Court allows Kalmadi’s London visit (Second Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday restrained sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi from attending the July 27 opening ceremony of the London Olympics. ... Read more...
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Tony Martin eyes time trial medal at Olympics
July 25th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) German cyclist Tony Martin has set his sights on a medal at the 2012 London Olympics cycling time trial."Gold is possible, but it would be presumptuous ... Read more...
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High profile board of HI’s league
July 25th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla, senior BJP politician Arun Jaitley and eminent media personality Rajat Sharma have been named on the board of ... Read more...
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Arsenal wants to bring in more players: Wenger
July 25th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) English club's Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Wednesday that he was still looking to add more players to his team in the summer transfer window."I ... Read more...
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Briton jailed for bomb threat
July 25th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A 48-year-old Briton, who burst into a driving school and threatened to blow up the institute after failing a driving test twice, has been sentenced to ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms Kim Jong-un is married (Lead, changing dateline)
July 25th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) North Korean state media have confirmed for the first time that the country's leader Kim Jong-un is married, the BBC reported Wednesday.Reports referred to him attending ... Read more...
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Facebook hiring for its engineering office in London
July 25th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Social networking site Facebook is hiring engineers for its new office which would be located in London. This would be Facebookâs first engineering office, which would be ... Read more...
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Pricey peaches stolen from China laboratory
July 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Thieves in China got away with peaches worth 100,000 yuan ($15,700) that were grown scientifically at a research institute.Three unemployed men who stole the peaches Monday ... Read more...
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Are you an expensive surgeon, Rajesh Khanna asked (Lead, with correction in second para)
July 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) "I hope you are not a very expensive heart surgeon, I may need your services some day!"This was Rajesh Khanna's prayer to cardiac surgeon Mukesh ... Read more...
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Beckham to be part of opening ceremony
July 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Former England captain David Beckham has been given a role in Friday's London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.The 37-year-old Beckham would not disclose any details of ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Defence says witness doctor unreliable
July 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 25 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, the defence Wednesday claimed in a court here that a doctor presented by the CBI as a witness was not ... Read more...
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Batman movie killer met prostitutes before shooting
July 25th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) James Holmes, the man who killed 12 people and injured more than 50 in a shooting spree at a US theatre during the screening of the ... Read more...
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Flamengo confirms interest in Dorival as new coach
July 25th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 25 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Flamengo have confirmed their interest in signing Dorival Junior as their new coach.Less than a day after sacking Joel Santana, Flamengo's ... Read more...
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Maken lauds court’s decision on Kalmadi
July 25th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India's sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday lauded the Delhi High Court's decision of barring Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi from attending the Olympic ... Read more...
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IOC, London organisers deny banning Belarus president
July 25th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the organisers of the 2012 London Games Wednesday denied they had banned Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko from attending the ... Read more...
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Copenhagen release N’Doye to Lokomotiv
July 25th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Danish football side FC Copenhagen have allowed Senegalese forward Dame N'Doye to join Lokomotiv Moscow, the president of the Russian club said Wednesday.N'Doye, 27, helped ... Read more...
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Chopda in round four of Maharashtra badminton
July 25th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) State No.1 Sagar Chopda, representing Mumbai Suburban, romped into the men's singles Round 4 of the second Maharashtra Senior State Selection Badminton Tournament here Wednesday.Sagar took ... Read more...
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Ranjith leads way into last 8 of tennis meet
July 25th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Top seed Ranjith Virali-Murugesan led the singles field into the quarterfinals with a facile 6-1, 6-2 win against Indonesian Elbert Sie in the Indian Oil Servo ... Read more...
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Rubin Kazan sign Spaniard Orbaiz
July 25th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Athletic Bilbao and Spain midfielder Pablo Orbaiz has joined Russian Premier league football side Rubin Kazan as a free agent, the club said Wednesday.Orbaiz, ... Read more...
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Partnership with Qureshi shattered many a myth: Bopanna
July 25th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna says it was his doubles partnership with Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on the international circuit that shattered many myths."Most of the ... Read more...
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Long-time aide Omita Paul is President Mukherjee’s secretary
July 25th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government Wednesday appointed Pranab Mukherjee's long-time aide Omita Paul as the secretary to the new president on the day when he took oath."The ... Read more...
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Quash charges, trial in Mishra killing, SC urged
July 25th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday was urged to order the charges and trial be quashed in the case of assassination of the then railway minister L.N. ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un gets married: North Korean TV
July 25th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has got married, South Korea's Renhap news agency said Wednesday quoting North Korean TV.North Korean TV recently showed footage of ... Read more...
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Babysitter killer jailed for life
July 25th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A 19-year-old Briton has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing to death a teenager as she babysat her sister's two children. The judge ... Read more...
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Monsoon revives in Himachal, still 50 percent deficit
July 25th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) After days of lull, the southwest monsoon has once again revived in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, with most of the areas experiencing moderate to ... Read more...
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NCP declares truce, alliance to have more ‘coordination’
July 25th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Declaring a truce with the alliance partner Congress, the NCP Wednesday said a mechanism is being evolved to ensure more consultation between allies for ... Read more...
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Air India to seek compensation for Dreamliner delay
July 25th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A ministerial panel headed by Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday approved the compensation demand made by Air India from US planemaker Boeing for delay ... Read more...
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Sonia to visit Rae Bareli
July 25th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Thursday begin a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, party ... Read more...
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China vows protection of rare earth metals
July 25th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) China Wednesday vowed to protect its rare earth products and said it will work with other countries to solve the policy disputes over the resources.The government ... Read more...
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SJVNL’s second plant to start power generation in December
July 25th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam's second plant in Himachal Pradesh will start generating power from December this year, a company official said here Wednesday.The generation in the ... Read more...
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India’s energy consumption to double by 2031: Study
July 25th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Energy consumption in India is likely to double to 1,124 kgs of oil equivalent (kgoe) by 2031-32 on the back of high economic expansion, a ... Read more...
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Participation low, spirits high at Team Anna fast
July 25th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Numbering far less than last year but exuding zeal, people from across the country Wednesday gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital ... Read more...
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Humid, cloudy day in Delhi, rains expected Thursday (Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The residents of Delhi witnessed another cloudy and humid day Wednesday with no rains, with the maximum temperature recording a notch above average at 35 ... Read more...
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Assam violence: Army stages flag march, Chirang district tense (Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) The army Wednesday staged a flag march in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) as there was no let-up in tension with three more bodies recovered ... Read more...
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Colour and ceremony as President Pranab takes office (Roundup)
July 25th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) It was a day of pomp and pageantry, tradition and modernity as India Wednesday got its 13th president in 76-year-old seasoned politician Pranab Mukherjee, ... Read more...
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