In jail for 31 years, Lennon killer up for parole again
August 19th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Mark Chapman, who was jailed in 1981 for the murder of John Lennon, is up for parole for the seventh time and may be released, a ... Read more...
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Zenit kick off title defence with Amkar win
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A brace from Alexander Kerzhakov helped reigning Russian football champions Zenit St. Petersburg open their title defence with a 2-0 defeat of Amkar Perm Sunday.Kerzhakov, ... Read more...
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Unsung Czech Lukas Rosol stuns Nadal (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Little-known Czech Lukas Rosol pulled off one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon by knocking out two-time champion Rafael Nadal over five sets in the ... Read more...
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Corinthians coach ecstatic reaching Libertadores final
June 26th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 26 (IANS) More than half-an-hour after his club sealed a berth in the Copa Libertadores final for the first time in its history, Corinthians coach Tite ... Read more...
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Loeb wins Argentina rally title
April 30th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, April 30 (IANS) Citroen's French racer Sebastien Loeb won the Rally Argentina for the seventh time, coming in 15.2 seconds ahead of teammate Mikko Hirvonen of Finland in ... Read more...
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Sialkot Stallions win Pakistan’s premier T20
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamababd, April 2 (IANS) Sialkot Stallions won Pakistan's prestigious national Twenty20 cricket tournament beating Karachi Dolphins in the final at Rawalpindi near here.Sialkot Stallions lifted the title for the seventh ... Read more...
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Union budget: Growth, fiscal consolidation top challenges
March 15th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 Friday against the backdrop of a sharp slowdown in growth, deteriorating fiscal conditions, continuing ... Read more...
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Third generation goalkeeper is Bulgaria’s best footballer
December 24th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Sofia, Dec 24 (IANS) Nikolay Mihaylov, a third generation goalkeeper and netminder of the Bulgarian national team and Dutch FC Twente, has been voted the best Bulgarian football player of ... Read more...
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Vettel breaks pole record in season finale, Sutil to start 8th
November 27th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo (Brazil), Nov 26 (IANS) Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel broke Nigel Mansell's record of maximum pole positions in a year by topping the time sheets for the ... Read more...
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Pakistan joins India on UN Security Council
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan narrowly won a hotly-contested seat to the UN Security Council, joining India for a two-year term on the 15-member decision-making organ of the world ... Read more...
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Rana, Frauwallner seal mountain rally honours
October 17th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 17 (IANS) Ace rallyist Suresh Rana captured the 13th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya, one of the world's toughest off-road motor rallies, for the seventh time in ... Read more...
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Tendulkar is not my bunny: Anderson
August 9th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) James Anderson might have dismissed Sachin Tendulkar seven times in Test but the fast bowler insists that the Indian batting maestro is not his bunny ... Read more...
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Six-time loser turns giant-killer in Bengal poll
May 15th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Biplab Mitra had come to be known as "Haru" (loser) Mitra after losing all the six elections that he contested between 1977 and 2009. But his ... Read more...
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Judi Dench lets slip top secret date of next 007 film
March 27th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): Dame Judi Dench has accidentally revealed that the filming for the next James Bond blockbuster will begin in November.The date had been kept top secret until the Oscar ... Read more...
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Pakistan equals Australia’s record of reaching World Cup semi-finals 6 times
March 26th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar 26(ANI): Pakistan have equalled Australia's record of reaching the World Cup semi-finals six times.Pakistan achieved this feat after registering a thumping ten-wicket win over the West Indies in Dhaka in ... Read more...
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Eight persons killed in ‘ethnic’ Karachi violence
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 23(ANI): At least eight people were killed in separate armed attacks in several parts of Karachi on Tuesday in the fresh wave of killings in the Pakistani metropolis, apparently on ... Read more...
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Rising cost of capital to hit manufacturing growth
March 15th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The rising cost of capital due to monetary tightening measures by the country's central bank will hit the manufacturing sector's growth in the fourth quarter ... Read more...
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India’s central bank to review monetary policy Thursday
March 15th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) India's central bank will conduct a mid-quarter review of its monetary policy for fiscal 2010-11 Thursday amid worries over the continuing price rise that has further ... Read more...
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Everest hero finds incredible religious treasure trove in Nepal
February 26th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) In 2004, two years after he climbed Mt Everest for the seventh time, American mountaineering legend Peter Athans took part in a charitable cataract operation project ... Read more...
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Industry worried over further interest rate hikes
January 25th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Leading industry associations were concerned about more rate hikes by India's central bank following its increase of 25 basis points in short-term interest rates Tuesday, and said ... Read more...
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Soaring prices prompt India’s central bank to hike key rates (Roundup)
January 25th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) With inflation soaring to double-digits and factory output growing in spurts, India's central bank Tuesday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points that ... Read more...
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India’s Reserve Bank hikes key rates to tame inflation (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) In a bid to tame prices that has seen annual food inflation soar to double digits, India's central bank Tuesday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by ... Read more...
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Mutatkar, Bhat clinch national badminton singles titles
January 10th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak, Jan 10 (IANS) Aditi Mutatkar ended unseeded Arundhati Pantwane's dream run 19-21, 23-21, 21-15 to win the women's singles title in the 75th Senior National Badminton Championship here Monday.
In ... Read more...
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Cotton Bowl Bagged By LSU Tigers
January 8th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Cotton Bowl, that took place on Friday night between LSU Tigers and Texas A&M, came to an end in favor of the Tigers with a ... Read more...
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Women in science to be focus next Congress
January 4th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) In a move to attract more women to science and technology, the Indian Science Congress (ISC) next year will focus on the role of women in science, said ... Read more...
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Is Palin cheating to get votes for daughter in ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
November 18th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Nov 18 (ANI): For the seventh consecutive time, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol has been voted by viewers into the finals, raising doubts that 'tea party' activists are scheming to ... Read more...
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Rain might play spoilsport at Kochi one-dayer
October 15th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi Oct 15 (IANS) Sunday's One-Day International match between India and Australia here faces a sticky wicket as heavy downpour forced the Australian team to cancel their Friday morning's practice session.Even as ... Read more...
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Venus Williams enters US Open semi-finals for the seventh time
September 8th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.8 (ANI): Venus Williams has become the first woman to enter the semi-finals of this year's US Open by beating Italian Francesca Schiavone in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-4."I've ... Read more...
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Dogged by taint, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll seventh time(Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the seventh time ... Read more...
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Dogged by taints, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll again
September 7th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists not alone in buying MPs, says ex-minister
September 6th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) As Nepal readies to hold prime ministerial polls again for an unprecedented seventh time Tuesday, the country's former foreign minister, whose party has come under suspicion ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Tendulkar, Sehwag nominated for ICC Awards
August 18th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 18 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have been nominated in three categories for the Internatonal Cricket Council (ICC) Awards 2010 to be held ... Read more...
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Serbia using testicle-cooking competition to attract tourists
August 17th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 17 (ANI): What whisky did to Scotland and cheese and chocolate did to Switzerland, tourism chiefs in Serbia are expecting that their annual testicle cooking competition would do the same ... Read more...
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‘Rejuvenated’ Sergio Garcia in touch with Open leaders
July 18th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 18(ANI): Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia has continued his post-heartbreak rehabilitation at St Andrews, and is now in touch with the leaders heading into Sunday's final round at The Open.Garcia ... Read more...
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Most MPs against women’s bill: Sharad Yadav (Interview)
July 11th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Continuing his opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav says that 90 percent of MPs are against the bill ... Read more...
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