Hockey India to appoint high performance manager
August 29th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In the aftermath of the London debacle, Hockey India (HI) Wednesday decided to appoint a high performance manager, who will oversee the affairs of all ... Read more...
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No threat to Nasheed’s life: Maldivian panel
August 29th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Maldivian human rights panel has said that there was no assassination threat to former president Mohamed Nasheed in February this year when he was ... Read more...
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CBI opposes relief for Sanjay Dutt
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The CBI Thursday urged the Supreme Court to maintain the six years' jail term awarded to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt for sourcing a rifle ... Read more...
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90 percent jilted lovers spy on ex on Facebook
August 2nd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Around 90 of lovers spy on photos and status messages of their former boyfriends or girlfriends on popular social networking website Facebook, a study has ... Read more...
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23 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka: Krishna
July 27th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Twenty-three Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Navy six days ago while fishing near Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait, have been released and will ... Read more...
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‘Americans like cricket, if India, Pakistan play’
July 24th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Americans don't understand cricket, but they like it, particularly of the diplomatic variety between friend India and ally Pakistan."We're for cricket. We don't understand it, but ... Read more...
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Obama to meet shooting victims in Colorado
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Sunday left Washington for Colorado state's Aurora city to meet families of the victims of the deadly shooting in which 12 ... Read more...
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Supreme Court suspends Sajjan Kumar trial in ‘84 riots case
July 11th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday suspended the trial of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that took ... Read more...
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Woman drug peddler arrested in Delhi
July 9th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman, who turned to drug peddling to support her family in the aftermath of her husband's death, was arrested here with 300 gm ... Read more...
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HRW asks Bangladesh to halt border guards’ mutiny trial
July 5th, 2012 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday asked Bangladesh to halt a mass trial of suspected mutineers of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles who had killed ... Read more...
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UP orders digitization of government records
July 4th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) In the aftermath of the terrible fire that swept through the Mantralaya in Mumbai, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the digitization of all important official ... Read more...
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Over 120 Afghan schoolgirls sick after poison attack
May 24th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Over 120 schoolgirls in Afghanistan fell sick following a suspected poison attack by the Taliban, a media report said.Most were treated and discharged, but 30 ... Read more...
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Pentagon chief in Kyrgyzstan for talks
March 13th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, March 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has arrived in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek for talks with the country's Defence Minister Taalaybek Omuraliyev."The agenda of the talks is ... Read more...
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Rihanna to help Perry find new man
February 25th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Singer Rihanna is reportedly trying to set Katy Perry with a new man to help her get over the split with Russell Brand.Rihanna is close ... Read more...
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Car attack: Krishna meets Israeli envoy, assures security
February 15th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Two days after a terror attack on an Israeli embassy car, Israeli envoy Alon Ushpiz met External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and discussed the aftermath ... Read more...
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India to provide extra security for Israeli mission
February 15th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In the wake of the terror attack on an Israeli embassy car, India has agreed to provide Israel with extra security for its mission and ... Read more...
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Kanye West wins best rap song, album awards
February 13th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West walked away with best rap album for "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and best song for "All of the lights", from ... Read more...
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Krishna in Colombo on four-day visit
January 16th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna arrived here Monday on a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka.Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris received Krishna ... Read more...
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Putin says Russia in stability, wishes all success in 2012
December 31st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday said that Russia "is an island of stability" amid the global financial turmoil and wished all a successful new year."Indeed, ... Read more...
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Heavy rains leave four dead in Thiruvananthapuram
December 31st, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) Heavy rains and floods here Saturday have left four people dead and one missing in the aftermath of cyclone Thane which hit the Tamil Nadu coast ... Read more...
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US military to have fewer generals and admirals
December 30th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) The US armed forces have begun thinning the ranks of generals and admirals with the aim of bringing the number of senior officers back down ... Read more...
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Japanese PM invokes Ninja Hattori for stronger ties with India (Lead) (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Citing the increasing popularity of Japanese TV comics Ninja Hattori and Doraemon in India, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday pitched for greater popular ... Read more...
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Hooch sellers want financial package from Mamata
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) A week after one of India's worst hooch tragedies unfolded in West Bengal that claimed the lives of at least 171 people, hooch sellers in ... Read more...
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Pakistan to review all accords with US, NATO: Gilani
December 5th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and NATO in the aftermath of the NOv 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pattinson hopes ‘Twilight’ love scene works
October 28th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson hopes his sex scene with his real-life girlfriend Kristen Stewart in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" lives up to the ... Read more...
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Acting career seems like a dream: Sean Penn
October 17th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Veteran actor Sean Penn says he is so engrossed in relief work in quake-ravaged Haiti that his film career seems like a dream.Penn set up ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq’s twin blasts
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:16 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 3 (IANS) At least six people were killed in two back-to-back roadside bomb blasts near the Iraqi capital Baghdad late Sunday, Xinhua reported.Two members of the Sunni paramilitary ... Read more...
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Bolivian minister quits
September 29th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Sep 29 (IANS/EFE) Bolivian Interior Minister Sancha Llorenti became the latest top official to resign in the wake of last weekend's brutal repression of an indigenous protest against ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda isn’t near defeat, it’s winning: Author
September 28th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Even after the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the terror outfit is not going away, in fact it is winning, says Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, ... Read more...
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IAEA endorses action plan for nuclear safety
September 23rd, 2011 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Sep 23 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Thursday unanimously agreed to an action plan to help strengthen global nuclear security in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear ... Read more...
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Obama reiterates US support for ‘disasters hit’ Japan
September 22nd, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has reiterated his country's pledge to do everything it could to ensure the success of Japan's recovery from the triple ... Read more...
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Teachers, students lend succour in quake-hit Sikkim
September 21st, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, Sep 21 (IANS) Teachers are doubling up as counsellors, students are volunteering for relief work and those not affected are coming to the aid of those in distress even ... Read more...
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George W. Bush reveals his most nervous moment of presidency
September 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US President George Walker Bush has revealed the most nervous moment of his presidency. The former president is featured in a TIME documentary titled “Beyond 9/11: ... Read more...
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British PM thought wife was killed in 9/11 attack
September 11th, 2011 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose wife Samantha was on a business trip to New York Sep 11, 2001, faced moments of anxiety to finally ... Read more...
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Inflation an offshoot of policies of developed countries: Pranab
September 7th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said high inflation in India is caused partly due to the unfavourable policies adopted by the developed countries in ... Read more...
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