenko 21-10, 21-17.

The win has dispelled any doubts about Saina’s fitness in the wake of her suffering from chickenpox [...]

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