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Wrestlers happy with facilities for CWG preparation
India’s Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is happy with the facilities for their Commonwealth Games preparations and hopes the country will impress the international athletes the way Australia had in the previous edition. The Commonwealth Games are scheduled Oct 3-14 here and wrestling is one of the disciplines expected to fetch medals for India. ‘We are happy with the preparation and stadiums for the Commonwealth Games have come up quite good. Last time, when we went … Read entire article »
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India, Canada Sign Civil Nuclear Agreemeent!
India and Canada signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday which will enable India to import Canadian nuclear equipment and technology and secure uranium, an abundant source of nuclear energy, to fuel the Asian nation’s rapid economic growth, officials said. Manmohan Singh described it as “breaking new ground in the history of our cooperation in this sector.” Manmohan Singh said , “It reflects the change in international realities.” India and Canada have had a long but … Read entire article »
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New Handsets Announced Immediately After Leak!
Wonders never seize and so do some records. The shortest time period ever between the leak of a phone model and its official announcement is has been covered by Sony Ericsson’s handsets. Just after a few hours of the leak of Sony Ericsson’s Yendo and the Cedar, Sony Ericsson went ahead and announced the phones officially. Apart from these two, the Xperia X8 has also been officially launched. Let us have a look at what these … Read entire article »
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CWG practice venue to miss completion deadline
Less than four months are left for the Commonwealth Games and the practice venue coming up at the Village is yet to be completed. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), entrusted with the task of constructing the venue, says completion is still months away. The Village would be handed over to the organizing committee in August. A senior DDA official said the reason for the extended deadline was the slow pace of work that previous contractor had been … Read entire article »
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No Platform Tickets, Is This The Solution?
Exactly 24 hours after the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station that claimed two lives and left eight passengers injured, on Monday the station once again teemed with passengers pushing and shoving their way to their respective trains. The Railways claimed to have to made the requisite arrangements for ‘crowd management’ having stopped sale of platform tickets and deployed additional police force, but the station remained just as crowded. While the sale of platform … Read entire article »
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