U-19 World Cup: India pip Pakistan to enter semis (Lead)
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Townsville (Australia), Aug 20 (IANS) India set up a semi-final clash against New Zealand after pipping arch-rivals Pakistan by one wicket in the Under-19 World Cup cricket here Monday.
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Olympic wrestling: Gold for Azerbaijan’s Sharifov
August 12th, 2012 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sharif Sharifov gave Azerbaijan its second gold medal of the London Olympics with victory in the men's 84 kg freestyle wrestling Saturday.Reigning World Champion Sharifov ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Bronze medals for Georgia and Iran
August 12th, 2012 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Georgia's Dato Marsagishvili and Iran's Ehsan Naser Lashgari won bronze medals in the men's 84 kg freestyle wrestling Saturday.Marsagishvili beat Belarusian grappler Soslan Gattsiev 3-1, ... Read more...
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Olympics: Vikas Gowda makes men’s discus throw final (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) India's Vikas Gowda has qualified for the men's discus throw final at the London Olympics here Monday.The US based Indian threw 65.20 metres in his second ... Read more...
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Shreyas Talpade’s unfulfilled painting dream
June 12th, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Actor Shreyas Talpade reveals that late painter M.F. Hussain, who died last year in June, wanted to make a film about paintings and during that ... Read more...
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Advani, Mehta to clash for title in Asian Snooker (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, April 28 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani and national champion Aditya Mehta entered the final of the Asian Snooker Championship here Saturday to set up an intriguing title clash.In the ... Read more...
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Advani, Mehta enter semis of Asian Snooker
April 28th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, April 28 (IANS) India's Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta continued to make steady progress as both the Indian top seeds reached the semi-finals of the Asian snooker championship here ... Read more...
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It was ‘Love in Simla’ for ‘Shagird’ Joy Mukherjee (Filmography)
March 9th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Joy Mukherjee, who died Friday, was launched in 1960 with another debutante, Sadhana, in hit romantic film "Love In Simla". With evergreen romantic films like ... Read more...
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Gujarat government harassing Sanjiv Bhatt, say activists
October 1st, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Social activists Saturday termed the arrest of Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt as "vindictive" and charged the Gujarat government with silencing the witnesses ... Read more...
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Apex court order no reason to celebrate: Bhatt to Modi
September 15th, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written an open letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he has "completely misconstrued" the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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How Zakia Jafri’s complaint reached apex court
September 12th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri killed in the Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 Gujarat riots, moved the Supreme Court in ... Read more...
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Trial judge to decide Zakia Jafri’s plea: Apex court
September 12th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the trial court hearing the case of Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 Gujarat riots to decide on the ... Read more...
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Modi did not take action despite information: Gujarat cop
May 16th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 16 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Sanjeev Bhatt Monday told the Nanavati-Mehta commission that he had informed Chief Minister Narendra Modi in advance about the attack on ... Read more...
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Nanavati-Mehta panel allows cross-examination of Sanjiv Bhatt
May 9th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 9 (IANS) The Nanavati-Mehta Commission, probing the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent riots, Monday permitted the NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) to cross-examine Gujarat police ... Read more...
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Gulbarg massacre: Supreme Court asks for counsel’s assessment
May 5th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked senior counsel Raju Ramachandran to give his independent assessment of the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) status report in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban threaten US, Pak over Osama bin Laden’s killing
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 2 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday threatened to attack the United States and Pakistan over the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a secret US ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots probe team gives report to apex court
April 26th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat riot cases Monday submitted a status report before the court.The report was filed ... Read more...
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US condemns double suicide bomb attack outside Pak shrine
April 4th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 4(ANI): The United States has condemned the double suicide bomb attack outside a shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province, which killed at least 41 people on Sunday.The bombers struck outside ... Read more...
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Gulberg society case: Court asked to make SIT rectify loopholes
March 30th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 29 (IANS) A special court trying Ahmedabad's Gulberg Society massacre case was Tuesday urged to order the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to rectify the loopholes ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots: Top cop questioned
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) Monday recorded the statement of senior Gujarat police officer Sanjeev Bhatt in connection with the 2002 Gulbarg Society ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots: Apex court gives free hand to probe team
March 15th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said it was open to the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to hold further investigation against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ... Read more...
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Gulberg society killing: Accused face additional charges
March 10th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 10 (IANS) A special court hearing the 2002 Gulberg society massacre case Thursday allowed the prosecution to book the accused under more provisions of the Indian Penal Code ... Read more...
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Godhra verdict: 31 convicted, 63 acquitted
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (ANI): A special court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday given verdict in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, convicting 31 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad court to pronounce verdict in Godhra riots case tomorrow
February 21st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb 21 (ANI): A special court in Ahmedabad will on Tuesday deliver its verdict against 94 accused in the 2002 Godhra communal riots case.The judgement in the sensitive case will ... Read more...
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Cricket captains to ride rickshaws to World Cup opening
February 16th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) The rickshaw, the common man's traditional transport in Bangladesh, will occupy the centre stage in Thursday's Cricket World Cup opening ceremony here. The captains of all participating teams ... Read more...
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Shahrukh Khan’s My Name Is Khan: Filmfare Nominations In Galore
January 14th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
making it nominations galore for the film as a whole.Shahrukh Khan’s portrayal of the character with a lapse in his mental capabilities thereby making him a little abnormal at times ... Read more...
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Court seeks views of NGOs, media in Gujarat riots case
November 29th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) A special court hearing a case related to the Gulberg Society massacre during the 2002 Ahmedabad riots Monday sought the views of NGOs and the media on various ... Read more...
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Asian Games chess: Indian men win bronze
November 26th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 26 (IANS) The Indian men's team won a bronze in chess at the Asian Games here Friday.The team comprising Krishnan Sasikiran, Surya Shekar Ganguly, G.N.Gopal and B.Adhiban defeated Iran (Ghaem ... Read more...
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China’s wushu star retains his gold (Lead)
November 13th, 2010 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (IANS) China's Wushu star Yuan Xiaochao claimed the first gold medal of the Asian Games in the men's Changquan form on Saturday.Yuan, 22, thus retained the gold he won ... Read more...
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Apex court lifts stay on Gujarat riot cases, bar Gulberg society (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the Gujarat government's response on a petition seeking change of the judge conducting the trial in 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case, while ... Read more...
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Supreme Court vacates stay on Godhra trial
October 26th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated its stay order in the 2002 Godhra communal riots case, thereby paving way for the trial court to pronounce its ... Read more...
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Gujarat gets notice on plea to change Gulberg Society case judge
October 26th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued a notice to the Gujarat government on a petition seeking change of the judge conducting the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case ... Read more...
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Judge to visit Gulberg society riot site Oct 2
September 20th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The judge of a designated court here hearing the 2002 Gulberg society communal riot, in which 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri were killed in Gujarat's ... Read more...
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PCB failing to get anti-corruption message to players: Ex-ICC president Mani
September 14th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.14 (ANI): Ehsan Mani, the former President of the ICC from Pakistan, has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has failed to get the anti-corruption message through to its players.In ... Read more...
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Amir blew chances of 100,000-pound Yorkshire deal due to ’spot-fixing’ scandal
September 11th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11(ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has blown away the chance of a 100,000 pound deal with Yorkshire due to the Lord's Test 'spot-fixing' scandal.Amir, who flew home to Pakistan ... Read more...
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