Prabodh knocks out Agarwal in junior tennis
August 31st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Suraj R Prabodh knocked out top seed Rishab Agarwal 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, to set up a clash with Niki Kaliyandi Poonacha in the boys singles final ... Read more...
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Ponnacha in semis of ITF tennis
August 30th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) Niki Kaliyandi Poonacha ousted eighth seed Vilasier Khate 6-2, 6-3 to continue his fine run in the India Oil-Servo ITF junior tennis tournament and enter the ... Read more...
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Poonacha, Chien score upsets in ITF meet
August 28th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Taipei's Pei-Ju Chien scripted upset victories in the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the Indian Oil-Servo ITF junior tennis tournament which ... Read more...
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Abdullah ousts Agarwal in national tennis
August 24th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) In an all-Andhra clash, Shaikh Abdullah upset top seed D. Rishab Agarwal 6-4, 6-4 to enter the final of the boys singles of the Adidas-MCC under-18 ... Read more...
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Off the beaten track, Indian travellers explore the uncharted (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Business/Lifestyle/Business
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Rakesh Chaudhary, an adventure seeker had trekked through several dense jungles and deep valleys around the India but was wondering where to go next. ... Read more...
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Ravi Teja’s ‘Nippu’ a letdown (Telugu Movie Review)
February 19th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Nippu"; Cast: Ravi Teja, Deeksha Shet, Rajendra Prasad, Brahmanandam, Srikanth, Mukul Deve, Pradeep Rawat and Krishnudu; Producer: Y.V.S. Chowdhary; Writer-Director: Gunashekhar; Composer: S. Thaman; Camera: Sarvesh Murari: Rating: **Telugu film ... Read more...
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Supreme Court doesn’t entertain Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea
November 18th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain a plea by suspended Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking quashing of a state government order withdrawing ... Read more...
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School kids plea to president to save forests
November 14th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) On the occasion of Children's Day, school children Monday appealed to President Pratibha Patil to join in their fight to save the country's forests ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea Nov 18 (Lead)
November 9th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Nov 18 hear a petition by suspended Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt challenging the Gujarat government's stand in a ... Read more...
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Reddy ousts Bhosale in Chennai ITF tourney
September 7th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Top seed Rutuja Bhosale of India went out in three sets against compatriot Snehadevi Reddy in the pre-quarter-finals of the Servo ITF junior tennis tournament, here ... Read more...
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Seeds take a beating in ITF junior tennis
September 6th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) While the lesser seeds crashed out, top ranked Indians Shaikh Abdullah and Rutuja Bhosale safely made it to the third round of the Servo ITF Junior ... Read more...
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Top seeds knocked out in national junior clay court tennis
September 1st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) The top two seeds in boys singles, Vishwesha Sinha of Punjab and Vinod Gowda of Karnataka, made their exit from the Adidas-MCC National junior clay ... Read more...
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Nagal extends Sinha in MCC-Adidas junior tennis
August 31st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Top seeded Vishwesh Sinha of Maharashtra led the boys singles field into the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) win against Sumit Nagal of Delhi ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu offers tour of 108 temples
July 2nd, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government would organise a five-day package tour starting July 18 to help pilgrims offer prayers at 108 temples of Goddess Amman in Tamil ... Read more...
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Three children drown while playing in pool
May 20th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), May 20 (IANS) Three children Friday drowned in a swimming pool while playing near it, police said.The accident happened in Dapoli town, 50 km from here. The victims ... Read more...
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For your reading pleasure, business, photography and history (IANS Books This Week)
March 10th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Tease your brains with a serious book cart this week:1. "From the Brink of Bankruptcy: The DCM Story"; Written by Vinay Bharat-Ram; Published by ... Read more...
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Late night, little security, they counted Delhi’s homeless
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Walking into dirty lanes at night, waking up sleeping and sometimes hostile people, thousands of enumerators and volunteers, including women, fanned out across the sprawling ... Read more...
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Jamia students making their mark in Bollywood
February 27th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) They are making films with big names and editing critically acclaimed movies. The alumni of Jamia Millia Islamia's Mass Communication Research Centre, who are ... Read more...
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Cricket games cash in on World Cup fever
February 20th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) With the cricket World Cup on, why not create your own team, or better still, buy or sell any player? Aiming to cash in on ... Read more...
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Stressed out Delhi, where grazing a car hurts the ego
January 14th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Leave your home 15 minutes early for work. If your car is involved in an accident and the other party gets aggressive, apologise. That's the ... Read more...
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Khan Market shocked and horrified by act of road rage
January 12th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The shopkeepers looked shocked out of their wits, the usually cheery visitors wore a grim look and the tension was palpable as the upsclale Khan ... Read more...
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This wheelchair-bound weightlifter inspires many (Dec 3 is World Disability Day)
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Polio bound him to a wheelchair and he faced ridicule the first time he visited a gym. But Joginder Singh Saluja fought the odds ... Read more...
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Media, politics, business and a lobbyist - India’s own WikiLeaks
December 1st, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Where does brokering begin and lobbying end, who draws the line between journalistic ethics and peddling corporate interests, and just how does one separate the overlapping ... Read more...
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Praying in Jama Masjid and feasting on mutton - it’s Eid!
November 17th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The area around Jama Masjid in Delhi's old quarter was a sight to behold Wednesday as men of all ages, dressed in crisp white pathani ... Read more...
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Pakistani man’s kebabs ready, will Indians get a taste?
November 9th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) In Pakistan's port city of Karachi, 47-year-old restaurateur Shahid Bundu Khan has been working the phone for months, desperately trying to get permission to take ... Read more...
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Obama checking in: Delhi’s Maurya swarms with commandos
November 1st, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Not an inch of the ITC Maurya Sheraton will be without surveillance when US President Barack Obama arrives for a two-night stay. The luxury ... Read more...
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Games were wonderful, says South African chef de mission
October 15th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Patience Shikwambana, South Africa's chef de mission, knows that Indians are "last minute" organisers, so she was not too worried about the Commonwealth Games running ... Read more...
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India has been a terrific host: Malawi
October 14th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games hosted by India are the best Malawi has seen and the city of Delhi is "terrific", says the African country's chef ... Read more...
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Food,warmth at the Games Village bowls over athletes
September 28th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, then athletes and officials at Commonwealth Games Village are not just relishing the fare served ... Read more...
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Games tourists - will they come in droves?
September 19th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) How many tourists will visit India during the Commonwealth Games? While a premier travel association is expecting a meagre 10,000 as against ambitious projections of ... Read more...
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Empowering girls around world with an Indian scholarship
September 9th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Flora Aduk finished her graduation in Uganda but realised that her dream of pursuing an MBA would be impossible to fulfill due to financial constraints. ... Read more...
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As breast cancer spreads in India, awareness is key (Feature)
September 1st, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) While bathing one morning, Sunaina Luthra felt a slight lump in her left breast. Thinking it was an allergic reaction caused by a new brand ... Read more...
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With tears in eyes, he recalls Nehru’s ‘tryst with destiny’ speech
August 15th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi and Amit Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) He still gets tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat remembering the day when India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal ... Read more...
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With courage and a prayer, French tourists soothe Leh
August 11th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) They gave their medicines, assisted in rescue work and chanted Buddhist prayers to console the bereaved and displaced - a group of French tourists are ... Read more...
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Jeetu Moni Kalita Wins Zee Tv’s Did Little Masters
August 9th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Zee TV's dance based reality show "Dance India Dance Little Masters' has announced the 11 year old Jeetumoni Kalita from Assam as its winner on ... Read more...
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