Habib Tanvir’s contribution to Indian theatre now in a book
September 1st, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) "Habib Tanvir: Towards an Inclusive Theatre", a book on the life of the late veteran playwright and director and his contribution to the Indian theatre ... Read more...
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My aim is to reach top 15: Kashyap
August 29th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap, the first Indian shuttler to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games, now aims to break into top-15 of world badminton.Kashyap, who ... Read more...
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Double for Team Maini Racing
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Gujarat schoolgirl Mira Kirit Erda of Team Maini Racing took the honours in the Micro Max category while teammates Kush Maini (Juniors) and Chittesh Mandody (Mohite's ... Read more...
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Aditi Ashok shares lead with Mehar Atwal in golf meet
June 19th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Secunderabad, June 19 (IANS) Scoring continued to be tough at the Usha Army Ladies and Juniors Golf 2012, but Aditi Ashok turned in a four-over 76 to move into shared ... Read more...
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Chadha, Ali triumph at Callaway junior golf tour
June 6th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, June 6 (IANS) Ankur Chadha and Tutul Ali emerged winners in the final round of the Callaway Golf Junior Tour at Jaypee Greens here Wednesday.Chadha won with a ... Read more...
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Top juniors for IGU golf
May 25th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) After a successful northern run of the Toyota-IGU Junior National Tour in Gurgaon, the southern edition of the tour will be held at the par-72 Karnataka ... Read more...
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Abhishek shares lead with Piyush in Usha Karnataka juniors
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) Abhishek Kuhar, who has been in the top-three of the last two events on the IGU Junior circuit, shot a stunning round of six-under 64 and ... Read more...
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Manu Gandas wins the USHA-IGU juniors golf title
April 13th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Manu Gandas handled his nerves to overcome a late stumble and won the USHA Delhi IGU Juniors, the season's opening junior golf tournament at the ... Read more...
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Viraj Madappa takes lead in junior golf
April 12th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Bangalore's Viraj Madappa became the overall leader with a superb two-under 70 after the third round in the USHA IGU Juniors golf event at the ... Read more...
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UP to keep tab on employees
April 11th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Reporting late work will not be tolerated any more by the Uttar Pradesh government.In a terse "direct to point" letter, Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani has asked ... Read more...
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We have to take one match at a time: Chettri
March 6th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) India football captain Sunil Chettri said Tuesday that it will be tough for the 2008 champions in the AFC Challenge Cup since they have been placed ... Read more...
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Board exams: Lengthy english question paper puzzles students (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Students appearing for the class 12 board exam that began here Thursday said the english paper was way too lengthy to finish in three hours. ... Read more...
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CBSE exams start
March 1st, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Classes 10 and 12 started Thursday here. While Class 12 students sat for the English exam, ... Read more...
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A dignified genius, say Manna’s contemporaries
February 27th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Sailen Manna's contemporaries Monday hailed the legendary Indian footballer as one who combined on-field toughness of a defender with dignity and ability to intimidate the opponents ... Read more...
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Corinthians win record eighth Sao Paulo Juniors Cup
January 26th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (IANS) Corinthians beat Fluminense 2-1 in the final to win their record eighth Sao Paulo Juniors Cup football here.Corinthians' promising fullback and captain Antonio Carlos ... Read more...
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Lawyer sent to jail for seven days jail for assaulting female lawyer
January 14th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sent a lawyer to judicial custody for seven days after the court found him guilty of misbehaving with a female ... Read more...
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No rift in Indian dressing room: Dravid
January 11th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 11 (IANS) India's veteran batsman Rahul Dravid Wednesday rubbished Australian media reports of a rift in the dressing room and defended the decision of some of the players ... Read more...
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Bhojpuri actors don’t welcome change, says Ravi Kishan
December 28th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, who has managed to get recognition in Bollywood, feels people in the Bhojpuri cinema are unwilling to expand their horizons and feel ... Read more...
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Saqib leads by nine in Western India junior golf
December 1st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Saqib Ahmed of Bangalore pulled way ahead of the field with another fine round of even par 70 at the end of the third round of ... Read more...
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Saqib takes six-shot lead in Western India junior golf
November 30th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Saqib Ahmed of Bangalore increased his lead to six shots following an even-par 70 in the second round of the Toyota IGU Western India Juniors Golf ... Read more...
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Saqib leads in Western India junior golf
November 29th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Saqib Ahmed opened a two-shot advantage over Yashas Chandra on the opening day of Toyota IGU Western India Juniors Golf Championship at the BPGC on Tuesday.Saqib ... Read more...
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11 Haryana power officials suspended for contractor nexus
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) Exposing the nexus between its officers and contractors in award of contracts, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) Wednesday placed 11 officers, including senior engineers, ... Read more...
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Players have to decide between India and WSH: Hockey India
November 16th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has put the onus on the players to decide whether to represent India in the Olympic qualifiers or to play in the ... Read more...
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Vani takes lead in Usha Northern India golf, Gurbani second
November 16th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 16 (IANS) Vani Kapoor extended her lead to two shots with a second successive round of three-over 75 in the Usha Northern India Ladies Golf here Wednesday.She is ... Read more...
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Fatehdeep to meet Karan in U-16 tennis nationals
October 21st, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Second seed Fatehdeep Singh and Karan Salwan will square off in the U-16 boys' finals while second seed Simran Sethi will clash with Tarannum Handa ... Read more...
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Fitness will be properly scrutinised: Srikkanth
September 29th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) India's chief cricket selector Kris Srikkanth said Thursday that the 15-member squad for the first two ODIs was selected purely on the basis of fitness and ... Read more...
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Jaitley seeks new commission to appoint judges
August 19th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Demanding an national judicial commission for appointing judges, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Thursday said there should be an objective criteria ... Read more...
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Two school boys stabbed by juniors
August 4th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Two government school students were Wednesday stabbed and seriously injured by their juniors outside their institution in south Delhi, police said.Mehtab and Aftab, both aged ... Read more...
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Structured coaching produces Chinese TT champions
July 26th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) China's players and coaches maintain that their country is dominating world table tennis because their structured coaching system churns out champion after champion.Winning nine of ... Read more...
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Guru Dakshina makes a school go green
July 25th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sikar, July 25 (IANS) The Indian tradition of 'guru dakshina' is having a green impact in a small pocket in Rajasthan. A government school in the state practises a unique ... Read more...
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We have improved with every match: Armando
July 4th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India's chief football coach Armando Colaco is happy that his team is gelling well for the World Cup qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ... Read more...
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Jamia is Sports Authority of India’s extension centre
July 4th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university Monday was adopted as an extension centre by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for training in athletics, football, hockey ... Read more...
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Hockey national could go the Ranji Trophy way
June 15th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 15 (IANS) Hockey India will go the Indian cricket board's way and if its affiliates fall in line the next national championship will be played in two ... Read more...
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Inaugural Under-21 Squash World Cup awarded to Chennai
June 6th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) The World Squash Federation (WSF) has added a new dimension to its world squash championship roster with the launch of the Under-21 World Cup.The inaugural U21 ... Read more...
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We have to take one game at a time: Harbhajan
June 5th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 4 (IANS) Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said Saturday that India have to take one game at a time on their current tour of West Indies.Harbhajan, who ... Read more...
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