Tennis: Karman, Nitin annex titles
August 18th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Top seed Karman Kaur (Delhi) ended the dream run of wild card Ramya Natarajan (Tamil Nadu) with a hard-fought 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 win to annex ... Read more...
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Vasisht, Mihika annex under-14 tennis titles
May 4th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 4 (IANS) Top seeded Vasisht Cheruku defeated fellow-Indian and No.2 ranked Raghav Jaisinghani 6-3, 6-1 in the boys singles final of the PCLTA Cup Asian Under-14 tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Paes, Tipsarevic annex doubles crown
January 9th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Leander Paes rolled back the years with a dominating performance, as he along with new partner Janko Tipsarevic, defeated Israeli combination of Jonathan Erlich and ... Read more...
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Major outcome of Durban climate talks
December 11th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 11 (IANS) The UN climate change talks in Durban Sunday arrived at a four-pronged Durban Package to save the planet by controlling emission of greenhouse gases.The main outcome ... Read more...
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Equity central to global deal on climate change: Natarajan
December 6th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 6 (IANS) India is open to discussion on a new legally binding climate change treaty but the principle of equity -- the right of developing nations -- should ... Read more...
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India fully committed to Kyoto Protocol: Jairam Ramesh
December 1st, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India was fully committed to the Kyoto Protocol but there was no agreement globally on its second commitment post-2012, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday.
"India is ... Read more...
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EU proposes regulation on chemical access to prevent home-made explosives
September 20th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday announced that its Commission has put forward a proposal to limit access to chemicals that can be misused to produce home-made explosives.The ... Read more...
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U.S. Department of State announces new embassy compound in Belgrade
February 11th, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A New embassy Compound (NEC) will be built in Belgrade, Serbia, the U.S. Department of State announced Wednesday.The Belgrade NEC is scheduled to be completed in 2012 ... Read more...
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UN climate panel informed of India’s mitigation efforts
January 31st, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India Saturday informed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of its efforts to address global warming by trying to reduce its emissions intensity by ... Read more...
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Lithuania harboured secret CIA prison to interrogate Qaeda terrorists: Report
November 20th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 20 (ANI): The CIA reportedly used a horse riding school in Lithuania as a secret prison to hold and interrogate top al-Qaeda terrorists.According to The Telegraph, the CIA built ... Read more...
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India asks Australia to clarify statement on climate change measures
October 12th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Copenhagen (Denmark), Oct 12 (ANI): India has asked Australia's Environment Minister Penny Wong to clarify a proposal that she had put forward at a climate change conference in the US last month, ... Read more...
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Obama sends report on India n-deal to Congress
July 21st, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (IANS) Hours after India and the US reached agreement over End Use Monitoring of sensitive technology, President Barack Obama Tuesday sent US Congress his first report on the ... Read more...
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Britain, India to co-produce films
May 13th, 2008 - 3:10 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Britain and India Monday signed a treaty to co-produce films and the two countries are expected to make as many as 10 movies within the first two ... Read more...
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India to ink deals with Britain, Bangladesh
April 25th, 2008 - 7:22 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India will sign an accord on rules regarding film cooperation with Britain, aimed at promoting co-production of movies, and also an investment promtion pact with Bangladesh. The ... Read more...
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