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November 6th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Osama Ahmed Al Shafaar of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was named the chairman of the World Bodybuilding Federation, WAM news agency reported.
Al Shafaar has been the chairman ...
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October 21st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Oct 21 (RIA Novosti) The Russian delegation to the UN has submitted two draft resolutions on confidence-building measures and on the prevention of arms race in space.
The resolution has to ...
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October 20th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) With many countries planning to cut their health budgets because of the economic slowdown, the World Medical Association (WMA) has appealed to governments to improve spending in ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) With less than a year to go for the Commonwealth Games, there appears to be no end in sight to the standoff between the Games Organising Committee ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday rebuffed the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) decision to appoint a high-powered technical panel to monitor the progress of the Games every ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Kuala Lumpur, Oct.15 (ANI): A movement in Malaysia has called for a ban on the screening of ghost, superstitious and mystical movies, saying such films weaken the faith of Muslims in the ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell Monday said "time would be the enemy" in preparing for the 2010 New Delhi Games and announced that a high-powered ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Monday decided to ban Fiji from the 2010 Games after the island country's membership was suspended by the Commonwealth.
CGF president Mike Fennell ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Sports minister M.S. Gill said Monday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken special interest in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and holds meetings regularly to ensure ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly commenced here today.
The meeting is being attended by Vice Patron of the CGF, Prince Edward, ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and vice-patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), gave a thumbs-up to India's preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games here Sunday.
Edward, ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegations was satisfied with the sports area presentation.
Addressing reporters after the executive meeting ...
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October 10th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Michael Fennell, who last month raised doubts about the preparations for the 2010 Games here, is satisfied with the progress after taking ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) An off-the-cuff remark by a Commonwealth Games Federation member during the delgates' conducted tour of various venues Thursday caught the organisers off guard, and thereafter the ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell, who raised concerns about India's preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, was found napping during a presentation made by the ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 8(ANI): Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has said the Obama Administration's "smart power" strategy of engaging instead of confronting Iran is beginning to gain traction.
"I think any ...
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October 7th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chairman Mike Fenell Wednesday met India's Sports Minister M.S. Gill to discuss the progress of work for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Fennell, ...
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October 7th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) As many as 30,000 young volunteers, who are fluent in English, will be trained to help people and reach them to hospitals in time in case of ...
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September 24th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
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United Nations, Sep 24 (ANI): The 15 member United Nations Security Council today asked all non- Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories to join the treaty.
The UNSC summit chaired by US President Barack ...
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September 24th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Cairo, Sep 24 (DPA) The Libyan media Thursday hailed leader Muammer Gaddafi's epic 95-minute speech at the United Nations as radical, detailed and in-depth.
The speech, which has been ridiculed elsewhere as rambling ...
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September 24th, 2009 - 3:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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New York, Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, took the podium at the United Nations on Wednesday morning for his debut address at the General Assembly and delivered a long speech, ...
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September 23rd, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
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Paris, Sep 22 (DPA) Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova was late Tuesday elected as the first-ever woman Unesco director-general, diplomatic sources said.
The 57-year-old Bokova received 31 votes from the 58-member Unesco Executive Board. ...
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September 22nd, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Calling it a matter of pride for the nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government would spare no effort to ensure that the 2010 ...
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September 19th, 2009 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
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Paris, Sep 19 (DPA) Unesco again failed to elect a successor to outgoing director-general Koichiro Matsuura Friday as controversial Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny fell well short of receiving the necessary majority.
According ...
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September 18th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sep.18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama would be co-hosting the first summit-level meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) scheduled to be held in New York on September 24.
According ...
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September 18th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Sep 18 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu has said 'sorry' for the insulting remark made by one of his party colleagues against former prime minister ...
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September 18th, 2009 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
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Paris, Sep 18 (DPA) Controversial Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny failed to get the necessary majority late Thursday in the first round of voting to find a successor to outgoing Unesco director ...
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September 17th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Kuantan (Malaysia), Sep.17 (ANI): Suspended Paya Besar Malyasian Indian Congress (MIC) division deputy chief M. Sukumaran has apologised for saying that a "garland of slippers" should be placed on a picture ...
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September 15th, 2009 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi and secretary general Randhir Singh separately in the ...
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September 15th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Jerusalem, Sep.15 (ANI): Israeli diplomatic officials have said that Tuesday's meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US envoy George Mitchell may not lead to any declaration of a US-Israel agreement on ...
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