Germany confers ‘Order of Merit’ on author Sudhir Kakar
February 28th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar Tuesday was awarded Germany's Order of Merit -- Bundesverdienstkreuz -- by the country's acting ambassador to India Cord Meier-Klodt here.The ... Read more...
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The many ‘Shah Rukhis’ of Vienna head for Berlin
January 20th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Jan 20 (IANS) For 51-year-old Maria Stella Hinterndorfer, the wait has only just begun. Called "Shah Rukhi number one", she is one of the most ardent fans of ... Read more...
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Lost in translation…at the Pakistan Foreign Office
June 30th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Office imparts foreign language training to its officers but goes on to post them where the language isn't spoken. Sample this: An officer trained ... Read more...
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Heidi flaunts Manish Arora’s outfit at German TV show (With Image)
June 21st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Supermodel Heidi Klum wore an outfit made by the Indian designer Manish Arora for German television show "Wetten, dass..?""Heidi Klum on Wetten, dass..? in ... Read more...
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Libyan capital remains peaceful amid nationwide unrest
February 28th, 2011 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Feb 28 (IANS) The Libyan capital Tripoli, which has about three million people, remains peaceful under the control of Muammar Gaddafi, after the north African country plunged into turmoil.The massive protests, ... Read more...
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Bishop says Love Parade tragedy was god’s punishment
August 9th, 2010 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) An Austrian bishop has described the stampede at a German music festival that left 21 people dead as a sinful event and said the incident was God's punishment ... Read more...
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Indian’s appointment as Deutsche Bank chief sparks debate
June 18th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, June 18 (DPA) Opposition was stirring in Germany Friday to an Indian-born investment banker, Anshu Jain - who is thought to have limited knowledge of the German language - becoming head ... Read more...
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Waltz to direct his first movie
March 20th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) Oscar winner Christoph Waltz is to make his directorial debut with a German language movie "Up and Away".
The movie is an adaptation of Meike Winnemuth and Peter ... Read more...
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Nobel winner demands Germany uncover Romanian ex-spies
January 12th, 2010 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
Mainz (Germany), Jan 12 (DPA) Herta Mueller, winner of the latest Nobel Prize for Literature, called on Germany Monday to find and prosecute former agents of Romania's Securitate communist secret police.
In remarks ... Read more...
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Men should shave on an empty stomach
April 16th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Munich, April 16 (DPA) Men can avoid nicks and cuts from their razors by shaving before breakfast, according to a German-language skin care website run by several organisations active in promoting cosmetics ... Read more...
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Video threatens attacks on three German cities
January 25th, 2009 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 25 (DPA) A mysterious short film which showed up on the YouTube video website threatened terrorist attacks on three German cities, Germany's interior ministry confirmed Saturday. But officials remained unsure ... Read more...
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Raped German woman appears before Indian court
January 16th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) A local court Friday questioned a young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from a leading hotel here September last ... Read more...
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Germans fear language is being ruined by English, other foreign jargon
December 17th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Germans are fearing that their language is being eroded by waves of English and other foreign jargon.At least 60 per cent of new words being used ... Read more...
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No Nazi element in Mosleys five-hour sex orgy, says prostitute
July 26th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): There was no Nazi element to the five-hour sexual orgy organised by world motor sport boss Max Mosley, a prostitute who secretly filmed the event, said.Identified as ... Read more...
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Ishq: stoking the love of Bollywood in Germany
May 12th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by admin
By Mehru Jaffer
Vienna, May 12 (IANS) When Naseem B. Khan stepped out of the university campus with a degree in business management, he was delighted to discover that Germany was bonkers about ... Read more...
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Online swap sites offer the sensible and surreal
March 3rd, 2008 - 9:14 am ICT by admin
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Ahrensburg (Germany), March 3 (DPA) Many things end up in the garbage can even though they are still in fine working condition because the search for a recipient of used objects can ... Read more...
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