When Sonia shook a leg with tribal dancers
December 16th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) It's not often that one sees Sonia Gandhi let herself go, but at the Mahila Congress convention here, the Congress president did exactly that ... Read more...
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China jails Australian Matthew Ng for 13 years
December 7th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Australian government says the country have registered their strong interest in following the case of Matthew Ng to the Chinese government. Ng, the former CEO ... Read more...
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Regional cinema should get prime slots at IFFI: Kannada filmmaker
November 30th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Renowned Kannada filmmaker P. Sheshadri Wednesday lambasted the organisers of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for giving step- motherly treatment to regional filmmakers ... Read more...
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Rahul calls upon youth to change political system
November 28th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The youth should join politics to change the system and fight corruption, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Monday while exhorting the young ... Read more...
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Putin nominated for 2012 presidential polls
November 27th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was officially nominated as a candidate for the March 2012 presidential elections at a United Russia party congress at Moscow's ... Read more...
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Brazilian director dies at IFFI
November 27th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) In a tragic incident, Brazilian documentary director Oscar Marron Filho suffered a cardiac arrest during an interactive session Sunday afternoon and died later at a local ... Read more...
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Kamat’s constituency gets Rs.15 crore to build cinema halls
November 25th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) The union information and broadcasting ministry has allotted Rs.15 crore to Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's Margao constituency for constructing two cinema halls, which will also ... Read more...
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Afghanistan producing more opium: official
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Delegates taking part in a four-day conclave of heads of drug law enforcement agencies here voiced concern over the increase in the area under opium cultivation ... Read more...
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Conman held at children’s film fest
November 20th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) In the commotion of hundreds of delegates and over 150,000 children at The Golden Elephant 17th International Children's Film Festival here, there was one man who ... Read more...
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IMT organises international conference
November 17th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Over 200 delegates from across the world Thursday attended the 4th International Conference on Data Management at the Institute of Management Technology's (IMT) Ghaziabad campus.The Nov ... Read more...
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China unleashes charm for SAARC-plus one summit
November 14th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives)/New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) With diaries and paper bags flaunting 'China-SAARC friendship!', Beijing unleashed a charm offensive for a greater role at the eight-nation summit in the Maldives ... Read more...
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Australia’s Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games
November 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St. Kitts), Nov 12 (IANS) Australia's Gold Coast has been chosen to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, beating the bid of Sri Lanka's Hambantota in the process.The Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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IFFI organisers use football to warm up Goans to films
November 11th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) The organisers of the 42nd International Film Festival of India are using soccer as bait to hook Goans onto films.The IFFI, staring Nov 23 here, will ... Read more...
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Odisha takes ‘rath’ route to popularise science congress
November 7th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Odisha will roll out a science 'rath' Nov 14 in the state to popularize the Indian Science Congress that is scheduled to be held in ... Read more...
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Agreement to create biggest marine reserve at Antarctica
November 4th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Nov 4 (IANS) Delegates from 25 nations at a Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting in the Tasmanian capital Hobart Friday agreed to a ... Read more...
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28th GCC labour ministers meet begins in UAE
October 20th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 19 (IANS/WAM) Labour and social welfare ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have begun their 28th meeting in Abu Dhabi.UAE Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host Gulf supply summit
October 15th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 14 (IANS/WAM) An uninterrupted supply of goods within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be discussed at a summit here next week.The third edition ... Read more...
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39th national meet of company secretaries opens in Agra
October 13th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra Oct 13 (IANS) Describing company secretaries as innovative cross-functional professionals, Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Thursday emphasised the continued need for transparency, disclosure and eithics.He was inaugurating the three-day ... Read more...
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Now, camp in a tent if you are in Goa for IFFI
October 4th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) If you haven't booked rooms in a cramped hotel already, delegates and film enthusiasts queuing up for the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) can ... Read more...
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Suspended Caribbean soccer official to face FIFA graft probe Friday
September 20th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) Colin Klass, the suspended vice president of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), will appear before a FIFA Ethics Committee hearing Friday.The Guyana Football Federation president was suspended ... Read more...
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Southeast Asia to give health issues more priority
September 9th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 9 (IANS) Health ministers and officials from 11 southeast Asian countries Friday resolved to give higher priority to key health issues like HIV-Aids, routine immunisation and nutrition in ... Read more...
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Indra Nooyi, Piyush Pandey to speak at AdAsia 2011
September 8th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Leading business honchos including Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, and Piyush Pandey, executive chairman and creative director, South Asia, Ogilvy ... Read more...
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IFFI aims to be ‘people friendly’
September 5th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held annually in Goa, will be presented in a new "people friendly" avatar this year, an official said Monday.Speaking ... Read more...
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UAE attends ‘Friends of Libya’ meet
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 2 (IANS/WAM) UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan participated in an international conference on Libya's future here Thursday.The conference titled "The Friends of Libya international conference" ... Read more...
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Security beefed up at Anna’s fast venue
August 14th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) All five gates of the Jai Prakash Narayan Park in central Delhi were blocked and manned by Delhi Police Sunday, the eve of the Independence ... Read more...
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Pakistan to set up disaster response force
July 27th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to constitute an inter-provincial response force that will handle emergencies and disasters.The decision to set up the force was taken at a meeting ... Read more...
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India showcases its biotech strength in US
June 30th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) India is showcasing its biotechnology strength to attract global players for partnership, investments and business development at the annual BIO International Convention, the world's largest such ... Read more...
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Indian microfinance not sustainable: Bangladeshi practitioners
June 30th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) India's microfinance model is not sustainable due to its overdependence on the government, the huge subsidy given by the state and the lack of a regulatory ... Read more...
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Colombo treating us like ‘aborigines’, Tamils tell India
June 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka is treating people in its Tamil-majority northeast as 'aborigines', a Tamil delegation told a team of Indian officials in Colombo."It is very unfortunate ... Read more...
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UN meet delegates says funds for HIV/AIDS control inadequate
June 11th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Participants at UN General Assembly meeting for HIV/AIDS expressed concern that funding devoted to AIDS responses was still not commensurate with the magnitude of the ... Read more...
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India gives 3-P mantra to diaspora on economic engagement
June 11th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) India Friday promised to remove irritants hindering the engagement of its 27 million-strong global diaspora with their parent country.But it also recommended three Ps - purpose, ... Read more...
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Mulayam Singh re-elected Samajwadi Party chief
June 7th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 7 (IANS) Mulayam Singh Yadav was Tuesday unanimously re-elected Samajwadi Party president for the eighth time at what the party called its "historic" national convention in the ... Read more...
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Plan panel meeting on eastern region begins in Patna
May 30th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 30 (IANS) A Planning Commission meeting for eastern region to discuss the approach paper for the next five-year plan began in the Bihar capital Monday, officials said."The ... Read more...
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‘Dam 999′ to be screened at Cannes
May 4th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 4 (IANS) Dam 999, a tribute to the victims of the 1975 Banqiao dam disaster in China, will be screened at the 64th International Film Festival, starting May ... Read more...
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Italy to host India business meeting in June
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 3 (IANS) Italy will host a largest gathering of business leaders from India and other countries for a Global India Business Meeting in June, the Brussels-based Europe India ... Read more...
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