Manmohan Singh returns from ‘fruitful’ visit to Germany
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here at 10.30 p.m. from a three-day “successful” and “fruitful” visit to Germany that…
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Indian-American doctors seek end to physician shortage
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) An influential group of Indian-American doctors has proposed a comprehensive legislative agenda to end the shortage of physicians in the…
Foreign officials attending poll management course
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) As many as 30 officials from 19 countries are attending a course on emerging poll challenges at the India…
Mexico to play Peru with local league lineup
byMexico City, April 12 (IANS) Mexico plans to play Peru in a soccer friendly April 17 in San Francisco, California, with a lineup composed…
European business want India-EU FTA to open markets, protect IPR
byBrussels, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the ministerial meeting on the India-EU free trade agreement here next week, European business associations have said the…
Bangladesh keen to honour Indian soldiers killed in 1971
byNew Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has requested India for the names of around “8,000 Indian soldiers” killed while fighting Pakistani forces in the…
‘Beast from the East’ rules out boxing comeback
byMoscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, known as the “Beast from the East”, has ruled out a comeback to boxing…
Dutch player Li withdraws from table tennis worlds due to pregnancy
byThe Hague, April 12 (IANS) Dutch table tennis player Li Jie pulled out of the forthcoming World Table Tennis Championships in Paris due to…
World boxing body gives Uganda ultimatum to carry out elections
byKampala (Uganda), April 12 (IANS) The world boxing body AIBA (International Boxing Association) has given Uganda an ultimatum of May 4 to hold elections…
Ten-man Palmeiras seal Libertadores knockout berth
bySao Paulo, April 12 (IANS) Midfielder Charles struck a second-half winner as 10-man Palmeiras secured a place in the Copa Libertadores knockout phase with…