Midnight drama, deals in battle for AU’s top job
July 16th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 16 (IANS) It was midnight drama, intrigue and last-minute deal-making at the Chinese-built new building of the African Union as rival camps upped the stakes for the ... Read more...
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Dlamini-Zuma: AU’s first woman boss wears victory lightly (Profile)
July 16th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 16 (IANS) Sporting maroon headgear and an embroidered traditional African kitenge (gown), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the African Union's first woman executive head and an anti-apartheid icon, wears her ... Read more...
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South Africa’s Dlamini-Zuma first woman to win AU’s top job
July 16th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 16 (IANS) The guessing game is over. In what was touted as the mother of all contests in the continent, South Africa's Home Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a ... Read more...
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South Africa ups diplomatic offensive for top AU post
July 15th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 14 (IANS) Africa is keeping its fingers crossed on the election for the the AU executive chief as South African President Jabob Zuma upped the diplomatic offensive ... Read more...
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Race for AU’s top job moves into overdrive
July 13th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 13 (IANS) The 19th African Union summit has kicked off in this Ethiopian capital with all eyes set on intense lobbying for what is touted as the "mother ... Read more...
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Kerala author happy to figure in Nobel shortlist
October 4th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 4 (IANS) Leading poet and critic K. Satchidanandan is happy to figure on the list of 18 probables in the race for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama gives sermon at Nyingma Monastery in Manali
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
Manali, Aug.22 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist monks and devotees participated in a religious congregation addressed by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here on Sunday.The participants included foreign tourists.The ... Read more...
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Almost 100 Brit head teachers ‘earning more than PM’
July 14th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Close to 100 head teachers could reportedly be earning more than the Prime Minister, teaching unions in UK have said.A primary school head of Tidemill Primary School, Mark ... Read more...
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Brit ’super’ head teacher calls Facebook ‘evil’
July 12th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Tarun Kapur, one of Britain's leading 'super' headteachers has described Facebook as 'evil' and the 'scourge of every school'.Kapur, who was awarded a CBE by the Queen ... Read more...
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Ladakh Confluence Called Off Due To Alleged Drug Abuse
July 10th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): All the music lovers in India were eagerly waiting for the much awaited Ladakh Confluence, one of the nation's largest eco-friendly music festivals, which was set ... Read more...
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Speaker to visit Swaziland
May 7th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is going to Swaziland to attend the executive committee meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) from May 8 to 13, ... Read more...
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‘India needs 152,000 professional trainers for disabled’
March 18th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The country faces a major dearth of trained professionals who can provide basic educational and vocational skills to the disabled population, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) ... Read more...
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Strike affects normal life in Manipur
October 15th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Oct 15 (ANI): Normal life in Manipur came to a standstill on Thursday following a general strike called by the Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF).The MPLF is an umbrella forum formed ... Read more...
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Two of President’s Bodyguard get life for 2003 rape (Lead)
August 22nd, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A city court Saturday sentenced two members of the President's Bodyguard to life imprisonment in the sensational 2003 Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case, terming their act ... Read more...
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Tata-led Neotel denies problems between Indian, South African staff
June 9th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, June 9 (IANS) The Tata-led Neotel consortium, which is developing South Africa's telecommunications as the country's second network operator, has rejected suggestions of "cultural clashes" between South African Indian ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir administration shifts from summer to winter capital
November 10th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday began functioning from here with the opening of the civil secretariat in keeping with the tradition of anually shifting the capital from ... Read more...
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China puts Serbian football coach on back seat
July 18th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 18 (Xinhua) With just three weeks left for the Beijing Olympics, China has put Serbian coach Ratomir Dujkovic on the back seat in the Chinese Olympic football coaching staff. Yin ... Read more...
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