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Two women in new Maharashtra government

November 7th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday. Both ...

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Moderate to heavy polling in Himachal (Third Lead)

Moderate to heavy polling in Himachal (Third Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) There was moderate to heavy polling in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said. Polling was peaceful. "After a sluggish ...

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President’s Punjab visit postponed

President’s Punjab visit postponed

November 7th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday postponed her proposed visit to Amritsar in Punjab scheduled for Monday, officials said. "This visit has been postponed on the request of member ...

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Karan Singh honoured by New York varsity

November 7th, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Nov 7 (IANS) Karan Singh, president, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), was conferred with an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters by the State University of New York here Saturday. "As ...

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49 percent turnout in ‘peaceful’ Uttar Pradesh by-poll (Third Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) About 49 percent of the 4.9 million electors in Saturday's by-elections in Uttar Pradesh turned out to cast their vote in 11 state assembly and one parliamentary constituency. Even ...

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Former CPI-M legislator shot in West Bengal

November 7th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot by unidentified men in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday evening, police said, amid speculation that the ...

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Ashok Chavan, 37 more ministers take oath in Maharashtra (Roundup)

November 7th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle between coalition partners the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along ...

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More than 100 arrested at Tehran opposition rally

November 7th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) More than 100 people have been arrested on charges of "disturbing the public order" during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported ...

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Hooda accommodates all independents in Haryana government (Roundup)

Hooda accommodates all independents in Haryana government (Roundup)

November 7th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Four were made ministers while ...

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Yeddyurappa sheds tears at fate, dissidents firm on his sack (Roundup)

Yeddyurappa sheds tears at fate, dissidents firm on his sack (Roundup)

November 7th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Left with little option but to bow to dissident's demands to save his chair, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday shed tears publicly but the rebels ...

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Ashok Chavan, 37 more ministers take oath in Maharashtra (Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle with its ally over power sharing, Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along with 37 more ministers. The new ...

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Karnataka muddle raises question - who forms the BJP high command?

Karnataka muddle raises question - who forms the BJP high command?

November 7th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
By V.S. Karnic Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) The lingering crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka has brought to the fore the question - who constitutes the ...

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Upset stomach saves Koda from arrest (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda got a reprieve from imminent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering case as doctors at the Apollo ...

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Heavy voting in Lok Sabha, assembly by-elections (Roundup)

Heavy voting in Lok Sabha, assembly by-elections (Roundup)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted enthusiastically Saturday in by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states, with the outcome set to have a ...

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Around 70 percent polling in Kerala by-elections (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Kerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in largely peaceful by-polls Saturday. Though the final percentage is to ...

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Over 65 percent votes cast in West Bengal (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Over 65 percent of voters exercised their franchise in by-polls to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal, an Election Commission official said here. "Overall, polling was peaceful. Till 5 ...

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Moderate turnout in Uttar Pradesh by-polls (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) An average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50 ...

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Chhattisgarh records 50-55 percent voting (Second Lead)

Chhattisgarh records 50-55 percent voting (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) An estimated 50-55 percent of the over 200,000 electorate exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarh's Vaishali Nagar assembly seat by-poll Saturday, officials said. Election officials said that ...

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IANS top stories at 6

November 7th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL Ashok Chavan sworn in Maharashtra chief minister -- Moved at 1753, Lead by 1900 Dissidents insist on Yeddyurappa's removal - Lead moved at 1428 'Supportive' Independents gain most in new Hooda government -- Lead ...

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Moderate to heavy polling in Himachal (Second Lead)

Moderate to heavy polling in Himachal (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy polling was witnessed in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said. "After a sluggish start, polling in ...

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Suicide threat by fans if Karandlaje dropped

Suicide threat by fans if Karandlaje dropped

November 7th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of Shoba Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the beleaguered first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, Saturday threatened to commit suicide if ...

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Koda’s wife sacrifices goats for husband’s well-being

November 7th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Geeta Koda, wife of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda -- who is accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore -- sacrificed 11 goats at a temple here for her ...

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Black day observed as Buddhadeb visits West Midnapore

November 7th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of school students, teachers and villagers took out rallies and observed a black day Saturday as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee reached West Midnapore district on ...

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Ashok Chavan sworn in Maharashtra chief minister

November 7th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) A new Democratic Front government headed by Ashok Chavan took office in Maharashtra Saturday evening. Governor S.C. Jamir administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chavan, of the ...

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Around 50 percent polling in Rajasthan (Second Lead)

Around 50 percent polling in Rajasthan (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Around 50 percent polling was reported Saturday in bypolls from Rajasthan's two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber where the main battle is between the ruling Congress ...

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Karnataka tourism minister firm in oust Yeddyurappa stand

Karnataka tourism minister firm in oust Yeddyurappa stand

November 7th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Dissident Karnataka Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who is leading a campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, has displayed amazing consistency in his stand as ...

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Koda evades arrest, thanks to upset stomach (Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, facing arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, will remain in hospital due to a stomach upset, doctors at the Apollo ...

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Voting ends, 65 percent turnout in Assam by-polls (Second Lead)

November 7th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) By-polls in two assembly constituencies in Assam ended on a peaceful note Saturday with an estimated 65 percent voter turnout, officials said. Dhekiajuli and South Salmara are the ...

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ULFA leaders deny surrendering, sent to 10-day police custody

ULFA leaders deny surrendering, sent to 10-day police custody

November 7th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Two senior leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Sasha Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika - were Saturday remanded to police custody for 10 ...

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Yeddyurappa sheds tears over his plight

Yeddyurappa sheds tears over his plight

November 7th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight, ...

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