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PM honours IFS officer Tanmaya Lal with SK Singh award

Tanmaya Lal, a Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1991 batch, was called back to New Delhi from Kenyan capital Nairobi where he was recently posted under the excuse of some "official duty".Upon......

Obama's 'lost' brother tracked down in Nairobi

White House hopeful Barack Obama's long lost brother has been tracked down for the first time living in a hut on the outskirts of the Keniyan capital, reports claimed.\n\nTwenty-six year-old George......

Dog saves abandoned 'Angel Baby'

A five-year-old dog, rummaging for food in a Nairobi, Kenya, forest, saved a baby, which, according to doctors, must have been there for at least two days.The baby is suspected to have been......

When animals crossed over!

We present a selection of Reuters images of animals crossing the road, clicked worldwide. In this photograph, a white rhino and its baby are seen crossing a road on the drying shores of Lake......

Can the disaster of 1996 repeat itself in Afghanistan?

While the Soviet troops left Najibullah all alone without any back-up support to counter the Afghan Mujahideen, the US is unlikely to leave Karzai and his successor’s government all alone,......

Air India's asset monetisation plans may take wing

In what would finally kick-start the monetisation of Air India’s real estate assets, public sector undertakings IDBI Bank, State Bank of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Power......

Air India withdraws 10 international flights in 3 years

State-run Air India has withdrawn its 10 direct flights to international destinations in the last three years due to poor passenger load. The airline, which operates flights from 59 domestic......

India pushes for more Singapore, Lanka flights

The civil aviation ministry plans to negotiate for additional seat entitlement with the governments of Singapore and Sri Lanka, enabling Indian carriers to add more flights to these countries,......

Air cargo business blooms before Valentine's Day

The air cargo business is a loss-making proposition for several airlines, with a fall in demand and yields, but business has started booming again ahead of Valentine’s Day with an increase in......

Manoj Kohli to become Airtel MD to revive mobile biz

In a major top-level management restructuring, Bharti Airtel is set to appoint Manoj Kohli as its managing director to revive its mobile business.Bharti Airtel's founder Sunil Mittal, who is......

Spotted! Sanjay Dutt in Kenya

Reader Dheeraj Singh bumped into Sanjay Dutt while in transit for his flight to Johannesburg at Nairobi airport. It took Dheeraj some time to realise he was in front of the Munnabhai star. Dheeraj......

Review: Sai Paranjpye's Chashme Buddoor is special

Sai Paranjpye's Chashme Buddoor is the best Hindi film you'll see this year, writes Raja Sen.There is a scene in Sai Paranjpye’s Chashme Buddoor where Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval are on......

PIX: The Most Amazing Spider-Man Fan Photos!

Movie buffs have ingenious ways to show support and admiration to their favourite movie charcaters, especially superheroes. As The Amazing Spider-Man gets ready to hit Indian screens this month,......

Vikram is the youth envoy of UN Habitat

Catch the action in the Tamil film industry right here! Tamil actor Vikram has been selected as the Youth Envoy for the UN Habitat (United Nations Human Settlement Programme). Out of the four......

Nathuram fourth in Nairobi Marathon

India's Nathuram finished a commendable fourth in the Nations Challenge of the Nairobi Marathon, the first leg of The Greatest Race on Earth.Nathuram clocked two hours 30 minutes and 27 seconds for......

Meet the 'Hands of Stone'

Dancing nimbly in the darkened hall of a Nairobi boxing gymnasium, several men in soaked T-shirts and tracksuit bottoms pummel punchbags.Almost unnoticed among the dozens of grunting bodies is......

India 'A' advance to final in style

India 'A' advanced to the triangular one-day series final in Nairobi with a thumping six-wicket victory over hosts Kenya in their final league engagment on Tuesday.Electing to bat, Kenya were all......

Bhandari sends Kenya crashing

India 'A' proved too good for hosts Kenya, winning their one-day triangular match by ten wickets at the Nairobi Gymkhana club on Saturday.Opening fast bowler Amit Bhandari destroyed the Kenyans as......

Odumbe to answer formal charge

Following a preliminary hearing in Nairobi on Wednesday, Kenyan cricketer Maurice Odumbe was formally charged under the ICC's Code of Conduct for allegedly receiving money, benefit or other reward......

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Q. Where did Yuvraj Singh make his ODI debut?
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Q. capital of the kenya
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Q. . Which player has scored the fastest century in ODI?
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Web results for Nairobi

Tourism Road Shows

FACT SHEET Ministry of Tourism undertakes various activities, including organizing Road Shows in important and potential tourist generating... ...

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=96107

Ethiopia World Bank AfDB to Fund U.S. $1.26 Billion Ethiopia-Kenya Power Line

The World Bank and African Development Bank will provide 80 percent of the funds needed for a $1.26 billion line that will take power to Kenya from... ...

http://www.calcuttanews.net/index.php/sid/214656586/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

UDSM among Africa's top 20 universities

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has been named among the top 20 performing universities in Africa. An international online Universities and... ...

http://www.universitiesnews.com/2013/05/21/tanzania-udsm-among-africas-top-20-universities/

LTTE man flees Lanka, caught en route to Nairobi

The arrested person, identified as Theva Satesh Kumar, was born and brought up in Jafna in Sri Lanka, which has been an LTTE-dominated area. Crime... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1837363/report-ltte-man-flees-lanka-caught-en-route-to-nairobi

Remembering major terror attacks on Anti Terrorism Day

New Delhi : The death anniversary of ex-prime minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi is also observed as Anti Terrorism Day all over the country on... ...

http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/remembering-major-terror-attacks-on-anti-terrorism-day--23116.html

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