Olympic shooting: Narang to take stance amid high expectations
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Having clinched India's only medal at the 2012 London Olympics Monday, shooter Gagan Narang will be back in action Friday in the 50-metre rifle prone event ... Read more...
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Narang emerges out of Bindra’s shadow (Profile)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Indian rifle shooter Gagan Narang finally came out of the shadow of his more illustrious compatriot Abhinav Bindra by winning an Olympics bronze medal ... Read more...
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Shafqat wants youngsters to take songs to next generation
July 4th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, the magical voice behind chart busters "Mitwa", "Tere naina", and "Yeh Honsla" disagrees with the notion that songs nowadays don't have ... Read more...
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Pre-F1 parade to showcase Gandhi’s car, vintage beauties
October 25th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) India's brush with classic automobiles will complete a historic journey when 28 vintage and classic automobiles dating from 1920-70 take the roll of honour at ... Read more...
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World Cup Roll of Honour
April 1st, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Following is the Roll of Honour of the nine World Cups to date:
1975
Winner: West Indies
Runners-up: Australia1979
Winner: West Indies
Runnesr-up: England1983
Winner: India
Runners-up: West Indies1987
Winner: Australia
Runners-up: England1992
Winner: Pakistan
Runners-up: England1996
Winner: Sri Lanka
Runners-up: Australia1999
Winner: Australia
Runners-up: Pakistan2003
Winner: ... Read more...
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Parsi community honours Narendra Modi
March 11th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 10 (IANS) Udvada, a Gujarat town and place of pilgrimage for the Parsi community, should be developed into a global capital of religious harmony, Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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The forgotten heroines of India from crypts of history (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 8th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) History has been biased towards women. Some have been put on pedestals and some brushed to the margins of forgetfulness - slipping off the collective ... Read more...
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Sufi singer Zila Khan to perform at Jamia
February 7th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) campus will reverberate with melodious Sufi songs Tuesday when the varsity is organising an evening of 'Sufiana Kalam' by Ustad Zila Khan."The ... Read more...
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AC/DC up for Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards
August 14th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine, KISS, and Slash are leading the nominations for the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards, with two nods each.They are up ... Read more...
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India needs educated citizens in knowledge century: President
April 12th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Nabha (Punjab), April 12 (IANS) President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Monday exhorted students to contribute to nation-building through their talent and knowledge, saying India will certainly emerge a stronger country when ... Read more...
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Avantha Masters signals growing strength of Indian golf
February 5th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 5 (IANS) The arrival of next week's 1.5 million euros Avantha Masters signals the emergence of Indian golf on the Asian platform.
The latest offering on the Asian Tour and ... Read more...
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Rising Indian star Lahiri gets Dubai Desert call-up
January 29th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri, who became the No. 1 professional golfer on Aircel PGTI Indian Tour with some stupendous performances in 2009, will showcase the country's rising strength on ... Read more...
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India’s top 10 sportspersons of the year (Flashback 2009)
December 18th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, old guard of Indian tennis Leander Paes, new star Somdev Devvarman and golf's new poster boy Chinnaswamy Muniyappa were ... Read more...
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Iggy Pop to be honoured with living legend award
September 16th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 16 (ANI): Iggy Pop, often referred to as "the Godfather of Punk", is set to be honoured with a living legend trophy at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of ... Read more...
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Roll of honour at the World Swimming Championships
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 3 (DPA) The following is the list of all the medal winners from World Swimming Championships that concluded here late Sunday.
MEN50m freestyleGold: Cesar Cielo Filho (Brazil) 21.08 secSilver: Frederick ... Read more...
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AC/DC, Iron Maiden in world’s best band nominations
June 28th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Veteran rock bands AC/DC and Iron Maiden are to go head-to-head for the honour of best band in the world in Classic Rock magazine's 2009 awards.
AC/DC are nominated ... Read more...
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Spanish football’s premier league finalises roll of honour
June 1st, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 1 (Xinhua) Sevilla finished third behind champions Barcelona and Real Madrid to qualify for the Champions League in Spanish football's premier league which ended Sunday.
Fourth-placed Atletico Madrid will have to ... Read more...
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IPL Roll of Honour
May 25th, 2009 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 25 (IANS) Roll of Honour of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Winners: Deccan Chargers (Rs.48 million)Runners-up: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs.24 million)Fair Play Award: Kings XI PunjabMan of ... Read more...
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Choi accepts honorary membership of Asian Tour
December 9th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sentosa, Dec 9 (IANS) Korean star K.J. Choi has accepted an invitation to become an honorary member of the Asian Tour, joining Vijay Singh in the roll of honour.Asian Tour executive chairman ... Read more...
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Ozzy Osbourne named ‘Living Legend’ at Classic Rock Awards
November 4th, 2008 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) British singer Ozzy Osbourne has been named a "Living Legend" at Monday night's Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards.Osbourne, who rose to prominence as lead vocalist of ... Read more...
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Foo Fighters scoop Band of the Year at Classic Rock Awards
November 4th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 4 (ANI): American rock band Foo Fighters have walked away with the Band of the Year award at the Classic Rock awards held in London.Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl ... Read more...
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Freedom fighters who are alive to get roll of honour
August 29th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In a special gesture to freedom fighters who are alive, the government Friday announced distribution of “samman patras” (roll of honour) in recognition of their contribution.Announcing the ... Read more...
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Create roll of honour for NRI Olympians (Commentary)
August 4th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Kul Bhushan
Some non-resident Indians who have become citizens of the countries of their residence have excelled in sports and achieved a berth in Olympic teams for many such tournaments since the ... Read more...
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Ozzy Osbourne to be honoured with Living Legend Award
July 24th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Rock Legend Ozzy Osbourne will be honoured this year with the Living Legend award in the Classic Rock Roll of Honour.Alice Cooper, who is a previous recipient ... Read more...
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Haryana governor wants memorials to freedom fighters
July 15th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Village-wise lists of martyrs from Haryana who fought in the country's first battle of independence in 1857 and in the national freedom struggle should be prepared and displayed ... Read more...
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Finally, Sri Lanka to build memorial for Indian soldiers
April 28th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Two decades after it booted them out, Sri Lanka is preparing to unveil a memorial near its parliament for Indian soldiers killed battling the ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Nadal, Roddick heads Queen’s club field
March 13th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
DPA
London, March 13 (DPA) Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, world number two Rafael Nadal and defending champion Andy Roddick of US will head the field at the Artois Championships, which celebrates its ... Read more...
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The rise and rise of Goan football
March 1st, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By K. Datta
It said in the "Roll of Honour" on the opening page of the meticulously compiled statistics distributed at the Super Cup match on Wednesday that Mahesh Gawli of Dempo Sports ... Read more...
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