Boat Breaks Speed Record in San Francisco
September 6th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, Sep 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The highly advanced multihull sailboat DCNS hydroptere amazingly sets the record for the fastest time over a one nautical mile distance on the afternoon of Friday ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Tricky draw for Paes-Sania
August 1st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza Tuesday were drawn against Serbian team of Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Dortmund humble Bayern to win German Cup
May 13th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 13 (IANS) Bundesliga football champions Borussia Dortmund lifted the German Cup to seal a double following a 5-2 hammering of Bayern Munich at outsold Berlin Olympia stadium.German ... Read more...
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Indian Wells: Paes-Stepanek advance, Bhupathi-Bopanna knocked out
March 11th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
California, March 11 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and his partner Radek Stepanek advanced to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells tennis tournament while Indian duo ... Read more...
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Dortmund keep top position in Bundesliga after win against Hannover
February 27th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending Bundesliga football champion Borussia Dortmund sealed its seventh win in a row beating Hannover 3-1 win at Signal-Iduna Park, while struggling Bayern Munich staged ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich extend lead in Bundesliga with win over Augsburg
November 7th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 7 (IANS) German giant Bayern Munich staged an average performance against last positioned Augsburg to win 2-1 while Schalke came from behind to tie 2-2 with Hannover ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich continue their Bundesliga domination
October 16th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Oct 16 (IANS) Bayern Munich blew away Hertha Berlin 4-0 to continue a clear lead at the German Bundesliga football standings after nine rounds.Thanks to a terrific performances ... Read more...
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Gang cheats casino by using contact lenses
October 15th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) A group of Italians has cheated a casino out of 55,000 pounds by wearing special contact lenses to see invisible ink on marked cards, a media ... Read more...
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US Open: Sania loses, Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi advance
August 31st, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza lost a thrilling women's singles first round match while compatriots Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi along with Rohan Bopanna and his ... Read more...
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Huge crowds at running of bulls in Spanish city
July 11th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Pamplona (Spain), July 11 (IANS/EFE) The fourth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona drew huge crowds Sunday, with spectators thrilled ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Somdev, Sania to spearhead India’s singles challenge (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India's top tennis singles players Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza would look to make their presence felt even though the doubles are the country's ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Somdev, Sania to shoulder India’s singles challenge
June 19th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India's top tennis singles players Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza would look to create a few upsets even though the doubles will carry the ... Read more...
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Gerard Butler, Olivier Martinez lock horns over manhood joke
February 28th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 28 (ANI): Gerard Butler and Olivier Martinez got embroiled in a heated debate recently over the sizes of their manhood.The Daily Mirror in the UK claimed that on a night ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Bopanna-Qureshi in third round
January 21st, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi overcame a second set slump to enter the third round of the Australian Open tennis men's doubles here Friday.Bopanna-Qureshi, seeded ... Read more...
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ITF backs Bopanna-Qureshi’s call to Indian, Pak govts to allow border match
January 21st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 21(ANI): The "Indo-Pak Express" comprising Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi has urged the Indian and Pakistan governments to allow a tennis match across their heavily fortified border.The duo, who ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi, Bopanna-Qureshi in round two
January 20th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Indians were off to a winning start in Australian Open tennis men's doubles with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rallying to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and ... Read more...
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Weekend drinking is more lethal than daily downing
January 18th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) There is bad news for exclusive weekend drinkers - they could be harming themselves more than what daily drinkers get.Researchers at Toulouse University in France compared the drinking ... Read more...
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UK slams Obama’s ‘France is America’s biggest ally’ comments
January 12th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): British political observers have criticised US President Barack Obama's recent statement that France is America's biggest ally, warning that such a message can undermine American-British ties."We ... Read more...
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US Open: Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Yan bow out
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus advanced to the men's doubles second round at the US Open tennis tournament.
The fourth-seeded pair of Bhupathi and ... Read more...
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Paes, Bopanna out of Toronto Masters
August 12th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy bowed out of the second round of the Toronto Masters tennis men's doubles.
The third seeded Indo-Czech pair went down ... Read more...
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Leh toll 183, around 200 still missing
August 12th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) The toll in the devastating flash floods caused by the sudden cloudburst in Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region went up Thursday to 183, including five ... Read more...
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Leh toll 167, five foreigners among dead (Second Lead)
August 10th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) The toll in the devastating flash floods caused by the sudden cloudburst in Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region went up Tuesday to 167, including five ... Read more...
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French cricketers plan to outclass Brits at their own game
June 5th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Frenchmen is planning to outdo the English at the most quintessentially British game there is -- cricket and with a view to achieve this they have set up ... Read more...
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Many Britons among those held in Yemen for Al Qaeda links
June 3rd, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): Shockingly, several Britons are amongst the foreigners rounded up by Yemen with regard to an investigation into their supposed Al Qaeda links. The group also inluced Frenchmen, Americans, ... Read more...
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One in every seven Frenchman has a racist outlook
May 31st, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): A poll has revealed the predominance of a racist attitude amongst the French with one in every seven Frenchmen admitting to having prejudicial views regarding immigrants, homosexuals, Blacks, ... Read more...
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French Open: Bopanna-Qureshi crash out of men’s doubles
May 30th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi crashed out of the second round of the men's doubles in the French Open tennis with a 5-7, 3-6 loss ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes-Dlouhy advance, Bhupathi-Mirnyi out
May 29th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Defending champions Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic advanced to the third round while Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus crashed ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi bow out of Tunisia Challenger
April 29th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis, April 29 (IANS) The top seeded pair of India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan went down fighting here to Frederico Gil of Portugal and Marcelo Melo of Brazil ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi in quarters of Tunisia Challenger
April 28th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis (Tunisia), April 28 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have advanced to the doubles quarterfinals of the $125,000 Challenger tennis here.
The top-seeded pair received a walkover from Frenchmen ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Coetzee go down fighting in Open 13 tournament
February 20th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Marseille (France), Feb 20 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and South Africa's Jeff Coetzee went down fighting to top seeds Julian Knowle of Austria and Swede Robert Lindstedt in the doubles semifinals ... Read more...
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Youzhny ambushes Hewitt to reach Tokyo final
October 10th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 10 (DPA) Mikhail Youzhny earned his first career victory over Lleyton Hewitt Saturday, firing 10 aces for a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 win that denied the 2001 champion Australian another place ... Read more...
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France to ensure aid to Pakistan is not misused: French MPs
September 24th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) France wants punishment for Mumbai terrorists and is monitoring foreign aid given to Pakistan to ensure it is not misused against India, a group of visiting ... Read more...
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Paes, Bhupathi advance in French Open doubles (Lead)
May 30th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles entered the third round while Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy booked a place among the last eight in the ... Read more...
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Paes and Dlouhy in French Open quarter-finals
May 30th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 30 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the French Open doubles quarter-final with a 7-6(4), 6-3, win over Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas ... Read more...
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Rising heart beat during mental stress could be fatal
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) Men whose heart beat shot up during mild mental stress, just before an exercise test, faced twice the risk of dying of a sudden heart attack later in ... Read more...
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