Nelson Mandela
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World leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
World | Dec 10, 2013, 11:04 AM ISTJohannesburg: President Pranab Mukherjee will be among over 90 heads of state and government who will attend an emotional memorial service in South Africa tomorrow for anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela, making it one of the
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World leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
World | Dec 09, 2013, 09:43 PM ISTJohannesburg: President Pranab Mukherjee will be among over 90 heads of state and government who will attend an emotional memorial service in South Africa tomorrow for anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela, making it one of the
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PM registers condolence message for Mandela at South Africa Mission
India | Dec 09, 2013, 09:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today visited South African High Commission here to register his condolence message for Nelson Mandela, whom he described as “a giant among men”.Singh paid tributes to the late South
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President leads high-level delegation for Mandela's memorial service
India | Dec 09, 2013, 09:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today said the visit of a high-level delegation headed by him to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela is to convey the "intense grief and personal loss" India feels
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South African police prepare for Mandela ceremony
World | Dec 09, 2013, 07:53 PM ISTJohhanesburg: Workers busily constructed a stage on Monday at the Soweto soccer stadium where world leaders will eulogize Nelson Mandela before tens of thousands of mourners, as police promised tight security.Nearly 100 heads of state
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Mandela had 'wonderful time' in last few days: daughter
World | Dec 09, 2013, 07:11 PM ISTJohannesburg: Nelson Mandela had a “wonderful time” in his last few days as his wife Graca, his children and grandchildren were all there to say goodbye, the anti-apartheid icon's daughter has said.“Until the last moment
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What football gave to Nelson Mandela
Football | Dec 09, 2013, 06:01 PM ISTJohannesburg: The mere sounds of a football game brightened Nelson Mandela in his darkest, most isolated times. First, it was the noise that carried across a gray, wind-swept prison yard on Robben Island, his brutal
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Team India pays respect to late Nelson Mandela
Cricket | Dec 07, 2013, 10:44 PM ISTDurban: Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli, on behalf of the entire team, paid tribute to the late former president Nelson Mandela on Saturday."Our condolences to his family and everyone related to him. We were shocked when
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Nelson Mandela and Cricket
Cricket | Dec 08, 2013, 06:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: South African anti- apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away on Friday morning, was a passionate fan of cricket.The untiring campaigner of human rights, Nelson Mandela 95, was frequently seen in the company
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India-South Africa ODI series is on, CSA dedicates it to late Mandela
Cricket | Dec 07, 2013, 05:26 PM ISTJohannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) today confirmed that the India-South Africa ODI series will continue as scheduled and dedicated the three-match rubber to Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid icon, who has passed away. South Africa was
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Nelson Mandela Burial Planned For December 15
World | Dec 07, 2013, 06:45 AM ISTJohannesburg: South Africans erupted in song, dance and tears on Friday in public and emotional celebrations of the life of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who bridged this country's black-white divide and helped avert a
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Nelson Mandela was giant among men: PM Manmohan Singh
India | Dec 06, 2013, 08:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday paid rich tributes to Nelson Mandela, describing him as a "giant among men" who was a beacon of hope for those struggling against oppression and injustice.Condoling the
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Songs, tears and prayers as South Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
World | Dec 06, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTJohannesburg: As flags were lowered to half mast, people across South Africa commemorated Nelson Mandela with song, tears and prayers on Friday as the government prepared funeral ceremonies that will draw leaders and other dignitaries
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5-day state mourning in India as a mark of respect to Nelson Mandela
India | Dec 06, 2013, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Friday announced a five-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Nelson Mandela. A decision to this effect was taken at a special meeting of the Union Cabinet, which
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Mandela redefined the meaning of courage and sacrifice: Sonia
National | Dec 06, 2013, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: paying rich tributes to Nelson Mandela, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said that the anti-apartheid icon redefined the meaning of courage and sacrifice."Nelson Mandela was a true leader who lead his nation always
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What you might not have known about Nelson Mandela
World | Dec 06, 2013, 02:04 PM ISTJohannesburg: The world knows Nelson Mandela as a man who forever changed the course of modern history and who will surely continue to leave his mark long after his death Thursday at the age of
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Know what happened when Nelson Mandela kissed Shabana Azmi
India | Dec 07, 2013, 04:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: When Nelson Mandela visited India in 1993, he was caught in an unexpected controversy. Shabana Azmi met the former President of South Africa at a social event and kissed him on his cheek,
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Pranab, Manmohan pay tributes to Mandela
India | Dec 06, 2013, 11:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday paid tributes to former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who died on Thursday night at the age of 95.“A giant
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Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over
World | Dec 06, 2013, 10:41 AM ISTJohannesburg: In his decades spent fighting for freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela inspired and challenged the world to stand up for others. As word of Mandela's death spread, current and former presidents, athletes and entertainers,
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Major events in the life of Nelson Mandela
World | Dec 06, 2013, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: July 18, 1918 -- Born to Hendry Mphakanyiswa, a Thembu chief, and Nosekeni Qunu in the Umtata district of the Transkei, at a time when virtually all of Africa was under European colonial