Bangladeshi Nobel laureate meets Sharjah ruler
May 10th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, May 9 (IANS/WAM) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, met the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday and discussed economic and ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily pays tribute to child prodigy who died
January 16th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Arfa Karim, who became the world's youngest Microsoft certified professional in 2004 when she was barely nine and died Jan 14, was a fine example ... Read more...
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Six Indian American Malayalees to be honouored
November 11th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Centre will honour six Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialisation or for ... Read more...
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Ravi lauds Indian Diaspora
September 26th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 26 (IANS) A meet on Indian Diaspora here has ended after stressing the vital role of the Indian community in deepening cultural and economic relations between India ... Read more...
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Scindia heads Indian business team to Uruguay, Argentina
April 27th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) With the growing importance of the Latin American market, powered by its rising economies that are warming up to India, Minister of State for Commerce ... Read more...
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Hindu prayer recited at Catholic youth rally in Nevada
March 6th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada(US), Mar 6 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Sixth Annual Catholic Diocesan Youth Rally held on March five in Reno (Nevada, USA), involving Catholic teenagers from all over northern Nevada, heard ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin To Miss CPAC This Year Too
February 4th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Firebrand GOP member and former mayor of Alaska, Sarah Palin always manages to stay in the headlines and the reasons are not always related to her ... Read more...
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Bristol Palin to earn big bucks for talking abstinence at Washington University
January 27th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 27 (ANI): The fact that Bristol Palin will be the keynote speaker for Washington University's Sex Week in St. Louis hasn't gone down well with all students.While some students ... Read more...
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Sweden’s crown princess to visit UAE
January 15th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 (IANS/WAM) Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria will visit the United Arab Emirates to participate in the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi Jan 17-20.The princess will be a ... Read more...
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Tea Party star Bachmann to compete with Palin for White House dreams
January 7th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7(ANI): Tea Party star Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative for Minnesota, is reportedly scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a political fundraiser in Iowa on January 21, which is ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda leader’s tour of Britain ‘radicalised a generation of young Muslims’
November 6th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Anwar al-Awlaki, the American born leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) that launched the recent parcel bomb attacks last week, had reportedly radicalised a generation of ... Read more...
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India to host 8th Asian Network for Quality Congress
October 1st, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI-Business Wire India): The 8TH Asian Network for Quality Congress to be held between October 19 and 22 here, promises to be a truly international quality event of the ... Read more...
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Kovalam fest to focus on Pakistani literature
September 20th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The spotlight will be on contemporary literature from Pakistan as over a dozen writers, thinkers and political analysts from India and abroad converge in Kerala for ... Read more...
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Planning Commission chief Ahluwalia to address inaugural Bahrain Global Forum
May 7th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 7 (ANI-Business Wire India):The Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will be the keynote speaker at the IISS Bahrain Global Forum.A new annual event, the ... Read more...
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Secret tape of Blackwater Empire owner - Erik Prince surfaces
May 5th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A secret tape of the Blackwater Empire owner – Erik Prince has surfaced. He is a very media and publicity shy person and it is on ... Read more...
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Gayatri Mantra read at Catholic youth rally in Nevada
March 7th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Mar 7 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Fifth Annual Catholic Diocesan Youth Rally held at Reno (Nevada, USA), involving Catholic teenagers from various parts of Nevada, heard from area ... Read more...
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Secretary of State Clinton to travel to Latin America
February 25th, 2010 - 3:53 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica and Guatemala from February 28 to March 5, Philip J. Crowley, Assistant ... Read more...
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Resumption of talks with India a positive step: Qureshi
February 19th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 19 (IANS) India's decision to resume talks with Pakistan was a "positive step", said Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, but he added that the outcome of the talks depends ... Read more...
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Jimmy Kimmel slams Jay Leno claims on the Oprah show
January 31st, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jimmy Kimmel slammed all of Jay Leno claims, that he felt ‘sucker-punched’ when Jimmy Kimmel came on his show. "Excuse me if I look like ... Read more...
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Jay Leno all set to be the keynote speaker at the White House Correspondent’s dinner
January 25th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comic host Jay Leno is going to be a keynote speaker at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington. The White House Correspondents' Association ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host world energy summit
January 5th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 5 (IANS) Officials of developed and developing countries, including India, will meet here Jan 18 at the World Future Energy Summit 2010, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
Finland's Economic Affairs ... Read more...
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When Gordon Brown confused Reese Witherspoon with Renée Zellweger
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown bungled in the House of Commons when he confused Reese Witherspoon with Renée Zellweger.The 'Walk The Line' star was the keynote ... Read more...
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Palin to deliver keynote address at bowling convention
December 3rd, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Sarah Palin is all set to front the Bowling Industry's Premier International Convention slated to be held in LA in the summer of 2010.The event is being ... Read more...
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Martyrs’ Day goes smoothly for Canadian Tamils despite Seeman’s deportation
November 28th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Nov. 28 (ANI): Despite the deportation of their keynote speaker, thousands of Tamils gathered at a banquet hall in Toronto to observe the annual "Martyrs' Day" commemoration of Tamil Tigers who ... Read more...
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Seven Indian American Keralites honoured
November 16th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 16 (IANS) The Kerala Centre honoured seven outstanding Indian American Keralites for their contributions in various fields at its 17th Annual Award banquet.
The seven honourees were Thomas Abraham ... Read more...
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Marine Corp to celebrate 234th birthday
November 10th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Marine Corps, which were formed during the American Revolution to fight for independence at sea and on shore, is all set to ... Read more...
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Marine Corps Celebrate 234th Birthday On November 10
November 10th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov.10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) United States Marine Corps, who have always abide by an unwritten policy, "Never Leave A Man Behind", completes 234 years on 10th November, 2009. As the USMC ... Read more...
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Cancer treatment revolution soon
October 4th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): In the near future, cancer treatment will be dramatically transformed, Britain's leading cancer scientist will announce this week.On Wednesday, Sir David Lane, chief scientist at Cancer Research UK, ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma reaffirms India’s commitment to Africa
August 22nd, 2009 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, Aug 22 (IANS) India is committed to further expand and diversify its trade with Africa, to which South Africa was a gateway, Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma ... Read more...
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Bonds between diaspora and motherland precious: Manmohan Singh
August 20th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lauded the role of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) for promoting the interests of the overseas Indian ... Read more...
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Indian diaspora body to celebrate 20th anniversary in US
August 12th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An organisation of Indians settled abroad will be celebrating its 20th anniversary here through a convention Aug 20-23, on the theme "People of Indian Origin: Strengthening Global ... Read more...
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Sibal, Obama’s top technology man to attend Pan-IIT summit
June 30th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 30 (IANS) Kapil Sibal, India's minister for human resource development, Aneesh Chopra, America's chief technology officer, and Sam Pitroda, India's National Knowledge Commission chairman, will be the key ... Read more...
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`South African Muslims enjoy more freedom than those elsewhere’
June 4th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 4 (IANS) South African Muslims enjoy more freedom than their counterparts in any Islamic country in the world, newly-appointed Deputy Minister of International Relations Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim has said at ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China to jointly fight terror, widen defence cooperation
April 17th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan and China Friday vowed to jointly fight terrorism and to expand their cooperation in the defence, economic and energy sectors.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese Premier ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to lead spiritual, motivational events in Canada
February 21st, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 21 (IANS) The Dalai Lama, who is an honorary citizen of Canada, will visit the city of Calgary in September for unique spiritual discourses and motivational events.
The University of Calgary, ... Read more...
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