Karnataka ministers were only watching porn and not doing it: Parrikar
February 9th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) The three Karnataka ministers who were sacked for watching porn clips in the state assembly were "only watching and not doing it in action", a BJP ... Read more...
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BJP alleges Mayawati’s brother owns airline, demands probe
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's brother owns a private airline and sought a probe into its funding, alleging ... Read more...
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Protests over Odisha women panel’s report on gang rape
February 7th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) The head of the Odisha women's commission has come in for criticism over the panel's report on an alleged gang rape victim with opposition parties ... Read more...
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Not obsessed with PM’s job: Rahul Gandhi
February 6th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said he wasn't running for the prime minister's post and his job was to stay connected with people."Rahul Gandhi's ... Read more...
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Chidambaram should resign: BJP
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sought the immediate resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram."If the government has any standards left, they should ask ... Read more...
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BJP targets PM, Chidambaram in 2G case
February 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A day after the apex court pulled up the government for delay in sanctiong prosecution of former telecom minister A. Raja, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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BJP hails court order in Gujarat riots case
February 1st, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Welcoming the Gujarat High Court order rejecting a petition that sought Chief Minister Narendra Modi's deposition before the Nanavati panel probing the 2002 communal ... Read more...
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Court rejects Yeddyurappa plea to quash corruption cases
January 31st, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka high court Tuesday rejected former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's plea to quash two corruption and illegal land deals cases against him for which ... Read more...
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SC deadline is serious indictment of government: BJP (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court judgment setting the government a three-month deadline to sanction the prosecution of public servants for corruption was a slap in the ... Read more...
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Congress takes potshots at caste rivalry in Goa BJP
January 30th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress has described the growing rift between two senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the March 3 ... Read more...
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After polio, Bihar targets kala azar
January 30th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Bihar, which has not reported a single case of polio since September 2010, is now turning its attention to kala azar, a disease transmitted by the ... Read more...
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Gadkari-Munde feud inspires a sequel in Goa
January 30th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) It is not just superhit films like "Dabangg" and "Don" which inspire sequels. The Nitin Gadkari-Gopinath Munde feud of 2011 seems to have inspired a ... Read more...
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BJP dares Rahul to become PM
January 29th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday dared Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become India's prime minister, saying it would reveal his "capability" to run the ... Read more...
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Advani, Rahul, Rajnath, Hema descend upon Punjab
January 25th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) With just five days to go for the Jan 30 Punjab assembly polls, a number of senior national leaders descended across the state Wednesday to ... Read more...
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Nominations for fourth phase begin in Uttar Pradesh
January 25th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) The filing of nominations for the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh began Wednesday.The fourth phase, which would cover 56 of the state's 403 ... Read more...
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Rushdie should have been allowed to come: Arun Jaitley
January 24th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Tuesday said author Salman Rushdie should have been allowed to come to India and given police ... Read more...
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UID can be security risk, warns BJP
January 21st, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said inclusion of all residents of India in the Unique Identification number (UID) scheme would present a threat ... Read more...
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Rahul, Uma take on each other in battleground UP
January 19th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh pollscape heated up Thursday with Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Uma Bharti taking on each other in ... Read more...
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Court’s Gujarat Lokayukta order harms federalism: BJP (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Gujarat High Court's decision to uphold the appointment of state Lokayukta by the governor was a ... Read more...
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Antony under fire over Army chief’s age row
January 18th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) As an embarassed government stands isolated over the row about Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's age, Defence Minister A.K. Antony has been vehemently ... Read more...
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Ink attack stuns Ramdev, attacker faces mob fury (Roundup)
January 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A man hurled black ink on Baba Ramdev here Saturday when the yoga guru refused claims that the 2008 Batla House gun battle here ... Read more...
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No decision on Modi campaigning for Maharashtra civic polls
January 14th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) It is yet uncertain whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (RPI) alliance for ... Read more...
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BJP takes Khurshid’s quota comment to poll panel (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi to take action against Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the code ... Read more...
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Ajit Pawar, Pune mayor get notices for violating poll code
January 6th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, Jan 6 (IANS) Maharashtra's State Election Commission (SEC) Friday issued notices to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Pune Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal, both from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), ... Read more...
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BJP faces criticism from own ranks, allies on Kushwaha issue
January 5th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday continued to face criticism from various party members and well wishers as well as allies over its decision to ... Read more...
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Congress to track assets of BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh
January 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress activists in Madhya Pradesh have been given a new task -- to find out evidence of corruption against leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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BJP welcomes quick government action on traders trapped in China
January 4th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday welcomed the government's action in ensuring the release of two Indian traders trapped in China.Welcoming the government action, ... Read more...
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Embarrassed over Kushwaha, BJP targets Congress, BSP (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Embarrassed over the allegations of corruption against former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, now a BJP leader, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday ... Read more...
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Maharashtra opposition wants simultaneous counting of votes
January 4th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) A delegation of Maharashtra opposition parties Wednesday called on state election commissioner Neela Satyanarayan, demanding simultaneous counting of votes for the Feb 7 Zilla Parishad ... Read more...
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Day after joining BJP, Kushwaha’s premises raided (Second Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday searched the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh premises of sacked Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Babu Singh Kushwaha, ... Read more...
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CBI raids on Kushwaha motivated: BJP
January 4th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed as motivated the CBI raids on the premises of Babu Singh Kushwaha, saying the Congress and the ... Read more...
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Government acted undemocratically on Lokpal: BJP (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for acting "undemocratically" in the Rajya Sabha and not letting the ... Read more...
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Government acted undemocratically on Lokpal: BJP
December 30th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday slammed the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), accusing it of acting undemocratically in the Rajya Sabha and not ... Read more...
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Government has lost right to continue in power, says BJP (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost its right to continue in office as it evaded ... Read more...
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Jethmalani triggers ruckus in Lokpal debate
December 29th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Former law minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Jethmalani triggered a storm in the Rajya Sabha Thursday when he said that a ... Read more...
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