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February 2014

India should be strong to gain neighbours’ respect: Modi

Attacking the UPA government, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said that India's neighbours are creating trouble because it is weak and these countries would be friendly only if the central government is strong. He said if the Indian government is strong, fishermen from Tamil Nadu would not be languishing in Sri Lankan

83 civilians evacuated from Syrian town: UN

The first of 2,500 Syrians trapped by war in Syria's old city of Homs without aid for nearly two years have been evacuated under a three-day accord allowing people out and aid in, the UN said. In a statement Friday, the UN called for immediate access to nearly 1.6 million others throughout the country

Malala nominated for ‘Children’s Nobel’

Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani education activist attacked by the Taliban, is among the three candidates nominated for this year's World Children's Prize, also known as the Children's Nobel. Yousafzai has been nominated “for her courageous and dangerous fight for girls’ right to education”, according to the the website of the foundation that presents

Sri Lankan external affairs minister to visit China

Sri Lankan external affairs minister will undertake an official visit to China next week to strengthen bilateral relations, the government said here Friday. G.L. Peiris will make an official visit to China as a special envoy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from Feb. 10-13 2014, Xinhua quoted the Sri Lankan foreign ministry in a statement

India 87/1; chasing 407 in first Test

India were 87 for one chasing a record 407-run target against New Zealand at stumps on day three of the first Test at Eden Park here Saturday. Shikhar Dhawan (49) and Cheteshwar Pujara (22) were in the middle. India made 202 in the first innings and made a comeback into the game after bowling

Brazil World Cup stadium set to re-open

Brazil's Beira-Rio World Cup stadium in the southern city of Porto Alegre is set to be officially re-opened Feb 15, authorities said. The venue's owners, Brazilian top-flight side Internacional, confirmed Friday that the re-inauguration will feature a match against their local rivals Caxias, reported Xinhua. Just 10,000 seats will be made available for the

New Zealand 15/4 at lunch, India 202 all out

India reduced New Zealand to 15 for four in the second innings after the hosts decided against enforcing the follow on the visitors who were bowled out for 202 by lunch on day three of the first Test here Saturday. India, resuming their first innings at 130 for four, could only bat for 21

Spectrum auction: Bids worth Rs.54,600 crore received on Day 5

A total of 35 rounds of bidding were completed at the end of Day 5 Friday of the second generation (2G) spectrum or airwaves auction, an official statement said here. The government has received cumulative bids worth Rs.54,600 crore so far. "The government received cumulative bids worth Rs.54,600 crore at the end of the

Trust your spouse for better heart health

Matters of the heart can actually influence your cardiovascular health, reveals research. A study from the University of Utah shows that the ways in which your spouse is supportive – and how you support your spouse – can actually have significant bearing on your overall heart health. When both partners perceive the support

Thiruvananthapuram declared tobacco ad free

Marking a significant milestone in Kerala's public health initiatives, the capital district was Friday declared "tobacco advertisement free" and "tobacco free educational district". With this, it will have no tobacco advertisement boards at the points of sale, said Kerala Health Minister V.S.Sivakumar in the presence of senior officers of health, education and police departments

‘Bobby Jasoos’ not just a detective film: Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is not concerned about the horde of detective films being made currently like "Jagga Jasoos" and "Byomkesh Bakshi". The actress says that her film "Bobby Jasoos" has something more to offer. Vidya says she is not looking at other films as competition. "It's a female detective film but it's not just

BJP is a ‘bimar’ party: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said that BJP is a 'bimar' (ill) party with a communal mindset, the harshest criticism by the chief minister so far of his former ally. "BJP is an ill (bimar) party and its thought is rotten (soch sadi hain)," said Nitish Kumar, targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party for

February 2014

India should be strong to gain neighbours’ respect: Modi

83 civilians evacuated from Syrian town: UN

Malala nominated for ‘Children’s Nobel’

Sri Lankan external affairs minister to visit China

India 87/1; chasing 407 in first Test

Brazil World Cup stadium set to re-open

New Zealand 15/4 at lunch, India 202 all out

Spectrum auction: Bids worth Rs.54,600 crore received on Day 5

Trust your spouse for better heart health

Thiruvananthapuram declared tobacco ad free

‘Bobby Jasoos’ not just a detective film: Vidya Balan

BJP is a ‘bimar’ party: Nitish Kumar

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