Pakistan’s former Olympians protest against hockey federation
June 12th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan's former Olympians Tuesday launched a protest against the country's hockey federation claiming its policies were hampering the future of the national team.Dozens of protesters, including ... Read more...
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Myanmar gas exploration contract inked
June 11th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 11 (IANS) A contract has been inked on exploring gas at an onshore block in Myanmar, official media reported.Under the production sharing contract, signed among state-run Myanmar Oil ... Read more...
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India face Sri Lanka in junior hockey Asia Cup
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Malacca (Malaysia), May 3 (IANS) Two-times defending champions India will play against Sri Lanka in their opening match of the seventh Junior Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament here Friday.The eight ... Read more...
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Chettri to lead India in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
April 12th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Goalkeeper Bharat Chettri will be leading an 18-member Indian hockey team in the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament to be held at Ipoh, ... Read more...
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India finalizing economic pact with ASEAN
November 19th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Nusa Dua (Bali), Nov 19 (IANS) Calling for full play to investment and trade issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday that India was finalizing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation ... Read more...
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Chinese president arrives in Hawaii for APEC meeting
November 11th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Honolulu (United States), Nov 10 (IANS) Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, Thursday for the economic leaders meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), slated for the weekend.At ... Read more...
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Gurjinder to lead India juniors in Sultan Johor Cup
October 18th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Defender Gurjinder Singh will lead India juniors in the six-nation Sultan Johor Cup hockey at Johor Bahru, Malaysia Nov 5-12.Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, New ... Read more...
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Asian Champions Trophy: Rajpal to lead men’s team, Anjum women’s
August 16th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Rajpal Singh will be leading India's men's team and striker Saba Anjum will be captaining the women's in the next month's Asian Champions Trophy ... Read more...
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India among major economies to drive Asian growth: ADB
May 4th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, May 4 (IANS) India and six other major economies in Asia will drive the region's growth, which, according to current projections, could account for more than half of the ... Read more...
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India, Brazil attract largest equity inflows: IMF
April 13th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) India and Brazil attracted the largest equity inflows to emerging markets as global financial stability improved over the last six months but fragilities remain, according to ... Read more...
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UAE’s non-oil foreign trade reaches $133 bn in August
November 15th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 15 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's non-oil foreign trade rose to 477.6 billion dirhams (about $130 billion) in the first eight months of 2010, up by nine percent, compared to 436.4 ... Read more...
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India grouped with Pakistan, Japan in Asian Games hockey
October 20th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Commonwealth Games silver medallists India have been grouped with arch-rivals Pakistan in the men's hockey competition for Nov 12-27 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. ... Read more...
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Get off the wheels for a day — to battle pollution
October 20th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Nabeel A. Khan
Noida, Oct 20 (IANS) A couple here who runs a news and information portal wants Indians to observe Jan 30 next year as 'no driving day'.On that day, ... Read more...
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Life of young Asians revolve around their mobile phones: Survey
August 3rd, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Hong Kong, Aug 3 (ANI): The latest Young Asians survey by global market research firm Synovate shows that the lives of Asia's youth revolve around their mobile phones, as personal ownership of ... Read more...
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Indian, Chinese student IDs revealed to Oz police to check if attacks racially motivated
May 20th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 20 (ANI): Australia's Department of Immigration has released the identities of half a million foreign students from India, China, South Korea, Malaysia and the United States to police across the ... Read more...
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Kerala kite festival lures international kite-flyers
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kozhikode (Kerala), May 3 (ANI): Kerala first ever kite festival is luring international kite-flyers to Kozhikode.The three-day event was organised by the District Tourism Promotion Council of Kozhikode and the Kappad ... Read more...
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Finally a law to tackle mounting e-waste in India
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Anindya Rai Verman
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India is finally set to have a law which can tackle head on the mounting problem of electronic waste dumped in the country."The provisions ... Read more...
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China’s yuan can be alternative reserve currency in 15 years
November 12th, 2009 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 12 (IANS) World Bank President Robert Zoellick has said in 15 years the Chinese yuan can become an alternative to US dollar as a global reserve currency, with China's fast ... Read more...
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China opposed India’s plan in Manila over Arunachal Pradesh
July 22nd, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) China had opposed India's strategy plan at the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) because of Beijing's long-standing claim over Arunachal Pradesh, parliament was informed Wednesday.
"India's country partnership ... Read more...
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Asian Tour and European Tour form new alliance
July 9th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, July 9 (IANS) The Asian Tour and the European Tour have joined hands to form an new alliance that will help take golf to a new and higher platform through greater ... Read more...
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India’s junior tennis teams target World Group Finals
April 11th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India's junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams will aim to reach the World Group Finals in the Asia-Oceania tennis qualifying event in Australia April 15-20.
The ... Read more...
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India open junior hockey world cup campaign against Singapore
February 12th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India have been pitted against hosts Singapore, the Netherlands, Poland and New Zealand for the junior men's hockey World Cup from June 7-21.
India are in Pool D ... Read more...
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India placed in Pool D in junior hockey World Cup
January 26th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India have been placed alongside the Netherlands, New Zealand Singapore and Poland in the junior hockey World Cup from June 7-21.India are in Pool D of the ... Read more...
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Ex-Pak PM Shaukat Azizs foreign visits cost exchequer Rs 100 crore
November 11th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Shaukat Aziz made as many as 50 foreign visits between 2004 and 2007, costing the national exchequer more than Rs one billion (Rs ... Read more...
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Dubai Sports City to host 2009 hockey Asia Cup
July 24th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 23 (IANS) The 2009 Asia Cup hockey tournament will be the first international event to held at this West Asian metropolis' brand new sports facility, Dubai Sports City (DSC). "The ... Read more...
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India may bid for next year’s Asia Cup hockey
July 12th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) India may bid for next year's Asia Cup hockey tournament, but a final decision will be taken at the two-day ad-hoc committee meeting with the hockey ... Read more...
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Advani, Sethi, Rupesh begin Asian billiards campaign
April 5th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Yangon, April 5 (Xinhua) The 7th Asian Billiards and 9th Under-21 Asian Snooker Championships, with 55 players including India's Geet Sethi, Pankaj Advani and Rupesh Shah, started here Saturday. The defending champions ... Read more...
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