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Chirag, Mumbai FC locked 1-1 in football I-league

November 22nd, 2008 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Chirag United wasted chances aplenty to finish 1-1 with Mumbai FC in an I-League outing at the Salt Lake stadium here Friday. Shankar Oraon put Chirag ahead in ...

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Yuki keeps India in contention in Junior Davis Cup

September 25th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri once again saved the day for India after Saurabh Singh went down fighting to Ashley Hewitt in the opening singles against Britain in the Junior ...

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Now no girl wants to marry a fighter pilot thanks to low pay, laments Marshal Arjan Singh

September 15th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Earlier every girl wanted to marry a fighter pilot but now nobody wants to, thanks to the pathetic pay package and lack of respect for the armed ...

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Mohun Bagan win league, post-match violence leaves six injured

September 12th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Mohun Bagan claimed the IFA-Sahara Calcutta Premier League title after a 1-1 draw with arch-rivals East Bengal here Friday. Post-match violence left six people injured.Mohun Bagan went ahead ...

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Gujarat NRE Coke Board to consider rights issue

September 11th, 2008 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Coke, the country's largest independent coke producer that is currently riding the crest of a global price upsurge, is planning a rights issue to augment its ...

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Xhiang retains badminton gold beating World No 1 Xie

August 16th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Beijing, Aug 16 (Xinhua) Thirty three year old defending champion Zhang Ning won the badminton gold medal in the Olympic women's singles here Saturday, becoming the first Chinese woman shuttler to win ...

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Sania, Sunitha knocked out of women’s doubles

August 13th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao crashed out of the Olympic tennis competition, losing to top-seeded Russians Svetlana Kuznentsova and Dinara Safina 4-6, 4-6 in the second round match ...

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Chaturvedi panel report may not be fully implemented

Chaturvedi panel report may not be fully implemented

August 13th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The government may find it difficult to implement the recommendations of the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee on fuel pricing, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday. A meeting ...

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Canadian dollar falls to lowest level in 11 months

August 6th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Aug 6 (IANS) The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level against the US dollar Tuesday since September, closing at 95.98 US cents. At Friday's close, it stood at 97.66 US ...

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India escape with a draw against Tajikistan in AFC Cup

August 1st, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS -
By Abhishek Roy Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) India came from behind to hold defending champions Tajikistan 1-1 through an own goal by the central Asian team in the crucial Group A match of ...

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Sporting beat Bagan to become leaders

July 28th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Mohammedan Sporting snatched the leader's tag from Mohun Bagan with a 2-1 victory in the Indian Football Association (IFA)-Sahara Calcutta Football League here Monday. Both teams were locked ...

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India under-16 wrap up US tour with a draw

July 25th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Charleston (West Virginia), July 25 (IANS) The India under-16 football team kept a clean slate and wrapped up their exposure and training tour here with a 2-2 draw in their last outing ...

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East Bengal go down 1-3 to Mohammedan Sporting

July 20th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Title contenders East Bengal stumbled 1-3 against Mohammedan Sporting in an exhilarating encounter of the premier league here Sunday. The Salt Lake stadium match saw Sporting strike twice ...

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CPI-M turns the heat on government over inflation

CPI-M turns the heat on government over inflation

June 20th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accused the government of failing to curb rising prices, saying the Manmohan Singh government was to blame for the "dismal ...

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Pakistan’s Senate to debate defence budget

June 17th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) For the first time in Pakistan's history its defence budget was presented in the upper house of parliament Tuesday. It is expected to be taken up ...

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Paes and Dlouhy beaten in Halle doubles final

June 15th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Halle (Germany), June 15 (IANS)India's Leander Paes lost out on winning the season's first doubles title when he and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy were defeated in the euro 713,000 Gerry Weber ...

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Nutrient based pricing of subsidized fertilizers approved by Government

June 12th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): Keeping in view the interests of the farmers and to promote balanced use of fertilizers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved a nutrient based ...

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Gurgaon gives sops to Overseas Citizens of India

June 10th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Gurgaon, June 9 (IANS) Offering sops of sorts, the district administration Tuesday announced it would issue Indian driving licenses to Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), putting them on par with non-resident Indians ...

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Pak hopes its neighbours would reciprocate its freezing defence budget move

June 10th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , June 10 (ANI): In a bid to seek peace with neighbours, particularly India , Pakistan has decided to freeze its defence spending in the coming budget at last years ...

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Pakistan to freeze defence allocation in budget

June 9th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 9 (Xinhua) The Pakistani government Monday decided to freeze the allocation for defence in the next budget in an apparent bid to show its sincerity in maintaining cordial relations with ...

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CPM for imposing tax on windfall profits of pvt oil cos

May 28th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 28(ANI): Rejecting a hike in petrol price, the CPM on Wednesday asked the government to levy a 'windfall profit tax' on private, Joint Venture (JV) oil firms and ...

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Canadian loonie again rises above US dollar

May 20th, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by admin -
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, May 20 (IANS) Thanks to soaring global oil prices, the Canadian dollar has once risen against the US dollar, closing at $1.06 against the greenback at the weekend. Having ...

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India beat Russia in women’s hockey Olympic qualifier

April 20th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin -
Kazan (Russia), April 20 (IANS) The Indian eves team started their hockey Olympic qualifying campaign on a winning note with a comfortable 3-1 victory over hosts Russia here. Fifteen-year-old Rani Devi, who ...

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IMF voting reform gets go-ahead of ministers

April 13th, 2008 - 4:50 am ICT by admin -
DPA Washington, April 13 (DPA) A long-awaited reform of the International Monetary Fund's voting procedures that gives developing countries a modest increase in influence has received broad support from the IMF members, Italy's ...

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IIM-Calcutta hikes fees

April 6th, 2008 - 1:45 am ICT by admin -
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) Saturday decided to follow the IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kozhikode and hike its fees from the next academic session. The ...

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Pranab Mukherjee says Centre will improve facilities for Haj pilgrims

April 2nd, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): Close on the heels of complaints of inadequate arrangements and indifferent attitude of some state-run agencies for Haj pilgrimage, the Central Government on Wednesday assured that ...

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No change in attitude of ISI, attacks likely to continue: Narayanan

March 27th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by admin -
By Praful Kumar Singh New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): National Security Adviser MK Narayanan on Wednesday said that the gravest threat is from militant camp set up along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and ...

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India’s military chiefs unhappy with pay panel recommendations

India’s military chiefs unhappy with pay panel recommendations

March 27th, 2008 - 12:58 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India's military chiefs are unhappy with a panel's recommendations on the salaries of government employees and plan to raise the issue during a meeting with Defence Minister ...

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No change in attitude of ISI, attacks likely to continue: Narayanan

March 26th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin -
By Praful Kumar Singh New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): National Security Adviser MK Narayanan on Wednesday said that the gravest threat is from militant camp set up along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and ...

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India’s defence forces could reap wage bonanza

India’s defence forces could reap wage bonanza

March 24th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by admin -
(Second Lead) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India's 1.2 million defence personnel, from the top general to the ordinary soldier, could see a salary hike of up to 40 percent if the government ...

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