Sochi Olympics torch relay to be longest one
August 13th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) Organisers of the Sochi Olympics said the torch relay of the 2014 Winter Games will be the longest and vowed to bring the audience a splendid ... Read more...
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Apology, hate mails after ‘killer’ spoof on 101-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh
August 5th, 2012 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) A recently-surfaced TV spoof on 101-year-old Sikh marathoner Fauja Singh in which he is mocked at and eventually killed after being run over by a ... Read more...
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Olympic flame moved and later re-lit
July 31st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Sunday evening, something extraordinary happened at the Olympics. The Olympic flame for the London 2012 Olympics was extinguished, moved and later relit. It is said that ... Read more...
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Ferrari, Lavazza designer dies at 85
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Turin, July 3 (IANS/AKI) Italian car designer Sergio Pininfarina, whose company has designed Ferrari cars and the Lavazza coffee machine, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 85.The designer ... Read more...
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Gurinder Chadha wants Saif to play Nehru in her next
June 20th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha sports a new look and is ready to wear the director's hat again. She'll soon begin filming a movie on ... Read more...
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2012 London Olympics torch relay to pass through 1,000 places
November 7th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) confirmed Monday that 1,018 villages, towns and cities in Britain will be on the route ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar To Auction Olympics Torch For Charity!
December 24th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaAlthough a Canadian land-preservation group tried to stop Akshay Kumar's Olympian sprint in Toronto on Thursday evening no power on earth could take away the exhilaration of the ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar- I Hope I Don’t Drop The Olympic Torch
December 16th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaAkshay's biggest regret before he left on Monday night for Toronto to run with the Olympics torch was that his son Aarav couldn't accompany him. "It was just ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympics torch creator reveals its intricate secrets
August 15th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 15 (ANI): The Beijing flame seemed extinguished for the first three seconds after being lighted because it was burning inside and was not visible to the audience, explained the ... Read more...
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Tibetans held in Himachal to disrupt Olympics run freed
June 26th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Twenty-one Tibetans, who were arrested from Reckong Peo town in Himachal Pradesh last week, were released on bail by a court Thursday. Deputy superintendent of police, Kinnaur, Shamsher ... Read more...
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Over 30 Tibetans held in Himachal to prevent Olympics run disruption
June 21st, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) Over 30 Tibetans have been detained in Himachal Pradesh to prevent them from crossing the international border to disrupt the Olympics torch run in Tibet, a police official ... Read more...
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Sports schedule for May 16, 2008
May 16th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The following is the sports schedule for May 16, 2008: Cricket: Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders (D.Y. Patil Stadium, Mumbai); Previews of Delhi ... Read more...
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‘Olympics, torch relay not to be affected by earthquake’
May 13th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) The Beijing Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) Tuesday expressed condolences to the earthquake victims in Sichuan and said the Games, including the torch relay, would not ... Read more...
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Hong Kong human rights activists protest Olympics torch crackdown
May 12th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Hong Kong, May 12 (DPA) Human rights activists marched in Hong Kong Monday to protest the way they claim free speech was suppressed during the Olympic torch relay held in the city ... Read more...
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Rush on Everest as Nepal lifts ban
May 9th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) More than 40 teams of mountaineers kicking their heels on the lower slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal heaved a sigh of relief Friday as the ... Read more...
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Olympics torch burns bright, thanks to rocket science
May 8th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 8 (Xinhua) Though the Olympics torch has gone through the most adverse weather conditions while reaching Mount Everest Thursday morning, its flame is burning bright, thanks to China's rocket science. ... Read more...
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Olympics flame reaches Everest, China congratulates climbers (Lead)
May 8th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 8 (Xinhua) Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping congratulated climbers for successfully carrying the Olympics torch to the peak of Mount Everest Thursday morning. "This is one of the greatest events in ... Read more...
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Everest torch relay team holds test run (Lead)
May 2nd, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, May 2 (DPA) A group of 50 climbers engaged in a trial run Friday as China held final preparations to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest, with the Olympic torch ... Read more...
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China announces Everest Olympic torch relay team
May 2nd, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Mt. Everest Base Camp, May 2 (Xinhua) China Friday announced the squad that will carry the Olympic flame to world's highest peak, the Mount Everest. The 50-member team consists of torch bearers, ... Read more...
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Olympic torch arrives in Nagano
April 25th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tokyo, April 25 (DPA) The Beijing Olympics torch flame safely arrived in the Japanese host city of Nagano Friday after completing its relay in Australia. Upon receiving a welcome applaud and cheers ... Read more...
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Sports schedule for April 23, 2008
April 23rd, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Following is the sports schedule for April 23, 2008: Cricket:Indian Premier League: Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians (M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)
Hockey: Women's Olympic qualifier (Russia)
Olympics:Torch relay ... Read more...
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Chinese students protest against Dalai Lama’s US tour
April 21st, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Michigan, April 21 (Xinhua) Hundreds of Chinese Americans and Chinese nationals gathered in US' northeastern state of Michigan to voice their support for the Beijing Olympics and protest against the violence in ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama regrets protests against Olympics torch relay
April 19th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala, April 19 (IANS) The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has expressed regret for protests targeting the Olympics torch relay, a spokesman of the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Saturday. "Since I ... Read more...
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Pullouts did not affect Olympics torch relay: Kalmadi
April 18th, 2008 - 12:14 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The sportspersons and celebrities who pulled out from the Olympics torch relay here Thursday missed out being part of a historic moment and their move did not ... Read more...
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Olympics torch reaches Rashtrapati Bhavan for rally site
April 17th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Beijing Olympics torch has reached the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan, atop Raisina Hill, to begin the rally from Vijay Chowk to India Gate. The torch was ... Read more...
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Olympics torch leaves hotel for rally site
April 17th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Beijing Olympics torch was taken from the Le Meridien Hotel for Vijay Chowk, in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, from where the torch rally begins at 4 ... Read more...
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Parallel torch rally concludes with cries of ‘Free Tibet’
April 17th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Shouting "Free Tibet", "Hu Jintao murdabad (down with Hu Jintao)", around 5,000 people, mainly Tibetans, completed their parallel torch rally in the Indian capital Thursday afternoon just ... Read more...
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Peaceful Olympic torch relay in Pakistan amid fanfare
April 16th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) The Olympic torch relay ceremony took place in Pakistan Wednesday with great fanfare amid tight security as President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani ... Read more...
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63 Tibetans attempting to storm Chinese embassy detained
April 16th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) About 100 Tibetan activists tried to storm the Chinese embassy Wednesday - a few hours before the Olympics torch reaches here. However, their plan was foiled and ... Read more...
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Attempt by Tibetans to storm Chinese embassy foiled
April 16th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) About 100 Tibetan activists tried to storm the Chinese embassy Wednesday - a few hours before the Olympics torch reaches here. However, the protestors were whisked away ... Read more...
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Tibetans to run parallel torch relay
April 14th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As the Beijing Olympics torch relay takes place in the capital Thursday, protesting Tibetans will run a parallel torch relay for a "free Tibet" on the other ... Read more...
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Chinese tourists flay protests by exiled Tibetans in Delhi
April 11th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Chinese tourists visiting India have criticized the protests by exiled Tibetans in the run up to the Olympic Games in Beijing."People have the right to see ... Read more...
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Olympic torch burns bright all thanks to rocket science
April 10th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Though the Olympic torch has gone through unprecedented abuse by protestors this year, its flame is still burning bright, all thanks to a new burning system, which ... Read more...
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British PM Brown won’t attend Olympics opening
April 10th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by admin
DPA
London, April 10 (DPA) Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not be attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in August, but a spokesperson said he had never intended to go ... Read more...
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Tibetans end Dharamsala-Delhi march - and begin protest plans
April 9th, 2008 - 8:09 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Declaring that they would somehow bypass security and demonstrate against the Beijing Olympics torch relay in the Indian capital, 200 Tibetans Wednesday ended their month long march ... Read more...
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