Lalu, Sharad Yadav, Paswan slam Anna aides
August 27th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Leaders from the Hindi heartland, including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav and Lok Janshakti Party chief ... Read more...
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Mayawati demands representation of SCs, OBCs in Lokpal
August 26th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday demanded suitable representation of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes in the Lokpal Bill drafting committee and in the ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts: The locations and time
July 14th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Details of the three blasts that shook south Mumbai Wednesday evening:
- Zaveri Bazar blast at 6.59 p.m. It's a prime business-cum-residential area, around four km ... Read more...
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PM’s post should not become fiefdom of a family : Advani
June 26th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Terming it "sad" that the Congress has become the "fiefdom of a single family", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said the ... Read more...
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BSP vows to support Telangana proposal in parliament
June 25th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 25 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would support a bill in parliament for the formation of a separate Telangana state if the United Progressive Alliance government ... Read more...
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NCP wants Dadar station renamed Chaityabhoomi
June 10th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party, a junior partner in Maharashtra's ruling coalition, Friday formally demanded that Mumbai's major railway junction at Dadar be renamed Chaityabhoomi in ... Read more...
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Pawar criticises RPI’s alliance with BJP, Shiv Sena
June 10th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar Friday criticised the Republican Party of India's (RPI) alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, ... Read more...
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WHO study on cancer from cell phones outdated: Experts
June 2nd, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) study linking mobile phone usage with brain tumour does not reveal something previously unknown and the warning had been spelt ... Read more...
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Raj speaks up for estranged uncle Bal Thackeray
June 1st, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Wednesday rushed to speak out in favour of his estranged uncle Bal Thackeray after the Shiv Sena chief ... Read more...
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After flak, BJP removes castes of leaders from website
April 14th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) After facing flak over mentioning the castes of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar and social reformer Bal Gangadhar Tilak on its website, the Chandigarh unit of ... Read more...
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April 14, 16 declared holidays in Delhi
April 11th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced that April 14 and 16 will be gazetted holidays to mark the birthday of B.R. Ambedkar and Mahavir Jayanti respectively, ... Read more...
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Muslims preach RSS values in Lucknow
February 9th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Donning skull caps and armed with RSS literature, small groups of Muslims here are on a campaign to preach the values of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh among members ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks walking for world peace reach Agra
January 28th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 28 (IANS) Nearly 300 Buddhist monks from Thailand, Poland, England, Ireland and Germany, walking across India for world peace and welfare, have reached the Taj city. They were given a ... Read more...
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Fire in Noida’s Ambedkar park, no injuries (Lead)
January 11th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 11 (IANS) A fire broke out Tuesday in the controversial Ambedkar Park being developed in this suburb of the national capital. The blaze was doused within two hours and ... Read more...
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Fire in Noida’s Ambedkar park, no injuries
January 11th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 11 (IANS) A fire that broke out Tuesday in the Ambedkar park being developed in this suburb of the national capital was doused within an hour, an official said. ... Read more...
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Mayawati unveils two statues of B. R. Ambedkar on his 54th death anniversary
December 6th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna MathurLucknow, Dec.6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati unveiled two statues of the Father of Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 54th death anniversary here ... Read more...
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Obama speech impresses MPs, Left unimpressed (Roundup)
November 8th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Barring those from the Left parties, most Indian MPs Monday hailed US President Barack Obama's speech to parliamentarians during which he backed India's bid for a ... Read more...
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Ramachandra Guha to speak on makers of political tradition
October 15th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Historian and author Ramachandra Guha will shed light on "The Indian Political Tradition - And Those Who Made It" at the Penguin Annual Lecture 2010 at the ... Read more...
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‘Right to education act will not interfere with madrasas’
July 26th, 2010 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) The right to education act will not interfere with madrasas, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal asserted Sunday.
Replying to questions during a media interaction at the end ... Read more...
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Centre to introduce Communal Violence Prevention Bill soon
June 13th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu), June 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Centre would soon introduce the Communal Violence Prevention Bill.Chidambaram said the new Bill aimed at ... Read more...
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Student commits suicide due to exam pressure
May 13th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 13 (IANS) A 19-year-old college student committed suicide in her hostel room here as she was under "tremendous mental stress due to examinations", police said Thursday.
Ritu Saraswat, a fourth semester ... Read more...
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Shivaji Park declared silence zone, political parties upset (Lead)
May 6th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday virtually banned noisy political rallies in the historic Shivaji Park, the biggest playground in the heart of Mumbai, by declaring it a ... Read more...
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Shivaji Park as silence zone upsets political parties
May 5th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Bombay High Court's interim order Wednesday declaring the historic Shivaji Park, the biggest playground in the heart of Mumbai, as a silence zone has met with ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s biggest playground declared silence zone
May 5th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday virtually banned noisy political rallies in the historic Shivaji Park, the biggest playground in the heart of Mumbai, by declaring it a ... Read more...
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Journalists attacked at Madras High Court function
April 25th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) A few journalists covering the installation of a B.R. Ambedkar statue at the Madras High Court Sunday were beaten up by some lawyers when they began filming the ... Read more...
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Lawyers show black flags to Karunanidhi
April 25th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Apr 25 (ANI): An Advocate's group staged a black flag protest against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the Madras High Court premises on Sunday.Protesting lawyers held Karunanidhi responsible for ... Read more...
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Tamil to be Supreme Court language, hopes Karunanidhi
April 25th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday hoped Tamil will be one of the Supreme Court languages in the future and as a first step it should be ... Read more...
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BSP criticises Congress for ignoring Ambedkar in booklet
April 20th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tuesday criticised the Congress for completely "ignoring" B.R. Ambedkar in a booklet brought out by the party to mark the completion of ... Read more...
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Construction of memorials to continue, despite opposition: Mayawati
April 14th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Apr 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said that despite stiff opposition, the construction work of the memorials of leaders and saints from low-castes would continue.Mayawati, who ... Read more...
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Dalit memorials will be set up ‘come what may’: Mayawati (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Thumbing a nose at political opponents and others, a defiant Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she would "not buckle under pressure" and continue to set up ... Read more...
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Congress will revive in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi
April 14th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 14 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Mayawati Government, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on his visit to Ambedkar Nagar, on Wednesday said that the Congress ... Read more...
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Markets to remain close on Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
April 14th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 14 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange (NSE), forex, money and oilseeds markets will remain closed on Wednesday on the 119th birth anniversary of Dr. B. ... Read more...
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We will continue to set up parks: Mayawati
April 14th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will continue to set up parks and memorials in the names of Dalit icons despite the criticism by political opponents of the ruling ... Read more...
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Rahul to pay tribute to Ambedkar pic not statue in Mayawati land
April 14th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Ambedkarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) Denied permission to garland a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in this town named after him, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has opted to ... Read more...
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair set up at Columbia varsity
April 13th, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) Columbia University has instituted a Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair at its law school and two Professor Jagdish Bhagwati scholarships with support from the Indian government.
The chair, at the ... Read more...
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