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Picasso painting on the block for 40 mn pounds 18 March 2010, 18-1 Hrs London, March 18 A portrait painted by Picasso when he was 22 is to be auctioned with an estimated price of 40 million pounds.
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Hiccup! Officials barred from drawing Punjab liquor lottery 18 March 2010, 18-0 Hrs This is one diktat that officials across Punjab will not say 'cheers' to. They have been asked not to physically draw the lottery for allotment of nearly 7,000 liquor vends in the state.
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Prospective groom sounds too perfect? Hire a detective 18 March 2010, 18-0 Hrs New Delhi, March 18 Is he an alcoholic? Is she a party animal? Was she dating anyone before? These questions typically bother the parents of prospective Indian brides and grooms, especially those who use matrimonial websites. And for answers they tap detective agencies.
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Butler fell sick eating 27 burritos 18 March 2010, 18-0 Hrs London, March 18 Scottish actor Gerard Butler fell sick on the sets of his new film 'The Bounty Hunter' after eating 27 burritos for one scene.
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Haryana STF chief suspended for extortion 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs Panipat, March 17 The Haryana government late Wednesday suspended Special Task Force (STF) chief Ashok Sheoran, who was arrested after being caught on camera trying to extort money from a jeweller here, an official said here.
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Percept signs sponsorship deal with five boxers 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 17 In a heartening development for Indian sports, more money is being pumped into Olympic disciplines as sponsorship to individual sportspersons. The latest to benefit are five boxers, who signed a three-year sponsorship deal with leading entertainment media and communications company Percept Ltd here Wednesday.
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Hyderabad is a free zone for job-seekers, rules apex court 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 17 Amid the ongoing stir to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh for creating a separate state of Telangana, the Supreme Court has reiterated that the state capital Hyderabad would continue to be a 'free zone' entitling people from other parts of the state to compete for government jobs.
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Winehouse stopped fan from taking her picture 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs London, March 17 Troubled singer Amy Winehouse had yet another tiff with a fan on pushing one of her friends to have a photograph with her.
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Haryana STF chief sent in police remand or extortion 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs Panipat, March 17 A local court here Wednesday sent Ashok Sheoran, who headed the Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) and was arrested after being caught on camera trying to extort money from a jeweller here, to police remand for five days.
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Tihar's prisoners to get phone facilities 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 17 From Thursday, prisoners in the Tihar Central Jail here, one of India's biggest, will have access to telephones.
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