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  • KKR's Manoj Tiwary celebrating after winning against CSK. PTI Photo/ R Senthil Kumar
  • CSK’s opener Michael Hussey in full flow. Hussey's priceless knock helped the defending champions post a commendable 190 for three against KKR. AFP Photo/ Manjunath Kiran
  • Hussey is bowled out by KKR's Jacques Kallis, after having scored a total of 54 off 43 balls. AFP Photo/ Manjunath Kiran
  • CSK's batsman Suresh Raina was the highest scorer for his team; piling on 73 runs off 38 balls as he hit some of the biggest sixes in the tournament. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi
  • KKR captain Gautam Gambhir looks on after missing a catch. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar
  • KKR’s Shakib Al Hassan (center) celebrates the catch dismissal of CSK’s Murali Vijay. AFP Photo/ Manjunath Kiran
  • KKR's co-owner Shahrukh Khan watches the final tensely. PTI Photo/ R Senthil Kumar
  • KKR's captain Gautam Gambhir is bowled out by CSK's Ben Hilfenhaus in the last ball of the first over. AP Photo/ Aijaz Rahi
    KKR's captain Gautam Gambhir is bowled out by CSK's Ben Hilfenhaus in the last ball of the first over. AP Photo/ Aijaz Rahi
  • KKR's Manvinder Bisla was the highest scorer and won the Man of the Match award. AP Photo/ Aijaz Rahi
  • Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate after the win against Chennai Super Kings during the IPL-5 final match in Chennai on Sunday. PTI Photo/ R Senthil Kumar

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Shah Rukh Khan told us to believe. So did The Telegraph. A win looked impossible when CSK scored 190, and appeared even more distant when Gautam Gambhir went with only 3 on the board, and it seemed all over when Jacques Kallis walked back with 16 needed off 7. But the script had yet to unfold...   | Read..
 

Rupee closes at a week's high as sentiment improves, but is still below 55

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Mamata to honour KKR on Tuesday after 6km victory parade

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First time IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders will be given a gala reception on Tuesday at the Eden Gardens where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will receive ..   | Read..
 

Jagan sent to judicial custody by CBI court

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Kerala CPM leader faces police cases for saying his party uses murder as a tool

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Kerala police have registered a case of murder against MM Mani, the senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who had stated publicly that his party often elimi...   | Read..
 

No plan to raise prices of diesel, LPG, kerosene now, says Jaipal Reddy

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The government said on Monday it is not considering raising rates of diesel, domestic gas (LPG) and kerosene for the moment....   | Read..
 

India to provide $500mn line of credit to Myanmar

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Stubble bristled, jaw locked & boy blazed

The trick has tumbled out of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s hat and become Gautam Gambhir’s crown. Hail the purple revolution, the yellow empire’s over. Calcutt...   | Read..
 

We tried hard, we have been resilient & we believed: SRK

I’ll try and underplay it. I can’t be very serious. But yes we are extremely happy. And I want to say… I want to thank Gautam...   | Read..
 

Assam girl raped in Delhi

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NSCN-IM warns rival against deal

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