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Historic Davis Cup win for Czech Republic
Tennis | Nov 19, 2012, 09:13 AM ISTPrague, Nov 19 : Radek Stepanek won a pulsating fifth rubber to steer the Czech Republic to claim the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation by beating defending champions Spain 3-2,
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PM to watch historic PSLV launch on Sunday
India | Sep 08, 2012, 09:52 AM ISTBangalore, Sep 8 : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it was all set to launch the historic PSLV-C21 on Sunday morning.The wholly commercial launch will be the space agency's 100th mission
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Obama, Karzai ink 'historic' Strategic Partnership Agreement
World | May 02, 2012, 07:38 AM ISTWashington, May 2: Making his way into Afghanistan unannounced, US President Barack Obama signed a landmark Strategic Partnership Agreement strengthening post-war ties with Kabul after 2014 when American combat forces return home.The ten-page long-term agreement
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British Woman Tries Historic Antarctic Crossing
World | Nov 18, 2011, 10:25 PM ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 18: Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30
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Rumblings About Gorkhaland In Darjeeling Again
India | Jul 07, 2011, 02:00 PM ISTSiliguri, Jul 7: Exactly a month after the West Bengal government signed a bipartite agreement with the GJM, described as ‘historic' by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, rumblings about ‘Gorkhaland' are again being heard
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SC Decision On Black Money Historic: Ramdev
India | Jul 04, 2011, 10:30 PM ISTHaridwar, Jul 4: Yoga teacher Swami Ramdev today hailed the Supreme Court's decision to appoint a Special Investigation Team on the issue of black money as historic.“Diwali will be celebrated at Patanjali Yogpeeth as the
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UN Backs Gay Rights For First Time Ever
World | Jun 18, 2011, 11:01 AM ISTGeneva, Jun 18 : The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and
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Vijender Knocks Off Historic 2nd Asiad Boxing Gold For India
India | Nov 26, 2010, 08:58 PM ISTGuangzhou, Nov 26: World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) clinched an unprecedented second boxing gold for India at the ongoing Asian Games while two others settled for silver to round off the best ever campaign
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Tarundeep Wins A Historic Silver, India Slip To 10th Position
India | Nov 24, 2010, 08:17 PM ISTGuangzhou, Nov 24: Tarundeep Rai clinched a historic silver medal in archery while star boxer Vijender Singh and three of his colleagues stormed into the men's boxing finals as India slipped to the tenth position