Football matches can now have five referees
July 6th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, July 6 (IANS) Football matches could be officiated by five referees in the future after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved the method.IFAB, the sole body allowed to ... Read more...
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Africa has highest, Americas the least countries at CWG (Lead)
October 3rd, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Africa has the highest number of countries and the Americas the least among the 71 nations and territories from five continents and two regions participating in the ... Read more...
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Continent-wise countries at the Delhi Commonwealth Games
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The over 6,700 athletes and officials at the Delhi Commonwealth Games have come from 71 countries and territories spread across six continents and regions. The 71 teams ... Read more...
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Oz says pressure will be on British CW team to perform ahead of London Olympics
September 29th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 29 (ANI): Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti has said the pressure will be on the British Commonwealth team to perform in Delhi with the 2012 London Olympics not being ... Read more...
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Venus presents Bullet Train
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bringing together yet again the dynamic duo of Ratan Jain and Priyadarshan, Venus announces their forthcoming project Bullet Train which goes on floors 10th September 2010.Bullet ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
St. George’s Cross to fly above Downing Street
June 10th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): The St George's Cross will fly above Downing Street during the World Cup as a show of support for the England team, Prime Minister David Cameron has ... Read more...
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Smoking ban in Britain sees drop in heart attack admissions
June 9th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 9 (ANI): A study has found that with the enforcement of the smoking ban in England the admissions into hospitals for heart attacks has dropped considerably.The research showed that there ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
European election monitors to observe UK general elections
April 26th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by BNO News
WARSAW (BNO NEWS) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Monday announced it opened an election assessment mission for next ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
England ‘least patriotic’ country in Europe: Survey
April 20th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20(ANI): A new survey has found that England is the least patriotic country in Europe.According to This England magazine's study, respondents were questioned on several aspects of national pride, ... Read more...
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Organ Donor Errors Prompt Huge Investigation
April 12th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Because of what is being called a "technical programming error" a review of 800,000 possible errors has began. The transplant authority of Britain announced on Saturday that it ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Manchester airport closed due to bad weather
December 20th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manchester, Dec 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Severe weather conditions in the South and east of England have disrupted the travel plans of many revelers in the upcoming festive season. Due to the ... Read more...
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Malaysia to recall Jiwa Mohan for hockey world cup
September 9th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 9 (IANS) Malaysia will recall its star hockey player Jiwa Mohan from retirement for the World Cup in New Delhi next year, national coach Tai Beng Hai said here ... Read more...
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Pakistan confident of qualifying for hockey World Cup
September 1st, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 1 (IANS) Former hockey world champions Pakistan will feature in the first World Cup qualifying tournament to be held in Lille, France, from Oct 31.
Pakistan, record four-time champions, will be ... Read more...
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Move for a Great Britain soccer team at 2012
May 31st, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (Xinhua) The Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and English football associations have agreed that Great Britain should field a composite team at the 2012 Olympics.
The compromise plan needs to be ... Read more...
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In England, four children die every week from abuse or neglect
November 20th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Up to four children die each week in England from abuse or neglect, according to an official report.The report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services ... Read more...
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Disgraced ex-UK minister wants the term British to be scrapped
November 12th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.12 (ANI): Disgraced ex-minister Ron Davies has called for scrapping the term British. He told staff the word upsets people from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Asia and China. Davies, 62, now ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Halloween 2008 - not that far!
October 28th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Halloween, just like other festival's history is inspired through traditions and that have transpired through ages from one generation to the other. Much of their originality get distorted with newer additions ... Read more...
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Britain’s Big Issue magazine to be launched in India
July 19th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Big Issue, Britain's popular magazine for the homeless, will launch its India edition by the end of the year. According to magazine co-founder John Bird, it will initially ... Read more...
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BBC news branded too London specific by its governing body
June 12th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): The British Broadcasting Corporations (BBC) political coverage is biased in favour of stories about England, with an overemphasis on Westminster.As quoted in the Scotsman.com News, a review ... Read more...
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