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Know Malala Yousafzai - World's youngest ever Nobel laureate
World | Dec 10, 2014, 12:26 PM ISTExactly two years and a day after Taliban gunmen shot her in the head for daring to speak up for the rights of a girl to get an education, Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan was awarded
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Mukherjee to visit Norway, Finland from Oct 12
India | Oct 08, 2014, 08:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a two-nation visit to Norway and Finland from October 12 during which he will meet Heads of the States and important functionaries.The first Indian President to visit
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Nobel Prize for work on brain's navigation system
World | Oct 07, 2014, 08:02 AM ISTStockholm: How do we remember where we parked the car? And how do we figure out a shortcut to work when there's a big traffic jam?The brain, it turns out, has a GPS-like function that
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Kenya, Norway to ink deal on petroleum management
World | Sep 10, 2014, 07:55 AM ISTNairobi: Kenya and Norway are set to sign an agreement on the management of petroleum resources, which will enable 22 Norwegian firms to invest in Kenya after having identified projects and opportunities, a Norwegian envoy
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Norway calls for ending Gaza blockade, reconstruction
World | Sep 09, 2014, 09:04 AM ISTGaza: Norway on Monday called for ending the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and for an immediate restoration of the coastal enclave.In a joint news conference held in the enclave with Mofeed Hasayna,
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Captain Rooney gives England 1-0 win over Norway
Football | Sep 04, 2014, 09:46 AM ISTLONDON: Wayne Rooney marked the start of his England captaincy by scoring a penalty in an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Norway in front a record-low crowd for the team at the new Wembley Stadium on
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India ranks 135 in UN Human Development Index; Norway tops
Jul 24, 2014, 04:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a sign that shows India has a lot of catching up to do, the country's ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) remained unchanged at 135 in 2013, reflecting little improvement in
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Sochi Olympics: Falla of Norway win women's cross-country sprint
Other Sports | Feb 11, 2014, 07:44 PM ISTKrasnaya Polyana: Maiken Caspersen Falla led a Norwegian double to take gold in the women's cross-country freestyle sprint at the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday. Despite pre-race favorite Marit Bjoergen going out in the semifinals, Norway
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Know about Longyearbyen, Norway where it's illegal to die
World | Jun 26, 2014, 08:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Longyearbyen is a small town (rather a frozen island) in Norway. It is the world's northernmost city. It was founded by an American John Longyear, started the Arctic Coal Company and set up
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Norway eyes business cooperation with India in oil, gas exploration
Nov 07, 2013, 11:41 PM ISTHyderabad: Norway is looking for business cooperation with India in sectors such as offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore supply and maritime industry, according to Ole Johan Sandvaer, Regional Director of Innovation Norway.
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A look inside Norway's Bastoy prison, the world's most luxurious jail
World | Oct 18, 2013, 01:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bastoy prison in Norway is no less than a paradise. The prison was founded in 1982. Arne Kvernvik-Nilsen is the Governor of the Bastoy Prison Island, which is the world's first ‘human
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Sunlight to be beamed onto Norwegian town square
World | Jul 16, 2013, 02:40 PM ISTRjukan (Norway), July 16: Residents in Rjukan, a Norwegian industrial town nestled in a narrow valley in central Norway, will get some sunlight on the town square from this September, breaking a history of over
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South Africa loses 1-0 at home to Norway
Football | Jan 09, 2013, 04:09 PM ISTCape Town, South Africa, Jan 9: South Africa fans showed their disappointment in a 1-0 friendly loss to Norway on Tuesday as coach Gordon Igesund races to get the host's new and inexperienced team ready
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Norway kids case: Court restores custody to uncle
World | Jan 09, 2013, 10:38 AM ISTKolkata Jan 9: In a fresh double twist, the custody of two siblings - brought from Norway after a legal and diplomatic fight last year - passed on to their uncle, hours after the Burdwan
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Convicted Indian couple's kin to appeal in higher court in Norway
India | Dec 04, 2012, 08:07 PM ISTHyderabad, Dec 4 : Family members of the Indian couple, convicted by an Oslo court on child abuse charges, today expressed their disappointment over the verdict saying it violates child rights and sought intervention of
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Indian couple convicted in Norway; father gets 18 months, mother 15
World | Dec 04, 2012, 05:44 PM ISTOslo,Dec 4: The Indian couple facing criminal charges of child abuse were convicted on Tuesday by a district court in Oslo with the father getting an 18-month jail term and mother being sentenced to 15
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Indian couple charged in Norway 'child abuse' case
World | Dec 01, 2012, 05:55 PM ISTOslo, Dec 1: The Indian couple arrested here in an alleged child abuse case have been charged with "gross repeated maltreatment" of their child for which the prosecution has proposed a minimum sentence of one-year
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Indian couple arrested in Norway gets consular help
India | Nov 30, 2012, 06:41 PM ISTNew Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 30 : Indian mission in Oslo has offered to provide consular assistance to the Indian couple in Norway arrested allegedly for trying to discipline their 7-year-old son for wetting his pants.According to
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Norway custody case: Panel gives custody of kids to mother
India | Nov 09, 2012, 03:38 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 9: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in West Bengal on Thursday gave the custody of two NRI children, who were earlier under the care of Norwegian authorities, to their mother Sagarika, a member
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Q&A about Norway massacre
World | Aug 24, 2012, 04:36 PM ISTOslo, Aug 24: A chapter of a terror case that has haunted Norway for 13 months ended Friday as confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was declared sane and sent to prison for bomb and