Roerich estate has 37 rare paintings of Russian painter
September 18th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) The International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT), which manages Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's estate in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, has over 8,000 artefacts, including ... Read more...
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Roerich museum curator quits
September 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 9 (IANS) Alena Adamkova has relinquished her charge as curator of Russian artist Nicholas Roerich's museum in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu valley, an official said Sunday. She headed the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 3 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Cricket Board Monday said it will take measures to boost their domestic cricket after its first ever Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) concluded ... Read more...
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What happened to Gilani’s 15 varsities promise, asks daily
August 5th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) A promise by former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to set up over 15 universities across the country during his tenure turned out to ... Read more...
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Mahapanchayat demands CBI probe into Maruti violence
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 23 (IANS) A 'mahapanchayat' of more than 70 villages Monday demanded a CBI probe into the violence at the Maruti-Suzuki factory in Manesar and said it supported the ... Read more...
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Court tells Delhi power regulator to notify tariff hike
July 11th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to notify the recent hike in electricity tariff.A division bench of Acting ... Read more...
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Russian sports minister against more foreign players
July 5th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sports minister Vitaly Mutko slammed the Russian FA as "irresponsible" for its decision to increase the number of foreign players allowed on the pitch to ... Read more...
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Anzhi pleads with UEFA to declare ground safe
July 4th, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian football club Anzhi Makhachkala have made an emotional plea to UEFA president Michel Platini to reconsider the decision to declare the club unfit to ... Read more...
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Didier Deschamps quits Marseille
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 2 (IANS) Didier Deschamps has quit as Marseille's coach, the club announced Monday, bolstering expectations that he will take over as the French team coach from Laurent Blanc."Olympique ... Read more...
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Tbilisi to host 2015 UEFA Super Cup
July 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, July 1 (IANS) The Georgian capital Tbilisi will host the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA executive committee said.The Super Cup match will be held at the Mikheil ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka T20 League attracts bids over $30 mn
June 26th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 26 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), all seven Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) franchises have been snapped up with bids worth over $30 ... Read more...
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BCCI rejects ICC’s recommendation on DRS (Lead, changing dateline)
June 25th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday refused to change its stance on the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) even as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive ... Read more...
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AGP to support Sangma in Presidential poll
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Assam's regional party, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), has decided to support the candidature of former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma for the presidential elections, ... Read more...
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DMK to ‘fill the jails’ July 4
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) DMK activists will "fill the jails" across Tamil Nadu July 4 to denounce the "vendetta politics" of the AIADMK government, party president M. Karunanidhi said Friday.And ... Read more...
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DMK to discuss government crackdown
June 19th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) With many of its senior leaders and former ministers facing police cases and being arrested, Tamil Nadu's DMK has called meeting of its executive committee Friday ... Read more...
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Wim Koevermans unveiled as new Indian football coach
June 15th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Dutchman Wim Koevermans was Friday unveiled by Kushal Das, the general secretary of All India Football Federation (AIFF) at its headquarters here, as the new ... Read more...
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Sonia refuses red beacon for car
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi has refused the use of a red beacon on her car, official sources said ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll underway, JVM-P stays away
May 3rd, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) Polling for two Rajya Sabha seats is underway in Jharkhand although the key opposition party, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P), has decided to stay away from voting.Polling ... Read more...
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Uganda Olympic Committee president suspended over mismanagement
April 26th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala (Uganda), April 26 (IANS) Embattled president of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) Rogers Ddungu has been suspended by his Executive Committee which has accused him of abuse of office.Seven ... Read more...
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Roopam Sharma new secretary of Delhi Basketball Association
April 9th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Basketball Federation of India (BFI) chief executive Roopam Harish Sharma was elected honorary secretary of the Delhi Basketball Association (DBA).Roopam was unanimously elected in the ... Read more...
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Hyderabad to host Junior World TT tourney in 2012
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund, April 2 (IANS) India will host the World Junior Table Tennis Championships this year instead of in 2013.The 2012 edition of the event was originally allotted to South Africa ... Read more...
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‘Incumbent SGPC president to run affairs of body’
March 30th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar would run the affairs of the Sikh religious body along ... Read more...
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Ghana sacks Serbian football coach
March 20th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, March 20 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has sacked Goran Stevanovic as the coach of the national team, the Black Stars, following three weeks of extensive meetings.The Serbian ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi warns Centre over UN resolution
March 15th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said his party would consider it a betrayal of Tamils if the Indian government does not support the ... Read more...
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ICC may allow local match officials in Pakistan
March 7th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) may allow local match officials for Bangladesh's proposed tour of strife-torn Pakistan because it feels appointing "non-neutral match officials" may ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi approves developmental projects
March 4th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 4 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi government Sunday approved a series of developmental projects, including construction of a satellite ground station.A power station will be commissioned soon to ... Read more...
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Kalmadi to stay away from IOA, Malhotra acting chief
March 2nd, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) It will be status quo at the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after its Executive Board's decision Friday to allow its chief Suresh Kalmadi to stay ... Read more...
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Historian Sharada Dwivedi dead (With Image)
February 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Noted urban historian and author of several books on the history and culture of Mumbai, Sharada Dwivedi passed away here Monday, a family member said. She ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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AIADMK will decide next PM candidate, says Jayalalithaa (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday declared that the party will be in a position to decide the next prime ... Read more...
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AIADMK will decide next PM candidate, says Jayalalithaa
December 30th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday declared that the party will be in a position to decide the next prime ministerial ... Read more...
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AIADMK general council meet Friday
December 29th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The AIADMK's general council and executive committee meeting will be held on the outskirts of the city Friday, a party official said."The meeting will be held ... Read more...
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Vietnam fires German soccer coach Goetz
December 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi (Vietnam), Dec 24 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has fired German coach Falko Goetz after he failed to lead the country's under-23 side to make the podium at ... Read more...
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FIFA raises 2014 World Cup concerns with Brazil
December 17th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 17 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazil's government representatives here Saturdayto discuss concerns about the preparations for the 2014 World Cup.FIFA officials have raised ... Read more...
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IOA not to boycott London Olympics, to protest against Dow
December 15th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday decided not to boycott the 2012 London Olympics but it will lodge a strong protest with the International Olympic ... Read more...
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