Steve Redgrave is public’s choice to light Olympic cauldron
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Steve Redgrave, who won five golds for rowing in five separate Olympics, is the British public's choice to light the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ... Read more...
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CPI-M will brood over setbacks at 20th congress
April 2nd, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will hold its 20th party congress here starting Wednesday to discuss its recent electoral setbacks and the way ahead ... Read more...
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India celebrates - and debates - relevance of Charles Dickens
February 6th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) He gave us Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield", the Artful Dodger in "Oliver Twist", Ebenezer Scrooge in "The Christmas Carol"...characters who live on not ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh government defeats no-confidence motion (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Tuesday defeated a no-confidence motion moved by opposition Congress.The BJP, which is in power in the mineral-rich state since ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh government defeats censure motion
December 20th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Tuesday defeated a no-confidence motion moved by the Congress opposition.The BJP, which is in power in the mineral-rich state ... Read more...
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US forecast of impending mega quake worries Kashmiris
December 10th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) It is like the doomsday prophecy for the Kashmir Valley. Intense debate Saturday followed an American seismologist's predictions of a magnitude-9 earthquake.Local newspapers carried front page ... Read more...
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Implement DRS on permanent basis: Dar
October 4th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has backed the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) and feels it should be used on a permanent basis to avoid ... Read more...
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CWG 2010: Scoring high on glory and ignominy (Year after CWG)
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Flashback time or looking at the sporting road ahead? No easy answers even one year after the Commonwealth Games with the grand opening ceremony and ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha votes to impeach Justice Soumitra Sen (Lead)
August 18th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha created history Thursday when it passed by a majority of 172 votes a motion to impeach Justice Soumitra Sen of the ... Read more...
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‘Go-No Go’ forest area policy to stay: Jairam Ramesh
April 9th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said he would continue to pursue his "Go-No Go" concept of forest area classification to prevent illegal ... Read more...
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Debate over whether women should tell potential bosses of their baby plans
March 20th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 20 (ANI): Lord Alan Sugar has sparked intense debate among recruiters and politicians after saying that it's better for women to confess to baby plans in job interviews.Alan, a prominent ... Read more...
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Nicolas Sarkozy to force French kids to learn English from age three
January 31st, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a bill that would force the youth of the country to learn the English language from the early age of three.Sarkozy, ... Read more...
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Children in France may be forced to learn English
January 31st, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Children in France will be forced to learn the English language from as early as nursery school if President Nicolas Sarkozy gets his way, a media report here ... Read more...
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Mythical ‘goat sucker’ chupacabra shot by US man
December 28th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): A fabled blood-sucking creature called chupacabra was shot and killed in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, after it emerged from woodland into the garden of a home.It's equally plausible that ... Read more...
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Ancient tunnel unearthed in Mumbai
October 20th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) A tunnel thought to be 200 years old has been unearthed in the premises of the General Post Office in south Mumbai, officials said Wednesday.Believed to be an ... Read more...
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Quran burning would have “strengthened radicals”: Ground Zero mosque imam
September 13th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 13(ANI): Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York, has said that Florida Pastor Terry Jones' plans to burn copies of the ... Read more...
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New book chronicles Barack Obama’s first year in office via quotes
June 13th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A new book, which chronicles US President Barack Obama's first year in office through his quotes, has been launched.Obama The President's Historic First Year in Quotes -a ... Read more...
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Spanish town bans burqa
May 29th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lerida (Spain), May 29 (ANI): The Catalan council of Lerida has approved a law prohibiting the use of full-face veils, the first authority in the country to do so.The move in ... Read more...
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Mexican court upholds emergency birth control pill for rape victims
May 28th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 28 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's Supreme Court has upheld a federal regulation forcing public hospitals to offer the morning-after birth control pill to rape victims.
After six sessions of intense debate, 10 ... Read more...
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Spanish town could vote to ban use of burqa in municipal offices
May 27th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): A Spanish town could become the first in the country to ban the wearing of the burqa in municipal buildings.The Telegraph quoted the Lerida mayor's office, as saying ... Read more...
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New York Police racially driven in frisking minorities in the city
May 13th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 13 (ANI): A non-profit organisation in New York has accused the city police of being racially driven while undertaking frisking drives of residents.In 2009, it said police in New ... Read more...
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Parliament approves creation of 15 more central universities (Lead)
December 7th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Parliament Monday approved the creation of 15 more central universities with the Rajya Sabha unanimously approving the measure and the government saying the new institutions would ... Read more...
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Mumbai brokers oppose extension of trading hours: Survey
November 24th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) An overwhelming majority of brokers of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are opposed to any extension of trading hours, according to a survey report released here Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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CIA paid millions of dollars to ISI since 9/11: Report
November 16th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 16 (IANS) The CIA has paid millions of dollars to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since 9/11, "accounting for as much as one-third of the foreign spy agency's annual ... Read more...
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One-third of CIA budget goes to ISI
November 16th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) collected tens of millions of dollars through a classified CIA programme that pays for the capture or killing of wanted militants, since the ... Read more...
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CSE condemns industry inclusion in apex food body
August 8th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS)The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has condemned the 'shocking development' in the newly set up Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which has inducted as ... Read more...
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No alternative to engagement with Pakistan: PM (Roundup)
July 29th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Under fire from the opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asserted there was no dilution or rupture of national consensus on countering terrorism emanating from Pakistan, ... Read more...
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IMF set for huge expansion as world finance ministers meet
April 23rd, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
By Chris Cermak
Washington, April 23 (DPA) With a financial crisis still hammering away at the global economy, the International Monetary Fund is poised for one of its biggest expansions of power since ... Read more...
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Obama school search heats up
November 18th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.18 (ANI): The Obama school search is heating up. Malia, Sasha and their mom, Michelle, spent two hours Monday morning with their mom touring Georgetown Day School, and are expected ... Read more...
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Is Mayawati’s heir-apparent BSP vice president Rajaram?
August 19th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Who is Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's heir apparent? If party sources are to be believed, it is none other than its ... Read more...
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Court rejects plea to abort foetus with heart defects (Lead)
August 4th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday rejected a plea by a Mumbai couple seeking to abort their 25-week unborn child who was found to have congenital heart defects - ... Read more...
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53 per cent Britons think Cameron is ready to govern after next election
July 28th, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): A majority of British citizens believe that the Conservative Party leader David Cameron is ready to govern the country after next election, an opinion poll has pointed.According ... Read more...
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Tunguska event completes 100th anniversary
June 28th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): The Tunguska event, which was a massive explosion that flattened millions of trees in the Siberian wilderness in 1908, has completed its 100-year anniversary.According to a report ... Read more...
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The unseemly politics of terrorism in India (Commentary)
May 25th, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by admin
By K. Subrahmanyam
Following the Jaipur terror blasts resulting in over 60 deaths, there is an intense debate in the country on how to deal with terrorism. As is very characteristic of the ... Read more...
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China calls for technology transfer, fund to address climate change
April 24th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 24 (Xinhua) A senior Chinese official Thursday called on the international community to evolve a mechanism for technology development and transfer to address climate change problems. Xie Zhenhua, deputy head ... Read more...
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