Why India must become more aware of product designs (June 29 is World Industrial Design Day)
June 28th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
In India, World Industrial Design Day goes as unnoticed as a new film released without any star; yet most of us have come in touch with hundreds of products designed by ... Read more...
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Heritage sites in ‘Queen of Hills’ set for facelift (Letter from Shimla)
June 19th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 19 (IANS) If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter on cobblestones on ... Read more...
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AC Milan interested in Internacional’s Leandro Damiao
March 4th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 4 (IANS) Italian club AC Milan is lining up a $30 million bid for Internacional's star striker Leandro Damiao.The Italian club is in need of ... Read more...
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Stone Age hunters discovered America
March 1st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe - 10,000 years before the Siberia-originating ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New ... Read more...
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India beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in third hockey Test
January 18th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team thrashed Azerbaijan 3-0 for their third successive win the and took a 3-0 lead in the four-match Karbonn Cup Test series ... Read more...
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Halappa out of Asian Champions Trophy
August 12th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) The trials for the Indian hockey team for the Asian Champions Trophy will begin here Saturday, but captain Arjun Halappa has been ruled out with a ... Read more...
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Take a look at Tiger Woods’ two new luxury Florida mansions!
April 29th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Tiger Woods' two new luxury mansions in Florida will give you a glimpse of the lavish life the disgraced golfer enjoy.Because the golfer's divorce settlement mandates background ... Read more...
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Like smoke, Shimla’s chimneys fade from skyline (Letter from Shimla)
February 16th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) They once reminded homesick sahibs of their beloved England. But the European style masonry chimney, a legacy of the British colonial era, is fast disappearing from ... Read more...
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Invited ambassadors denied entry to White House event over excel spreadsheet blooper !
October 9th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 9 (ANI): In a diplomatic blooper, the Obama administration did not allow a number of foreign ambassadors to enter the White House to attend the second annual reception for "Chiefs ... Read more...
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Chinese man builds castle to win back estranged wife
July 30th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 30 (IANS) A 75-year-old man in China is building a castle to win back his wife who separated from him 10 years ago.
After living alone in a cottage for ... Read more...
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In battle for George, party eyes his house (Capital Buzz)
July 11th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) While the two women in socialist leader George Fernandes' life - Leila Kabir and Jaya Jaitley - are squabbling over him, his Janata Dal-United is avidly ... Read more...
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With an Italian manager England have no chance, feels Cryuff
June 8th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff feels that with Fabio Capello in charge, England have no chance of lifting the World Cup in South Africa.
Cruyff feels that the growing ... Read more...
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Hugo Boss Launches Men’s Black Collection
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Hugo Boss', the brand does not need any introduction in India. Recently, the internationally known brand has come out with their spring Summer Collection 2010 for the ... Read more...
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Raise fitness levels or perish: hockey experts to India
March 9th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) After India failed yet again to finish in the top bracket at the Hockey World Cup, the experts have a simple panacea: Raise fitness levels or perish. ... Read more...
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Pakistan deserved much better, says Charlesworth
March 9th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Australia's national coach Ric Charlesworth was surprised to see Pakistan adopting the European style of play against them in the last Pool B match of the Hockey ... Read more...
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India’s hockey future is linked to their team’s success: Oltmans
March 9th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Dutch hockey legend Roelant Oltmans is pained to see Hockey World Cup being played in a big stadium with small crowds.
Oltmans, who is here as a part ... Read more...
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India not in Australia’s league yet, says a downcast Brasa
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Disappointed after a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of favourites Australia in the Hockey World Cup, India coach Jose Brasa admitted Tuesday that his boys are not ... Read more...
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Raza’s ‘bindu’ art inspired by punishment in school
February 22nd, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Eminent artist Syed Haider Raza, who turned 88 Monday and says he would love to come back home after 60 years in Paris, recalls how the 'bindu' ... Read more...
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N Chandra plans to play with Fire and Ice
September 10th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K Jha
The maverick filmmaker N Chandra is a lonely man today. He has just completed a script about an intense romantic passion between a boy from a broken home and ... Read more...
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Rihanna bares her boobs for Italian Vogue mag
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): Barbadian singer Rihanna is said to have bared her boobs for a photoshoot for Italian Vogue magazine, wearing nothing but a pair of panties and a couture ... Read more...
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Eurovision grand final a fairy tale for Norway’s Alexander Rybak
May 18th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Alexander Rybak from Norway has fought of fierce competition to win the grand final of the Eurovision 2009 song contest held in Moscow last night with a folk-inspired ballad he wrote himself.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan should play attacking hockey to win Asia Cup
May 7th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey experts believe that the team will have to revert to the old style of playing attacking hockey to win the Asia Cup title in Malaysia.
Pakistan is ... Read more...
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Brit builders dump traditional brew for posh lattes!
November 19th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Brit labourers are ditching their traditional cuppa for the upmarket coffee, a new survey has revealed.According to the study of 500 building trade workers, six out of ... Read more...
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Olympian blames Indian Hockey Federation for hockey mess
July 19th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Former hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Saturday blamed flawed policies of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for the present mess in the country's national game. Member of three Olympic ... Read more...
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