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Goodbye, Rosetta! This is how you can watch the end of an amazing mission today
World | Sep 30, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTThe European Space Agency is all set to crash its historical Rosetta spacecraft into a comet, two years after it began its probe in 2014. The Rosetta mission will end with a controlled descent
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China to end prisoner organ transplants on Jan 1
World | Dec 04, 2014, 09:18 AM ISTBeijing: China says it will cease transplanting organs taken from executed prisoners on Jan. 1 in response to human rights concerns, although uncertainties linger over where a replacement supply will come from.China has previously said
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Iran nuclear talks in Oman end with little progress
World | Nov 11, 2014, 06:17 AM ISTMuscat: The trilateral meeting that among the US, Iran and the European Union(EU) in Muscat, capital of Oman, ended on Monday with little progress.The two-day meeting, attended by US Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian
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Jordan appeals to end Al Aqsa Mosque restrictions
World | Oct 19, 2014, 06:42 AM ISTAmman: Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday called for international efforts to end Israeli violations against Al Aqsa mosque, media reported.At a meeting with diplomats and ambassadors of member states of the UN Security
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Pakistan to intensify effort to end polio
World | Oct 15, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTIslamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to intensify its effort to eradicate polio, a media report said.Emergence of new cases has forced international institutions and foreign governments to put restrictions on the country.The decision was
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UN chief calls for end to hostilities in South Sudan
World | Sep 27, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for an immediate end to hostilities in South Sudan, saying "there cannot be a military solution to the conflict" in the world's youngest country.The appeal came
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Pak political drama nears end after army chief intervenes
World | Aug 29, 2014, 02:46 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's powerful army chief has stepped in to mediate between the embattled government and the protesters seeking resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, bringing the military back into the centre stage and signaling a
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Pakistan PM calls for efforts to end terrorism
World | Jul 11, 2014, 01:22 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to end terrorism and intensify the on-going military operations in North Waziristan.At a meeting in Karachi on Thursday, Sharif was given a detailed briefing
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Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike in Israeli jails
World | Jun 25, 2014, 06:00 PM ISTJerusalem/Gaza: Some 80 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons ended a 63-day-old hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Israeli authorities, officials said on Wednesday.A spokesperson with the Israel Prison Service told Xinhua that some
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Pope Francis urges an end to Israel-Palestine conflict
World | May 26, 2014, 12:00 AM ISTJerusalem: Pope Francis Sunday afternoon urged Israelis and the Palestinians to search for a peaceful solution to their conflict.On his arrival at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv at the start of his visit
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Model Code of Conduct ends
India | May 19, 2014, 05:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: After being in force for over two months, the Model Code of Conduct has ended during which the Election Commission took several major decisions, including giving the nod to the government to appoint
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Barcelona's winning era comes to an end
Football | May 18, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTBARCELONA, Spain : There was no denying that something bigger than Barcelona's Spanish league title defense came to an end on Saturday. Barcelona's 1-1 draw at home to new champion Atletico Madrid left it without
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Three billion internet users by end of 2014: ITU
May 06, 2014, 09:33 PM ISTGeneva: By the end of this year, there will be almost 3 billion internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world. And the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally, new
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Russia, Ukraine agree on normal gas transit until May end
May 03, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTWarsaw: EU energy commissioner, energy ministers from Russia and Ukraine agreed that gas transit to Ukraine would not suffer in any way until the end of May.EU's Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander
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Wal-Mart paid $334 million to end India partnership
Apr 28, 2014, 08:04 PM ISTMumbai: Wal-Mart Stores Inc has paid nearly Rs 1,404 crore in debt related to the purchase of a stake in its Indian joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, which the US retailer ended in October last
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Toyota India workers end strike; to resume duty Tuesday
Apr 21, 2014, 10:25 PM ISTBangalore: Toyota India unionised employees Monday called off their relay hunger strike and decided to join duty Tuesday after the Karnataka government clarified that the lockout in the twin car plants was prohibited.“We have called
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IPL7: Is it all over for Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag?
Cricket | Apr 22, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: The two dashing openers from Delhi Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir seem to have lost their touch if the first couple of matches in IPL 7 that they have played are taken into
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Sensex ends flat in truncated week after see-saw trade
Apr 19, 2014, 07:53 PM ISTMumbai: The shortened trading week saw the key indices ending flat after a roller-coaster ride on the back of a host of domestic developments related to inflation , factory output and corporate earnings.The market succumbed
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Rupee falls for 3rd week; ends at 60.29 Vs dollar
Apr 19, 2014, 07:41 PM ISTMumbai: In a truncated week, the Indian rupee continued to fall against the American currency for the 3rd consecutive week on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers amid weak USD overseas.The forex market was
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G-20 pushes US to ratify IMF reforms by year end
Apr 12, 2014, 07:03 PM ISTWashington: Expressing disappointment at the continued delay over International Monetary Fund's quota and governance reforms that would give emerging economies, including India, a greater voice, the G-20 has given the US a year end deadline