Indians
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Indians living longer, healthier lives: Lancet
India | Dec 18, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTWashington: India has made great strides in reducing both child and adult mortality since 1990, says a global study, adding that adults and children in the country are living longer and healthier lives than two
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Indians use mobiles, PCs more for education, professional work
India | Dec 16, 2014, 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: More people in India use connected devices like mobile phones and PCs for educational and professional purposes compared to those in developed markets such as the US and Japan, a study by IT
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Indians travel abroad in search of snowy Christmas: Survey
Lifestyle | Dec 11, 2014, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Moving on from Diwali and Holi, Indians are now opting to travel abroad to experience Christmas on the cobbled roads with snowflakes and decorated trees, according to a survey.The global Christmas survey, conducted
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Over 400 kidnapped, 7 still in captivity of pirates: Government
India | Dec 07, 2014, 02:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Fate of seven Indians kidnapped four years ago by pirates operating off Somalia and Nigerian coasts remains unknown and the past six years have seen the abduction of over 400 nationals, the government
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Indians queuing up to migrate to Australia
World | Dec 06, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTMelbourne: Indians are seeking increasingly to migrate to Australia, drawn by the work opportunities that Australia offered, media reported on Saturday.A study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in this connection, stated
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Overseas Indians in Australia seek dual citizenship
India | Nov 14, 2014, 10:38 AM ISTMelbourne: Coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Australia visit, the Indian community here has launched an online campaign, appealing to him to grant dual citizenship to overseas Indians."It's time that Indian government grants NRIs dual
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40 Indians remain captives in Iraq; govt assures families
India | Nov 05, 2014, 09:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met the families of 40 Indians, still held captives in Iraq, and assured them that the ‘earnest' efforts continued to secure the release of the nationals
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Indian carried father on his shoulders to Haj pilgrimage
India | Oct 08, 2014, 09:46 PM ISTDubai: An Indian man carried his 80-year-old father on his shoulders throughout the Haj rituals instead of using a wheelchair because he found it better and comfortable, a news report has revealed.Mohammed Rasheed, who is
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Its 'Hindi' vs 'Hindu' again, under fire Najma clarifies she said 'Hindi'
National | Aug 29, 2014, 08:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has clarified that she had actually said that there was nothing wrong in the word ‘Hindi' being applied to all citizens of India.Najma Heptullah was severely criticized
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Indians need exposure to wider world outside riches of IPL: Michael Vaughan
Cricket | Aug 19, 2014, 02:20 PM ISTLondon: India captain M S Dhoni might have refused to blame IPL for his team`s shambolic show in the five-Test series against England, but former English skipper Michael Vaughan feels the young Indian players must
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Black money: Suspect accounts of 600 Indians under probe
Aug 14, 2014, 06:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: In another instance of suspected black money stashed by Indians abroad, investigative agencies are probing a set of 600 new names and identities which have been provided to India by a “source” during
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Know what Indians do to show patriotism on Independence Day
India | Aug 15, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: India will be celebrating its 68th Independence Day tomorrow. For Indians, celebrating this day indeed is a matter of pride. They wake up to the feeling of nationalism… from playing patriotic songs, decorating
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Air India to evacuate Indians stranded in Libya
India | Aug 06, 2014, 11:12 AM ISTMumbai: Air India Wednesday deployed a special aircraft to Tunisia to airlift Indians stranded in neighbouring Libya, an official said here.The flight AI-161, a Boeing 777LR with a capacity of 238, left for Djerba in
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Indians most willing to give up online privacy for convenience, says study
Jun 20, 2014, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indians are more likely to trade personal information like address and consumption habits compared to their global counterparts for online convenience, a study by technology firm EMC today said. According to the global study,
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World Cup: Coaches trying to lift sagging morale of beleagured Indians
Hockey | Jun 03, 2014, 07:02 PM ISTThe Hague (The Netherlands): India's hockey team today went about working on the mistakes that led their narrow losses in the first two group league matches of the men's hockey World Cup. India conceded match-winners
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18 Indian pilgrims killed, 53 injured in Nepal bus accident
World | Jun 03, 2014, 07:13 PM ISTKathmandu: At least 18 Indian pilgrims were killed and 53 others injured when an overloaded bus carrying them veered off a mountain road and rolled about 100 meters before plunging into a river in western
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44 Indians shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars
World | May 08, 2014, 06:06 PM ISTLondon: Forty-four Indians, including 17 women, are among 705 aspirants shortlisted for an ambitious private mission to send four people on a planned one-way trip to Mars in 2024 to colonize the red planet. The
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No houses on rent for Indians in Singapore
World | May 03, 2014, 10:26 AM ISTSingapore: Many online home rental websites in Singapore include the words "No Indians, no People's Republic of China (PRC)", which is sometimes followed by the word "sorry", leading to increasing rental discrimination in the city.
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Four Indians win awards at Harvard competition for startups
World | May 02, 2014, 05:59 PM ISTNew York: Four Indians are among the winners of a Harvard Business School competition that awards prizes worth over $3,00,000 to new and innovative business and social impact startups conceptualized by the US institution's students
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Americans facing competition from Indians, Chinese: Barack Obama
World | Apr 08, 2014, 11:57 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has said that Americans are facing competition from India and China and exuded confidence that young Americans can match or exceed anything that they do."You guys are all coming up