DPA Berlin, Jan 31 – Goals from Daniel van Buyten, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben sent Bayern Munich back to the top of the Bundesliga. Van Buyten rose to head in an Arjen Robben cross in the 58th minute, Gomez was on target in the 75th and Robben curled in a free-kick four minutes from time to give Bayern a 3-0 win over Mainz here Saturday. Louis van Gaal’s side moves to 42 points, one ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 who defeated Hoffenheim 2-0 with goals in each half from Kevin Kuranyi and Lukas Schmitz.
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Agencies London, Jan 31 – Harry Potter star Emma Watson is creating a new range of ‘clean, sexy’ outfits for ethical clothing brand People Tree. The young actress is excited by the idea of using fashion as a tool to ‘alleviate poverty’ by using organic and imported cotton. Watson, who already has contracts with fashion labels Burberry and Chanel, is working as creative advisor for People Tree’s new range that is aiming at bringing fair trade and organic fashion to the 16-24 age group, reports guardian.co.uk.
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Guwahati, Jan 31 : The Lajong Football Club- which is the pride of Northeast football, was recently promoted to the I-League First Division for the 2009-10. Soccer mania is at its peak in the northeast and the discussion everywhere from roadside kiosks to government offices, is about Lajong, the first team from the Northeast to storm into the elite First division-league. India’s Northeast is regarded as the nursery of soccer.
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DPA Melbourne, Jan 31 – Roger Federer put down the challenge from Scot Andy Murray with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) victory for his fourth Australian Open title here Sunday. It was Federer’s 16th Grand Slam title. The world number one’s success denied the dream of Murray and the British nation as the Scot failed to snap a hoodoo on national Grand Slam championships stretching back nearly three-quarters of a century.
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Gangtok, Jan 31 : Endowed with spectacular scenic beauty, Sikkim is harnessing its natural bounty for sustainable development through village tourism. Sikkim is considered as one of the most peaceful and fastest developing states of Northeast India. In a bid to further develop its economy, the first Winter Village Festival was held at Assam Lingzey village in Gangtok with the aim of promoting Village tourism to boost its revenue generation mechanism.
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New Delhi, Jan 31 : Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday strongly condemned corrupt practices in the armed forces. Interacting with the media after distributing awards to best parade contingents here, Antony said the government would not tolerate even a single instance of corruption in the armed forces. “Already the army has started taking action.
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Imphal, Jan 31 : Manipur businessman staged a sit-in protest recently against frequent extortion demands made by militants. They said that militant activities have severely affected trade and business in the state. Businessmen of Kakching Bazaar shut down their business establishments the after a banned outfit demanded an annual tax from them and threatened them.he monetary demands ranged from 1500 to 4000 rupees.
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Guwahati, Jan 31 : Nature has been generous to Assam by providing it with amazing natural beauty. And, as insurgency declines, people are making their way to various tourist spots across the state. Chawki, an upcoming picnic spot at Uttarkuci in Baksa district of Assam, is attracting hundreds of people from across the state.
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Bhubaneshwar, Jan.31 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has strongly condemned the killing of innocent people in Orissa by Maoists and has termed them “anti-people”. K. N.
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