Rana’s plea for fresh trial rejected
January 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 31 (IANS) A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is ... Read more...
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Danish warship frees Pakistani, Iranian hostages
January 9th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Jan 9 (IANS) A Danish warship has freed 14 Iranian and Pakistani hostages following a seaborne action against pirates off Somalia's coast, the Danish Navy said.On Saturday, the warship ... Read more...
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Joergensen wins Copenhagen badminton Masters
December 30th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 30 (IANS) Denmark's Jan Oe Joergensen stunned compatriot and world number four Peter Gade to claim the Copenhagen Masters badminton title.Joergensen Thursday outlasted Gade 14-21, 25-23, 22-20, in ... Read more...
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Fischer, Pedersen Denmark’s badminton players of the year
December 30th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 30 (IANS) Denmark's badminton mixed doubles champions Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen have been named badminton players of the year 2011.The pair was voted shortly after successfully defending ... Read more...
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Global carbon emissions up 50 percent
December 5th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have gone up by 49 percent over the last two decades to reach a staggering 10 billion tonnes ... Read more...
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Wozniacki hires Ricardo Sanchez as full-time coach
December 3rd, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 3 (IANS) Women's World Number One tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has employed Spain's Ricardo Sanchez as her full-time coach."Richi (Ricardo Sanchez) will be in charge of ... Read more...
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Wozniacki desperate for Grand Slam title in 2012
December 1st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 1 (IANS) Women's world No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki Thursday said she will put all her efforts into winning a Grand Slam title in 2012.The 21-year-old Danish star, ... Read more...
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Wozniacki named Danish player of the year
November 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 30 (IANS) World Number One women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has won the Danish Tennis Association (DTA) Player of the Year Award for the fifth year in ... Read more...
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Denmark defeat Sweden 2-0 in football friendly
November 12th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 12 (IANS) Denmark defeated Sweden 2-0 in an international football friendly match played at Parken stadium here.The Danish team demonstrated high ambition since the game started. Star striker ... Read more...
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Denmark extends coach’s contract till FIFA World Cup 2014
November 1st, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 1 (IANS) Denmark's national soccer coach will retain his job until the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Danish Football Association (DFA) said.The DFA said at a press conference ... Read more...
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Danes beats Portugal 2-1 to qualify for Euro 2012 Finals
October 12th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Oct 12 (IANS) The Danish football team qualified for the 2012 European Championship Finals with a convincing 2-1 victory over visiting Portugal.The first goal was scored by Danish Michael ... Read more...
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Closing 13 foreign offices saved AI Rs.5.28 crore: Ravi
August 10th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Wednesday said that national carrier Air India is likely to save approximately Rs.5.28 crore per year after it closed 13 offices abroad."Since January ... Read more...
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Danish woman survives 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) fall
July 31st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by BNO News
COPENHAGEN (BNO NEWS) -- A Danish woman has reportedly survived a fall of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) after her parachutes failed to open, local media reported on Sunday.The Ekstra Bladet newspaper ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Timeline of the Purulia arms drop case
June 30th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Danish High Court in Copenhagen Thursday rejected a plea for the extradition of Niels Holck alias Kim Davy to India in the 1995 Purulia ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India needs roadmap for cleaner fuels: Pachauri
June 15th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) India urgently needs a roadmap for introducing cleaner fuels to reduce vehicular emissions, the major source of air pollution, The Energy and Resources Institute ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Rana only wanted to expand business in India: Defence lawyers
May 27th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 27 (IANS) Lawyers for Pakistan born Tahawwur Rana have suggested that their client was not aware of the plot to attack Mumbai and was only interested in expanding ... Read more...
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CBI denies warrant ‘expired’, Davy extradition decision in July (Lead)
May 21st, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday said there was "no question" of its team landing in Copenhagen with an expired warrant for the extradition ... Read more...
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CBI denies warrant ‘expired’, Davy extradition decision in July
May 20th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday clarified that there was "no question" of its team landing in Copenhagen with an expired warrant for the ... Read more...
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Centre serious about Purulia arms drop incident ‘from the very beginning’: PMO
April 30th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 30(ANI): The Central government had taken the 1995 incident of arms dropping at West Bengal's Purulia district very seriously from the very beginning, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said ... Read more...
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BRICS has extremely healthy global presence: Brazilian president
April 11th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, April 11 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the BRICS group of countries have an "extremely healthy" global presence.Rousseff spoke to Xinhua before travelling to China to ... Read more...
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‘Harder for Chelsea to win at Blackpool than it was to beat Man U’
March 7th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said it will be harder for his players to win at Blackpool than it was to beat Manchester United last week.The Blues boss ... Read more...
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Delay in disbursing funds to poor countries disappointing: Ramesh
February 27th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday termed the delay in disbursement of fast-start funding by developed countries to poor countries as the "biggest disappointment" and "betrayal of trust", ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
BASIC countries to meet in Delhi to discuss climate change
February 25th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Environment Ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet here on Saturday to assess the post Cancun climate change policy and ... Read more...
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BASIC countries meet to discuss climate change
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Environment ministers from BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet in the capital from Saturday to assess the post-Cancun climate change policy ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Chlesea has best strike force in Europe: Ancelotti
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Hailing his strike force, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said that he thought he now had control of the best forwards in Europe after their comfortable victory ... Read more...
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Study: No birth defect risk seen with pregnancy malaria drug
February 23rd, 2011 - 2:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers of a new study claim that taking the anti-malaria drug, Malarone, during the first trimester might not increase the chances of birth defect.Malaria drugs are generally ... Read more...
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Only three Chelsea players are in form, says coach Ancelotti
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.21 (ANI): Coach Carlo Ancelotti has stunned his Stamford Bridge bosses by admitting that he has only three outfield players in form.He named skipper John Terry and defender Branislav Ivanovic ... Read more...
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World’s ‘oldest beer’ to be analysed, brewed again
February 9th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Samples of the world's oldest beer-found in 2010-have been taken for a scientific study to be conducted to determine its recipe - and brew it again.In July last ... Read more...
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Study: Wood-burning stoves ‘can cause cancer and heart disease’
February 7th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Copenhagen, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A researcher has warned that inhaling smoke from burning wood may be dangerous.Professor Steffen Loft of Denmark warns that people who inhale wood smoke into their ... Read more...
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SAS jet pilot nods off mid-air, leaving co-pilot locked out of cockpit!
February 4th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 4 (ANI): The pilot of a packed SAS jet nodded off during the flight while leaving the co-pilot, who was answering nature's call, locked outside the cockpit.The flight flying from ... Read more...
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Rooney has banished his mental demons: Capello
February 4th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.4 (ANI): England football team coach Fabio Capello believes Wayne Rooney has banished his mental demons and is ready to rediscover his swagger with the national squad.The Daily Express quoted Capello, ... Read more...
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Emirates arrives in Iraq
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 3 (IANS/WAM) Dubai-based Emirates has started its flight to Basra, the airline's first service to Iraq. The airline is among the largest international carriers to operate services in Iraq. Basra ... Read more...
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Princess Mary Of Denmark Gives Birth To Twins
January 9th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Copenhagen, Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark have become the proud parents of twins, a boy and a girl. Prince Frederik referred to the twins ... Read more...
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Princess Mary gives birth to twins
January 9th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 9 (ANI): Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered twin babies - a healthy boy and girl - after going into labour yesterday in Copenhagen.Crown Prince Frederik told the gathered press ... Read more...
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Chelsea players want me to stay: Ancelotti
January 7th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said he still has the backing of the players as his job is under scanner after winning just one game out of ... Read more...
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