Olympic sailing: Finland snatches elliot bronze
August 11th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Finland won bronze in the Elliot class sailing Saturday, beating Russia in a close third place race.The Finnish crew of Silja Lehtinen, Silja Kanerva and ... Read more...
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Is Manmohan Singh Sonia’s poodle, asks British daily
July 16th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) "Manmohan Singh - India's saviour or Sonia's poodle?" read the headline of a report in The Independent which observed that the Indian prime minister's reforming ... Read more...
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Bangladesh banks on its Tigers to roar again
March 13th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) Ecstatic over its cricket team's surprise victory over England in the 2011 World Cup, co-host Bangladesh's media hopes its team makes it to the quarter finals ... Read more...
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India eyeing historic Test series win against South Africa
January 1st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 1 (IANS) India head into the final Test here Sunday with an eye to a historic series win in South Africa. After a humiliating defeat in ... Read more...
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Christine O’Donnell Uses National Media Channel Only To Shun It
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Using one media source Christine O'Donnell on Tuesday night shunned all others for the rest of the few months before the gubernatorial election. Tea Party backed ... Read more...
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Tea Party says it can win national elections
September 17th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.17 (ANI): The Tea Party has rejected suggestions and acusations that it is a divisive force in Republican politics, and claimed that it can win elections at the national level.Amy Kremer, ... Read more...
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Serbian Player Janko Tipsarevic Beats Andy Roddick At U.S.Open
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Serbian tennis star Janko Tipsarevic displayed a scintillating performance during the Wednesday night's showdown with ninth seed Andy Roddick which enabled the World No.44 ... Read more...
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I will help England spinners: Mushtaq Ahmed
July 27th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Former Pakistan leg spinner and current spin bowling coach of England, Mushtaq Ahmed has said he will be helping the home team win the upcoming Test series against ... Read more...
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Denmark need top health in tough group (Group E profile)
May 30th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, May 30 (DPA) The international football scene has not seen Denmark since 2004. But veteran coach Morten Olsen believes that with some good health his side could make some noise ... Read more...
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Indian badminton team upbeat before Thomas, Uber Cup
May 9th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Indian badminton team will begin their campaign in the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals against contrasting opponents at Kuala Lumpur's Putra Stadium Monday.
While the men's ... Read more...
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Pak eyeing WC silverware having exorcised ghosts of nightmare Oz tour: Afridi
April 28th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
St. Lucia, Apr.28 (ANI): Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi believes that he has injected confidence in the team and helped the players gel better after the disastrous tour of Australia and the ... Read more...
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India, Japan to ease visa rules, to conclude CEPA by 2010 (Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India and Japan Tuesday decided to ease visa rules within a year to spur trade and tourism as two of Asia's biggest economies agreed to conclude ... Read more...
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Andre Ward Snatches Surprise Victory From Kesslar
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Andre Ward beat Mikkel Kessler, according to an unanimous technical decision taken by the judges. Andre is a former light-heavyweight Olympic champion and Mikkel is the ... Read more...
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Issaden the hero as Sri Lanka stun Lebanon
August 22nd, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Mohammed Issaden completed a hat-trick as Sri Lanka put on a sterling display to stun Lebanon 4-3 in their opening match of the ONGC Nehru ... Read more...
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Diversity lose sleep after winning Britain’s Got Talent
June 1st, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 1 (ANI): After their surprise victory at Britain's Got Talent, the members of the all male dance troupe Diversity have not been able to sleep a wink.The 11-strong dance troupe ... Read more...
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Advani congratulates Manmohan Singh
May 16th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Saturday spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and congratulated him on the surprise victory for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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Mahabal Mishra springs surprise victory in West Delhi
May 16th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Congress candidate Mahabal Mishra Saturday dashed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) hope of winning at least one Lok Sabha seat in the national capital by defeating ... Read more...
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Maldives to hold first democratic general election
May 9th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Male, May 9 (ANI): The people of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean will vote on Saturday in the country's first ever fully democratic parliamentary election.The election will be a key ... Read more...
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Nepal bypolls boost ruling Maoists (Lead)
April 11th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 11 (IANS) Nepal's ruling Maoist party has received a boost in by-elections to six seats, with the results coming in Saturday indicating it was poised to win three, including an ... Read more...
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Indian Hockey team geared up for Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy
April 2nd, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Apr 2 (ANI): Indian hockey team is geared up to make a mark at the Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy to be played in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 5 to 12 after ... Read more...
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Miss Nepal pageant blocked by ruling Maoists
September 15th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Sept.15 (ANI): The new Maoist regime in Nepal, it seems, does not take kindly to beauty pageants or modeling.
Communists believe that their brave new world is being debased by such ... Read more...
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From Chhabilal to Pushpa Kamal to Prachanda (Profile)
August 15th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) When Chhabilal Dahal was born to a Brahmin farmer's family in southern Chitwan district on Dec 11, 1954, no one could predict the mewling baby would ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists fail to form government (Lead)
August 8th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) Luck ran out for Nepal's former Maoist rebels who after tasting victory in a 10-year guerrilla war and the election this year failed to win the ... Read more...
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Maoists flounder to form government
August 8th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) Luck seemed to be running out for Nepal's former Maoist rebels who after their victory in a 10-year guerrilla war and the election this year were ... Read more...
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PM’s party edges past Maoists in Nepal presidential poll (Lead)
July 19th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS) As Nepal's lawmakers began voting Saturday in the Himalayan republic's first presidential election to replace dethroned king Gyanendra as head of state, a new dramatic development ... Read more...
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Obama’s meteoric rise from obscurity to nomination
June 4th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, June 4 (DPA) Barack Obama was an obscure state legislator from Chicago when he challenged a popular, four-term black US congressman in the Democratic Party primary in 2000. He lost ... Read more...
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Belgian king approves new government
March 20th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Brussels, March 20 (DPA) Belgium's King Albert II Thursday approved the appointment of Flemish conservative Yves Leterme as the country's new prime minister, backing his five-party coalition government and accepting the resignation ... Read more...
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Socialists sail to victory in Spain’s elections
March 10th, 2008 - 5:32 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Madrid, March 10 (DPA) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Socialist Party took a clear victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections but remained well short of an absolute majority. Both the Socialists ... Read more...
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