FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 HYDERABAD
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‘I VIEW THIS SITUATION AS ONE BIG LIE THAT I REPEATED A LOT OF TIMES’ Disgraced cycling legend Lance Armstrong’s fierce defence of his record finally collapsed on Thursday as he admitted that his seven Tour de France titles were fueled by an array of drugs. “I made my decisions. They’re my mistake,” Armstrong told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, in his first interview since he was stripped of his record yellow jersey haul and banned from sport for life.
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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER
The Union Budget is not likely to change anything for many of us, but for millions of senior citizens in India, it is a matter of life and death. Will 2013 be the year they finally receive their due?
‘DON’T FORGET US THIS TIME’ REPORT ON P8&9
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With the 28th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO) beginning in the City, we guide delegates from across the world to the beauty of Hyderabad.