Olympics: Kenya’s lost glory in hockey
August 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 9 (IANS) Twenty-four years ago, the Kenyan hockey team lined up with the rest of the world to vie for Olympic honours in the 1988 Seoul edition.And that ... Read more...
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Mass migration from Chhattisgarh villages after shootout
July 7th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 7 (IANS) Korsaguda and Sarkeguda villages in Chhattigarh are witnessing large scale migration as people are fleeing to nearby states, leaving behind their agricultural land, following a midnight ... Read more...
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Troubles galore as BJP enters final year of rule (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 26th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) Karnataka's scandals-scarred, dissidence-riven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government completes four years of its maiden rule in the state next week, depending heavily on its troubled ... Read more...
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Hindus upset over Newsweek cover showing Obama as Nataraja
November 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 21 (ANI): Hindus are upset over the cover of November 22 edition of American newsweekly Newsweek which depicts US President Barack Obama in Nataraja pose, saying that it ... Read more...
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‘The Hobbit’ could become most expensive movie of all time
October 11th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 11 (ANI): The film adaptation of 'The Hobbit' is set to become the most expensive movie ever.The Hollywood blockbuster - a prequel to 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and ... Read more...
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UN demands impartial inquiry into Gaza flotilla deaths (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 1 (DPA) The UN Security Council called Tuesday for an impartial inquiry into the Israeli commando raid on a flotilla of aid ships for Gaza, which left nine activists ... Read more...
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Goa sets up National Games Secretariat
May 27th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) Goa Thursday constituted a National Games Secretariat to finalise various activities for the mega sporting event to be held in 2011, the state government said Thursday.
"The government ... Read more...
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‘Slim’ prospects for climate deal this year, says UN climate change chief
April 12th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Copenhagen (Denmark), Apr.12 (ANI): Prospects of finalising a new binding agreement on climate change by the end of the year are "slim", according to UN climate convention chief Yvo de Boer.He was ... Read more...
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Agra music legend struggles to survive
March 8th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, March 8 (IANS) One of the last exponents of the Agra Gharana of Hindustani classical music, 86-year-old Ustad Akeel Ahmad Khan is not only unwell but is also a ... Read more...
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Ledger’s split from Michelle Williams ‘made him snap’, says Terry Gilliam
July 1st, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 1 (ANI): Heath Ledger's split from Michelle Williams and legal dispute over his daughter Matilda contributed to his unstable and sleepless state in the weeks before he died of ... Read more...
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South Asian Film Festival likely to rewrite an alien’s script
June 26th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, June 26 (IANS) The South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) may well live up to its theme 'Dissolving Boundaries' if 25-year-old Ali Khan finds his way back home to the ... Read more...
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Benitez will have 64 million pounds to battle Man U, sign Barry
May 10th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez will have a 64 million pounds war chest to battle Manchester United and top of his summer agenda is to finally tie up an ... Read more...
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What held up quick evacuation of victims during 9/11?
January 27th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Victims from the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) could have been evacuated early but rampant confusion, ignorance about drills, unsuitable footwear and ... Read more...
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UK Defence Ministry wastes over 300 million of taxpayers” money through errors
January 27th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Over 300 million pounds of the British taxpayers'' money has been lost by the Ministry of Defence due to poor book-keeping and payroll and contract errors, reports The ... Read more...
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Mock terror drill at Delhi metro stations
February 14th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The first-ever mock drill was conducted within the premises of the Delhi Metro railway stations, to train the staff against a possible attack by terrorists.
The drill was ... Read more...
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Sharia law is operating in secret in many British towns, cities: Paper
February 9th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by admin
New York, Feb.9 (ANI): Sharia laws are being applied in secret in Muslim communities across the United Kingdom in clear defiance of the country's legal system, the New York Daily News reports. ... Read more...
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