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Tripura Left Front ministry to be expanded Sunday


February 10th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 10 (IANS) The Left Front ministry in Tripura will be expanded Sunday with the re-induction of former minister Sahid Chowdhury, an official said here Friday."Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil ... Read more...

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Pranab to present 2012-13 budget on March 16 (Second Lead)


February 7th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...

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Pranab to present budget on March 16


February 7th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...

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New competition policy can bring down prices: Moily (Lead)


February 6th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) A proposed national competition policy, which is slated to get cabinet approval by next month, will help bring a financial revolution in the country and will ... Read more...

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‘New competition policy will bring down food prices’


February 6th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the proposed national competition policy as the second financial revolution, that would also bring down foodgrain prices, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday hoped ... Read more...

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2G verdict will have no impact on foreign investments: Moily


February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court judgment regarding cancellation of 2G licences will have no impact on the inflow of foreign investments in the country, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa ... Read more...

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Congress legislator arrested in Ujjain for morphing picture


February 4th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress legislator Kalpana Parulekar was Friday arrested by officials of CID in Ujjain district for using morphed pictures to show Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta P.P. Naolekar ... Read more...

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Brazil cabinet minister quits


February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's urban affairs minister resigned Thursday amid allegations of corruption, becoming the seventh member of President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet to step down under fire since she ... Read more...

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Three Indian fishermen killed by Bangladeshi pirates


January 28th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Three Indian fishermen were killed and eight others injured in an attack by Bangladeshi pirates in West Bengal's Sundarbans area Friday night, police said."Three Indian fishermen ... Read more...

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Khurshid remark no interference in 2G case, apex court told (Lead)


January 17th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The government Tuesday described as "baseless" the allegation that Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid's opinion on a service provider facing trial in the 2G ... Read more...

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Rushdie trip to Jaipur uncertain, cleric seeks apology (Roundup)


January 17th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Controversial writer Salman Rushdie may not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning Friday, informed sources said Tuesday, as a leading Muslim scholar asked him ... Read more...

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Rushdie unlikely to attend Jaipur Festival


January 17th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Controversial writer Salman Rushdie is unlikely to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival beginning in Jaipur Friday, highly placed sources said Tuesday.Although there is no ... Read more...

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Unfair to let Jarawas live in beastly conditions: Minister


January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Tribal Affairs Minister V.Kishore Chandra Deo Friday indicated that the Jarawa tribes people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be gradually exposed to modern ... Read more...

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No policy paralysis in government, stresses Chidambaram (Lead)


January 12th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Brushing away as "absurd and patently untenable" the view that a policy paralysis has gripped the government, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said that ... Read more...

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Government seeks report on Andaman tribals dancing for food (Lead)


January 11th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The government Wednesday sought a report from the administration in the Andaman islands after a shocking video clip released by a leading British newspaper ... Read more...

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Youth Festival kicks off in Mangalore Thursday


January 11th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, Jan 11 (IANS) Hundreds of youth from across India have descended on this Karnataka coastal town along the Arabian Sea for 'Celebrating Diversity in Unity' at the National Youth ... Read more...

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Andaman asked about semi-naked dance


January 11th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday asked the Andaman and Nicobar administration to explain how half naked tribal women were forced to dance for tourists.Terming the incident ... Read more...

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BJP, Team Anna causing confusion on Lokpal bill: Moily


January 3rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Anna Hazare on the fiasco over the Lokpal Bill, Congress leader and union Corporate Affairs ... Read more...

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Moily hopeful of passing Companies Bill in budget session


January 3rd, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Amid political uncertainty over the Companies Bill which was withdrawn from parliament after being tabled in the Lok Sabha, Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily ... Read more...

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Congress wins Chandigarh mayoral election


January 1st, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Congress won the Chandigarh mayoral election that was held Sunday.The party won all three posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor for ... Read more...

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Congress urges Mamata to reconsider renaming Indira Bhavan


December 31st, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Congress Saturday requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to reconsider her decision to rename "Indira Bhawan" - which briefly served ... Read more...

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187 amendments played spoiler to Lokpal bill: Government (Lead)


December 30th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Friday shifted the entire blame for the Lokpal fiasco on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the opposition with "an understanding with ... Read more...

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Trinamool rebuffs Congress protests over renaming building


December 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The Congress is creating a "needless issue" over renaming of a guest house which briefly served as the residence of late prime minister Indira Gandhi ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill in budget session: government (Second Lead)


December 30th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Friday put up a brave face after it failed to get the Lokpal bill past the Rajya sabha, saying it would be ... Read more...

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Lokpal Bill alive, to be taken up in budget session: Bansal (Lead)


December 30th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Lokpal Bill may not be have been passed by Rajya Sabha Thursday, but it is still alive to be taken up in the ... Read more...

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BJP played politics on Lokpal: Bansal


December 30th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday said the party's amendments to the Lokpal bill ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill drowns in Rajya Sabha amid chaos (Roundup)


December 30th, 2011 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The much-awaited vote on the Lokpal bill fizzled out in the Rajya Sabha amid chaos at midnight Thursday as the house was adjourned sine ... Read more...

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Rajya Sabha adjourned amid chaos, minus Lokpal (Second Lead)


December 30th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Two days after the Lokpal bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha, it failed to get past the Rajya Sabha Thursday as the house ... Read more...

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Lokpal in Rajya Sabha, Congress in Trinamool tangle (Roundup)


December 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The government Wednesday expressed confidence of mustering a majority in the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, a day after it faced an ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha Thursday (Third Lead)


December 28th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) After confusion since morning about tabling of the Lokpal bill in the upper house, the government Wednesday afternoon said the legislation will be debated ... Read more...

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Congress plans action against absentee MPs (Lead)


December 28th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) After lack of numbers in the Lok Sabha killed a move to grant constitutional status to the Lokpal, the Congress Wednesday said it was ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha likely later Wednesday: Bansal (Second Lead)


December 28th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after the Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal Bill, the government Wednesday expressed confidence about bringing the legislation before the Rajya Sabha later ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha later Wednesday: Bansal (Lead)


December 28th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after the Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal Bill, the government Wednesday expressed confidence about bringing the legislation before the Rajya Sabha later ... Read more...

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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha likely Wednesday afternoon


December 28th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after getting the Lokpal Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, the government Wednesday expressed confidence about bringing the anti-graft legislation before the ... Read more...

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Bansal appeals to Lok Sabha to pass Lokpal bill


December 26th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Ahead of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Lokpal bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal appealed to members to help pass the ... Read more...

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