Russia denies deal with Iran over military cooperation
February 9th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS) Russia and Iran have not reached any deals regarding bilateral military-technical cooperation during their latest bilateral meeting Wednesday, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.Rogozin's ... Read more...
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Night trains on key Jharkhand section resume after 19 months
January 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Night train services on the key Tata-Kharagpur section have resumed 19 months after a horrific rail crash in Jharkhand left 148 people dead, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan religious parties to oppose NATO supply resumption
January 8th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) An alliance of religious parties has said they will oppose any decision of the Pakistani government to restore supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.Leaders ... Read more...
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Clarke, Ponting virtually bat India out of SCG Test (Roundup)
January 4th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Skipper Michael Clarke notched up his maiden double hundred and Ricky Ponting ended his century draught to give Australia a massive 291-run first innings lead, ... Read more...
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Clarke, Ponting hit centuries to dominate India (Second Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Centuries from skipper Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting took Australia to a commanding 349 for four in the first innings, in reply to India's 191, ... Read more...
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Pope prays for world peace on Christmas
December 25th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Dec 25 (IANS) Pope Benedict XVI prayed for world peace Sunday and said that the world remained "torn" by violence which had stained the earth with blood.Delivering his ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Tamil Nadu upstage Services
December 24th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu pulled off a brilliant 74-70 extra-time win against last year?s runners-up Services to enter the men?s final in the 62nd senior National Basketball ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services stretched by Chattisgarh (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Champions Indian Railways raced to victories in both sections, but last year's runners-up Services were pushed to the limit by Chattisgarh in a highly entertaining men's ... Read more...
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Indian batsmen warm up in style, Tendulkar top scores with 92
December 16th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 16 (IANS) Indian batsmen warmed up for the four-match Test series in style with the top-order getting good starts while Sachin Tendulkar top scored with 92 as ... Read more...
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India urges Israel, Palestine to resume direct talks
December 15th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Reiterating its support for the creation of an independent state of Palestine, India Thursday called for the resumption of direct talks between Palestine and Israel ... Read more...
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Lions of Khorasan are roaring again
December 11th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Afghanistan, blighted by decades of violence and fundamentalist opposition to modern sports, is - unbeknownst to the outside world - emerging as a football ... Read more...
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Bengal’s no defers resumption of night train services
December 11th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 11 (IANS) Night train services of the East Coast Railways, halted since May last year, were to resume Sunday but have been further deferred after the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Iranian teenager pockets World Snooker title
December 4th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 3 (IANS) Seventeen-year old Hoosein Vafaei Ayouri on Saturday became the first Iranian to win the IBSF World Snooker championship when he won a heart-stopping 10-9 victory against ... Read more...
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Medeira blasts referee for denying penalty to India
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India coach Savio Medeira blamed Malaysian referee Nagor Amir for denying the hosts a genuine penalty in their 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in their opening ... Read more...
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Walker, Ayouri snuff out Indian challenge
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian challenge, spearheaded by Pankaj Advani and Kamal Chawla, was blown away as former professional Lee Walker, the 35-year-old from Wales, and Iranian teenager Hoosein ... Read more...
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Ashraf confident Pakistan will host visitors in 2012
November 29th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) newly-appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf is confident of hosting international cricket teams in the strife-torn country and hoped neighbours India to tour soon ... Read more...
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Jharkhand BJP demands resumption of night trains
November 27th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 27 (IANS) Railway services were affected for four hours in the Jamshedpur region of Jharkhand as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers enforced a blockade to demand resumption ... Read more...
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Speaker accepts Left-backed adjournment motion
November 24th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) To restore order in the Lok Sabha and ensure its smooth functioning, Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday admitted a Left-backed adjournment motion on price rise ... Read more...
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Peace initiative to continue, say Bengal interlocutors
November 19th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal government to broker peace with Maoists Saturday said they will continue the peace initiative at the request of Chief ... Read more...
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Will visit Pakistan after action on 26/11: PM
November 12th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said he has accepted his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani's invitation to visit Pakistan, but stressed ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa to take call on resuming work at Kudankulam: Activist
November 8th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is to decide on resumption of work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an anti-KNPP activist after participating ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul, Brathwaite consolidate Windies’ innings (Tea report)
November 6th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul and youngster Kraigg Brathwaite accumulated runs patiently as the West Indies crawled to 159 for three in their first innings at ... Read more...
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I-League: Pune FC beat Chirag United 3-1
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 1 (IANS) Pune FC beat Chirag United Kerala 3-1 for their first win in the season in the the third round of the I-League football championship match at ... Read more...
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Israel declines to accept Palestine’s Unesco membership
November 1st, 2011 - 4:51 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel has refused to accept Unesco's decision to grant full membership to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and threatened retaliatory measures.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry ... Read more...
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Back to square one after dieting? Blame your hormones
October 30th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 30 (IANS) Though following strict diets mostly brings down weight, over 80 percent of obese dieters fail to maintain their reduced weight. The reason? Hormonal changes.Worldwide, there are ... Read more...
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US to hold N-talks with Pyongyang
October 20th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The US will hold talks with North Korea in Geneva next week over its nuclear programme, Xinhua reported Wednesday."This is a continuation of the exploratory meetings ... Read more...
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Belarus seeks IMF loan of up to $7 bn
October 16th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, Oct 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belarusian government hopes to get a loan of $3-7 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Belarusian Prima Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich met an IMF delegation ... Read more...
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Zardari appoints close friend as PCB chief,Butt shown the door
October 12th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed close friend Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) replacing former Test cricketer ... Read more...
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Khar hopes for fruitful India, Pakistan dialogue
September 28th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has spoken here about the resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue process, hoping that it will be uninterrupted and uninterruptible."We ... Read more...
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Switzerland defeats Australia 3-2 in Davis Cup play-off
September 19th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) Switzerland beat Australia 3-2 in the Davis Cup World Group play-off after Stanislas Wawrinka dispatched former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt in five sets at the ... Read more...
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15 killed in Tamil Nadu train collision: Police
September 14th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed as a train rammed a stationary train near Arakonam junction in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district Tuesday night, police said. The ... Read more...
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Jharkhand protesters block train movements
September 11th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) Railway services were affected Sunday in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur region as the protestes blocked the tracks to demand the resumption of night trains that were stopped following ... Read more...
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Luck at times hasn’t been with us but morale is high: Dhoni
September 10th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the bowlers but was still hopeful of a turnaround despite suffering their second consecutive loss against England in the ... Read more...
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India lose 0-3 to Trinidad and Tobago in football friendly
August 22nd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Aug 22 (IANS) Riding on Darryl Roberts' brace, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T;) defeated India 3-0 in an international football friendly at the Hasely Crawford Stadium here SundayThe ... Read more...
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Bell hits maiden double-century as England move to 591/6 (Lunch report)
August 20th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) Ian Bell stroked a maiden double century as England progressed to a massive 591/6 in their first innings at lunch on the third day ... Read more...
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