Former Miss Puerto Rico is terminally ill
September 20th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Miss Puerto Rico 1985, Iris Matias, is suffering from terminal pulmonary hypertension which has left her bedridden and dependent on a machine connected to her ... Read more...
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Overseas Indian affairs ministry rapped for inadequate data
May 8th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has slammed the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) for lacking authentic data on the exact size of the Indian diaspora, noting ... Read more...
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Technopark TBI empanelled as partner by TISS
January 17th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Technopark's Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI) Monday got a shot in the arm with Mumbai's Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) empanelling it as its partner in ... Read more...
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Apex court orders funds for panel on sex workers (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the central government to provide a permanent office and funds to a panel set up by it for educating people ... Read more...
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Shipping corporation to bid for proposed Vizhinjam port
July 16th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday extended the last date for bidding for the proposed Vizhinjam port till Aug 17 to enable the Shipping Corporation of ... Read more...
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Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline runs into delays
June 16th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The proposed Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline has run into delays as Islamabad has failed to raise the necessary funds, a media report said Thursday.Pakistani officials have told ... Read more...
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West Bengal to make comprehensive sports policy
May 26th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) A comprehensive policy for all round development of West Bengal's sports and sportspersons is in the pipeline, said state Sports Minister Madan Mitra Wednesday."A proposal has ... Read more...
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Empowered councils way forward in northeast: Chidambaram
February 9th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Formation of empowered autonomous district councils with necessary funds is "the way forward" in the troubled northeast of India, Home Minister P.Chidambaram said Wednesday.Chidambaram was addressing a ... Read more...
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Schoolchildren’s death: Himachal to conduct surveys
February 8th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) A day after four students were buried alive after a boundary wall of their school collapsed in Himachal Pradesh's Una district, Education Minister I.D. Dhiman Tuesday ordered a ... Read more...
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Govt. committed to provide all assistance for modernisation of Defence PSUs: Antony
November 10th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said the Government is committed to provide all assistance including necessary funds for the modernisation of defence public sector undertakings."On ... Read more...
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Defence Minister Antony says coastal security is being strengthened
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said the Central Government has initiated several measures to strengthen Coastal Security, adding that coastal surveillance and patrolling have been enhanced ... Read more...
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New Bond movie canceled
July 7th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It might take some time before another movie in the James bond series comes out. The next movie, which was scheduled to start production, soon ... Read more...
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From Afghanistan to Arakans, militants converge on Dhaka
March 30th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) At least 15 foreign militant organisations were active or are still operating in Bangladesh since 1991 using the country as a safe haven or transit point to infiltrate ... Read more...
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Citigroup To Suspend Foreclosures In Holiday Season
December 18th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec.18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) People who have failed to repay the home mortgage loans taken from Citigroup and are worried to get evicted in these winter months can relax for the ... Read more...
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Madonna secures $7m donation for Brazilian kids charity
November 18th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 18 (ANI): Madonna has secured a 7 million dollar donation for her children's charity in Brazil.The Queen of Pop received the staggering amount from Brazil's richest man Eike Batista ... Read more...
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IL and FS to be new promoter of Maytas Infra Limited
August 31st, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31(ANI): The Company Law Board (CLB) on Monday allowed the application of Maytas Infra Limited (MIL) to hand over the management of the company to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial ... Read more...
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Dhaka unveils long-term plans to build deep sea port
July 16th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) Bangladesh will begin construction of a new deep sea port by 2010-end that it says will boost the country's economy and help the entire South Asian region gain ... Read more...
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More money to clean rivers, lakes
July 6th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The government will raise the the allocation for cleaning India's rivers and lakes to Rs.562 crore ($110 million) in fiscal 2009-10 from Rs.335 crore last fiscal, ... Read more...
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Mariah Power- Energy conservation tools
June 20th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by GD
Next time you view a sign saying Mariah Power don't think that it has got something to do with Mariah Carey and get confused. Mariah Power is a name in the ... Read more...
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Liverpool to stun Man U by snatching Carlos Tevez
May 17th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): Liverpool is confident of gate crashing Manchester United's title party by snatching Carlos Tevez in a stunning 22 million pound offer.Kop boss Rafa Benitez has decided ... Read more...
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Robert Rodriguez scraps Barbarella remake
May 7th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Moviemaker Robert Rodriguez has cancelled his plans of making the remake of Jane Fonda's Barbarella since the father of five couldn't think of shooting the film in Germany in the process ... Read more...
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Gilani raises spectre of Indian aggression
March 27th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pointing to Pakistan's inner turmoil, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has raised the spectre of an Indian aggression but said the armed forces would be provided the ... Read more...
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Review space programme in light of China’s, US expert urges India
February 22nd, 2009 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) India should undertake a strategic and comprehensive review of its space programmes as quickly as possible given "the military character and military functions" of China's space programme, ... Read more...
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Iran’’s six “salt men” in critical condition
February 15th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Feb 15 (ANI): Reports indicate that the famous six "salt men" of Iran, which are actually ancient Iranian mummies, are in critical condition and have been damaged since their find ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh, Goa assemblies to begin their budget sessions
February 2nd, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad/Panaji, Feb 2 (ANI): The budget sessions of the Andhra Pradesh and Goa Assemblies are to be held from today.
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly will kick start its ten-day session with Governor ... Read more...
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Museum in Tagore’s Bangladesh estate short of funds, care
September 13th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 13 (IANS) The headquarters of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's erstwhile family estate in Bangladesh's Shahzadpur, now a museum, is lying neglected due to shortage of funds and care, a ... Read more...
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Rediff.com to support applications compatible with Facebook Markup Language
July 19th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Rediff.com, India''s leading online community portal, today announced the launch of its developer program at Proto.in (http://developer.rediff.com), inviting all application developers to come on board ... Read more...
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NDA should rise above parochial concerns on nuclear issue
April 9th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By K. Subrahmanyam
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is justifiably very proud of conducting the Shakti tests and declaring India a nuclear weapon power. It was so possessive of this claim for quite ... Read more...
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