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Mavis Staples to headline Chicago Blues Fest
Chicago music legend Mavis Staples will headline the Chicago Blues Fest this summer.The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said Tuesday that other headliners will include Texas Johnny Brown and Floyd Taylor. The three-day festival runs from June 8 to 10 in Grant Park along Lake Michigan. Staples will close the festival on June 10. She won last year's "Best Americana Album" Grammy

I have spotted some exceptional boys: O'Donell

Even as 590 kids from all over the Country play football in 'the best ground of the country' in the AIFF U-14 Football Fest, the AIFF spotters keep a close eye on all of them. Scott O'Donell, Technical Manager, Regional and Elite Academies spoke at length to www.the-aiff.com on the significance of the Fest, the plans ahead and other related issues. Excerpts:

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Rushdie may speak at Jaipur fest - via video

New Delhi: Salman Rushdie, author of the controversial "The Satanic Verses", is likely to address the Jaipur Literature Festival via video-link Tuesday, the organisers said, days after he cancelled

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Rushdie cancels India visit on security grounds

Jaipur: After days of speculation, controversial author Salman Rushdie has called off his visit to India for the Jaipur Literature Festival citing security issues. Festival organisers read out a

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Rushdie won't be attending Jaipur fest

Jaipur: It's final. Author Salman Rushdie said on Friday that he would not be attending the DSC Jaipur Literary Festival following threats "from paid assassins"."The Satanic Verses" author sent a

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The man who rocked

From bringing out India’s first magazine dedicated to rock music to creating a platform for original compositions through his music festivals, Amit Saigal was the face of

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