Resemblance has been an amazing fluke: Madonna’s lookalike
August 21st, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 21 (IANS) Singer Melissa Totten is enjoying being pop diva Madonna's lookalike, as it gives her the chance to travel across the globe."It (resemblance) has been an ... Read more...
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Chidambaram asks states to combat domestic terror modules
April 16th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Expressing concern over the growing number of domestic terror outfits, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday appealed to states to join in countering ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
IIM-Calcutta to tap corporates for funds
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) is planning to tap Indian corporates for funds to complete some of its infrastructural projects following increased intake of students ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM extends Deepavali greetings to Hindus
November 5th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 5 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has extended Deepavali greetings to the Hindus in the country, and assured them that his government would continue to be with ... Read more...
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‘India should be pleased with US cooperation in Headley case’
June 9th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Hinting that a key Mumbai terror attack plotter, Pakistani American David Headley, may be cooperating with Indian investigators, the US says India would have been very ... Read more...
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Oz Indian leaders urge calm on death of Gurshan Singh in Melbourne
March 5th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 5(ANI): Indian community leaders in Australia have pleaded for calm during the murder investigation into death of three-year-old boy Gurshan Singh Kaurchanna in Melbourne.Sikh community figure and Darebin councilor, Tim ... Read more...
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‘Nepal church, mosque bombers funded by Indian groups, armed by ULFA’
December 30th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 30 (IANS) Three months after being caught for masterminding attacks on churches and mosques in Nepal, the chief of an underground organisation that persecuted Christians and Muslims says ... Read more...
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The first Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino to win the Miss World title
December 13th, 2009 - 3:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Johannesburg, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) History was created today in Johannesburg, when for the first time ever in the 59 years of the pageant’s history the Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino was ... Read more...
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Indian flag unfurled in Toronto (With Images)
August 12th, 2009 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian Canadians celebrated India's independence day in advance by holding a grand parade and a cultural extravaganza in the heart of the city here.
Led by Panorama India, ... Read more...
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Oz police move on Indian groups acting as railway station guards
June 9th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 9 (ANI): Indian groups standing guard at railway stations in Melbourne's west to protect students from racial attacks, have been asked to move by the police.The groups have been gathering ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress leaders make peace
June 9th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 9 (IANS) A major dissident leader has ended an unsuccessful bitter battle with Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu saying it would help make the party ... Read more...
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‘Too many political parties dividing Malay Indian community’
June 9th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 9 (ANI): Malay-Indian community leaders have expressed concern over the presence of too many political parties claiming representation of the eight percent Indian population in Malaysia.The Malaysian Indian ... Read more...
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Malay Indian panel wants all Indian groups to unite under ‘1Indian’ concept
May 12th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 12 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Unity and Community Development Committee has called for a discussion with pro-government and Opposition Indian-based organisations to set up a "1Indian" concept.Its ... Read more...
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Proteas cricket team gradually taking on a migrant hue
March 16th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar.16 (ANI): Four of South Africa''s top six batsmen in the forthcoming Test match have brown skins, and had tall left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe recovered from ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks suggest disturbing alliances,says expert
December 6th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.6 (ANI): The nature of the recent attacks in Mumbai suggests collaboration between internal dissidents and foreign intelligence agencies, says a University of Indianapolis international relations specialist.
Unlike previous attacks ... Read more...
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Indian groups call for halt on secret EU-INDIA FTA talks
November 26th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.26 (ANI): Indian organizations representing NGOs, farmers groups, trade unions, health groups and peoples movements today called for an immediate halt to negotiations between India and the European Union ... Read more...
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Hollywood tieups to boost Bollywood stocks: WSJ
July 1st, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 1 (IANS) A recent string of joint ventures and investments cementing ties between Bollywood and Hollywood might turn Indian entertainment shares Adlabs Films and UTV Software Communications into blockbusters, ... Read more...
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Indian groups to vie for Rs.4 mn green award
April 3rd, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Sierra Club, the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organisation in the US, has announced a new Rs.4 million ($100,000) Green Energy and Green Livelihoods Achievement Award to honour ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Malaysian PM discusses problems of ethnic Indians with NGOs
December 15th, 2007 - 12:32 pm ICT by admin
Putrajaya, Dec 15 (ANI): The representatives of Malay Indian groups met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss issues affecting the community, particularly its socio-economic standing in Malaysia.
A spokesman ... Read more...
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