Bhikhari Thakur’s Bhojpuri legacy goes international
July 1st, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) He might have been forgotten in his homeland, but poet, writer and doyen of Bhojpuri theatre Bhikhari Thakur's ballads and folk songs are garnering huge ... Read more...
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Bill Gates lauds India’s polio eradication drive
January 10th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Praising India's efforts to curb polio with not a single case reported last year, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates advised countries around the world to learn ... Read more...
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How Indian migrants move to affluent suburbs in Britain
April 10th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Driven by rising affluence, migrant Hindu communities in London are increasingly moving from the inner city areas to affluent suburbs, a new analysis shows.The second- and ... Read more...
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Shanghai sets up 3,600 condom outlets for migrants to promote ’safe sex’
September 4th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, Sept 4 (ANI): The Shanghai administration has set up over 3,600 condom outlets in areas having high concentrations of migrant workers for distributing free contraceptives in a bid to promote safe ... Read more...
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9,000 free condom vending machines set up in Shanghai (Lead)
September 4th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 4 (IANS) Shanghai residents, including students and migrant workers, will now be provided free condoms through more than 9,000 vending machines to be set up across this business capital of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
3,600 free condom outlets set up in Shanghai
September 4th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Sep 4 (IANS) The Shanghai administration has set up over 3,600 condom outlets in areas having high concentration of migrant workers for distributing free contraceptives in a bid to promote safe ... Read more...
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India biggest source of migrants to Australia
May 27th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 27 (IANS) The Indian population in Australia has doubled in six years, and India has become the biggest source of migrants to the country, latest statistics show.
In 2007-08, the ... Read more...
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Mexico issues travel warning for all its citizens who are going to Arizona
April 28th, 2010 - 2:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico City, Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Mexican government has issued a travel advisory for all the citizens of Mexico, who are planning to travel to Arizona. According to the travel advisory, ... Read more...
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New AZ Law Prompts Mexico To Issue Travel Warnings (Opinion)
April 28th, 2010 - 1:38 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The governor of Arizona recently signed a bill into law which helps enforce the 'illegal' part of the term 'illegal alien'. Of course there has been controversy over ... Read more...
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Mexico issues travel alert over Arizona new immigration law
April 27th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Mexico on Tuesday issued a warning for its citizens about travel to Arizona because of the new immigration law.Mexico's Foreign Ministry said that "there is an adverse ... Read more...
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`Amazing response to Vindaloo Against Violence’
February 24th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 24 (IANS) Mia Northrop, who started the `Vindaloo Against Violence' initiative as a mark of solidarity with the Indian community in Australia, says her effort has received an "amazing ... Read more...
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Melbourne Indian restaurants ‘Vindaloo Against Violence’ campaign a sell out
February 24th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb. 24 (ANI): In a reaction to a to a spate of racial attacks against Indians, chefs in Indian restaurants across Melbourne have launched a campaign called, 'Vindaloo Against Violence'.Thousands ... Read more...
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India and Australia’s interests increasingly converging, says new envoy
September 24th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 24 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese on Thursday said "Australia's and India's interests are increasingly converging and that Australia is committed to taking its relationship with ... Read more...
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