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Atal, Advani books sell like hot cakes - at BJP office

Atal, Advani books sell like hot cakes - at BJP office

November 18th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With general elections that could catapult L.K. Advani to India's top seat only months away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart's autobiography is doing roaring business at ...

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Mahatma wanted Congress dissolved: Modi (Lead)

November 8th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday claimed Mahatma Gandhi wanted the Congress party dissolved after Independence and that the party's government at the Centre had gifted "inflation and ...

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Indigenous combat jet to enter service in 2011

October 25th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Oct 25 (IANS) An indigenous combat jet that has been 26 years in the making will enter squadron service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) by 2011, Defence Minister A.K. Antony ...

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Advani hails scientists efforts over Chandrayaan-1′’s launch

October 22nd, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Hailing the efforts of scientists over the successful launch of of Chandrayaan-1, India''s spacecraft mission to moon, Senior BJP leader L K Advani today described it ...

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Lok Dal rejoins NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls (Lead)

Lok Dal rejoins NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls (Lead)

October 12th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) of Om Prakash Chautala Sunday decided to return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led ...

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Himachal Pradesh electricity board chairman removed

August 29th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Friday removed Ajay Mittal as the chairman of the state electricity board, a senior government official said.Mittal was in the thick of controversy over ...

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Mizo National Front MP likely to abstain

Mizo National Front MP likely to abstain

July 22nd, 2008 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) The lone Mizo National Front (MNF) MP from Mizoram, Vanlalzawma, is likely to abstain from voting during Tuesday's confidence vote, party sources said. "A final decision is being ...

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US NRI groups denounce move to topple government over n-deal

US NRI groups denounce move to topple government over n-deal

July 21st, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS -
By Parveen Chopra New York, July 21 (IANS) Indian Americans, irrespective of their leanings for political parties in India, have generally denounced the move to topple Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government on the ...

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UPA taking forward NDA’s initiative on n-deal: Digvijay

July 18th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, facing confidence vote in the Lok Sabha over differences on the India-US civil nuclear deal, was only taking forward a pact initiated ...

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Safeguards pact compromises Indian interests: BJP

Safeguards pact compromises Indian interests: BJP

July 14th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said the India-specific safeguards pact with the IAEA compromised the country's interests and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of flouting assurances ...

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Pakistani foreign minister cuts short India visit

Pakistani foreign minister cuts short India visit

June 27th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has cut short his four-day visit to India and will leave for Lahore later Friday night due to the sudden death ...

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Vajpayee mourns death of Field Marshal Manekshaw

June 27th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Friday mourned the death of former Indian Army chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and described him as a true patriot and ...

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BJP hoarding shows Advani as Lord Ram

BJP hoarding shows Advani as Lord Ram

June 23rd, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Kanpur, June 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has portrayed its prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani as Hindu deity Lord Ram in a hoarding put up in front of its office ...

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Satyendra Dubey murder accused escapes from court

June 23rd, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, June 23 (IANS) Uday Kumar, prime accused in the murder of whistle blower Satyendra Dubey, fled from the Patna civil court Monday, giving the slip to a police team escorting him. ...

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BJP to ‘drastically improve’ seat tally in Uttar Pradesh

BJP to ‘drastically improve’ seat tally in Uttar Pradesh

June 21st, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will concentrate on reviving its fortunes in Uttar Pradesh during the general elections slated for next year and finalise its candidates by September, ...

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Syria for India’s role in resolving West Asian crisis (Lead)

Syria for India’s role in resolving West Asian crisis (Lead)

June 17th, 2008 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Syria, the chairman of the six-nation Arab League, has sought India's help to resolve the Palestinian issue and bring durable peace in the strife-torn Middle East region. ...

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IIFA is a ‘family show’: Shatrughan Sinha

June 6th, 2008 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nothing can stop actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha from voicing his opinion - not even his contemporary Amitabh Bachchan's severe response to the former's comments that International Indian Film ...

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PM’s plea on petrol prices a ‘condolence speech’: Jaitely

PM’s plea on petrol prices a ‘condolence speech’: Jaitely

June 5th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitely Thursday described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's explanation on the fuel price hike as a "condolence speech." Jaitley was referring to ...

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Building bridges across the Brahmaputra

May 27th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin -
By Sanjoy Hazarika (Attn Editors: This is the first in a series of three articles by Sanjoy Hazarika, a former New York Times reporter who now works on development issues, especially health, in ...

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Disgruntled politicians gather for ‘fourth front’

April 19th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by admin -
Vrindavan/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Unhappy over being pushed to the sidelines, a few political leaders, including George Fernandes, Subramaniam Swamy and K.N. Govindacharya, Saturday gathered in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh to ...

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Advani suffering from ‘faulty recollection’: Fernandes

March 28th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) George Fernandes, defence minister in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, says that L.K. Advani, then home minister, was indeed present at a meeting that decided to ...

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Advani’s pro-Modi remarks cause heartburn, concern

Advani’s pro-Modi remarks cause heartburn, concern

March 27th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by admin -
By Faraz Ahmad New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's comments favouring Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a possible successor are causing heartburn in the party - ...

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India’s covert role in Sri Lanka’s ceasefire

India’s covert role in Sri Lanka’s ceasefire

February 17th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin -
(Exclusive) By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Now that Sri Lanka has jettisoned the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with the Tamil Tigers, one of India's best kept secrets can be revealed: it ...

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Rajnath Singh criticises UPA for its failure on all fronts

Rajnath Singh criticises UPA for its failure on all fronts

January 27th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh criticised the United Peoples Alliance (UPA) for its failure on all fronts of governance at the National Executive meeting ...

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Rising above party lines, Paswan wants Bharat Ratna for Phule, Jagjivan Ram, Md Rafi

January 14th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin -
By Pankaj Yadav New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Alleging that both the BJP and the BSP had indulged into petty party politics by recommending Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Kanshi Rams names, respectively, for ...

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Narendra Modi

Vajpayee gets Gujarat gift on his 84th birthday

December 25th, 2007 - 6:09 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): On a day when Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi took oath, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a third time in a row, party leaders ...

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