Delhi Metro to train recruits for Gurgaon metro
September 17th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Delhi Metro will start a special training programme for recruits selected to man Gurgaon's Metro stations that will become operational by April 2013, an ... Read more...
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Google India launches premeir SME partner programme
September 5th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Google India Wednesday launched a small and medium enterprise (SME) partner programme to maximize its reach to small businesses across the country and provide them ... Read more...
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Scrap training of Sri Lankan army, demand DMK MPs
September 4th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A group of MPs of the DMK, a key UPA constituent, Tuesday met Defence Minister A.K. Antony and demanded a halt to the training ... Read more...
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India to boost cooperation with Belarus in IT
August 15th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian companies are willing to step up cooperation with Belarusian partners in the IT industry, said India's Ambassador Manoj Bharti.
Some Indian companies see Belarus as ... Read more...
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IGNOU teams up with Deutsche Welle
August 7th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has commenced its fourth training programme with Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie of Germany for teachers and media trainers ... Read more...
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Sharjah bank launches training programme
July 15th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, July 14 (IANS/WAM) Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has launched a training for the 7th consecutive year with the participation of 15 students from UAE colleges and universities as part ... Read more...
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IIT Bombay starts training 10,000 teachers
June 25th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The training programme for 10,000 teachers was inaugurated Monday by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.Under the 'Talk to a ... Read more...
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Ex-Brazil keeper Dida set for Portuguesa debut
June 19th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 19 (IANS) Former AC Milan goalkeeper Dida will play his first competitive match in two years Saturday when he makes his debut for Portuguesa in ... Read more...
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Journalists trained on safety in hostile areas
June 18th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Around 50 journalists from 30 countries Monday attended a training programme in Beijing on the safety of reporters working in hostile conditions like war, conflicts, plague ... Read more...
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Through YouTube, Indian envoy reaches out to Indonesians (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 12 (IANS) In his first outreach to the people of Indonesia, India's new ambassador Gurjit Singh has used YouTube to say that the two countries would contribute ... Read more...
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Indian envoy turns to YouTube, reaches out to Indonesians
June 12th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 12 (IANS) India's new ambassador Gurjit Singh used YouTube in his first outreach to the people of Indonesia to say that the two countries would contribute to ... Read more...
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High court reserves order on Air India pilots
May 16th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court reserved till Thursday its verdict on a plea by Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), an association of Air India pilots, challenging the ... Read more...
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NASA trains astronauts to land on asteroid
May 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) In a space mission straight from the movie "Armageddon", astronauts are being trained to land on an asteroid, explore it for minerals and even destroy the ... Read more...
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Barcelona soccer camp in Bangalore (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) Former Barcelona player Josep 'Pep' Moratalla will head a five-day training camp for children in the 6-17 years age group to be held at the Bangalore ... Read more...
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FC Barcelona football camp in Bangalore
May 9th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) FC Barcelona's former player Josep 'Pep' Moratalla will head a five-day training camp for children in the 6-17 years age group to be held at the ... Read more...
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Afghan engineers training in Russia: NATO
April 20th, 2012 - 4:12 am ICT by IANS
Brussles, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghan engineers who will maintain helicopters for the country's armed forces are currently undergoing training in Russia, NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said.The ... Read more...
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UAE students to get training in US
March 28th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 27 (IANS/WAM) A group of students from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will undertake a training programme in the US.Thirty-five students from different high schools will undergo ... Read more...
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Discus thrower Seema Antil qualifies for London Olympics
March 25th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India's female discus thrower Seema Antil qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after she achieved the 'A' qualifying standard with a throw of 62.60 metres ... Read more...
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Chinese province steps up use of English
February 15th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 15 (IANS) Civil servants in a Chinese province will learn to speak English by the year 2015 to provide better services to people.All civil servants with a ... Read more...
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Create knowledge systems, not learning systems: UGC
February 14th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Higher education institutes in the country should strive harder to be knowledge systems, rather than just learning systems, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) ... Read more...
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Getting back black money ‘difficult,’ says minister
February 13th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The government was finding it "difficult" to get black money stashed in overseas tax havens because the countries lacked the political will to curb the ... Read more...
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Obama touts plan for better math and science instruction
February 8th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama announced Tuesday an $80 million plan to improve mathematics and science instruction in US public schools as one of his initiatives to ... Read more...
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Indian school teacher set for US space programme (With Images)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 1 (IANS) Over 1,100 students and teachers of the reputed Vidya Valley School here screamed with joy when Vandana Suryawanshi became the first foreign teacher to be ... Read more...
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Kerala to create 50,000 entrepreneurs
January 31st, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) The Kerala government will Thursday announce the names of 812 unemployed youths who will receive training under an ambitious Rs.2,500-crore scheme to create 50,000 entrepreneurs in ... Read more...
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Over 250 northeast youths get capacity building training
January 18th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 200 educated and poor youths of northeast India have been trained in the last two years under a central government scheme to create jobs in ... Read more...
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Rights commission begins internship programme
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A total of 50 students Tuesday began a month-long winter internship programme conducted by the National Human Rights Commission.
The students were shortlisted from 32 ... Read more...
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Abuses, obstacles make me stronger: Hazare
December 16th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 16 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday said abuses and obstacles from politicians was the secret of his energy and that he has gained two kg of weight since ... Read more...
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Over 1,000 Myanmar officials trained in South Korea
December 7th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Dec 7 (IANS) A total of 1,100 Myanmar government staff have undergone training in South Korea since 1991 as part of a scholarship programme.The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) ... Read more...
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Two BPO managers sacked on sexual harassment charge
November 29th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 29 (IANS) An assistant manager at a call centre here was sacked Tuesday after four woman trainees complained he was sexually harassing them, police said. The management also ... Read more...
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1.50 lakh Kerala students to get animation skills
November 24th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) Nearly 1.50 lakh students in Kerala are set to be equipped with animation skills in December through a state-run programme that has helped to break the ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China hold joint military exercise
November 15th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Pakistan and China are holding a joint military exercise that would enable them to exchange information in real time.The Pakistan-China Joint Military Exercise, called YOUYI-IV, is ... Read more...
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Ghorpade shortlisted for place in FIA academy
November 8th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 8 (IANS) India's multiple karting champion Parth Ghorpade has been chosen to compete for a place on the 2012 FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.
The 18-year old ... Read more...
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Pilots unions fight over flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner
November 2nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) of the erstwhile Indian Airlines has opposed the strike threat called by its rival pilot body -- the Indian Pilots ... Read more...
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Differently-abled students in Kerala to be made computer literate
November 1st, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) Kerala's state-run IT@School Project will empower close to two lakh differently-abled students in computer learning through a special ICT training programme, an official said Tuesday.As the ... Read more...
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Russia to reduce pilot training to three years
October 13th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Transport Ministry has proposed cutting the civil air pilot training programme from five to three years, a ministry source said on Wednesday.The sector ... Read more...
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