China’s teenager takes 11 minutes to advance at TT Worlds
byParis, May 14 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old debutante Hu Limei of China took only 11 minutes to beat Haliti Ilirjana of Kosovo in the first round…
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India-Africa festival opens in Johannesburg
byJohannesburg, May 14 (IANS) With an eclectic blend of cinema, music, art and photography exhibitions, entrepreneurs and bloggers workshops and panel discussions the 12-day…
Kings XI opt to bowl against Royal Challengers
byBangalore: Kings XI captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at…
Jayalalithaa announces plan for Rs.100 crore statue
byChennai, May 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced her government’s decision to install a mega statue of Tamil Thai (Mother…
Conspiracy to stall panchayat polls has failed: Mamata
byKolkata, May 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the opposition parties’ conspiracy to stall the panchayat polls has failed with…
Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N emerges single largest party
byIslamabad, May 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan Tuesday announced results of 254 National Assembly seats, with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz heading the tally…
Malaysian Indian Congress secretary general quits
bySingapore, May 14 (IANS) Secretary general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), Datuk S. Murugesan, has resigned after he lost the Kota Raja parliamentary…
Ghanaian soccer fans ask for stewards at stadia
byAccra, May 14 (IANS) Ghanaian soccer-loving fans called for the introduction of stewards in the various stadia to ensure the safety of spectators and…
Court asks Bengal to end panchayat polls by July 15
byKolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the three-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal to be concluded by July 15, and…
Indo-Fijian woman turns 101
bySydney, May 14 (IANS) On the day Fiji observed the 134th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers Tuesday, an Indian-origin woman in…