Pitt, Washington in ‘Candy Store’?
August 25th, 2012 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 25 (IANS) Actors Brad Pitt and Denzel Washington are reportedly in talks to star in Stephen Gaghan's upcoming crime thriller "Candy Store".According to hollywoodreporter.com, the discussions ... Read more...
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Australian lawmakers to join hands against corruption
August 23rd, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Ontario (Canada), Aug 23 (IANS) Legislators across the political spectrum from around Australia will converge in Melbourne Thursday, joining hands in their fight against corruption and for integrity in government.As ... Read more...
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Haryana to host World Economic Forum-India summit
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Haryana will host the World Economic Forum on India summit Nov 6-8 in Gurgaon, officials said here Friday.The three-day summit, 'From Deliberation to Transformation', will be ... Read more...
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Two rescued Myanmarese sisters wait to return home
April 4th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Even as Myanmarese refugees from various parts of India are returning home to celebrate the political return of Aung San Suu Kyi, two sisters from Myanmar, ... Read more...
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US hails Indian diaspora’s role in strengthening ties
October 11th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 11 (IANS) With a growing Indian American community which has increasing influence, the US sees the Indian diaspora as an important partner for forging closer ties with ... Read more...
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NRI body wants offshore account disclosure deadline extended
August 12th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has sought extension of the deadline for Indian-Americans to disclose their offshore accounts from Aug 31 to ... Read more...
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Unesco adds new sites to world heritage list
June 25th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Unesco has added many new landmarks on its World Heritage List, the global organisation reported on its website.Among the new sites are lake districts ... Read more...
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A remote French Island reconnects with India
May 31st, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guadeloupe (Caribbean Sea), May 31 (IANS) Tears flowed incessantly down dozens of cheeks as the Indian national anthem echoed for the first time in the history of this small island ... Read more...
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Malayala Manorama group executive editor elected WAN-IFRA president
April 9th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 9 (ANI): Jacob Mathew, Executive Editor of the Malayala Manorama Group of Publications, India has been unanimously elected to be the president of WAN-IFRA at its annual general meeting ... Read more...
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Delegates of global body hail Tibetan parliament elections
March 21st, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar 21 (ANI): A delegation of International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet (INPaT), a global organisation to advance the Tibet issue in governments worldwide, has hailed the election process of the ... Read more...
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China records second highest percentage of women CEOs
March 8th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) About 19 percent of Chinese women in management positions hold the post of chief executive officer (CEO), the second highest percentage recorded among 39 countries and ... Read more...
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Yaxi named China’s slow city
December 5th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) Yaxi, a tiny village with a population of just 20,000 in China's Jiangsu province, has been given the title of "slow city" by a global organisation that researches ... Read more...
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Ravi Shankar to unveil Art of Living in China
October 21st, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 21 (IANS) Art of Living founder Ravi Shankar will inaugurate his global organisation's first China centre in Beijing Sunday.On his maiden two-day trip to China, Ravi Shankar will also conduct ... Read more...
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PricewaterhouseCoopers launches new branding initiative
September 21st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The new visual identity of the global advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers went live Monday with the new logo, a simplified version of the earlier one, during the re-launch ... Read more...
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BlackBerry snaps up California app store developer
August 25th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 25 (IANS) With even its updated App World platform offering just 9,500 apps as compared to Apple's 225,000 and Android store's 65,000, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has acquired ... Read more...
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A tribute from India to the ‘old diaspora’ (With Images, Lead, Superseding earlier story)
August 22nd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A diaspora memorial will be inaugurated early next year in Kolkata as a tribute to India's 'old diaspora' - the thousands of indentured labourers ... Read more...
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A tribute from India to the ‘old diaspora’ (With Images)
August 22nd, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The diaspora memorial and museum that will be inaugurated early next year in Kolkata will be a tribute to India's 'old diaspora' - the ... Read more...
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Aniston’s ‘retard’ remark draws ire
August 21st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston jokingly called herself a "retard" on a TV show, drawing the ire of a group for the disabled.
The former "Friends" star used the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court jails journalist-politician
August 19th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's Supreme Court Thursday convicted a politician, who heads a pro-opposition newspaper, for committing contempt of court and sentenced him to a jail term. This is said ... Read more...
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PIOs seek passport surrender rules review
May 24th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) A leading association of People of Indian Origin (PIOs) has launched an online petition to the Indian government to reconsider the retroactive enforcement of the new rules on ... Read more...
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Bengal may get memorial for indentured Indian workers
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Bhawanipore Depot in Kolkata was where almost a million intrepid travellers spent the last few days in their homeland. They left India and were taken abroad ... Read more...
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Unicef launches free SMS number for Nepalese youths
April 27th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) Unicef Tuesday launched a free SMS number for youths in Nepal so they could text in their views and comments on issues that concern them to the global ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs to do more to tackle terror: British envoy
January 22nd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Sharing India's concerns over cross-border terror, Britain Friday asked Pakistan "to do more" to tackle the Lashkar-e-Taiba network operating along its border with India and crack ... Read more...
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IPCC admits Himalayan glacier goof-up
January 20th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Wednesday admitted it had slipped up by referring to "poorly substantiated estimates of rate of recession and date for the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
46 UN staff killed in Haiti quake
January 19th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 19 (IANS) At least 46 staff of the UN were killed in the devastating earthquake that rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au Prince last week, the global organisation said ... Read more...
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UN lauds UAE for labour reforms
November 5th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency ... Read more...
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Aishwarya made goodwill ambassador of Smile Train NGO on b’day
November 1st, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) On her 36th birthday Sunday, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai has been named the first goodwill ambassador for Smile Train, a charity that works worldwide for children ... Read more...
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Indian Australian says Queensland street renaming smacks of racism
August 13th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Aug.13 (ANI): An Indian Australian developer has accused Queensland authorities of indulging in "clear cut racism" with regard to a move to change the name of a street from "Punjab Place" ... Read more...
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Delhi schoolchildren ‘journey into outer space’ (With Images)
June 20th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) What makes the earth go around the sun, aeroplanes fly and volcanoes erupt? A group of 35 Delhi school students has been busy unravelling the ... Read more...
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Indian diaspora in Belgium hails Patil’s address
June 5th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 5 (IANS) Welcoming the address of President Pratibha Patil to the Indian parliament, the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) in Belgium said the importance of the ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans see support for n-deal in India mandate
May 16th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Indian-Americans on either side of the political divide have welcomed the victory of the Congress-led United Progress Alliance (UPA) in India's national elections as indicative ... Read more...
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UN pledges $10 mn for Sri Lanka’s war displaced civilians
April 28th, 2009 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 28 (Xinhua) UN humanitarian chief John Holmes Monday told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse that the global organisation would provide $10 million to the country's war displaced civilians.
Holmes and Rajapake ... Read more...
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World lost 70 mn hectares of forest in 15 years: UN
March 17th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 17 (Xinhua) The world has lost more than 70 million hectares of forests between 1990 and 2005, the UN said in a report.
The State of the World's Forests report ... Read more...
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US funding for population work will help women, says UN
March 13th, 2009 - 7:09 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 13 (DPA) The restoration of funding of UN population programmes by the Obama administration will help women, girls and their families around the world, the global organisation has said.
US ... Read more...
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Britain to become most populus EU country by 2050, says UN
March 13th, 2009 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) Britain is set to become the most populus country in the European Union (EU) by 2050, fuelled by nearly 200,000 new migrants every year, the global organisation has ... Read more...
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