PLS sigh of relief after IFA assures AIFF
February 13th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The cash-rich Premier League Soccer (PLS) took a sigh of relief Monday with the Indian Football Association (IFA), the governing body of the sport in ... Read more...
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter to visit India next month
February 13th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be visiting India next month to oversee the development work under its Goal project before awarding the hosting rights ... Read more...
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Anti-quackery drive in Pakistan soon
November 11th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Pakistan's provincial government of Punjab has decided to launch a drive to root out quackery.The government Thursday set up a high-level committee for evolving a strategy ... Read more...
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I-League clubs refuse to release players for Caribbean, UK trip
August 9th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) In a dramatic u-turn, I-League clubs Tuesday refused to release their players for the national team's Caribbean and England tour a day after the ... Read more...
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450 held as riots singe Britain (Third Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Hooded rioters looted shops, set buildings alight and clashed with the police as arson Tuesday spread from London to other big cities in Britain. At ... Read more...
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Cameron to rioters: You will feel full force of law
August 9th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Rioters will "feel the full force of the law", warned Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday after he cut short his holiday following three days of ... Read more...
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450 held as riots spread across Britain (Second Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Rioting and arson Tuesday spread from London to other cities in Britain, including Birmingham and Manchester, with 450 people arrested for the spiralling violence in ... Read more...
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AIFF sets target to find sponsors for Arrows
May 20th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) If the All India Football Federation (AIFF) cannot find a sponsor within a week for its highly publicised developmental project to prepare a youthful India ... Read more...
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‘Qaeda terror bombs 50 times more powerful than needed to blow hole in aircraft fuselage’
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2 (ANI): The bombs smuggled in the cargo plane terror plot at East Midlands Airport and in Dubai reportedly contained explosives at least 50 times more powerful than required ... Read more...
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Kochi IPL gets 30 days to resolve its problems
October 27th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 27 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday gave the owners of Kochi's Indian Premier League (IPL) team a 30-day deadline to solve its internal disputes ... Read more...
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More seizures in children with H1N1 virus than those with seasonal flu
September 20th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): University of Utah researchers have found that the incidence of seizures in children with H1N1 virus is higher than in those suffering from seasonal flu.The most common complications ... Read more...
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AIFF rejects Bob’s plan; IMG-RIL to sponsor under-15 team
August 25th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Wednesday rejected chief coach Bob Houghton last minute plan of not playing friendlies against Namibia, Gambia and Turkmenistan as part of ... Read more...
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic over
August 11th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 10 (DPA) The World Health Organisation Tuesday officially declared the swine flu pandemic over, 14 months after it issued the highest influenza alert level for the disease.
"The new H1N1 virus ... Read more...
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FIFA warn Nigeria of dire consequences
July 3rd, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 3 (DPA) The future of football in Nigeria will be compromised if the government fails to rescind a self-imposed ban on the country's teams, the ruling body FIFA said.
A letter ... Read more...
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WHO Declares That The Menace Of H1NI Is Not Over Yet
June 4th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The bureaucrats of the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared that the menace of the H1N1 flu is not yet over subsequent to a reassessment ... Read more...
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WHO: H1N1 not over as yet
June 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jun 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the World Health Organization, the H1N1 flu pandemic is not yet over. However WHO said that the intense activity of the disease is over ... Read more...
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Experts predict that more powerful Icelandic volcano will explode soon
April 21st, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.21 (ANI): A far bigger Icelandic volcano, Katla, is tipped to erupt in the coming months, potentially causing much more savage and sustained disruption to industry and society, The Independent reports. ... Read more...
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Now, emergency body to decide ICC’s Antipodean candidate
February 1st, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.1 (ANI): The search for an ICC Antipodean candidate grows more farcical by the day, according to cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.The latest development is that Sir Rod Eddington has been asked ... Read more...
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Britain raises terror attack level
January 23rd, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 23 (IANS) The British government has raised the threat-level of a terrorist strike to "severe" over fears that the Al Qaeda is planning a wave of attacks after a ... Read more...
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AIFF suspends Naik and Gawli, appoints Dhar as I-League CEO
November 30th, 2009 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Sunday suspended Dempo Sports Club players Sameer Naik and Mahesh Gawli for staying away from the national camp and named Sunando Dhar ... Read more...
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AIFF likely to appoint ex-AFC official I-league advisor
November 28th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The emergency committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will meet in Kolkata Sunday to select a chief executive for the I-league and is also likely ... Read more...
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Colombia volcano erupts
June 9th, 2009 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 9 (Xinhua) Thousands of people have been evacuated after a volcano erupted in southwestern Colombia.
The Galeras Volcano erupted twice in the past two days.The latest eruption occurred Monday ... Read more...
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WHO raises pandemic alert level
April 28th, 2009 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 28 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its pandemic alert level for influenza one step to phase four in light of the developments of the swine flu outbreak, ... Read more...
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From US and Mexico, swine flu now spreads to Canada
April 27th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, April 27 (IANS) After the US and Mexico, Canada Sunday confirmed six cases of swine flu. The human swine flu outbreak originated in Mexico where 80 people have already ... Read more...
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WHO: Swine flu an international health emergency
April 26th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
GENEVA (BNO NEWS) – The outbreaks of swine flu in the United States and Mexico are a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization said on Saturday evening.On Saturday ... Read more...
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WHO declares US, Mexico swine flu a public health emergency
April 26th, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Geneva, April 26 (DPA) The Geneva-based World Health Organisation Saturday declared the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the US a "public health emergency of international concern".
At least 20 deaths in ... Read more...
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Ecuador reports incursion by Colombian militias
May 30th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by admin
Quito, May 30 (IANS) Ecuador has alleged that a Colombian paramilitary group has attacked a border town after infiltrating into its territory and taking hostage three Colombians living in the town, EFE ... Read more...
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