Olympic hockey: Australia beat Britain to win bronze
August 12th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australia beat Britain 3-1 to claim the bronze medal in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the Riverbank Arena here Saturday.Simon Orchard of Australia ... Read more...
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Mary Kom, Vijender a win away from medal (Overall India Roundup)
August 6th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian boxers M.C. Mary Kom and Vijender Singh will be in action Monday with a win in their respective quarterfinal bouts assuring them of at least ... Read more...
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Olympics: Mary Kom keeps alive India’s medal hopes, hockey team crushed (India Roundup)
August 6th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom kept alive the medal hopes for her country as women's boxing made its Olympic debut while the men's hockey team was ... Read more...
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Olympics hockey: India crushed 1-4 by South Korea
August 5th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian hockey team's poor performance in the London Olympics continued as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss, going down 1-4 to South Korea in their ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Valiant Indians go down 2-3 to the Netherlands (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Eight time winners India gave tough fight to much higher ranked Netherlands before going down 2-3 in their opening London Olympic Games pool B men's hockey ... Read more...
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Olympics hockey: India go down 2-3 to the Netherlands
July 30th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) The Indian hockey team put on a spirited display but went down 2-3 against the Netherlands in their opening match in group B of the London ... Read more...
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Nobbs looks at positives from dismal Euro tour
July 21st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) India's chief hockey coach Michael Nobbs said Saturday that the team's poor performance during its European tour was just a learning process ahead of the 2012 ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India gear up for New Zealand
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 23 (IANS) Keeping an eye on the Olympics, India will be looking to fine tune their strategy as they kick-off their campaign in the Azlan Shah Cup ... Read more...
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India lose 1-2 to Germany in hockey league match
May 6th, 2012 - 2:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) India put up a spirited performance before going down 1-2 to Germany in their last league encounter of the Four Nation London Olympics Men's Hockey Test ... Read more...
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Hockey: India lose 1-2 to Germany in last league match
May 6th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) India put on a spirited performance but went down 1-2 to Germany in their last league encounter of the Four Nation London Olympics Men's Hockey Test ... Read more...
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India face mighty Australia in Olympic Hockey Test event
May 1st, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) The four-nation London Olympics Hockey Test event will commence at the Olympic Park here Wednesday with India pitted against World Champions Australia in their opening match.The ... Read more...
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Indian hockey team leaves for London
April 27th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Indian men's hockey team left here for London Friday to take part in a four-nation Olympic test event ahead of the 2012 Games.The 18-member ... Read more...
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Chinese officials sacked for dumping baby bodies
March 1st, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) Two officials at a hospital in China were Thursday sacked for dumping the bodies of 16 dead foetuses and babies as "hospital waste".
The bodies were ... Read more...
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Ancient copper sword discovered in China
October 1st, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS) A copper sword dating back to over 2,200 years has been discovered in eastern China, a media report said Saturday.The design and shape of the sword ... Read more...
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Poor quality fuel cause of Russian plane crash?
September 8th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poor quality of aviation fuel could be one of the possible reasons why the Yak-42 plane crashed in Russia Wednesday, killing at least 43 people, ... Read more...
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Paedophile’s house in Russia under siege
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS) Over 200 residents in a Russian city kept the house of a suspected paedophile under siege for six hours early Friday following a report that he ... Read more...
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Allahabad women celebrate ‘Sunder Dooj’ on banks of River Yamuna
November 23rd, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Nov.23 (ANI): Scores of women gathered on the banks of the River Yamuna here on Tuesday to celebrate the festival of 'Sunder Dooj'.During this festival they apply traditional traditional cleansing stuff ... Read more...
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Fans celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s 68th birthday across the country
October 11th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/Kolkata/Allahabad, Oct.11 (ANI): Fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 68th birthday across India on Monday by offering prayers for his good health and happiness.People gathered outside the gate of ... Read more...
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Delhi flood threat persists as Yamuna water levels rise
September 11th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): With water levels of the Yamuna River rising in New Delhi, a flood threat looms over the national capital with the State Government evacuating people living in ... Read more...
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Brit-Asian parents re-arrested over teen daughter’s ‘honour killing’
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): The parents of Shafilia Ahmed, a British-Asian teenager whose dismembered body was found on a riverbank nearly seven years ago, have been re-arrested on suspicion of their involvement ... Read more...
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Brit-Asian parents re-arrested over teen daughter’s murder
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): The parents of Shafilia Ahmed, a British-Asian teenager whose dismembered body was found on a riverbank nearly seven years ago, have been re-arrested on suspicion of their involvement ... Read more...
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Light plane crash kills two in Austria
September 3rd, 2010 - 6:25 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Sep 3 (IANS) A small aircraft crashed in Austria Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.
The single-engine plane was trying to land at the Freistadt Airport in the ... Read more...
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Riverbank land erosion leaves people homeless in Uttar Pradesh
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Virender PathakKoushambhi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (ANI): Erosion of low-lying areas bordering the River Yamuna and the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi District, has left many families homeless.The local administration ... Read more...
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Illegal mining in Himachal Pradesh threatening Himalayan ecology
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, Aug 12 (ANI): Private miners in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh are exploiting the area's rich mines in the absence of any regulation by the state government, and ... Read more...
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Rescuers hunt for 1,300 missing in China landslides
August 9th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Rescuers Monday desperately searched for nearly 1,300 people missing after devastating landslides triggered by torrential rains hit northwest China's Gansu province. At least 127 people were killed and ... Read more...
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At least 127 dead, more than 1,000 missing after landslides in northwest China
August 9th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by BNO News
ZHOUQU, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 127 people were killed on early Sunday when rain-triggered mudslides devastated a county in northwest China, state-run media and government officials reported. More than 1,000 ... Read more...
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Six teenagers drown in US
August 4th, 2010 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 4 (DPA) Six teenagers trying to cool off in the hot, humid summer of the Deep South drowned in a swimming accident on a river in Louisiana.
The youths, ages 13 ... Read more...
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After restoration, Spitfire to fly again
July 25th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): A project to create an authentic Mark I Spitfire will be completed later this year.According to The Telegraph, the X4650 aircraft will take to the skies 70 years ... Read more...
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China blasts dyke to prevent flood
July 14th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) Chinese soldiers Wednesday blasted a dyke on a swollen tributary of the Yangtze in a bid to prevent flooding of riverbank villages.
The soldiers had planned to demolish the ... Read more...
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Yangtze River stones may be remnants of 1000-year-old cliff inscription
July 6th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 6 (ANI): Four giant stones recently recovered from the bottom of the Yangtze River near Jiaoshan Mountain in Zhenjiang City, China, could be the remnants of a more than 1000 ... Read more...
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‘Wind In The Willows’ set for blockbuster treatment
June 20th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson's company is set to give classic children's tale 'Wind In The Willows' the blockbuster treatment.Jackson's Weta Workshop special effects company has ... Read more...
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Kosovans’ mass grave found in Macedonia
June 16th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pristina/Skopje, June 16 (DPA) Macedonian and Kosovo officials are planning a joint investigation of a possible mass grave in Macedonia that might contain the bodies of Kosovan civilians killed in the 1999 ... Read more...
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Bodies of 21 infants retrieved from Chinese river
March 31st, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.31 (ANI): A shocked China has launched a probe into the discovery of bodies of 21 babies from a river in eastern Jining City.The bodies are believed to have been dumped ... Read more...
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Volunteers collect truckloads of garbage from Yamuna
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) More than 3,000 schoolchildren, college students and volunteers of the Art of Living (AOL) Foundation plunged into cleaning the Yamuna amid scorching heat Tuesday, collecting truckloads of ... Read more...
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Powerful explosive device detected at Howrah station (Lead)
February 11th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Alert railway hawkers prevented a tragedy at the Howrah station Thursday when they alerted police about an unattended bag with wires protruding lying on a platform. Police after ... Read more...
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