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Avantha Master 2013 - Top 11 players of round 3 are

Avantha Masters Top 11 players of round 3 are: 1. Thomas Aiken from South Africa tied 1st 2. Lian Wenchong from China tied 2nd 3. Kiradech Aphibarnrat from Thailand tied 3rd 4. David Drysdale from Scotland tied 3rd 5. Scott Hend from Australia tied 5th 6. Joonas Granberg from Finland tied 5th 7. Tommy Fleetwood from England tied 5th 8. Gaganjeet Bhullar from India tied 8th 9. Jaakko Makitalo from Finland tied 8th 10. Julian Quesne from France tied 8th 11. Chapchai Nirat from Thailand tied 8th
Football stars flag off ‘GIFT’ parade The “Goa International Football Table” – India’s first ever football summit is currently being held in Panjim, Goa, where stalwarts from the football community are discussing the scope and future of football in India and formulating a concise football charter. Some of the greatest football stars from yesteryears alongwith players from the present Indian football team had come together to flag off the spectacular sporting spectacle. A galaxy of football stars like Sunil Chhetri, India’s current Football team captain, Bollywood Actor Sunil Shetty, Former football player and Dronacharya Awardee Syed Naeemuddin, ex-Indian football players Magan Singh and Inder Singh alongwith popular football juggler Jestes Antony kicked-off the parade from Marriotts at 10.00 am and from there on visited different schools around Panjim. The star-studded float led by Dr. Rufino Monteiro (Chairman, GFDC) and a fleet of staff from Goa Football Develo
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March 15, 2013 From Executive Director Bill Buzenberg An investigation by The Center and PBS NewsHour into toxic pollution pushes the EPA to change policies. Read more Toxic Clout Delay and den

Jolly takes Holy Bath in Mahakumbh

Jolly takes Holy Bath in Mahakumbh “Unique Divine Power” experienced by BJP leader Vijay Jolly while spending the night alone on the personal bed of VHP Patron Ashok Singhal at Prayag New Delhi, 15 th March 2013 : BJP Delhi Spokesperson & Vice President Mr. Vijay Jolly took a holy bath on the eve of Mahashivratri at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad during the Mahakumbha Hindu festival. Prominent NRI’s from Fiji Islands Mr. Rajendra Prasad & Mr. Uday Sahai from New Zealand also took holy bath with Mr. Jolly. BJP leader Vijay Jolly spent the night in the personal bedroom of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Patron Shri. Ashok Singhal. Mr. Jolly experienced unique divine power of peace & blissful joy creeping into his body & soul during the night. The experience is un-explainable stated Mr. Jolly in a press statement today. Mahakumbh is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in the sacred river. It is the worlds largest religious gathe

Goa’s first ever International Football summit – “G.I.F.T” kicks off!

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  Standing (L-R) Dr. Robin Petersen (CEO, South African Football Development Agency and Ex-CEO, South African Football Association), Mr. Shrinivas Dempo (VP-AIFF), Mr. Kushal Das (General Secretary-AIFF), Dr. Rufino Monteiro (Chairman-GFDC), Shri. Manohar Parrikar (Honorable Chief Minister of Goa), Actor Suniel Shetty, Mr. Keshav Chandra (Secretary Sports, Govt. of Goa), Mr. Elvis Gomes (Member Secretary, GFDC) and Mr. Wim Koeverman (India National Team Coach) unveiling Goa's Draft Football policy at the Goa International Football Table (GIFT). Goa’s first ever International Football summit – “G.I.F.T” kicks off! The first day of the Goa International Football Table witnessed a spectacular response from the industry stalwarts Honorable Chief Minister unveiled the Draft Goa football policy and the GFDC publication 15 th March 2013, Panaji : The Goa International Football Table (G.I.F.T.) was held on Friday, 15 th March 2013 at Goa Marriott Resort &
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FireEye Opens R & D Center in Bangalore March 15, 2013 FireEye Opens Research and Development Center in Bangalore Appoints McAfee Veteran Sridhar Jayanthi as Vice President of Research and Development and Managing Director, India Operations Ramsunder Papineni Named Regional Sales Director, India and SAARC Share This! BANGALORE, India – March 14, 2013 FireEye®, Inc., the leader in stopping today’s new breed of cyber attacks, today announced plans for a new research and development center in Bangalore. The R&D center is scheduled to officially open on March 14, 2013. Sridhar Jayanthi will head the new R&D center as vice president, research and development and also as managing director, India operations. FireEye also announced the appointment of Ramsunder Papineni as the Regional Sales Director for India and the nations participating in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The Bangalore facility will se

Events Today happening Delhi

India Today Conclave 2013 > 15th & 16th March 2013 Entry : by Registration, Click here to register online Event Details : India Today Conclave 2013. Programme :  conclave.intoday.in/programme2013.html Kriti Film Club presents TibetReels “The Sun Behind The Clouds” documentary film screening at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 14th March 2013 “Is There a Quick – Fix Solution to Corruption?” panel discussion at Conference Room – 1, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 14th March 2013 “Violence Against Women – Implications for Political Economy” roundtable discussion at Conference Room – 2, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 10:30am-1pm on 14th March 2013 “Spirit of the Horse” an exhibition of artworks by Sujata Dere at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 14th & 15th March 2013 “Bangalore Fictions – n+n Corsino” The playful and poetic alliance of choreo
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Women are powerful drivers of progress when free to claim their rights “Women's empowerment unlocks a rush of economic growth, and this is true whether we are in Switzerland or my homeland, South Africa”, said the UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay, in her opening statement at a special side event focusing on gender equality and women´s empowerment. Pillay deplored that women continue to suffer disproportionally from violence, poverty, lack of education, health problems, and unequal access to financial credit and economic resources. “This is not only unjust, it is a terrible waste of human talent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights added.  “When we are free to claim our rights — we are extremely powerful drivers of progress; and this is just as true of a woman in a fishing village as it is of the Director of a multinational agency”, Pillay declared, while underlining that too often, the struggle for women's rights was framed as essentially protecting
Australian delegation from the state of Victoria visits Gujarat Australian delegation from the state of Victoria visits Gujarat Two MOU signed in the presence of Chief Secretary Mr Varesh Sinha and HE Mr Patrick Suckling Kangan Institute, Victoria entered in to an agreement with Industries Commisionerate (GOG) for skilling in automotive sector. Ecotech Pvt Ltd and Uniphos Envirotronic Pvt Ltd, signed an MOU to enter into a Joint Venture to manufacture air quality monitoring equipment. March 13, 2013, Gandhinagar: Taking forward the successful visit of the Australian delegation in the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013, HE Mr Patrick Suckling visited Gujarat with a delegation of 11 members. The delegation visit ended with signing of Two MOU’s in the presence of Mr Varesh Sinha, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat and HE Mr Patrick Suckling, Australian High Commissioner to India. An MOU was signed between
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Naresh -- What's Organizing for Action going to look like in Long Island City? It's up to what you do. That's why we wanted to bump up the invitation to the upcoming Action Planning Session in Long Island City. These sessions will be where your neighbors and fellow supporters get together to make the early and important decisions about what OFA will look like in your area -- how it's structured, and how you'll take action. Make sure you're a part of it. Check out the details, and RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/Action-Planning-Session Thanks, Organizing for Action ----Original Message--- From: Sara El-Amine, BarackObama.com Subject: RSVP requested: Action Planning Session in Long Island City Friend -- As we get Organizing for Action off the ground, we have a lot of decisions to make about how we structure ourselves and how we take action. Those are decisions that supporters like you, who've been so important in building th

CBI probe report prima facie suggests irregularities in coal block allocation: SC

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Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the CBI probe report prima facie suggests irregularities in coal block allocation. The court has directed CBI not to share its report with government and give it in writing to the court. This comes four days after the probe agency submitted its latest probe status report to the top court in a selaed envelop. The court also asked Centre to file additional affidavit to clarify policy criterion for selecting and dropping companies. The news agency reports that CBI informed SC in its report that No verification of credentials of companies was done for coal block allocation during 2006-09. CBI has registered a fresh case in the coal scam against a Jharkhand based company Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited. The comp

Salve withdraws as counsel for Italian marines

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"Insulted" and "shocked" by Italy's stand on the marines issue, senior Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve has quit as counsel for the Italian government in the fishermen killing case. Salve said that now it is "a question of Indian prestige" and the government will be "justified" in the tough steps it takes in the matter after the Italian government refused the return of two marines, charged with killing of two Indian fishermen last year. "I am an Indian first and then a senior counsel and after that comes my duty to my client and I feel insulted...I feel that first of all we are officers of court and secondly in a matter like this, the client has to take you into confidence and if the clien
AirAsia continues to nurture young Malaysian talent, Zulfahmi March 13, 2013   Four and More Years to Come! AirAsia continues to nurture young Malaysian talent, Zulfahmi KUALA LUMPUR, 13 MARCH 2013 – AirAsia, the world’s best low cost carrier is proud to continue its support for sole Malaysian MotoGP rider, Zulfahmi Khairuddin in his 2013 campaign in the Moto3 category for the world championship.   This will be the fourth full season for the 21 year old in the MotoGP. AirAsia began sponsoring Zulfahmi since his debut race at the Malaysian Grand Prix back in 2009 through the AirAsia Malaysia Wildcard Program. Since then, AirAsia has been instrumental in playing an active role in making his dream in the MotoGP come true.
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Major Move to bring in Transparency in Granting Approval for Hotel Projects and Classifying Hotels Union Tourism Minister Shri K Chiranjeevi today announced a major initiative to bring in transparency in granting approvals for hotel projects and classification status to functioning hotels. The hotel promoters and owners seek voluntary approval from the Ministry of Tourism for their projects and classification from one Star to Five Star Deluxe by submitting applications. These requests are processed for a final decision within 90 days from the receipt of complete applications. At present, the applicants remain unaware of the status of their applications till the final decision is conveyed to them. With the new move, all information relating to such applications indicating the latest status will be put on the website of the Ministry of Tourism www.tourism.gov.in . All applicants will be given a password to access the details posted on the web. The web details will i
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A monthly update on  the Worldwatch Institute's Food and Agriculture program's  latest publications, events, and research on  environmental, food, and sustainable development  topics. In this Newsletter: Argan Oil: Too Much of a Good Thing? The Human and Financial Costs of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Vital Signs Online Subscription Sale To Combat Scarcity, Increase Water-Use Efficiency in Agriculture Innovation of the Month: Food Fermentation for Biopreservation Improving Water Resource Management in the Nile Basin   Featured Report: Worldwatch Report 170 By  taking advantage of the work that healthy watersheds and freshwater ecosystems perform naturally, cities and rural areas can purify drinking water, alleviate hunger, mitigate flood damages