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New Delhi : The much-awaited draw for the DDA Housing Scheme 2014 has been reportedly pushed back to Wednesday (November 12) as the authority as still receiving corrections from the banks.

DDA vice chairman Balvinder Kumar is said to have told a leading daily that the draw is likely to be held on November 12.

The draw was earlier fixed for November 5, but was postponed to November 10 due to the delay in processing of the applications.

Reports said Monday that the DDA conducted a mock trial draw of about 5 lakh forms.

Peshawar : Mohammad Shahid's eyes lit up when he saw his once bald cousin come home one day with a head full of hair and a strutting gait to match.

A handsome but follically-challenged young man, he decided the time was ripe to restore his honour, battered by years of taunts that follow the barren-headed and the beardless in Pakistan.

In the northwestern city of Peshawar, home to underground Taliban hideouts and a gateway for trade to Afghanistan, men go about their business in the crowded dusty streets, their faces covered by bushy black beards that would make Captain Haddock proud.

New Delhi, Nov 10 : Keanu Reeves has revealed that he find films by legendary Indian

New Delhi, Nov 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will commence his visit to Myanmar, Australia and Fiji on November 11, on Monday said that he is looking forward to seeking a global environment that supports India's aspirations for economic development and a peaceful world.

Mumbai, Nov 10 : Skipper M S Dhoni has been rested for the remaining two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka and the first Test against Australia to be played in Brisbane to recover from a right wrist injury.

Virat Kohli will lead the side in his absence.

Dhoni had earlier opted out of the first three games of the five-match series against Sri Lanka, citing the need for a break to freshen up ahead of the tour of Australia and the World Cup.

Meanwhile, the selectors have named Karnataka batsman K L Rahul and Railways leg spinner Karn Sharma and Uttar Pradesh south paw Suresh Raina in the 19-member Test squad.

Washington, Nov 10 : Reince Priebus, the national chairman of the Republican Party said that the party was likely to win the 2016 election if the chosen presidential candidate proved to be a good beer-mate.

Priebus said the party could win if it had a candidate on the ballot who someone actually wanted to have a beer with.

He said that despite emerging victorious in Congressional and governor's races across the country, the party still had a long way to go to win the 2016 elections, ABC News reported.