Olympic athletics: Indian walker Irfan Thodi finishes impressive 10th
August 5th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi put on an impressive performance here Saturday to finish 10th in the Olympic men's 20 km race walk with a national ... Read more...
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Olympic rowing: Sandeep and Manjeet finish 19th
August 4th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian rowers Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finished 19th in the Olympic finals of the men's lightweight double sculls here Saturday.They clocked seven minutes and 8.39 ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Saina in quarters, to face Azarenka-Mirnyi (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Putting aside their off-the-court differences, India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza played an excellent game to book a quarterfinal berth in the Olympics tennis mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Olympics hockey: India suffer another reverse, lose 1-3 to Kiwis
August 1st, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) New Zealand chalked up a 3-1 win over India who thus slid to their second defeat in as many matches in the Olympic men's hockey competition ... Read more...
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Indian Diaspora meet to be held Sep 30 in Amsterdam
July 31st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 31 (IANS) The annual Indian Diaspora conference in the Netherlands will be held this year in Amsterdam city Sep 30, EuAsia News reported Tuesday.Organised by the Foundation for ... Read more...
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Most Indians pessimistic about job market
July 31st, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS) Most of the world, including India, was pessimistic about the job market last year with 57 percent of adults saying it was a bad time to ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Valiant Indians go down 2-3 to the Netherlands (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Eight time winners India gave tough fight to much higher ranked Netherlands before going down 2-3 in their opening London Olympic Games pool B men's hockey ... Read more...
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You make us proud: Sachin lavishes praise on Narang
July 30th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Cricketing maestro Sachin Tendulkar Monday saluted shooter Gagan Narang for winning the first medal for India at the London Olympics.In a tweet, soon after Narang ... Read more...
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Olympics badminton: Jwala-Diju suffer second straight defeat
July 29th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) India's Jwala Gutta and V. Diju jeopardised their chances of making the knockout round in the badminton mixed doubles event at the London Olympics after suffering ... Read more...
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Olympic Archery: Indian women upstaged by Denmark
July 29th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the archery team event at the Olympics ended Sunday when the women lost to Denmark in the Elimination round at Lord's.The World ... Read more...
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Sania-Rushmi crash out of Olympic tennis
July 29th, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakarvarthi were knocked out of the tennis competition of the 2012 London Olympics by Chia-Jung Chuang and ... Read more...
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15 Indians killed as jeep falls into Nepal river (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed and two injured Saturday when their jeep veered off the road and fell into a ... Read more...
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15 Indians killed in Nepal accident (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed Saturday when their jeep fell into a river in Nepal, a media report said.The pilgrims ... Read more...
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Eight Indians die in Nepal accident
July 28th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) At least eight Indian pilgrims were killed when their jeep fell into a river in Nepal Saturday, a media report said.Eight people died in the accident ... Read more...
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We have a good chance of an Olympic medal: Diju
July 25th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) India's badminton doubles specialist Valiyaveetil Diju, who will be playing mixed doubles with Jwala Gutta in the London Olympics, believes they have a good chance of ... Read more...
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Indian envoy seeks direct flights to Cambodia
July 24th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, July 24 (IANS) India's Ambassador Dinesh K. Patnaik pledged Tuesday to urge Indian airlines to operate direct flights to Cambodia in order to boost bilateral relations in trade, ... Read more...
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‘Americans like cricket, if India, Pakistan play’
July 24th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Americans don't understand cricket, but they like it, particularly of the diplomatic variety between friend India and ally Pakistan."We're for cricket. We don't understand it, but ... Read more...
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US assures transparent probe into fisherman killing
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The US Monday assured a "thorough and transparent" investigation into the killing of an Indian fisherman by one of its naval personnel from aboard a ... Read more...
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Jeev targets top-50 spot in world rankings
July 22nd, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lytham St. Annes, July 22 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh signed off from The Open Championship with a three-over-par 73 Sunday, and was ready to finally celebrate his Scottish ... Read more...
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Indian boxers are fearless: Sandhu
July 21st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) India's chief boxing coach Gurbux Singh Sandhu said Saturday that his wards are fearless and have tremendous self confidence and self belief that could work wonders ... Read more...
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India at Olympics: Indians abroad have high expectations (With Image)
July 21st, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
No matter where they live in the world, non-resident Indians, particularly the older generation, will cheer for Indian participants at the London Olympics. Even those born in their countries of residence ... Read more...
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Jeev, Lahiri qualify for weekend rounds at British Open
July 21st, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lytham St. Annes (England), July 21 (IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri made it a red-letter day for India at The Open Championship as they became the first two ... Read more...
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India is Australia’s largest source of permanent migrants
July 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Surpassing China and Britain, India has become the largest source of permanent migrants for Australia."India has surpassed China and the United Kingdom as the largest ... Read more...
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Eye care least priority for Indians: Study
July 18th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Even as India is home to one of the highest populations of the visually impaired, eye health is the least priority for the population here, ... Read more...
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Indian comedian makes Pakistanis laugh (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 18th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 18 (IANS) Indian stand-up comedian Sanjay Rajoura had Pakistanis in splits as he cracked jokes on India's obsession with Sachin Tendulkar and how to win friendship of ... Read more...
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Archers, lifters and Bindra arrive at Olympic village
July 17th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Ace rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra, the 10-member archery team and the four weightlifters were among the first Indians to arrive in the Olympic Village here.Bindra, ... Read more...
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India trying to repatriate body of killed fisherman
July 17th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India is trying for the early repatriation of the body of a fisherman killed in firing from a US ship off the UAE coast, an ... Read more...
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17 killed in Nepal bus accident
July 17th, 2012 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 17 (IANS) Seventeen people died in Nepal Monday when a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged some 200 meters down into the Trishuli river.The accident took ... Read more...
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India storm into semis of World Junior squash
July 17th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Doha, July 16 (IANS) India snatched a dramatic 2-1 win against Hong Kong to enter the semi-finals of the World junior squash team championship here Monday for only the second ... Read more...
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35 pilgrims killed in Nepal bus accident (Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) At least 35 pilgrims, most of them Indians, were killed and 12 injured in a road accident in western Nepal Sunday afternoon after their bus veered ... Read more...
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35 killed in bus accident in Nepal
July 15th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) At least 35 people, most of them Indians, were killed in a road accident in western Nepal Sunday afternoon after the bus they were travelling by ... Read more...
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Of an Indian double agent: A true-to-life thriller (Book Review)
July 15th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Escape to Nowhere: Story of an Indian Espionage Agent"; Author: Amar Bhushan, Publisher: Konark Publishers; Pages: 332; Price: Rs.299
In May 2004 a tsunami hit the Research and Analysis Wing ... Read more...
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India beats Germany at World Junior squash
July 14th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, July 14 (IANS) Fourth seeded India began their campaign in the World Junior men's squash championship with a comprehensive 3-0 victory against Germany here Friday.The Indians were not in ... Read more...
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Kalam’s e-paper ‘billion beats’ now on Facebook
July 11th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's e-paper 'billion beats' has now started beating on the social media site Facebook."We are happy to start the Facebook page ... Read more...
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India beat South Africa 6-5 in hockey Test
July 9th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
La Albericia (Spain), July 9 (IANS) India defeated South Africa 6-5 in a thrilling third hockey Test here Sunday night.
Strikers Shivendra Singh (13th, 38th minute), Dharamvir Singh (19th, 21st ... Read more...
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