Why is Hindi not at the United Nations? (Comment)
September 21st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Ahead of the ninth World Hindi Convention in Johannesburg, South Africa (Sep 22-24), it defies logic why Hindi, a language spoken by over half a billion people, or every 10th person ... Read more...
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Belarus denies selling weapons to Syria
September 21st, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Sep 20 (IANS) Belarus Thursday denied Washington's accusations of trying to sell weapons to Syria and violating a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution after the US imposed sanctions on ... Read more...
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DMK to submit Tamil meet resolutions to UN: Karunanidhi
September 4th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said that his party will send the resolutions passed at the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meet here to the United Nations ... Read more...
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End bias against Tamil Nadu: AIADMK
August 27th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) The ruling AIADMK Monday urged the central government to end its "step-motherly attitude" towards Tamil Nadu.In a resolution at a meeting here, the party passed resolutions ... Read more...
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Tamil meet to go ahead Sunday: Karunanidhi
August 12th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) With police denying permission to hold the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation's (TESO) public meeting and the judicial ruling expected Sunday afternoon, DMK president M.Karunanidhi Saturday said ... Read more...
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HRD ministry calls IIT meet on common entrance test
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A day after IIT Delhi followed Kanpur's way against the proposed common entrance test, the human resource development ministry has called a meeting of the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh assembly’s monsoon session from July 12
June 19th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 19 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh state assembly will begin from July 12 and will have just six sittings, assembly officials said Tuesday."The monsoon session ... Read more...
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Moscow ready to host conference on Syria
June 13th, 2012 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow is ready to host an international conference on Syria to discuss peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.In order ... Read more...
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Whole package for Doha round will not be passed: WTO chief
March 19th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, March 19 (IANS) World Trade Organisation Director-General Pascal Lamy Monday said the agreements for the Doha round of trade talks will not be passed as the whole package envisaged ... Read more...
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Don’t support Sri Lanka at UNHRC, Jayalalithaa urges PM
March 7th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Tuesday termed India's support
to Sri Lanka at the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) untenable and demanded support for the ... Read more...
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Anti-crisis measures cost Russia about $100 bn : Putin
January 18th, 2012 - 8:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities have spent 3 trillion rubles ($95 billion) on anti-crisis measures, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said."Overall, we have spent 3 trillion rubles on anti-crisis ... Read more...
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Ignorance about calories putting millions at risk
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Millions of people are unaware of the calories they take in their daily meal and thus risking themselves to be affected by diseases like cancer, diabetes ... Read more...
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Will Young achieved everything in 2011
January 2nd, 2012 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) British singer Will Young says he has achieved everything he wanted to do in 2011.The "Come On" hitmaker makes a list of targets at the ... Read more...
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AIADMK general council meet Friday
December 29th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The AIADMK's general council and executive committee meeting will be held on the outskirts of the city Friday, a party official said."The meeting will be held ... Read more...
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Richards urges fans to give up plastic bottles
December 27th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Actress Denise Richards is urging fans to "go green". She has asked her fans to give up plastic bottles in 2012."It's a great time to start ... Read more...
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Team Anna firm on bringing PM, CBI under Lokpal (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday stuck to its demand for bringing the prime minister and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the anti-corruption Lokpal and indicated ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia may attend Youth Congress meet
November 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are likely to attend the opening session of the Indian Youth Congress convention Nov 28.
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Adjournment motion should be with voting, says CPI-M
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday said that the debate on the adjournment motion in parliament on price rise should be held with voting ... Read more...
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Palestinians deserve state of their own : Obama
September 22nd, 2011 - 2:08 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) Acknowledging that the Palestinians have their vision of statehood delayed for too long, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he still believes the ... Read more...
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Kashmir assembly to take up Afzal mercy plea Sep 28
September 17th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) The resolution seeking clemency for parliament attack convict Afzal Guru will be tabled in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Sep 28, an official said Saturday.The resolution ... Read more...
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Southeast Asia to give health issues more priority
September 9th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 9 (IANS) Health ministers and officials from 11 southeast Asian countries Friday resolved to give higher priority to key health issues like HIV-Aids, routine immunisation and nutrition in ... Read more...
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It was back to work at Delhi High Court after blast
September 7th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Work must go on: That was the message the Delhi High Court sent out Wednesday as it went back to work a few hours ... Read more...
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Britain to continue its support to Libya: Cameron
September 6th, 2011 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that though the future of Libya belongs to its people, Britain would continue its support to the North ... Read more...
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Anna not to end fast till issues resolved: Bedi
August 25th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Despite the government having agreed to debate three versions of the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Anna Hazare's key associate Kiran Bedi announced Thursday ... Read more...
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Karnataka pontiff backs Hazare’s anti-graft bill
August 18th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 17 (IANS) Karnataka pontiff Vishvesha Tirtha Wednesday defended the Jan Lokpal bill drafted by activist Anna Hazare and his team to check the menace of corruption."I feel the ... Read more...
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India terms OIC’s Kashmir description ‘most regrettable’
June 22nd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has termed as "most regrettable" the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) describing Jammu and Kashmir as "occupied territory"."We have seen reports that the Organization ... Read more...
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DMK to go to people on various issues
June 20th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The DMK will go the people to explain its stand on various issues confronting it, holding the first of a series of public meetings Monday, the ... Read more...
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Media trying to create DMK-Congress rift: Karunanidhi
June 13th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) A section of media is interested in creating a rift between the DMK and the Congress, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi said ... Read more...
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Mulayam criticises action against Ramdev
June 6th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 6 (IANS) Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday criticised the post-midnight raid at Delhi's Ramlila Ground to evict Baba Ramdev and his supporters, but was evasive about ... Read more...
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Pakistan should part with US assistance to stop drone campaign: Shahbaz
April 16th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 16(ANI): It is not possible to stop deadly US drone attacks in Pakistan merely by resolutions and protest statements, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said.For this purpose, it is ... Read more...
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UN Yearbook released for first time as ebook
April 1st, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 1 (IANS) The UN's annual yearbook was released Thursday for the first time in a fully-searchable digital format as an ebook.The newest edition available is for 2007 ... Read more...
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Turkey ready to broker cease-fire over fears Libya may turn into “second Iraq or Afghanistan”
March 28th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that his country is ready to become a mediator to help attain an early ceasefire in Libya over fears that ... Read more...
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Parliament passes bill to change name of Orissa
March 24th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed a bill to change the name of Orissa to 'Odisha' and an amendment in the constitution to rename Oriya ... Read more...
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Activists demand public audit for all government expenditure
March 12th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 12 (IANS) All government expenditure must be subject to a public audit and armed forces should not be exempt from scrutiny under the Right to Information (RTI) act, ... Read more...
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Rise in number of Aussies seeking treatment for sex addiction
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 2 (ANI): Psychologists have reported that there is a rise in the number of patients referred to them who are seeking treatment for sex addiction.Clinical psychologist and sex therapist ... Read more...
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