Equestrian event returns to Islamabad after eight years
March 13th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) The Pakistani capital will host a three-day tent-pegging competition, an event that is being organised here after eight years.The competition is being organised by Capital Development ... Read more...
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150-km car rally to be held as part of Agra Mahotsav
March 10th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 10 (IANS) A 150-km car rally will be organised here next weekend as part of the annual "Taj Mahotsav" festival which starts March 16, the organisers said Saturday.The ... Read more...
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India Aviation not to have aerobatics display
March 10th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) India Aviation 2012, the international exhibition and conference on civil aviation, will have no aerobatics show this time in view of an Indian Navy plane crash ... Read more...
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Ronaldo defends Valcke’s criticism of Brazil
March 9th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 9 (IANS) Ronaldo defended FIFA's secretary general Jerome Valcke's recent harsh words for Brazil's delayed football World Cup 2014 preparations.Valcke declared last week that projects and ... Read more...
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Kazakhs find love on Sharia dating website
March 8th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A dating website -- based on Islamic Sharia law -- for Muslims in Kazakhstan with "sincere intentions" to create a family has now been launched ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Rana Naved denies BPL match-fixing
March 6th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, March 6 (IANS) Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has denied his inolvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).Rana's name figured in the match-fixing investigations after police in ... Read more...
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VIP tickets for Guetta’s Gurgaon gig sold out
March 5th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The VIP tickets for international DJ David Guetta's gig in Gurgaon Friday have been sold out, while just a little over 1,000 general tickets are ... Read more...
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‘Least viable’ Australian Grand Prix could be dropped: Ecclestone
March 1st, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 1 (IANS) Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says Australian Grand Prix is the "least viable" of all the races on the calendar and its organisers must make necessary ... Read more...
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Women’s World Kabaddi championship kicks off in Patna
March 1st, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 1 (IANS) Sixteen countries are participating in the inaugural Women's World Kabaddi championship that began in the Bihar capital here Thursday.The tournament was inaugurated by chief minister Nitish ... Read more...
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Kejriwal’s name missing from voters list
February 28th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was on his way to Goa Tuesday but returned from the airport to vote in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ... Read more...
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Bhopal Activists: Dow is afraid, so spying
February 27th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IANS) After WikiLeaks revealed that Dow Chemicals was using a spy to keep a watch on activists fighting for the cause of the Bhopal gas tragedy, the ... Read more...
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Anti-nuke groups, Shiv Sena abort pro-Jaitpur meeting
February 26th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Feb 26 (IANS) Several NGOs and the Shiv Sena, opposing the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant Sunday aborted a meeting to be addressed by eminent ... Read more...
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Fowler raises doubts on future of PLS
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler Thursday raised doubts on the future of India's much awaited Premier League Soccer (PLS), which was postponed Wednesday ... Read more...
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Shortage of public toilets for Euro 2012
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Feb 23 (IANS) Most toilets in Polish cities hosting the 2012 European Football Championship are in good condition but too scarce and hard to find.The organisers of Toilet 2012 ... Read more...
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David Guetta to get grand ‘festival set’ in India
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Grammy Award-winning DJ David Guetta wants his India tour to be special, and he is doing every bit to keep his promise. The music producer ... Read more...
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Russian Winter Olympic mascots to appear on coins
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has started minting 10 million commemorative coins featuring the three mascots of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, organisers said Tuesday."There will be up ... Read more...
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London 2012 venues face toilet trouble
February 21st, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) The organisers of the 2012 London Olympics are faced with toilet trouble ahead of the mega sporting event in July.According to documents obtained from the Olympic ... Read more...
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Motorists circle Moscow in anti-Putin protest
February 20th, 2012 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of cars with white ribbons and balloons drove around Moscow Sunday to protest the expected return of Vladimir Putin as the Russian president in ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi hosts Ophthalmology meet
February 19th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 18 (IANS/WAM) The World Ophthalmology Congress 2012 opened here will help generate $21,880, the organisers said.The congress, which is being held for the first time in the ... Read more...
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Indian students, teachers visit Pakistan (Lead, Changing dateline)
February 16th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 16 (IANS) A 19-member team of Indian students and teachers arrived here Thursday evening on a five-day visit that will take them to three leading schools and some ... Read more...
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Putin supporters plan car rally Saturday
February 16th, 2012 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Supporters of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are planning to organise a car rally in central Moscow Saturday, its organisers said.Up to 1,500 people are ... Read more...
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Indian students, teachers leave for Pakistan
February 16th, 2012 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A 19-member team of Indian students and teachers Thursday left for Pakistan on a five-day visit that will take them to three leading schools and ... Read more...
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High Court paves way for players’ participation in WSH
February 13th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) On a plea of former player and coach Joachim Carvalho alleging that Hockey India (HI) was threatening players to prevent them from taking part in ... Read more...
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Indonesia to host EPL Masters Cup
February 13th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 13 (IANS) Indonesia will host an indoor football competition May 27, called the EPL Masters Indonesia Cup, featuring star players from the English Premier League (EPL).Organiser Dino Hamidi ... Read more...
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David Guetta’s India tour: tickets sell well
February 11th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The tickets for Grammy Award-winning DJ and music producer David Guetta's maiden performance in India are selling well, according to the organisers of the show.Guetta ... Read more...
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Popular Kerala singer detained, freed by Saudi police
February 11th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) Popular Malayalam singer K.G.Markose was first detained and then released by Saudi Islamic police Saturday while on a tour of Saudi Arabia to hold a stage ... Read more...
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Mahasweta Devi slams cancellation of Taslima’s book launch
February 4th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Magsaysay Award winning author Mahasweta Devi Friday strongly criticised the cancellation of the release of controversial writer Taslima Nasreen's book following objections from fundamentalists."It is ... Read more...
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Putin fans launch website to build support
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Supporters of Vladimir Putin have launched a website to encourage internet users to upload their photos and videos in support of the Russian prime minister.The ... Read more...
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National grass court tennis from Feb 6 (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Saketh Myneni has got the pride of place in the men's draw of the Rs.500,000 Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships to be held on ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis meet from Feb 6
February 1st, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Saketh Myneni has got a place in the men's draw of the Rs.5 lakh prize money Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships to be held ... Read more...
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Boycott Olympics if Dow stays, says Chouhan
January 29th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Sunday demanded that India should boycott the London Olympics if Dow Chemicals remains a sponsor."India is now an economic ... Read more...
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IGNOU bags best teaching practices award (With Image)
January 28th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here, one of the world's largest, Friday received an award for the best teaching practices at the ... Read more...
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London Olympics hosts firm on retaining Dow as sponsor
January 27th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics Organisers said Dow Chemicals would remain as one of the sponsors of the Olympic Games, despite the resignation of Meredith Alexander, one ... Read more...
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3.1 km long tricolour displayed in Andhra
January 26th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) They engineered what they claim to be the longest national flag ever in the world.At 3.1 km length, the tricolour students of Dr Paul Raj Engineering ... Read more...
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Moscow authorises opposition rally
January 26th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A planned opposition march followed by a rally where 50,000 people will protest the results of parliamentary elections have been given the go ahead, an ... Read more...
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