Need for Kerala to reform higher education: Experts
September 14th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) Panellists at the Emerging Kerala 2012 Global Connect conference here Friday agreed that Kerala must revamp its higher education sector to create world-class institutions.The panellists ... Read more...
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Mexico City marathon attracts 18,000 runners
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 22 (IANS) The organisers of the 30th Mexico City International Marathon expect about 18,000 runners to participate in the race Sep 2.Mexico City Sports Institute (IDDF) Director ... Read more...
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Germany, Canada to conduct joint ocean research
August 18th, 2012 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 18 (IANS) Germany and Canada will jointly conduct marine research.The Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel announced Friday that both sides have agreed on the joint cooperation. ... Read more...
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Nokia to close facilities, cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide
June 15th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by BNO News
ESPOO, FINLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, on Thursday said it will cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next year and close a number ... Read more...
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Iran not concerned if Europe doesn’t buy its oil: Official
November 23rd, 2011 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 23 (IANS) Iran has no fear of not selling crude oil to Europe, a top Iranian official has said, following reports that France has urged the European Union ... Read more...
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France proposes new sanctions against Iran
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:43 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 22 (IANS) France has called on its western partners and the European Union to jointly impose new sanctions against Iran to force it to negotiate on its nuclear ... Read more...
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After gala start, India take on Germany in Kabaddi World Cup
November 2nd, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bathinda (Punjab), Nov 2 (IANS) After a glittering opening to the second edition of the World Cup Kabaddi in this southwest Punjab town Tuesday evening, hosts India will take ... Read more...
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Apple to US government: change mindset of defeat
August 4th, 2011 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Cash-rich Apple can offer many tips to the debt-ridden US government in financial management, says the Wall Street Journal, not the least being overcoming the ... Read more...
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Ratan Rajput gets 54,863 wedding proposals; Meerut, Lucknow top list
April 19th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Popular TV actress Ratan Rajput has received 54,863 wedding proposals from suitors including doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors, businessmen, chefs and bankers, for her upcoming televised ... Read more...
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Israel, Russia sign space cooperation agreement
March 27th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Israel Space Agency on Sunday signed an agreement to increase cooperation in space exploration."The agreement, which was signed in the ... Read more...
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Recession over, but few takers for Durga idols abroad
September 27th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Recession may have ebbed, but artisans of the potters' colony Kumartuli here say export orders for idols for next month's Durga Puja festival have picked up ... Read more...
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Flying ash changes PM’s flight plan
April 16th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Brasilia, April 16 (IANS) Flying ash from Iceland's erupting volcano has forced a last-minute change in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh´s journey back home. Now he will return via ... Read more...
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Eleven Noble laureates to join Allabahad science conclave
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) At least eleven Nobel laureates would attend the seven-day conclave of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, starting Dec 8, the institite announced Wednesday.
Nobel Laureates ... Read more...
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No large-scale impact of recession on Indian workers abroad
July 8th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday notified that Indian Missions in the Gulf Countries in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have not ... Read more...
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Recession causes 50,000-150,000 Indian workers to return home
July 8th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Nearly 50,000 to 150,000 Indian workers, most of them from the Gulf countries, have probably returned to the country due to the global economic slowdown, Minister for ... Read more...
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UN racism conference begins amid widespread boycott
April 20th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 20 (DPA) The United Nations Durban Review Conference on racism began Monday in Geneva amid controversy and the notable absence of several Western states.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in ... Read more...
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Temp rise in Arctic far greater than other places in Northern Hemisphere
January 17th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that temperature change in the Arctic is happening at a greater rate than other places in the Northern Hemisphere.As a ... Read more...
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India briefs envoys on Pakistan links, Mumbai terror probe
December 3rd, 2008 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India Tuesday briefed envoys of those countries whose nationals were killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai about the ongoing investigations, and underlined that New Delhi expected ... Read more...
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‘Cowardly terrorist attack in Mumbai just like 9/11′
December 2nd, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum foundation in the US has said those killed and injured in the last week's "cowardly" terrorist attack in Mumbai were just ... Read more...
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Foreigners in Chandigarh cutting short trip after Mumbai attacks
November 29th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) Rattled over the terror attack on India's financial capital, Mumbai, many foreign tourists and delegates to a conference in Chandigarh have decided to cut short their visit and ... Read more...
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Agro Tech-2008 to draw increased foreign participation
November 27th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) The eighth edition of the biennial agro-technology and business fair, 'Agro Tech 2008', slated to start here Nov 28 will witness an increased international participation this year, organisers ... Read more...
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NSG waiver means India has arrived as a power (Comment) (Lead)
September 8th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
India had always strongly supported the nuclear nonproliferation regime. In 1965, India with Ireland and other nations sponsored Resolution 2025 which laid down the balance of obligations between the five nuclear weapon ... Read more...
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India has arrived as a power - the meaning of NSG waiver (Comment)
September 8th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
India had always strongly supported the nuclear nonproliferation regime.In 1965, India with Ireland and other nations sponsored Resolution 2025 which laid down the balance of obligations between the five nuclear weapon powers ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves India-Brazil extradition treaty
July 17th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved the signing of an extradition treaty between India and Brazil and authorised its ratification. "The treaty was signed April 15. It would provide ... Read more...
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India, China must for climate change solution: Bush
July 6th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 6 (IANS) President George W. Bush said Sunday he would be "constructive" in G8 talks on climate change but insisted that the issue cannot be solved unless fast-growing ... Read more...
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Ahead of G8, Bush stresses climate change bottomlines
July 5th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 5 (IANS) President George Bush has reiterated that there will never be an effective agreement on climate change without the participation of emerging economies like China and India. ... Read more...
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US hopes for climate change accord including India, China by yearend
July 4th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 4 (IANS) The White House says before the end of the year it hopes to get a global agreement on climate change that will include emerging economies like ... Read more...
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India, China must for effective climate change accord: Bush
July 3rd, 2008 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 3 (IANS) US President George W. Bush says he would discuss with India and China how to make major economies part of a common strategy to deal with ... Read more...
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India raises concern over Khalistan activities in Canada
March 11th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by admin
Toronto, March 11 (IANS) The Indian high commission in Ottawa has raised with the government here the issue of rising activities of Sikh separatist Khalistan movement in Canada. Canada is one of ... Read more...
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Ecuador to boost renewable energy on Galapagos Islands
February 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Quito, Feb 19 (Xinhua) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has proposed to free the country's Galapagos Islands from polluting fuels by 2015 and boost wind power generation capacity. Ecuador has launched the wind ... Read more...
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