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Polls push IPL 7 to UAE, Bangladesh on standby

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW DELHI (TIP): Ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Wednesday that the seventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in three phases from April […]

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South Africa demanded Rs 180 crore to host IPL 7

Mar 14, 2014 - 9:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): BCCI would have loved to host the IPL in South Africa but the plan was shelved because of the cost factor. According to sources, Cricket South Africa ( CSA) was demanding close […]

Kerry likens Uganda anti-gay law to Nazism, apartheid

Feb 28, 2014 - 7:04 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry on February 26 compared tough new anti—gay laws enacted in Uganda to anti—Semitic legislation in Nazi Germany or apartheid in South Africa. “You could change the focus […]

Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar

Feb 7, 2014 - 5:48 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India‘s highest civilian award, by the president Pranab Mukherjee on February 4. Tendulkar, 40, is the first sportsperson, as well as the youngest person to […]

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF INDIA

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:18 am EST @theindpanorama 32

India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s mostpopulous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]

Salman Khurshid’s Call to Expatriates to Help Build India’s Brand Image

Jan 11, 2014 - 6:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Minister of External Affairs Sh. Salman Khurshid, has exhorted the overseas Indians to become India’s best ambassadors to spread and popularize the country’s values, beliefs, culture and heritage overseas. Presiding over the […]

2013 — THE DEAR DEPARTED

Jan 10, 2014 - 9:07 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Renowned film actor Farooq Sheikh passed away on December 28 following a massive heart attack in Dubai. The 64-year-old actor was last seen in Club 60, released earlier this month. Sheikh was best known for […]

NELSON MANDELA (DEC 5)

Jan 10, 2014 - 8:10 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Anti-Apartheid leader and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela died at his Johannesburg home after a prolonged lung infection. He was born on 18th July 1918 in a small village of Mvezo which was […]

PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS ENDS; PREZ HAILS NRIS’ CONTRIBUTION

Jan 10, 2014 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concluded on January 9 with President Pranab Mukherjee hailing the contribution of Non-Resident Indians in the growth and development of the country. “The government will continue to […]

Three-day Indian diaspora meet concludes

Jan 10, 2014 - 6:08 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concluded on January 9 with President Pranab Mukherjee hailing the contribution of Non-Resident Indians in the growth and development of the country. “The government will continue to […]

ZAHEER, ASHWIN PROMISE FIGHT IN TESTS

Dec 13, 2013 - 7:30 am EST @theindpanorama 1

DURBAN (TIP): Two of India‘s most experienced bowlers, Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin, have promised a better fight in the upcoming Tests after India were blanked 2-0 in the ODIs. Zaheer, one of the few […]

Elaborate ceremony to lay Mandela to rest

Dec 13, 2013 - 6:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (TIP): NELSON Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony combining a state funeral and all its military pomp with the traditional burial rituals of his Xhosa clan […]

SA TROUNCE INDIA IN HARSH WELCOME

Dec 6, 2013 - 6:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

JOHANNESBURG (TIP): South Africa brought Floyd-like edge to the word pink as they welcomed a clearly undercooked Indian side to the country with a 141-run hammering. Quinton de Kock, the baby face in baby pink, […]

NELSON MANDELA, FROM APARTHEID FIGHTER TO PRESIDENT AND UNIFIER

Dec 6, 2013 - 5:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world. Imprisoned for nearly three […]

Nelson Mandela dies at 95

Dec 6, 2013 - 5:10 am EST @theindpanorama 0

World Leaders pay Tribute to the Anti-apartheid Icon and Father of Modern South Africa JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Nelson Mandela, the revered South African anti-apartheid icon who spent 27 years in prison, led his country to democracy […]

Apollo Tyres closes $60-m deal with Sumitomo

Dec 5, 2013 - 5:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Apollo Tyres Ltd has said it has closed a deal with Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries to sell its South African business for $60 million. According to a statement issued here, Sumitomo will […]

Will Indian bowlers be equal to task?

Dec 5, 2013 - 5:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

JOHANNESBURG (TIP): There have been instances in recent past when scores well above 300 have looked vulnerable. The Indian bowling attack has looked listless, especially with the field restrictions coming into play in the back […]

Zaheer returns to India Test squad

Nov 29, 2013 - 7:41 am EST @theindpanorama 1

MUMBAI (TIP): Zaheer Khan has been recalled to the India Test squad for the forthcoming tour of South Africa. Zaheer is one of five fast bowlers for the two-Test series, and the only newcomer to […]

United States

UN TRUST FUND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ANNOUNCES OVER USD 8 MILLION IN GRANTS IN 18 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

Nov 29, 2013 - 6:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) announced, November 22, USD 8 million in grants to 17 initiatives in 18 countries and territories. First-time grant recipients […]

FAREWELL SACHIN

Nov 15, 2013 - 8:15 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A time line of Sachin Tendulkar’s 24-year-old illustrious career: Feb 23-25, 1988: Tendulkar (14) and Vinod Kambli (16) compile a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidya Mandir against St Xavier’s at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Kambli […]

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Nov 8, 2013 - 8:08 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]

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Umesh Yadav, Rohit Sharma in India Test squad

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Rohit Sharma, who is yet to make his Test debut, has made a comeback to the squad selected for the two Tests against West Indies. Ravindra Jadeja missed out because of a shoulder […]

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The India of 2013 is not the India of 1991

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

With simple ideas that do not require big bang reforms, India can weather the storm caused by global and domestic economic factors, believes the author. There are ways of looking at India’s present economic woes […]

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa, Australia and the US among the Hindus across the […]

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India gets 101st rank on global gender gap index

Oct 25, 2013 - 7:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/GENEVA (TIP): Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was today ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since […]

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