Team Britain given tough football draw in Olympics
April 25th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) The British men's football team has been handed out a tough draw in the 2012 London Games.Britain have been clubbed with African giants Senegal, reigning Copa ... Read more...
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Uttarkhand, Services in quarters of National Volleyball
December 15th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Uttarkhand and Services scrambled into the men's quarterfinals with last gasp victories in their respective league matches in the Velammal Silver Jubilee Senior National Volleyball Championships here Wednesday.Uttarkhand ... Read more...
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Haryana overcome Karnataka in National Volleyball
December 14th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 14 (IANS) Haryana kept their hopes alive in the men's section with a hard-fought 3-1 win against Karnataka as champions Tamil Nadu (men) and Indian Railways (women) chalked up fluent ... Read more...
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National Volleyball: Easy win for Tamil Nadu, Railways (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) Reigning champions Tamil Nadu (men) and the Indian Railways (women) could not have asked for a better outing as both scored fluent victories in the preliminary league of ... Read more...
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National Volleyball: Easy win for Railways
December 13th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) Reigning women's champions Indian Railways warmed up nicely for the battles ahead with a comfortable 3-0 win against Andhra Pradesh in the Velammal Silver Jubilee 54th Senior National ... Read more...
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Rural Haryana women to help check crimes against peers
July 21st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Haryana, with its patriarchal society and a dismal sex ratio of just over 860 women per 1,000 males, has initiated a new scheme to involve women in rural ... Read more...
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HIV-positive woman spreads hope in Uttar Pradesh (Feature)
March 28th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Gorakhpur, March 28 (IANS) After she tested positive for HIV three years ago, Bhanumati (name changed) was shattered. Living under the shadow of death, the 36-year-old feared she too would ... Read more...
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Manipur organisation demands protection of women
February 5th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Feb 5 (ANI): A mass rally was carried out by the All Manipur Nupi Marip in Imphal city on Thursday demanding protection of women in Manipur.It condemned the recent incidents of ... Read more...
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Big B’s concern for women in sports
July 1st, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Amitabh Bachchan is presently in London shooting for Paa. In his free time he has been exploring London and also managed to experience a few matches of the ongoing Wimbeldon. But ... Read more...
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Rural women take to ”chapatti” business in Tamil Nadu
March 21st, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Krishnakari (Tamil Nadu), Mar 21 (ANI): Rural women in Tamil Nadu are independently participating in the business of making chapattis under the guidance of self-help groups.
The Tamil Nadu Government and ... Read more...
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Thousands celebrate Deep Daan Mahotsav in Rishikesh
November 13th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
By Asheesh Goyal
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Nov.13 (ANI): Triveni Ghat at the holy town of Rishikesh was illuminated on Wednesday evening when thousands of lamps were lit by a large number of people ... Read more...
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Scottish govt allocates 270,000 pounds to aid Muslim women facing domestic abuse
April 16th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
Edinburgh, Apr 15 (ANI): Scotland government is learnt to have decided to allocate 270,000 pounds for a women group committed to support Muslim women subjected to domestic abuse in the country.Amina, ... Read more...
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