Michelle wins national women chess
August 26th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Tenth seed Michelle Catherina of Tamil Nadu ensured a thrilling end to the Amity 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship by defeating third seed Nimmy ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans celebrate I-day while Sunita greets from space (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams sent greetings from space as the community celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, featuring Bollywood stars and cultural ... Read more...
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Krishna condemns attack on US gurdwara
August 6th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna condemned Sunday's attack on a gurdwara in the US that left six people dead.Krishna told reporters here that the Sikh ... Read more...
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India to get its film commission soon
August 1st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The country will soon have a film commission offering a single window clearances to filmmakers to shoot in India, Nirupama Kotru, director, Information and Broadcasting ... Read more...
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US assures India of probe into fisherman’s killing
July 20th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) The United States has expressed deep regrets over the killing of an Indian fisherman in the deadly US attack on a motorboat in the Persian Gulf ... Read more...
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India, US to consolidate global strategic partnership
January 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two ... Read more...
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Gilani speaks to political leaders on New Delhi talks
July 27th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has spoken to leaders of different political parties in an effort to take them into confidence on the Pakistan-India talks ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak talks have done good for South Asia: Daily
July 5th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The talks between the Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries seem to have done a lot of good for South Asia, a leading daily said Tuesday.An ... Read more...
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Day 2 of talks: India and Pakistan discuss Kashmir
June 24th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) A day after New Delhi voiced its concern over cross-border terror, India and Pakistan Friday discussed Jammu and Kashmir, an issue Islamabad stressed was ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan talk — to remove hiccups in ties (Third Lead)
June 23rd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan resumed their diplomatic dialogue here Thursday, with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao saying that New Delhi wished to see "a stable and ... Read more...
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US Homeland Security chief visits India (Lead, Changing dateline)
May 24th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Tuesday began a four-day visit to India during which she will inaugurate a new bilateral dialogue, including ways ... Read more...
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Won’t allow anti-India activity by China: Sri Lanka
May 17th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Conscious of India's concerns over China's forays into the Indian Ocean region, Sri Lanka Tuesday assured New Delhi that it would not allow any ... Read more...
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Exercise restraint against Indian fishermen, Sri Lanka urged
May 16th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna asked the Sri Lankan government to exercise maximum restraint in dealing with Indian fishermen during talks with his ... Read more...
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India will stand by Afghanistan: PM
May 12th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is on a two-day visit to Afghanistan Thursday said India will stand by Afghanistan "through thick and thin".The prime minister ... Read more...
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A book case of life stories, dramas and inspiration (IANS Books This Week)
May 5th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The first couple of the Birla empire, a teasingly written handbook for 'vague' women, the tale of the most shocking first day at work, a ... Read more...
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Massive search operation to locate Arunachal Pradesh CM
April 30th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, Apr 30(ANI): The Air Force, the Army and the paramilitary will launch a massive search operation to locate missing Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu.A Pawan Hans Helicopter flying from Tawang ... Read more...
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No anticipatory bail for dead scribe’s boyfriend, brother
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 29 (IANS) A Jharkhand court Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the boyfriend and brother of Nirupama Pathak, the scribe who was found dead in her Koderma ... Read more...
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Nothing to mourn, nothing to rejoice on Thimphu: Pakistani daily
February 8th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) There is nothing to mourn and "hardly anything to rejoice" over the meeting between the Pakistan and Indian foreign secretaries in Thimphu, said a leading Pakistani daily.An editorial ... Read more...
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Fishermen’s killing: Sri Lanka wants more information
January 31st, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 31 (IANS) Sri Lanka Monday requested India to provide additional information on the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy even as the two countries agreed ... Read more...
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Krishna meets Bhattarai, backs consensus in Nepal
January 7th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday met Baburam Bhattarai, vice-chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), and conveyed that India backed a "broad consensus" ... Read more...
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China denied rivalry with India, drums up trade, $16 bn deals (Roundup)
December 16th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Rejecting the "dragon" and "elephant" rivalry envisaged by the West between China and India, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday began his three-day visit to India by ... Read more...
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Chinese PM arrives in India, $20 bn deals on cards (Second Lead)
December 15th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Wednesday on a three-day visit during which the two Asian powers are expected to clinch business deals worth $20 billion ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Sania in singles, mixed doubles quarters (Lead)
November 19th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza cruised into the women's tennis singles and mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Games here Friday.Sania scored a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 victory over ... Read more...
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Asian games tennis: Indian men advance, women lose in doubles
November 17th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian men advanced while the women faltered in the first round of tennis doubles at the Asian Games here Wednesday.Karan Rastogi and Vishnu Vardhan swept aside Hong ... Read more...
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Rishton Se Badi Pratha Going On Air In Colors Today
November 15th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): “Nahi yeh shaadi nahin ho sakti, Yeh hamari shaan ke khilaaf hain”, “ Pyaar karne se pehle tumne yeh nahin socha ki tum kis khaandaan se ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Gagan Narang shoots a silver double on opening day (Intro Round Up)
November 13th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (IANS) Shooter Gagan Narang opened India's medal count on the opening day of the Asian Games with two silver medals in the 10-metre air rifle individual and team ... Read more...
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Asian Games tennis: Indian women lose to Indonesia
November 13th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian women were outclassed 0-3 by Indonesia in the first round of team event of the Asian Games tennis competition here Saturday.Poojashree Venkatesha and Niripuma Sanjeev were handed ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh heads for Hanoi to attend ASEAN, East-Asia Summits
October 28th, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Hanoi, Oct 28 (ANI): As part of India's Look East policy which aims at furthering and strengthening its interests in the entire East Asia and South East Asia Region, Indian Prime ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh concludes pacts to boost India-Malaysia bilateral ties
October 27th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27 (ANI): India and Malaysia have signed an agreement to implement Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which will come into force from July next year.The two nations have ... Read more...
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India, Malaysia ink pacts to boost bilateral ties
October 27th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27 (ANI): India and Malaysia have signed an agreement to implement Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which will come into force from July next year.The two nations have ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh concludes Japan visit, leaves for Malaysia
October 26th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Oct 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, left for Malaysia on Tuesday after concluding his three-day visit to Japan during which the two sides decided to speed up ... Read more...
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US to reform high-tech export laws for India
October 21st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India next month, the US Thursday indicated the easing of high-tech exports, saying it will reform "export control ... Read more...
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Key US officials in India to firm up Obama visit agenda
October 21st, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 21 (ANI): US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert O. Blake are leading a ... Read more...
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When top bureaucrats from Kerala turned gurus
October 17th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Three of India's top bureaucrats, all from Kerala, turned gurus for 134 children as they led them into the world of letters here Sunday on the ... Read more...
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CWG tennis: Paes-Sania crash out, Somdev advances (Roundup)
October 8th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Second seeds Leander Paes and Sania Mirza crashed out of the mixed doubles quarterfinals in the biggest upset of the Commonwealth Games tennis competition ... Read more...
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