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N. Korean leader's sister finds Seoul familiar
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 10 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong on Saturday said Seoul feels familiar even though it is her first-ever visit to the South, the media reported.
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UN Secretary-General meets N Korean delegation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula after he met North Korean ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Koreans march under unified flag
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyeongchang [South Korea] Feb. 9 (ANI): The 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang kicked off on Friday with the two Koreans marching under unified flag in an opening ceremony themed around peace and future.
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Hockey India names 33 players for national camp ahead of CWG
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2018 and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the Hockey India on Friday named 33 players for the men's national camp.
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Suvarna Raj calls para-athlete Sakina's CWG snub a 'shame'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI):Former Indian Paralympic table tennis player Suvarna Raj has come out in support of para-powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who was snubbed for the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia.
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IOA pushes for para-athlete Sakina Khatun's inclusion in India CWG squad
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has written a letter to Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) asking for para powerlifter Sakina Khatun's inclusion in the Indian contingent to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia
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Sport Minister Rathore hails Khelo India School Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Thursday hailed the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games saying it was as grand as any international event.
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N Korea stages military parade before Pyeongchang Games
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 8 (ANI): North Korea on Thursday staged a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of its armed forces' day before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics begins on Friday.
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Para-athlete Sakina Khatun writes to PM Modi over CWG inclusion
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Para powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who has not been included in the Indian contingent to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting his intervention in the sa
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N Korea not willing to meet US officials at Olympics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb 8 (ANI): North Korea has no willingness to meet with the US officials during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang that are scheduled to start on Friday.
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Akshay Kumar supports 'Khelo India' initiative
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 7, (ANI): Khelo India, an initiative to foster sports development in India, received a boost as Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar supported the initiative.
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Will commit suicide if not considered for CWG: Para-athlete Sakina Khatun
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Para power-lifter Sakina Khatun, who has not been included in the Indian contingent to represent the country at Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has said that she will commit suicide in front of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
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