Recession possible in Finland: Official
December 16th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Dec 16 (IANS) Finland's central bank governor warned Thursday Finland could slip back into recession next year.The country's economic situation deteriorated significantly due to the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, ... Read more...
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Gavaskar clears stand on BCCI
December 14th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A day after slamming the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over payment of his dues, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said ... Read more...
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Constitution Club to hold briefings for MPs on bills
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Constitution Club of India (CCI) will hold "Thursday bill briefings" during the forthcoming winter session of parliament as part of its ongoing initiative ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar highlights women’s role in Indian polity
October 18th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Addressing the 125th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly being held in Berne, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday talked about the role of women in ... Read more...
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IPL-5 will be a nine-team affair
October 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be the longest, from April 4 to May 27, and judging by the duration of the ... Read more...
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Pataudi was always a vocal critic of BCCI
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Despite being a part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi never minced words when ... Read more...
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BCCI’s new chief denies any conflict of interest
September 20th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) newly appointed president N.Srinivasan said Tuesday that there is no conflict of interest in his heading the ... Read more...
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Champions League T20 matches shifted to Hyderabad, Bangalore
September 20th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Four matches of Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) have been shifted from Eden Gardens to Hyderabad and Bangalore due to monsoon rains lashing Kolkata almost daily.
The Group ... Read more...
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Final squads of 11 teams for Champions League named
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The final squads of 11 of the 13 teams for next month's Nokia Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament in India have been announced.
Eight ... Read more...
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IPL: Kochi wants to shift to Ahmedabad
August 16th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Lack of viewership for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Kerala has prompted the owners of Kochi Tuskers to request the Indian cricket board to ... Read more...
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Prahlada to now head defence institute
August 11th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Prahlada, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief controller, has taken over as vice chancellor of the Pune-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), ... Read more...
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Vastanvi sacked as Deoband VC for praise of Narendra Modi (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), July 24 (IANS) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi was Sunday removed as the vice chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband, widely recognized as India's leading Islamic seminary, for ... Read more...
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Deoband not the private property of any family: Vastanvi (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who was Sunday removed from the coveted position of vice chancellor of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, said that ... Read more...
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Decision to remove me arbitrary: Vastanvi
July 24th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), July 24 (IANS) Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi Sunday termed as "arbitrary" the decision of the Darul Uloom governing council to remove him as the vice chancellor.The ... Read more...
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Vastanvi loses Deoband job for praising Narendra Modi (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), July 24 (IANS) Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi was on Sunday removed from the coveted position of vice chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband, widely recognized as India's ... Read more...
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Decision of shoora is final: Vastanvi
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Declaring that he would not challenge the decision of the 'majlis-e-shoora' (governing council), Deoband-based Darul-Uloom chief Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi made it clear Thursday that he ... Read more...
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Film institute to be made a centre for excellence: Soni
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 2 (IANS) The prestigious Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) here would soon become a centre for excellence, enabling it to enjoy the academic status and ... Read more...
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Thousands stage protests in Yemen
June 27th, 2011 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, June 27 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Yemen's capital Sana'a and other major cities Sunday, Xinhua reported.The protesters wanted President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ... Read more...
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Jagan asks party to be ready for snap polls
June 1st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Wednesday asked his party leaders and cadre to be ready for snap polls to Andhra Pradesh assembly.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Warne, Dixit appear before IPL panel
May 17th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne and Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Dixit appeared before an Indian Premier League (IPL) panel
here Tuesday and gave their versions on ... Read more...
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European Central Bank to assess Portugal’s economic and financial adjustment program
May 5th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday announced that it will assess Portugal in its economic and financial adjustment program to stabilize its economy.The Governing Council of the ... Read more...
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Ganguly fifth time lucky, Pune get him for injured Nehra (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is fifth time lucky. He will play for Pune Warriors in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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‘Ex-Gaddafi regime members in Libyan governing council still loyal to him’
April 27th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 27(ANI): Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi's daughter, Aisha, has suggested that some former Gaddafi officials, who are now in the opposition's governing council, still "keep in touch with us"."They say to ... Read more...
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Lankan players to participate in IPL till May 18
April 21st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Board on Thursday relented to the request made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and gave the nod to ... Read more...
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BCCI terms Lanka’s decision to recall its players from IPL as inappropriate
April 21st, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): Terming the decision of the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Board to recall its players from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament as inappropriate, the Board of Control ... Read more...
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Academics warn cheating is tarnishing Oxford University’s image
March 28th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28 (ANI): Senior academics at Oxford University have warned that the institute risks being tarnished because of a failure to clamp down on cheating.Nick Bamforth and Colin Thompson, the university's ... Read more...
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Maulana Vastanvi to stay as Vice-Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Deoband, Feb 23 (ANI): Maulana Gulam Mohammad Vastanvi, who stirred a controversy with his remarks on Gujarat, will stay on as Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom, the seminary in Deoband.The decision was ... Read more...
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Kochi names Jayawardene captain, wants Ganguly to join think-tank
February 12th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene will lead new entrants Kochi to the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the franchise is trying to persuade Sourav Ganguly to ... Read more...
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Inter-faith harmony dialogue held in Delhi to promote peace
February 4th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous body with the Ministry of Home Affairs, organized an Inter-faith harmony dialogue here on Thursday.Encouraging inter-faith dialogue ... Read more...
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Race on for Chandigarh medical institute’s top job
February 4th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Nearly 100 top names from the medical fraternity in the country are likely to be considered for the coveted post of director of the Post-Graduate Institute ... Read more...
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After Mumbai Indians, Modi questions IPL auction changes
January 28th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) After Mumbai Indians, suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi questioned the last-minute changes made to the January 8-9 players' auction in Bangalore."The changing of players ... Read more...
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‘I am still the Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom’, claims Maulana Vastanvi
January 27th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Vadodra, Jan 27 (ANI): Maulana Gulam Mohammad Vastanvi, who stirred a controversy with his remarks on Gujarat, on Thursday said he has not resigned as Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom, and reiterated ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians questions last-minute IPL auction changes
January 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Mumbai Indians Thursday shot a strongly worded letter to the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) seeking clarification on the last-minute changes made to the ... Read more...
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Have resigned, but not under pressure: Deoband vice chancellor
January 26th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 26 (IANS) Drawing flak for his alleged praise of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Deoband Islamic seminary's vice chancellor Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi Wednesday said he has ... Read more...
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Deoband chief offers to quit over Modi remarks row
January 26th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) Caught in controversy over his alleged praise for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Deoband Islamic seminary's vice chancellor Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi Tuesday offered to step down ... Read more...
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