Olympic hockey: India looking for consolation win (Preview)
August 10th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In what would be a repeat of the 2006 World Cup scenario, India will take on South Africa in a classification match for positions 11 and ... Read more...
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Vikas Krishan loses a bout he won five hours earlier (Lead)
August 4th, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Five hours after Indian boxer Vikas Krishan was declared winner in his 69 kg pre-quarterfinal bout in the Olympic Games, the sport's governing body has overturned ... Read more...
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Caste equation scores over clean administration in Karnataka (News Analysis) (Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's propensity to score self-goals has become legendary. Now it has shot itself, not in the foot but at what it flaunts ... Read more...
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Caste scores over clean administration in Karnataka (News Analysis)
July 8th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
From V. S. Karnic
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) dream of making Karnataka a launchpad to rule southern India is ending up as a sordid tale of ... Read more...
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Keen tussle on cards as Chargers looks to spoil RCB’s party (Preview)
May 19th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would be under pressure of a must-win situation as they take on Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match ... Read more...
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Hello, This Is Nature’s Call From A Garbage Heap!
April 7th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla- WORLD HEALTH DAY -(CNS): Safe drinking water and proper sanitation facilities are basic necessities of life and the likes of you and me perhaps have never ... Read more...
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Shukla stars in Bengal’s maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph
March 12th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) An all-round show by Laxmi Ratan Shukla - four wickets and a century - gave Bengal their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy after a six-wicket ... Read more...
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Delightful Sunday for hockey fans at National Stadium
February 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Seldom have Delhi's hockey fans enjoyed a match like they did at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Sunday night. And so did the Indian ... Read more...
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Kenya’s football still in doldrums
December 29th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Dec 29 (IANS) For over a decade, Kenyan football has been in the doldrums and 2011 was no different as the country endured a roller-coaster calendar year.Perceived as a ... Read more...
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CAB apprehensive of losing India-England match again
October 13th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) which is awaiting governmental clearance for organising the Oct 25 one-day cricket match between India and England is apprehensive of ... Read more...
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PWD’s clearance procedure clumsy: CAB
October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which is awaiting a state Public Works Department's (PWD) no objection certificate (NOC) to host an India-England ODI at the ... Read more...
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India facing a series whitewash (Lead)
August 21st, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) India find themselves facing the ignominy of a whitewash after England seamers ripped through the top order to leave the visitors struggling at 103/5 at ... Read more...
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Sharma’s unbeaten 86 gives India a series win in West Indies
June 12th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Antigua, June 12 (IANS) Rohit Sharma struck an unbeaten 86 to guide India to a series victory over the West Indies with their three-wicket win in the third one-day ... Read more...
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Dismal show by Indian recurve archers
May 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS)Indian recurve archers shot wayward to fall like ninepins in the individual elimination round of the men's and women's section of the World Cup (Stage I) at ... Read more...
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Indian troops save local woman from rape by Congo rebels
January 24th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Battling a group of rebels in Walikale territory in embattled Congo, Indian peace-keepers serving under the UN flag saved a local woman from being raped allegedly by ... Read more...
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‘Boxing Day Ashes Test would be make-or-break Test of Ponting’s colossal career’
December 21st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 21(ANI): The Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne would be a 'make-or-break' Test of Australian captain Ricky Ponting's brilliant career, according to a noted cricket columnist.Ponting will miss the Test ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Bhatia, Narwal defy Mumbai
December 18th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) An unbeaten seventh-wicket century partnership between Rajat Bhatia and Sumit Narwal saved Delhi the ignominy of a defeat at the hands of Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy ... Read more...
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Akshay Is The Original Khiladi - Priyanka Chopra
August 9th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):It's typical Indian mentality to always appreciate the first. So, even if Shah Rukh Khan did a wonderful job in "Kaun Banega Crorepati 3', the audience is ... Read more...
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Santosh Trophy: Bengal finish 1-1 with Delhi
July 30th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Twenty nine-time champions Bengal avoided the ignominy of a defeat with a late strike to finish 1-1 with an in-form Delhi in a quarter final B group game ... Read more...
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Tendulkar, Raina help India take lead (Roundup)
July 29th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 29 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar smashed his fifth double hundred and Suresh Raina scored a century on debut as India took a slim 27-run first innings lead at ... Read more...
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Crucial Nine Months Ahead For Abhishek Bachchan
June 26th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): When 'Raavan' opened to below average houses on Friday, it was mauled by the audience as well as the critics and showed no improvement over ... Read more...
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Hire and fire!
May 24th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):You're fired! There's no dreadful feeling thing than to lose your job. A firing not only deprives you of your livelihood but it also dents your psyche. ... Read more...
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United they stood behind ‘Thimphu thaw’ (Capital Buzz)
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) On the face of it, nothing new had happened between India and Pakistan to lead to the dramatic "thaw in Thimphu". But if Congress sources are ... Read more...
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Pakistan hockey captain offers to retire
March 9th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 9 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf Tuesday offered to retire from international hockey following his team's poor performance in the World Cup.
Four times champions Pakistan, with just one ... Read more...
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High prices and hoarding will continue in India (Part-I)
February 1st, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem PrakashNew Delhi: The Indian economy has done well ever since the country decided to open it up in the early 1990s, after experiencing the ignominy of being forced to mortgage ... Read more...
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Grant us re-birth as man or woman, eunuchs pray to Ganga
January 30th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Haridwar, Jan 30 (IANS) They haven't come to pray for salvation. After the years of ignominy and ridicule they have suffered, these hijras (eunuchs) have come to pray to the ... Read more...
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Omar serves officers wake up call against rampant graft
January 28th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday voiced concern over Jammu and Kashmir being listed as among the most corrupt states in the country and asked officials to ensure that ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama Believes Tiger Woods Would Manage To Make It Through Disgrace
January 17th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Tiger Woods scandals have drawn the attention of the media and the scandals mongers, not to mention the millions of fans all around the world. ... Read more...
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Woman Named Marijuana Pepsi Sawyer Makes It Through Life
January 4th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) NBC News recently profiled a woman who is called Marijuana Pepsi Sawyer. No matter what her name brings to mind, she is the exact opposite. She ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods: Driving To A Divorce?
December 17th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Tiger Woods scandals seem to have gotten too far for the woman of the house to take it any further. The recent reports that are ... Read more...
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Wheelchair banned - Paralympian crawls through Australian airport
November 24th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 24 (DPA) Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley said Tuesday he was so angry at having to leave his wheelchair at the check-in counter he crawled through Brisbane airport to reach the ... Read more...
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Looking back in shame - Delhi cops remember assassination aftermath (25 years after Indira Gandhi’s assassination)
November 3rd, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Three days, 3,000 Sikhs - days that still haunt Delhi Police officials who admit their failures and even complicity but even 25 years later will ... Read more...
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East Bengal official blames coach for Durand Cup debacle
September 17th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A day after suffering a humiliating defeat by newcomers Lajong in the Durand Cup football, an influential East Bengal club official found fault with coach Subhash Bhowmick's ... Read more...
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Durand Cup: East Bengal knocked out, Mohun Bagan crush ONGC (Roundup)
September 17th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) East Bengal's pathetic form continued as they were knocked out of the 122nd Durand Cup with a shocking 0-1 loss to newly promoted I-League club Lajong while ... Read more...
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Durand Cup: East Bengal crash out, Mohun Bagan demolish ONGC (Lead)
September 16th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) East Bengal's woeful form continued as they crashed out of the 122nd Durand Cup with a shocking 0-1 loss to newly promoted I-League club Lajong while arch-rivals ... Read more...
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