Bal Thackeray backs Trivedi, but raps him too
September 12th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday came out in support of jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi but also gave him a sharp rap on the knuckles.While ... Read more...
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‘Cancel assembly memberships of expelled BJP legislators’
February 19th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday put its ruling alliance partner, the National Conference (NC), in a spot by asking it to cancel the ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru’s hanging will re-kindle militancy: Yasin Malik
September 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of pro-freedom Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Thursday warned of another extended phase of violence in the valley if local ... Read more...
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Guru clemency resolution has lapsed, says speaker
September 28th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir assembly resolution seeking clemency for 2001 parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has lapsed, speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone said Wednesday after a ... Read more...
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National Conference meet inconclusive as both Abdullahs absent
September 25th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) The crucial National Conference (NC) legislature party meet Sunday ended without reaching any decision on the party's stand on the Afzal Guru clemency resolution likely ... Read more...
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PDP to vote for Afzal Guru clemency resolution
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party (PDP) Friday decided to vote for the resolution seeking clemency for Dec 13, 2001, parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, which ... Read more...
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NC in dilemma over Afzal Guru clemency resolution
September 19th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) The ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir is in a dilemma over which way to vote when the Afzal Guru clemency resolution comes up in ... Read more...
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‘Resolution on Afzal clemency only sensational’
September 7th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) Wednesday said the proposed resolution moved by an independent lawmaker seeking clemency for parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was ... Read more...
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BJP to protest if Afzal Guru not hanged
September 7th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Jammu and Kashmir will protest if President Pratibha Patil commutes the death sentence of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru ... Read more...
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Farooq supports Omar’s remark on Afzal Guru
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Union Minister Farooq Abdullah Friday said the remarks of his son and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru ... Read more...
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Counter-terror strategy, Pakistan policy can’t be separated: BJP (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Calling for a national consensus in the fight against terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday said the country's policy with ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru’s mercy petition not yet sent to president
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The mercy petition for Afzal Guru, convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the Parliament House attack, has not yet been forwarded to ... Read more...
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BJP apprehensive on execution of Kasab’s sentence
February 21st, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Even as Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Kasab's death sentence was upheld, the Bhartiya Janata party Monday expressed apprehension over the execution of the sentence.
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Government treats militancy with kid gloves: RSS leader
February 14th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Mathura, Feb 14 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) spokesperson Ram Madhav has accused the Central Government of tackling the issue of militants with kid gloves.Addressing a public meet here on Sunday, Madhav ... Read more...
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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on Afzal Guru’s plea for transfer to J&K jail
February 11th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Government on a plea filed by Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru for transfer to a prison ... Read more...
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Complaint against Gadkari for Congress, Afzal Guru comments
December 16th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) A Congress leader from Chandigarh Thursday filed a criminal complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari for his allegedly defamatory statements against the Congress while ... Read more...
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Political acrimony pauses to remember terror attack - then continues (Roundup)
December 13th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The terror attack on India's parliament nine years ago united MPs cutting across party lines Monday as they remembered those killed even while the schism between ... Read more...
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Congress focusing more on human rights of a terrorist: BJP
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said that the human rights of a "terrorist" were more important for the Congress than the issue of terrorism, alleging ... Read more...
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Congress abusing patriotism of Muslims: BJP
July 13th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Congress party of "abusing the patriotism" of millions of Muslims by "branding the voices against terrorism as voices ... Read more...
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Leaders should not cross line of decency: Pranab
July 12th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Taking a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's reference to parliament attack convict Afzal Guru as the "son-in-law" of the Congress, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Congress students’ wing shows black flags to Gadkari
July 11th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Activists of the Chhatra Parishad, the student's wing of the Congress, Sunday waved black flags at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari here to protest his ... Read more...
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Gadkari refuses to apologise over Afzal Guru ’son-in-law’ remark
July 9th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun/New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said Friday that he would not apologize for his remark that Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru was a ... Read more...
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Abdullah government against Afzal’s hanging
June 25th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 25 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government is against the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, warning this could spark widespread violence in the state, official sources said ... Read more...
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We’ve left it to Allah: Afzal Guru’s family
June 23rd, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sopore, June 23 (IANS) "We've left it to Allah!" was the reaction of the distraught family of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru following media reports that the home ministry had recommended ... Read more...
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Congress playing votebank politics for Telangana: Gadkari
June 7th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, June 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has accused the Congress of indulging in votebank politics for establishing its influence in the Telangana region.Addressing media persons here ... Read more...
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BJP slams government for delaying Afzal Guru’s execution
June 4th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday once again slammed the government for its failure to expedite the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
"There is no ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru case: Delhi Lt. Governor to send recommendations to Home Ministry
May 24th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna on Monday said that he would soon send his recommendations to the Home Ministry on the mercy petition of Afzal Guru, ... Read more...
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Law to decide on Afzal Guru hanging: PM
May 24th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said that law of the land would decide the fate of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who has been on death ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru’s hanging won’t be expedited: Home Secretary
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The government has no plans to jump the queue on the clemency petition of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru or fast track the decision ... Read more...
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President Patil to take decision on Afzal Guru’s mercy petition: Sheila Dikshit
May 21st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday said President Pratibha Devisingh Patil would take the decision on the mercy petition of Afzal Guru, an accused in ... Read more...
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Delhi government not opposed to Afzal Guru’s execution
May 19th, 2010 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Delhi government has not opposed the death sentence to parliament attack convict Afzal Guru but expressed concerns of law and order if he is executed, official ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit sends Afzal Guru’s file to Lt Governor
May 18th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A day after she refuted a newspaper report saying the Delhi government has received a reminder from the home ministry about its comments on the Afzal Guru ... Read more...
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BJP blames Govt. over its lenient approach against terrorism
May 18th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government over its lenient approach to contain terrorism.Addressing media persons in the national capital on ... Read more...
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Kasab will be hanged in one year: Moily (Lead)
May 11th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Tuesday said Mumbai terror attack convict Ajmal Amir Kasab's appeal against his death sentence will be fasttracked, if the case goes ... Read more...
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Kasab may hang this year if no appeal: home secretary
May 11th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The chances of Ajmal Amir Kasab being hanged this year "are quite high" if he does not file a petition challenging his death sentence for the ... Read more...
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