US has a very important relationship with India: White House
July 27th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 27 (IANS) Despite strident US media criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over India's slowing pace of reforms or opening up, the White House views its relationship ... Read more...
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Mutai, Kabuu squeeze into Kenya’s Olympic marathon squad
May 18th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, May 18 (IANS) Geoffrey Mutai and Lucy Kabuu dusted themselves from missing out on their country's marathon team for London Olympics by winning the men's 10,000m and women's 5,000m ... Read more...
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Injury concerns for West Indies after loss to Lions
May 14th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Northampton, May 14 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat against England Lions here Sunday, just four days ahead of their clash with World No.1 England in the opening ... Read more...
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Prince Charles reading weather report goes viral
May 11th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) Prince Charles read the weather report with a flourish while on a visit to BBC Scotland and joked: "Who the hell wrote this script?" The video ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Chawla’s spell brought us back into the game: Gilchrist
April 15th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Buoyed by his team's two run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist said ... Read more...
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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 bn
April 10th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Facebook will purchase the popular photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced."For years, we've focused on building the best ... Read more...
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Risk paid off in Super Over: Katich
September 28th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sept 28 (IANS) It was a risk having a spinner bowl the Super Over but it eventually paid off for New South Wales Blues according to skipper Simon Katich, ... Read more...
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Indian girls enter semis of u-18 Asia Cup
September 20th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India outclassed China 4-2 Tuesday to advance into the semifinals of the girls U-18 Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.The goal scorers for India, who led ... Read more...
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Celebrity chef wants to dish up Sobhraj film (With Images)
August 7th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 7 (IANS) He once wowed India with a TV show where he rolled out French cuisine with a flourish. Now celebrity chef Alain Andre is seeking to ... Read more...
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Ramdev declares assets, defends youth army remarks (Roundup)
June 9th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Haridwar, June 9 (IANS) With his multi-million business empire coming under the scanner, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Thursday declared his assets and vehemently defended his statement about creating ... Read more...
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World’s most expensive kebab costs 750 pounds
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) A chef in Britain has created the world's most expensive kebab - aptly titled King of Kebabs - and costs a whopping 750 pounds, a media ... Read more...
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Important to get back to winning ways: Tendulkar
May 15th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar says it is important for the team to get back to its winning ways ahead of the top four play-offs ... Read more...
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Prerna bows out of Delhi ITF
May 13th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) An off-colour Prerna Bhambri failed to get the measure of Japanese Misa Kinoshita and went down 2-6, 2-6 in the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF ... Read more...
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A journalist should be a rebel: Kuldip Nayar
May 10th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Bemoaning the falling standards of journalism in the country, veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar Tuesday said journalists today were merely writing what the establishment dished out ... Read more...
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Man U will claim 19th title beating Chelsea, Arsenal: Fergie
April 30th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that his team could be crowned champions next weekend after beating Arsenal and Chelsea.Manchester United will claim a ... Read more...
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Kochi Tuskers register first IPL win at home (Lead)
April 19th, 2011 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 19 (IANS) New entrants Kochi Tuskers Kerala defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method for their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) win ... Read more...
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Jayawardene’s strikes century, Sri Lanka post 274/6 (Lead)
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Mahela Jayawardene struck a classy unconquered century to lead Sri Lanka out of a sluggish start to a challenging 274/6 in the cricket World Cup ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe outplay Kenya to end World Cup campaign (Roundup)
March 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Zimbabwe put up a clinical display and outplayed Kenya by 161 runs to end their World Cup campaign with two wins from
Group A.The Zimbabwe batsmen set ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe score 308/6 against Kenya
March 20th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The middle order made valuable contributions as Zimbabwe scored 308/6 against Kenya in their last World Cup Group A match here Sunday.Tatenda Taibu (53) and ... Read more...
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Netherlands set India 190-run target (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Netherlands lost their way after a cautious start and their innings were wrapped up for 189 runs in 46.4 overs by India in ... Read more...
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PML-Q won’t blackmail beleaguered PPP-led Pak coalition govt: Shujaat
January 4th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): The PML-Q will not blackmail the PPP-led Pakistan coalition government since it does not believe in following such policies, PML-Q President Shujaat Hussain has said.Talking to media persons ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Humans helped vulture population flourish in Canary Islands
December 13th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 13 (ANI): A new study has found that the Egyptian vulture population of the Canary Islands flourished around the same time as humans began to colonise the islands."We found that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
PPP leader says Musharraf could be arrested on his return to Pakistan
September 15th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 15 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party's Secretary General- Jehangir Badr- has said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf could be arrested over many criminal cases against him on his return ... Read more...
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Royal procession on Teej in Bikaner
August 28th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Jethmal SharmaBikaner, Aug.28 (ANI): As part of the concluding ceremonies of the Teej festival, a traditional royal procession in honour of Goddess Parvati was taken out by people here in Rajasthan ... Read more...
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Words From Gulzar’s Poetic Reservoir Are As Fresh As Dew Drops
August 19th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sampooran Singh Gulzar turns 75. Widely known as Gulzar saab, he is an all rounder – poet, writer, lyricist and filmmaker. The unparalleled wordsmith of Bollywood, ... Read more...
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Ryder Cup: Woods fails to clinch automatic US team spot
August 16th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Wisconsin (US), Aug.16 (ANI): Golfing great Tiger Woods flopped in his bid to clinch an automatic place in the American team, and now may have to go cap in hand to ... Read more...
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Kelly Rowland says she’s ready to have babies
July 25th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): After conquering the music charts, former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland has now set her sights on motherhood."Hopefully I'll be married (within five years). I'm ready to ... Read more...
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Benazir’s assassination result of failures at number of levels: US
April 17th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.17 (ANI): Backing the UN enquiry commission's report over former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the United States has said that the slain leader's murder was a result of ... Read more...
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Laxman, Dhoni tons put India in driver’s seat against South Africa
February 16th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 16(ANI): Centuries by V.V.S. Laxman and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped Team India take a 347 run lead against South Africa on the third day of the Kolkata Test on ... Read more...
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Spurious liquor manufacturing unit destroyed in Gorakhpur
February 15th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
ZCZCBy Pawan ShahGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.15 (ANI): Peeved at the menace spurious liquor has created in their village, residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district recently attacked an illegal liquor-manufacturing unit in Gulhariya ... Read more...
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‘The Hangman’ marred by outdated values, clumsy narration (IANS Film Review; Rating:**1/2)
February 6th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "The Hangman"; Cast: Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade, Gulshan Grover, Amrita Bedi; Director: Vishal Bhandari; Rating: ** 1/2It is a long-delayed film but one that comes with its own ... Read more...
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Russians get cartoon dance duet treat from Medvedev, Putin on New Year’s
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Russians were in for a treat of a surprise cartoon duet on TV, when caricatures of President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reviewed the year after ... Read more...
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Daredevils set a 115-run target for Cape Cobras
October 19th, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils scored 114 for six against Cape Cobras in the Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match at Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday evening.
Put in to bat, Daredevils, ... Read more...
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Harmison postpones retirement plans, vows to bounce back
October 15th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.15 (ANI): Axed England and Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison has postponed plans on Test retirement and vowed to regain his spot in the national squad.Stung by accusations that he would ... Read more...
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India should justify its presence in Afghanistan: Qureshi
October 4th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.4 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked India to explain its large scale presence in Afghanistan even though it does not share a border with the war ... Read more...
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