Contador takes Tour of Spain title after serving doping ban
September 10th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 10 (IANS) Spaniard Alberto Contador has come back from a two-year doping ban to lift his second Tour of Spain cycling title.Saxo-Bank rider Contador finished the 21st and ... Read more...
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Russians polled ‘worst dressed tourists’
August 31st, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russians have been found as world's worst dressers in a poll involving over 12,000 people from six countries.Conducted by Skyscanner, Europe's leading travel search site, ... Read more...
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New Zealand nose ahead despite Samuels’ century
August 4th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 4 (IANS/CMC) Narsingh Deonarine gave the West Indies a boost with two late wickets after Marlon Samuels emphasised his batting rebirth with a fourth Test century in the ... Read more...
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Olympics archery: Rahul, Jayanta, Swuro bow out (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rahul Banerjee secured a rare win for India before being eliminated in the second round to join compatriots Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro out of the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian rowers in sem-final
July 31st, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Indian rower Swaran Singh qualified for the semi-final of the men's singles scull while his compatriots Manjeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar booked their place in the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian boxer Sangwan loses a bout he had ‘won’
July 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan went down 14-15 under controversial circumstances to Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino in the round of 32 of 81kg category at the London ... 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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India at Olympics: Indians abroad have high expectations (With Image)
July 21st, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
No matter where they live in the world, non-resident Indians, particularly the older generation, will cheer for Indian participants at the London Olympics. Even those born in their countries of residence ... Read more...
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Japanese shuttler wins Russian Open
July 1st, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan's Kazumasa Sakai won badminton's Russian Open Sunday, denying Vladimir Malkov a second win at his home event in Vladivostok.Kazumasa's winning margin of 21-17, 21-17 ... Read more...
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Kenyans sweep 10K Run
May 27th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) Geoffrey Kipsang and Helah Kiprop led a Kenyan sweep of the top three places in the overall men's and women's categories of the Tata Consultancy World ... Read more...
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‘Department’, a brutal film (IANS Movie Review-Rating: ***)
May 18th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Department"; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Abhimanyu Singh and Madhu Shalini; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating: ***Shoot at sight. Point blank. In different ways that's exactly what ... Read more...
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Saina enters Indian Open prequarters
April 25th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India's ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal cruised into the pre-quarterfinal of the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open with an easy first round win here Wednesday.Saina, along ... Read more...
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Neymar helps Santos beat the Strongest 2-0
April 20th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) Neymar scored a goal and set up another, as Santos topped their group with a 2-0 victory over the Strongest in the Copa Libertadores ... Read more...
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Nine Shias gunned down in Pakistan
April 14th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) At least nine people, reportedly Shia Muslims, were killed and eight others injured Saturday in three sectarian attacks in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.One incident ... Read more...
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Police near homes leave Tibetans sore
March 28th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) On a day when a Tibetan self-immolator died here after battling for life for two days, his compatriots Wednesday prayed for him and said that ... Read more...
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Asian Boxing: Pinki, Sonia, Sarita in semifinals
March 21st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Indian women pugilists Pinki Jangra, Sonia Lather and Sarita Devi secured semifinal berths in their respective categories at the Asian Women Boxing Championships at Ulaanbaatar ... Read more...
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Libertadores Cup: Neymar stars in Santos win over Internacional
March 8th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 8 (IANS) Santos beat visiting compatriots Internacional 3-1 with an incredible display of speed and skill from star player Neymar In the second round of play ... Read more...
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Chavez takes to Twitter after surgery
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 2 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke out on Twitter a day after undergoing an operation in Cuba for a lesion in the same part of his body ... Read more...
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Defending champions Santos lose Libertadores opener
February 16th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 16 (IANS) In the first game of the Libertadores Cup football, defending champions Santos lost 1-2 on the road against Bolivia's Strongest FC.
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Indian boxers aiming for gold in London Olympics
January 20th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Vijender Singh's bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Games has inspired his fellow Indian boxers to take a step ahead. They are now eyeing for ... Read more...
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It is impossible to stop Barcelona: Neymar
December 19th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Yokohama, Dec 19 (IANS) Brazilian teenage football star Neymar says it is "impossible" to beat Barcelona after his side was demolished 0-4 in the finals of the FIFA Club World ... Read more...
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Green Bay Packers give a 46-16 drubbing to the Raiders
December 12th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Green Bay, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Green Bay Packers seem to be at a different level compared with their compatriots at this NFL season. The team has the perfect record after ... Read more...
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Indian prisoners in Sri Lanka send SOS to Jayalalithaa
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Anguished by what they say is New Delhi's apathy, Indians jailed in Sri Lanka want Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to intervene and seek ... Read more...
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South Africa’s Dikgacoi could make long-awaited injury return
October 12th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Oct 12 (IANS) Midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is expected to be fit and play some role for Crystal Palace in their English Championship clash with Watford Saturday.The Bafana Bafana international ... Read more...
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China commemorates centenary of imperial rule’s end
October 9th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) China held a grand ceremony at the Great Hall of the People here Sunday to commemorate the centennial of the 1911 Revolution that terminated 2,000 years ... Read more...
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US Open: Sania loses, Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi advance
August 31st, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza lost a thrilling women's singles first round match while compatriots Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi along with Rohan Bopanna and his ... Read more...
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Bolt disqualified for false start in 100m in Daegu; Blake wins
August 28th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 28 (IANS) Usain Bolt of Jamaica, the world's fastest man and defending champion, was dramatically disqualified from the men's 100m final after a false start at ... Read more...
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Intellectuals, artists support Hazare; raise questions too!
August 16th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A small band of writers, painters and intellectuals has been throwing their might with social activist Anna Hazare's fight against corruption - to lend ... Read more...
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She cannot still reconcile to fall of Berlin Wall
August 13th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Brigitte Heinrich, a teacher in east Berlin, witnessed the beginning of the Berlin Wall Aug 13, 1961. Fifty years later, the former East German resident ... Read more...
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Hope for Indian men on death row in Sharjah
July 20th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Dubai, July 20 (IANS) There is hope for the release of 17 Indians, who are on the death row in Sharjah for the murder of a Pakistani national, after the ... Read more...
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Don Omar keeps top spot on latin songs chart
July 15th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, July 15 (IANS/EFE) Don Omar kept the top spot on the Billboard Latin Songs chart this week with "Taboo", a single from the album "Don Omar Presents: Meet ... Read more...
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Tandon moves into second round of world junior squash
July 14th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Herentals (Belgium), July 14 (IANS) Ramit Tandon, the highest seeded Indian, led three of his compatriots into the second round of the WSF men's World Junior Squash Championships here.Tandon, seeded ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts comes ahead of India-Pakistan talks (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Three powerful blasts rocked India's financial hub Wednesday evening, killing over 20 people and left more than 100 injured. The attacks took place barely a ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts on Ajmal Kasab’s birthday
July 13th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Powerful bombs that killed 13 people and left over 80 injured at three places in this city coincides with the birthday of Ajmal Kasab, the ... Read more...
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Machu Picchu, the city that was never lost
June 27th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, June 27 (IANS/EFE) Although US explorer Hiram Bingham achieved worldwide fame for having "discovered" the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, all historical evidence points to the fact that the ... Read more...
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