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H1N1 claims 30-year-old, 8th death since January
H1N1 claims 30-year-old, 8th death since January
Swine flu claimed the life of a 30-year-old Thane resident. Although the city has recorded its eighth swine flu death since January, none of the victims hail from the city
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‘Conmen aping bank staffers to dupe clients’
‘Conmen aping bank staffers to dupe clients’
Two leading banks have lodged an FIR against unidentified conmen who impersonate their staffers to get account holders divulge details of credit and debit cards and make online purchases
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Code cracked to bag the cheapest flight tickets?
Code cracked to bag the cheapest flight tickets?
If there were a formula that one could employ and net the lowest of airfares in spite of their fickle nature, the diligent lot would sit comfortably on that narrow airplane seat and be smug in the knowledge that they have bagged the best deal on offer.
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Scores of couples seal union on ‘auspicious’ Valentine’s Day as mahurat takes a back seat
Scores of couples seal union on ‘auspicious’ Valentine’s Day as mahurat takes a back seat
Armloads of Valentine’s Day paraphernalia like red hearts, balloons, ribbons and roses found their way to wedding halls on Saturday.
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‘I’m gonna give you 100% Buddy Guy. If I don’t, I’d be faking you’
‘I’m gonna give you 100% Buddy Guy. If I don’t, I’d be faking you’
Buddy Guy’s pioneering blues legacy had humble beginnings. At the age of seven, he fashioned a makeshift guitar out of wood and hairpins and taught himself how to play.
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A master, a protégé and a Dane star to jazz up Sunday
A master, a protégé and a Dane star to jazz up Sunday
The last time a lifetime achievement awardee sang at Bandra’s Mehboob Studios, book lovers’ jaws dropped.
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Danish bluesman was once an English teacher
Danish bluesman was once an English teacher
If your English teacher went on to pick up a guitar, and stare into the distance on album covers, how would you react? “They find it funny,” says Thorbjørn Risager, his famous sandpaper voice made gruffer by jetlag.
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Hawkers removed again only for VIPs, Colaba residents irked
Hawkers removed again only for VIPs, Colaba residents irked
Colaba residents were irked by the display of VIP culture on Saturday as Colaba Causeway was cleared of all hawkers for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s movement in the area.
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Teen bluesman performed on TV at age six
Teen bluesman performed on TV at age six
Quinn Sullivan was three when he started playing the guitar. “One Christmas, my parents bought me a First Act acoustic guitar and I fell in love with it,” he says.
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Rushdie, Arundhati Roy come in for flak at regional lit fest
Rushdie, Arundhati Roy come in for flak at regional lit fest
Back in the 1500s, a boy from Stratford village worked his way up to become a global writer of classics. Today, those rooted in their local milieu who write in their mother tongues like Shakespeare did, rarely set bestseller charts on fire in India.
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