Is Manmohan Singh Sonia’s poodle, asks British daily
July 16th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) "Manmohan Singh - India's saviour or Sonia's poodle?" read the headline of a report in The Independent which observed that the Indian prime minister's reforming ... Read more...
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Government faces opposition heat over inflation
December 8th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) On a day India recorded a sharp fall in food inflation after months of high prices, the government Thursday found itself at the receiving ... Read more...
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Ashes mess: Cricket Australia facing pivotal board meeting
January 31st, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.31 (ANI): Cricket Australia power brokers will decide on the mechanics of a far-reaching review into the national team's abject failure in the recent Ashes series when they meet next Tuesday.According ... Read more...
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Growing elephant deaths in Orissa raise alarm
October 7th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) In the last 19 years in Orissa, 231 elephants fell victim to poachers while 166 were killed in accidents and 173 more died from natural ... Read more...
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Bihar Govt. can’t take credit for abducted cops release: Lalu, Paswan
September 6th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Sep 6 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday criticized the Nitish Kumar-led Government in Bihar, saying the policemen had been freed by the Maoists on humanitarian ... Read more...
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NGO holds hearing on Orissa’s anti-Christian violence
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A tribunal comprising retired judges and social activists Sunday began a three-day session for hearing 43 cases related to the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district.
The ... Read more...
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Lord’s dismal outing raises doubts over North being ‘weak link’ of Oz Test team
July 15th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15(ANI): Australian left-handed batsman Marcus North's third-ball duck in the first innings of the Lord's Test against Pakistan has again raised questions if he is the weak link of the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea for Karkare killing probe
May 12th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a petition for a probe into the killing of Hemant Karkare, head of Maharashtra Police's anti-terrorist squad (ATS), during the ... Read more...
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Chinese public relations policies leave much to be desired: Communication expert
April 28th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Columbia, Apr 28 (ANI): The public relations policies of China leave much to be desired, said Ernest Zhang, the China program coordinator at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and an ... Read more...
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US considers Zardari’s removal ‘inevitable’ following his abject failure: Pak Expert
September 24th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): The US Administration has reportedly come to the conclusion that a change in the Pakistani leadership is inevitable, after finding that President Asif Ali Zardari lacks credibility at ... Read more...
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1,184 killed in police custody in India since 2001, says report
June 25th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As many as 1,184 people were killed in police custody in India in the last eight years with Maharashtra topping the chart with 192 deaths, a report ... Read more...
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Communists living in the past: Rahul Gandhi (Second lead)
April 24th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Malda (West Bengal), April 24 (IANS) Launching a sharp assault on the Communists, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday accused them of living in the past and charged West Bengal's Left ... Read more...
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Dalrymple calls for resolving Kashmir issue to prevent jihadi attacks
December 1st, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): British author William Dalrymple has said that the Mumbai terror attacks highlight the need for resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to prevent jihadi groups from exploiting ... Read more...
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Congress blames Left for growth of Kerala terror groups
November 1st, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) The Congress Saturday blamed the "vote bank politics" of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) for the rise of terrorist activities in the state. "Look back at the ... Read more...
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NYT endorses Obama as right choice to be US President
October 24th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 24 (ANI): After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the ... Read more...
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Asian rights body claims that over 50 killed in Orissa
August 29th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today claimed that over 50 persons, mainly Christians, have been killed since the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists launched an ... Read more...
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Togadia for stronger anti-terror law
August 3rd, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Criticising the central and state governments for failing to bring any terrorist to book in recent times, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Pravin Togadia called for ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition legislators to court arrest Friday (Lead)
May 20th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) All opposition legislators in Kerala will court arrest Friday here to press the state government to immediately implement the integrated food security (IFS) scheme. Along with the lawmakers, ... Read more...
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