Indian, Pakistan border guards exchange greetings
August 15th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 15 (IANS) Pakistani border guards Wednesday greeted their Indian counterparts on the occasion of India's 66th Independence Day.Officers and troopers of Pakistan Rangers walked up to the ... Read more...
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Text of president’s speech
August 14th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Here is the text of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech on India's 66th Independence Day-eve:My fellow citizens:It is a great privilege to address, for the first time, my fellow Indians living ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago, India to celebrate I-Day jointly
August 10th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Aug 10 (IANS) India and Trinidad and Tobago will jointly celebrate each other's Independence Day here, said Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra who noted a "paradigm shift in bilateral ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily not so sure about car running on water
July 28th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) Despite the considerable hype over a car in Pakistan running on water, a Pakistani daily cautioned that it is always better to wait until all tests ... Read more...
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India-Russia ties a model for diplomacy: Krishna
April 13th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday flagged India-Russia bilateral ties, which are in their 65th year, as "a model of depth and understanding" between any ... Read more...
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India, Russia, China to cement trilateral cooperation
April 12th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Building upon the success of the BRICS summit, the foreign ministers of India, China and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting Friday to cement new ... Read more...
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Krishna to meet Russian, Chinese foreign ministers in Moscow
April 10th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is visiting Moscow for a trilateral meet Friday with his Russian and Chinese counterparts to discuss "regional and global issues" ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Medvedev pledge to scale up civil nuclear ties
March 29th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday held talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on a host of bilateral issues that included scaling up civil nuclear ... Read more...
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India a serious partner, BRICS a global entity: Medvedev
March 29th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A day before his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other BRICS leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday described India as a "serious ... Read more...
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Thai PM chief guest at Republic Day parade
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be the chief guest at India's 63rd Republic Day parade on Rajpath Thursday when President Pratibha Patil will ... Read more...
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Pakistan Rangers offer BSF sweets on I-Day
August 14th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 14 (IANS) Troopers of the Pakistan Rangers offered sweets to their Indian Border Security Force (BSF) counterparts at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost Sunday to mark the 65th anniversary ... Read more...
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Intelligentsia protest Goa government’s ‘anti-people’ policies
June 18th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 18 (IANS) Scores of freedom fighters, litterateurs and retired bureaucrats held a protest against the "anti-people" policies of the Goa government here Saturday even as the state celebrated ... Read more...
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Russian military to wear berets for first time
April 15th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian troops will be wearing berets for the first time next month as they march in the annual parade to mark victory in World War ... Read more...
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Partially clad demonstrators oppose bullfighting
February 8th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) More than 300 partially clad demonstrators turned out in Mexico City over the weekend to protest bullfighting, organisers said.The protest was staged Sunday, a day after the ... Read more...
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IGNOU-UNESCO Science Olympiad winners to be felicitated
November 11th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Forty-one students from India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka will be felicitated by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) at an award function Sunday ... Read more...
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‘Russia can help resolve Kashmir dispute only on India, Pak’s request: Andrey Demidov
October 31st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 31 (ANI): Russia can play a role in resolving the Kashmir dispute only if India and Pakistan make such a request, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Pakistan, Andrey ... Read more...
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China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) China Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender and paid homage to soldiers who died fighting during the Second World War, Xinhua reported.
At the Museum of the ... Read more...
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South Korea proposes 3-stage unification process
August 15th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 15 (DPA) South Korea's president used a speech Sunday marking the 65th anniversary of liberation from Japan to suggest a three-stage plan towards eventual reunification with North Korea.
President Lee Myung ... Read more...
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America To Memorialize WW 2 With ‘Kiss-In’
August 14th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): American citizens will congregate for a group ‘kiss-in’ in Times Square on Saturday and will be accompanied by buglers nationwide, who will render, ‘Taps’, which ... Read more...
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Times Square to re-enact famous V-J Day kiss
August 14th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 14 (DPA) The famous kiss between a US sailor and a nurse in Times Square was to be repeated Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of ... Read more...
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UK World War II veterans to conmemorate 65th anniversary of VJ Day
August 13th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Prime Minister David Cameron, representatives of the three military Services, hundreds of veterans of the conflict and members ... Read more...
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Japan observes 65th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing
August 9th, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 9 (DPA) Nagasaki marked the 65th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese port city Monday, in which about 74,000 people were killed.
The ceremony observed a minute of ... Read more...
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Students commemorate Hiroshima Day, pledge for peace
August 6th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Carrying a replica of an atom bomb with a slogan 'No Bomb - Save Earth', more than 3,000 students Friday led the peace march to commemorate the Hiroshima ... Read more...
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U.S. Ambassador John Roos Attends Hiroshima Memorial Service
August 6th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Hiroshima, Aug 6, (PRINTWORDS NEWS) The Japanese city of Hiroshima marked the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing during the Second World War on Friday. The memorial service that was ... Read more...
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Hiroshima marks 65th anniversary of atomic bombing (Lead)
August 6th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 6 (DPA) The Hiroshima Bell of Peace tolled at 8.15 a.m. Friday, the exact moment 65 years ago when a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city, ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha members pay homage to Hiroshima bomb victims
August 6th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday remembered victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb on its 65th anniversary.Making a reference in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Meira ... Read more...
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Hiroshima observes 65th anniversary of atomic bombing
August 6th, 2010 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 6 (DPA) The Hiroshima Bell of Peace tolled at 8.15 a.m. Friday, the exact moment 65 years ago when a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city, ... Read more...
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Commemorating Hiroshima Day with peace march
August 5th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) More than 2,000 students from 60 colleges of Mumbai will participate in a march for a nuclear-free world to commemorate Hiroshima Day Friday.
Organised by an NGO, Bombay ... Read more...
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UK, US, France may attend Hiroshima bombing anniversary for first time
July 28th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, July 28 (ANI): Britain and the United States are considering sending representatives for the first time to the 65th anniversary ceremony of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.The Telegraph quoted Japanese ... Read more...
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Dr. Kotnis saved lives of Chinese soldiers during WWII, recall his sisters
July 8th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 8 (ANI): Two Indian women have claimed that their brother, Dwarkanath Kotnis, a doctor, saved the lives of many Chinese fighters during the second Sino-Japanese war (1937-45)."This year's August ... Read more...
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67,000 policemen to guard Russia Day festivities
June 12th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Some 67,000 policemen will be deployed during the countrywide Russia Day festivities Saturday, an official said.
"Over 67,000 policemen, 7,700 military servicemen as well as staff of ... Read more...
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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton wishes Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday
June 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. / LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday wished Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday, even though her actual birthday is in April.Several Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Russia and Britain Celebrate Victory Day on the HMS Belfast in London
May 14th, 2010 - 4:09 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) – Russo-British 65th Anniversary Victory Day celebration took place on board HMS Belfast in London last Sunday, Finance & Investment Markets Players Club (KIFIR) said Thursday.Yury Fedotov, the ... Read more...
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Brit school banned from flying own flag because it is ‘advertising’!
May 11th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): A village school in Britain has been banned from flying a flag that was designed by its own pupils as it was deemed to be "advertising".St Mary's Primary ... Read more...
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Merkel’s coalition given thumbs down in state poll
May 10th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dusseldorf/Berlin, May 10 (DPA) German Chancellor Angela Merkel was facing the loss of her majority in the upper house of parliament, following the poor showing by her Christian Democrat (CDU) allies in ... Read more...
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