World media looks at Indian missile through China prism
April 20th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The successful launch of India's long-range nuclear-capable missile was given prominent display in dailies across the world, including the US, Britain and South Asia, with most ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Duleep Trophy semi-final: Central batsmen make merry
February 6th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) Naman Ojha (104) and Robin Bist (104 not out) helped themselves to centuries as the Central Zone took a decisive step towards a berth in the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Climate summit looks at weak deal
November 30th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Nov 30 (IANS) The annual climate summit got into stride here Wednesday, with bureaucrats from 192 countries making some progress over the vexed issue of transferring green technologies to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Russia-NATO missile shield talks stalled ahead of 2012 summit
October 31st, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko Monday said no agreements could be expected on the Russia-NATO missile shield project by the 2012 summit in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Fourth win for Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
October 20th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Karnataka chalked up their fourth consecutive win to take a decisive step towards winning the south zone title after defeating Hyderabad by 80 runs in the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Abdullah survives close call to reach semis of ITF junior tennis
September 8th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Top seed Shaikh Abdullah survived a close call while defeating Sumit Nagal 7-6 (5), 6-4 en route to the boys singles semi-finals of the Indian Oil ... Read more...
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Hamas hails decision to permanently open Rafah border crossing
May 27th, 2011 - 1:45 am ICT by BNO News
GAZA (BNO NEWS) -- Hamas, one of the main Palestinian factions, on Thursday hailed the courageous decision by the Egyptian ruling military council to permanently open the Rafah border crossing.According to the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Easy win for Super Kings against Delhi Daredevils (Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings took a decisive step towards the playoffs with an 18-run victory against the Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match at ... Read more...
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Super Kings defeat Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs
May 13th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings took a decisive step towards the playoffs with an 18-run victory against the Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here ... Read more...
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‘Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation’
March 10th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India steps into history with women’s quota bill (Roundup)
March 9th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
FDA To Launch New Investigation To Assess Heart Risks Posed By Avandia
February 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has declared that for now, it is not yet necessary for those suffering from diabetes to quit ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Genetic variants linked to disturbances in lipid metabolism identified
December 29th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen claim to have identified certain genetic variants that appear to be linked to disturbances in the lipid metabolism.Some of these common human gene ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Irish voters approve EU’s Lisbon Treaty in second referendum (Lead)
October 4th, 2009 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Dublin, Oct 3 (Xinhua) Irish voters approved the European Union's Lisbon Treaty in a second referendum with 67.13 percent voting "Yes", final official results showed Saturday.
A majority of voters in 41 of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pakistan not convinced by Kasab’s letter, wants ‘ample proof’
December 23rd, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistan has taken note of the letter by lone surviving Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab saying he is a Pakistani but has asked India to provide “ample proof” of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
EU sees ‘last great opportunity’ to clinch trade deal
July 20th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 20 (IANS) Just a day before the start of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva, European Commission President Jos Read more...
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Manmohan to meet Bush, woo NSG countries in Japan (Lead)
July 4th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will seek to push for the India-US nuclear deal when he meets US President George W. Bush and other leaders of the Nuclear ... Read more...
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Dantes 700-year-old criminal record to be scrubbed clean
June 18th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Italy's most famous poet, Dante Alighieris 700-year-old criminal record will soon be wiped clean.Florence's city council has approved a motion that called for the city's mayor to ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
San Francisco may soon boast of the greenest buildings
March 31st, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin
London, March 31 (ANI): The city of San Francisco may soon boast of the greenest buildings in the US, with the local government planning the toughest environmental construction standards in the ... Read more...
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India, Democratic Republic of Congo sign pact to transform ties
March 13th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India Wednesday took a decisive step to transform its ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the resource-rich Central African country, by signing a pact on establishing ... Read more...
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