Maldives threatens to pull out from Commonwealth
September 12th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Sep 12 (IANS) The Maldives Wednesday threatened to pull out from the Commonwealth if the group's disciplinary body continues to "bully" the Indian Ocean island nation, Xinhua reported.Maldives government ... Read more...
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New Take That album coming out next year
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Take That singer Gary Barlow, has announced that the group will release a new album next year. The singer has recently travelled around a number of ... Read more...
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‘Censorship on journalists a threat to democracy’
May 2nd, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Violence and censorship against mediapersons are a "threat" to democracy and also constrains their ability to operate freely, an international body of journalists said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Britain’s Prince Andrew to visit Kohima May 1
April 25th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, April 25 (IANS) Britain's Prince Andrew will May 1 visit Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, an official said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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If you love democracy, don’t hate politicians: CEC
February 21st, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) If you love democracy, do not hate politicians. This is the message from Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a philatelic exhibition here ... Read more...
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Air chief leads Remembrance Day for troops
November 13th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne led armed forces personnel in paying tributes to martyred soldiers at an old ... Read more...
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CHOGM asks members not to back terror
October 30th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here Sunday called for "accelerated efforts" to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).In ... Read more...
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Commonwealth unable to address human rights issues: Ex-judge
October 28th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) The Commonwealth is facing several serious human rights issues and as an institution is unable to address it adequately, said a retired Australian judge.Michael Kirby delivered ... Read more...
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Queen opens CHOGM 2011
October 28th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II declared open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here Friday, urging member-nations to address fresh global challenges in the fields of ... Read more...
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How Commonwealth can battle global financial crisis
October 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Commonwealth countries are mulling trade pacts, debt financing flows and technological cooperation to beat the global financial crisis.Diplomats of leading Commonwealth nations who interacted with ... Read more...
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Jharkhand assembly speaker gets Rs.1.69 lakh mobile bill
August 13th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) Jharkhand assembly Speaker C.P. Singh has sought a CBI probe to find out how his post-paid mobile bill swelled to Rs.1.69 lakh in just four days. ... Read more...
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Hamid Ansari to represent India at CHOGM summit
August 9th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears set to skip the forthcoming Commonwealth summit in Australia. Instead, Vice-President Hamid Ansari will represent India at the summit ... Read more...
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Commonwealth group suggests voters’ education
June 18th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Commonwealth Network of National Election Management Bodies (CNNEMB) Saturday urged the Commonwealth countries to bring voters' education at the centre of election management.In ... Read more...
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Sharath to spearhead Indian challenge in World TT Championships
May 5th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Sharath Kamal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Table Tennis Championships at Rotterdam May 8-15.Besides Kamal, Amalraj Anthony, Soumyadeep Roy, Abhishek Ravichandran and ... Read more...
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Wills, Kate’s world tour next year will help ease Queen’s Diamond Jubilee workload
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will be going on a world tour next spring to help ease the Queen's Diamond Jubilee workload.The new ... Read more...
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Queen’s head to go from Fiji currency
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Fiji has decided to remove the Queen's head from its currency notes and coins.The military rulers took the decision following a row over Britain's support to ... Read more...
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Help at hand for young entrepreneurs
March 1st, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
By Ritika Jha
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) For those struggling to establish small and medium-scale businesses, there is good news. Hands-on financial and technical aid will be made available to budding entrepreneurs in ... Read more...
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Wills-Kate invite 1,900 guests to their royal wedding
February 20th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Around 1,900 guests will witness Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange wedding vows on April 29.More than half are family and friends of the royal couple, according ... Read more...
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Commonwealth delegates to study Haryana sports programme
February 8th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Impressed by the performance of Haryana's athletes in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) and the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, delegates from 30 Commonwealth countries will Wednesday ... Read more...
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Government can’t provide food to all: Chief Justice
February 6th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Sunday said the government can't be expected to provide food, education and healthcare to all but advocated relief to the deprived ... Read more...
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Britain may limit non-EU immigrants
January 21st, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) The British government is considering reducing the number of immigrants from non-European countries, including India, from where Britain receives the highest number of migrants.In April, the government will ... Read more...
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Commonwealth delegates to study Haryana’s sports talent hunt
January 19th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (IANS) The 'Play for India' sports talent hunt - the Sports Physical Aptitude Test (SPAT) programme of Haryana - has been chosen for presentation at the conference of Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Wills, Kate’s daughter could be Queen
January 19th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): If Prince William and Kate Middleton's first child is a girl, she would become the Queen, under a change in the royal succession laws being discussed by ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago to host next commonwealth speakers meet
January 15th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The 21st Commonwealth presiding officers conference will be held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2012, an official release said Saturday. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar ... Read more...
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Prince William’s first child could become his heir after change in law
November 19th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): If Prince William and Kate Middleton's first child is a girl, she would become the Queen, under a change in the royal succession laws being discussed by ... Read more...
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Commonwealth award to Gujarat department
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 22 (IANS) The Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) of the water supply department here has been awarded Commonwealth's CAPAM biannual international award, an official release issued here said Friday ... Read more...
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Dikshit pleased over Delhi getting Mission Convergence distinction at international level
October 22nd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Rajesh GaurNew Delhi, Oct. 22 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has expressed her pleasure over the city achieving a new milestone through its over two-year-old Mission Convergence program.In ... Read more...
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Negative media campaign hit Delhi’s business during CWG: Report
October 16th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 16 (IANS) Negative campaign by the international media ahead of the Commonwealth Games badly hit the business of Delhi's shopkeepers, restaurant owners and taxi drivers during the mega event, an ... Read more...
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Big B hails India for CWG show
October 15th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is proud that India took the second position at the Commonwealth Games by winning a total of 101 medals.India's medal ... Read more...
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Commonwealth is home to 64 percent malnourished kids
October 13th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Commonwealth countries, which came together for their Oct 3-14 Games here, are home to 64 percent of the world's underweight children with India toting up ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games more important than ever: London Olympics chief
October 13th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): The chairman of the London 2012 Olympics organising committee, Lord Coe, has said that the Commonwealth Games continue to have a significance far beyond the sporting arena. ... Read more...
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Row over inviting Lankan President Rajapaksa for CWG closing
October 13th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Activists have opposed India's decision to invite Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the guest of honour at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Rajapaksa accepted ... Read more...
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Lessing, Shakespeare, Blake in dance-theatre on Commonwealth stage
October 12th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Foreign literature met Indian performing arts in a creative mix on the cultural stage of the Commonwealth Games 2010.Noted dancer Navtej Singh Johar interpreted Nobel ... Read more...
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Post-CWG, foreign journos plan pleasure trips in India
October 12th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Their Commonwealth Games (CWG) assignments will soon be over, but the several hundred foreign journalists are not leaving India yet. From a dekko at ... Read more...
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India for greater engagement among Commonwealth countries
October 5th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India Tuesday called for increased engagement among Commonwealth member countries, especially in agriculture and infrastructure sectors, to boost trade and investment."There is huge potential to increase ... Read more...
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