Knights and Angels - Cheerleading squad of the Kolkata Knight Riders

The Indian Premier League is just a month away and hoping to cheer for Shah Rukh Khan's team - the Kolkata Knight Riders - are a group of 24 young girls.

The girls are vying for a place in the six-member cheerleading squad to be chosen by audience votes during a unique television show called Knights and Angels, which kicked off on February 28 on NDTV Imagine.

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Lok Sabha polls in 5 phases between Apr 16-May 13

The much-awaited schedule for the Lok Sabha elections was announced on Monday afternoon.

The country will go to polls from April 16 to May 13. Counting will be done on May 16. Polls will be conducted in as 124 constituencies on April 16, in 141 constituencies on April 23, in 107 constituencies on April 30, 85 on May 7 and 86 on May 13.

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RIL to become world's 13th largest refiner post merger

Reliance Industries will displace US energy major Chevron Corp to become the 13th largest oil refining company in the world after its board approved plans to absorb its Reliance Petroleum unit.

RIL, the nation's largest listed firm, will issue one share for every 16 held in RPL, giving it direct control of the world's largest refinery complex.

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A. R. Rahman brings Oscar glory to India

It's a big day for India, as music maestro A.R. Rahman has become the first Indian composer to scoop an Oscar for his music in Slumdog Milllionaire.

This is the first time that an Indian has won more than one nomination in Oscar history and also the first time an Indian music director has won the prestigious award.

Having won the Golden Globe and the BAFTA, the Oscars represented the final lap in Slumdog's race for recognition. Hot on the heels of his BAFTA success, Rahman was nominated in the Best Original Score and the Best Original Song categories for the Oscars.

The other nominations in the Best Original Score category were Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), James Newton Howard (Defiance), Danny Elfman (Milk) and Thomas Newman (WALL-E).

Anticipating the award, Rahman had said that if he wins the award, it would be a "great honour" and would help him "do bigger things".

Well now that he has brought home the coveted trophy, it's a dream come true not only for the music maestro but also for billions of people back home, who've been waiting eagerly for Rahman to get the award.

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