BJD calls Odisha shutdown against petrol price hike
May 25th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday called for a statewide shutdown May 31 to protest the hike in petrol prices by oil marketing companies.At an ... Read more...
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Country heading towards another Emergency, says BJP
May 25th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The BJP Friday anticipated the imposition of another Emergency in the country, saying the situation was similar to the pre-emergency era of 1974."The situation ... Read more...
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BJP resolution against Kashmir interlocutors’ report
May 24th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday passed a resolution against the Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors' report, saying that it was against Kashmir's integration with India.The resolution, ... Read more...
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BJP amends constitution to extend Gadkari’s term
May 24th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday passed an amendment to its constitution which will now enable the party to extend president Nitin Gadkari's term by ... Read more...
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BJP sacrificed Joshi for Modi, says Congress
May 24th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Congress Thursday said the BJP had to "sacrifice" senior leader Sanjay Joshi to ensure Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi attended the party's national ... Read more...
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Petrol hike hits Congress in Hatia
May 24th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) The petrol price hike has put the Congress in Jharkhand in an embarrassing situation ahead of the June 15 Hatia assembly byelection.The poll process began ... Read more...
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Odisha protests over petrol price hike
May 24th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) Protests and demonstrations were organised in various parts of Odisha Thursday against the hike in petrol prices by an unprecedented over Rs.7 a litre by ... Read more...
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Modi’s rival offers to quit BJP national executive (Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Sanjay Joshi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, has offered to resign from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive, said sources Thursday.Party sources ... Read more...
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Sanjay Joshi offers to quit BJP national executive
May 24th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Sanjay Joshi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, has offered to resign from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive, said sources Thursday.Party sources ... Read more...
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Allies join opposition in condemning petrol price hike (Second Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Congress-led central government Wednesday came under fierce attack from the opposition and its own constituents over the sharpest petrol price hike ever of ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s ruling alliance to face each other in Hatia by-poll
May 23rd, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) Candidates of the two major parties of Jharkhand's ruling alliance - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) ... Read more...
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Jogi targets Sangma, Congress distances itself
May 23rd, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday distanced itself from the remarks of its tribal leaders, led by former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, opposing the candidature of ... Read more...
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BJP attacks government for falling rupee
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) With the rupee sliding down to 56 to a dollar Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks support, not many takers (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Tuesday urged political parties to back his candidature for the president's post, but there appeared to be no ... Read more...
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Opposition slams UPA’s performance on third anniversary
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday slammed the Congress-led UPA-II government's performance on its third anniversary, saying ... Read more...
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CBI searches JMM legislator Sita Soren’s house
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday searched the house of Sita Soren, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislator and daughter-in-law of party leader Shibu Soren, official sources said. The agency ... Read more...
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Sangma pushes himself for president
May 22nd, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma, whose name has been proposed for president by the AIADMK and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Tuesday ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa charge sheeted in land case
May 21st, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was Monday charge sheeted in a land case, further weakening him in his battle to unseat his successor D.V. ... Read more...
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White paper on black money disappointing: BJP
May 21st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday dismissed the government's white paper on black money, terming it "disappointing".Addressing a press conference here, BJP leader Jaswant ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill listed to be tabled in Rajya Sabha (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The long-discussed Lokpal bill is likely to be tabled Monday in the Rajya Sabha as it is listed in the scheduled business for the ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill listed to be tabled Monday
May 21st, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Lokpal bill is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Monday as it is listed in the scheduled business for the day.Even though ... Read more...
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‘Hope Lokpal bill taken for discussion in Rajya Sabha’
May 21st, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) With just two days left for the budget session of parliament to end, Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed Monday said he hoped the Lokpal ... Read more...
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Mayawati silent on Sangma’s bid at presidency
May 19th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Saturday skirted a question on her party supporting the candidature of former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma for ... Read more...
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Neyattinkara by-poll crucial for Kerala parties (Kerala Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) For the rival political groupings in Kerala, the Neyattinkara by-election to the state assembly in June is proving a testing time. The poll is crucial ... Read more...
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Ajay Bhatt to head BJP legislature party in Uttarakhand
May 19th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday appointed Ajay Bhatt, the legislator from Ranikhet, as leader of its legislature party in Uttarakhand.A statement by ... Read more...
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Don’t bring Lokpal bill on last day, BJP warns government
May 18th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday warned the government against bringing the Lokpal bill on the last day of the current budget session of ... Read more...
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No divide within BJP, says party
May 18th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janta Party Friday said there was no divide within the party.BJP spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, at the regular party briefing, jumped to deny ... Read more...
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Jaitley reaching Bangalore on trouble-shooting mission (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's 's senior leader Arun Jaitley is rushing to Bangalore Friday on a trouble-shooting mission to defuse the crisis in the ... Read more...
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BJD, AIADMK back Sagma for president (Roundup)
May 17th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik of Orissa and J. Jayalalithaa of Tamil Nadu Thursday backed former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma for the presidency, giving ... Read more...
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Mulayam holds presidential cards close to his chest
May 17th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) While all eyes are on Mulayam Singh Yadav ahead of India's presidential election, mum is the word in his camp. The Samajwadi Party chief is ... Read more...
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Vijay Jolly leaves for China
May 15th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A five-member delegation led by Vijay Jolly of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has left for China to take part in a conference that ... Read more...
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Bail not end of 2G spectrum case: BJP
May 15th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With a CBI special court granting bail to former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday ... Read more...
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Summon US envoy over ‘Kali-Ma’ beer, says BJP
May 15th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The issue of a beer named "Kali-Ma", after the Hindu goddess Kali, being sold by a company in the US was raised in the ... Read more...
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Congress snubs Yeddyurappa over Sonia praise
May 14th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Congress Monday snubbed Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa over his praise of party chief Sonia Gandhi, saying ... Read more...
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Mukherjee has right to admonish: Lalu
May 13th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Sunday evoked smiles in the Lok Sabha with his approval of "admonishment" in the house by Finance ... Read more...
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