IOC defends Dow, IOA doesn’t agree (Lead)
February 16th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) urged the government Thursday to intervene after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to drop Dow Chemicals as a London ... Read more...
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IOC defends Dow, will remain Olympic sponsor
February 16th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says Dow Chemicals will remain a sponsor at the London Olympics and that the US company was not to blame ... Read more...
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Two held for exorcism in Bolivia
December 21st, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) A judge in the central Bolivian province of Cochabamba ordered the arrest of two members of an evangelical group after a young woman drowned during ... Read more...
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Japan disaster survivors ‘to suffer mentally in coming weeks’
March 13th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 13 (ANI): Medical experts have warned of the psychological aftershocks to be felt by many survivors of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami in the weeks to come.Dr Mutsuo Ikuhara, ... Read more...
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9/11 led to war decision, Blair tells Iraq probe
January 29th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair Friday put up a strong defence of his controversial decision to invade Iraq in 2003 at an official inquiry ... Read more...
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Australian Parliament condemn Mumbai attacks
November 26th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra (Australia), Nov 26 (ANI): Australian Parliament on Thursday joined hands with India to condemn the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.Both the treasury and the opposition sides of the Australian Parliament made statements in ... Read more...
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‘Hillary Clinton excited about India trip’
July 17th, 2009 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 17 (IANS) As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on a much awaited trip to India, the US again stressed the importance it placed on the role ... Read more...
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Haneef’s lawyers welcome resignation of AFP chief Keelty
May 6th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), May 6 (ANI): Lawyers for Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef have welcomed the resignation of Australia Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty, saying under him the AFP had been an "organisational disaster'.Keelty ... Read more...
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I feel keenly pain and anger of Mumbai: Manmohan
January 17th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) As he addressed captains of industry at a hotel that was ravaged during the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recalled "three happy years" he had lived ... Read more...
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Text of PM’s speech at award function in Mumbai
January 17th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at an award function organised by The Economic Times here Saturday: “This function, originally scheduled for November had ... Read more...
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Improvements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
December 26th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Humanitarian groups have said that four years since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that left a trail of destruction, leaving more than 230,000 people dead, improvements can ... Read more...
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Therons mum wasnt domestic violence victim, claims aunt
January 7th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
New York , Jan 7 (ANI): Hollywood actress Charlize Therons aunt, Elsa Malan, in a new book, has spoken against the actresss claims that her mother had killed her father out of ... Read more...
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