Indian boxers need to punch with more meat
August 18th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Four years ago, when Vijender Singh won India's first Olympic boxing medal, the sport received a shot in the fist. No less than eight boxers, ... Read more...
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Anti-colonialism, corruption dominate weekend bookshelf (IANS Books)
August 18th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The bookshelf this weekend is a mix of critically-acclaimed non-fictions and powerful dramas... Browse with IANS...Book: "From the Ruins of Empire"; Written by Pankaj ... Read more...
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For Yogeshwar, London was ‘now or never’
August 12th, 2012 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt always believed that it was "now or never" for him at the London Games.On Saturday, the 29-year-old finally clinched the bronze ... Read more...
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Olympic TT: Chinese women reinforce their dominance
August 8th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Chinese clean sweep of the Olympic women's table tennis competition highlights that the younger players have successfully replaced their legendary predecessors.The women dropped only two ... Read more...
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Olympics: Stewart quietly confident despite setbacks
August 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/CMC) Olympic silver medallist runner Kerron Stewart has been nowhere close to her best for the last two years but the determined Jamaican says she will not let ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt hopes to ‘continue flying’
July 28th, 2012 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Jamaican sprinter and world and Olympic record holder Usain Bolt said he was feeling "very good" at the London Games and that he hopes to "continue ... Read more...
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Colombia to deploy 5,000 soldiers to protect pipeline
July 12th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, July 12 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's government plans to deploy 5,000 soldiers to protect the Bicentennial Pipeline, a 960 km conduit currently under construction.Mines and Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas made the ... Read more...
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Committed to ‘one country, two systems’, says China
July 2nd, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, July 1 (IANS) President Hu Jintao has said that the Chinese government remains committed to the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong ... Read more...
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It’s now or never, says wrestler Yogeshwar (IANS kicks off its coverage of India’s medal hopes at the London Olympics)
June 12th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India's wrestling hope Yogeshwar Dutt, who narrowly missed an Olympic medal in Beijing four years ago, says it is "now or never" for him ... Read more...
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S&P; warns India risking investment downgrade; Rupee, Sensex fall
June 11th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) International ratings agency Standard and Poor's Monday warned that India may lose its investment-grade rating because of slowing growth and political roadblocks to economic policy-making, ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use its territory: Panetta (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Pakistan must not allow terrorists to use it: Panetta
June 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 7 (IANS) Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday observed that Afghanistan has made progress in security and governance transition, and added that it was extremely important ... Read more...
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Tough days ahead for new Indian Army chief (News Analysis)
May 31st, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) He surmounted blistering attacks and challenges to his elevation but Gen Bikram Singh, who Thursday assumed command of the 1.13 million strong Indian Army has ... Read more...
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German No.1 Petkovic to miss French Open, Wimbledon
April 28th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 28 (IANS) Germany's No.1 tennis player Andrea Petkovic ruptured her ligaments and will be sidelined for three months to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon.The 24-year-old world ... Read more...
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Barca look to avenge Stamford Bridge defeat at Nou Camp (Lead, superseeding previous story)
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, April 23 (IANS) Barcelona will take on Chelsea in the second leg semifinal of the football Champions League at Nou Camp Tuesday looking to overcome a one goal ... Read more...
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Barca look to avenge defeat at Stamford Bridge
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Barcelona will take on Chelsea in the second leg semi-final in Champions League football Tuesday at Stamford Bridge looking to overcome a one goal deficit.Barcelona manager ... Read more...
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Chinese firm eyes Iceland resort
April 18th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) A Chinese company is planning to develop an eco-tourism resort in Iceland.Business tycoon Huang Nubo Wednesday said his company, the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group, will soon ... Read more...
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Maoists offer swap, no interlocutor for talks (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday on the fate of the two Italians abducted by Maoists in Odisha, with talks likely to be delayed further as it was not ... Read more...
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Trail Blazers fire coach McMillan
March 16th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 16 (IANS) National Basketball Association (NBA) team, Portland Trail Blazers fired head coach Nate McMillan after almost seven years at the helm.The sacking Thursday came in the ... Read more...
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Brazilian oil firm says refining shortfall to last until 2013
March 15th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said it will experience fuel deficits until new domestic refineries come online in 2013 and therefore expects to import 80,000 ... Read more...
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WSH: Chandigarh Comets post 3-1 win over Sher-E-Punjab
March 9th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Chandigarh Comets beat favourites Sher-E-Punjab 3-1 here Thursday to notch up their second win in the Bridgestone World Series Hockey and climb up in the table ... Read more...
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Lack of challenges turn schoolboys cynical
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, March 2 (IANS) Lack of challenges and boredom after three or four years of study turns enthusiastic schoolboys into hardened cynics as they reach higher classes."The school does not ... Read more...
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Bangladesh-India ties on right track: Minister
February 27th, 2012 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The relationship between Bangladesh and India is on the right track, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said."We have good report card for the last three years," ... Read more...
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Pailan challenge for Salgaocar
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Salgaocar SC, who have had some stunning performances in the last few rounds, would be facing Pailan Arrows on their home turf in an 18th round ... Read more...
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Resurgent Sporting Clube gear up for Pune FC in I-League
January 31st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, Jan 31 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa have been forced to reshuffle most of their side as they gear up for a rejuvenated Pune FC in the 18th round ... Read more...
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Scientists crack protein code of killer parasite
January 9th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Researchers have cracked the protein code of a malaria parasite that killed 655,000 people in 2010.The protein is an enzyme that Plasmodium falciparum - the protozoan ... Read more...
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Hewitt says he is a dangerous floater at Australian Open
January 7th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Lleyton Hewitt, the youngest World No.1 a decade ago, is today ranked a lowly 186th coming from an injury-marred 2011 and he considers himself the ... Read more...
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Proposed Vizhinjam Port suffers setback
January 4th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) Even as the environment impact assessment (EIA) study on the proposed Vizhinjam international container terminal is currently on, one of the two port builders who came ... Read more...
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US military dialogue with Pakistan continues
January 4th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) The US continues military dialogue with Pakistan despite recent serious setbacks because the US-Pakistani relationship is very important, the Pentagon has said.The US has conducted "a ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Raina help India reach 300 (Lead)
October 14th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) A captain's knock by Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India set an imposing target of 301 before England in the first One-Day International here Friday.Giving the ... Read more...
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CPI-M admits failures at all levels in Bengal
October 5th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday admitted it had failed to read the mood of the people, who voted it out to end its 34-year ... Read more...
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Greatest threat to democracy from militancy: Zardari
September 15th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The greatest threat to democracy is from "militants who want to foist their political agenda on the people", Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday.In ... Read more...
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Kelly Clarkson’s new album to be released in October
August 19th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Kelly Clarkson has announced through her personal website that her latest album will come out in October. The singer said the album which is titled ... Read more...
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Army chief warns of terrorist designs
August 10th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Wednesday warned that terrorists retained the ability to calibrate the level of violence in Jammu and Kashmir despite suffering severe ... Read more...
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Mamata gets ‘best among great Bengalis’ award
July 20th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was Wednesday presented the "Serar Sera Bengali" (the best among the great Bengalis) award by Bengali news channel Star ... Read more...
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