80 percent turnout in Andhra by-polls (Night Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) An average of 80 percent voters cast their ballots Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies ... Read more...
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Heavy, peaceful turnout in Andhra by-polls (Third Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) About 65 to 70 percent voters cast their ballots Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies ... Read more...
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About 50 percent polling in Andhra by-polls (Second Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) About 50 percent balloting was recorded by Tuesday afternoon in the by-elections held amid tight security to the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly ... Read more...
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Unemployment rate hit record high in Greece
June 8th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, June 8 (IANS) The jobless rate in Greece hit a record high of 21.9 percent in March, official data showed.The figure was up from 21.4 percent in the previous ... Read more...
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Hundreds of thousands vote in Bihar — peacefully (Third Lead)
October 28th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Nearly 2.5 million had voted by midday Thursday across six districts of Bihar in the third round of staggered elections to pick a new 243-member house. Police ... Read more...
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No Biden-Clinton swap in the works for 2012: Obama
October 20th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has dismissed as "completely unfounded" reports that he might replace Vice President Joe Biden on his 2012 ticket with Secretary of State Hillary ... Read more...
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Angry voters lay precondition for candidates in Chhattisgarh
April 14th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, April 14 (IANS) "Save our girl children from the clutches of traffickers, and then ask for votes", is what angry villagers of three Chhattisgarh constituencies are telling ... Read more...
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Voters grill candidates over tuskers, human trafficking
November 19th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Politicians campaigning for assembly elections in Chhattisgarh's forested interiors ran into angry voters demanding action against human trafficking and marauding wild elephants. The mainly poor voters in Surguja, ... Read more...
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US emergency finance rescue plan clears final hurdle (Lead)
October 4th, 2008 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (DPA) The US House of Representatives approved a revised financial rescue plan Friday that paved the way for the largest government intervention in capital markets in the history of ... Read more...
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