Himachal Congress boycotts minister in assembly
March 20th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) The Congress in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday literally excommunicated Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, who has been facing allegations of corruption, in the assembly.After demanding a Central ... Read more...
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Congress boycotts Odisha governor’s address
February 21st, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) Congress members boycotted the address of Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and walked out of the house over the government's alleged failures, minutes after the budget session of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh anniversary event starts, Jogi boycotts
November 1st, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 1 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt Tuesday formally inaugurated a five-day state foundation anniversary celebration here, but former chief minister Ajit Jogi kept away.But several opposition leaders included ... Read more...
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Congress boycotts Karnataka assembly, seeks speaker’s resignation
June 3rd, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) The Congress Friday stayed away from the Karnataka assembly and decided not to attend the remaining eight days of the session, demanding Speaker K.G. Bopaiah's ... Read more...
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Facebook in talks to enter Chinese market
April 10th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr.10 (ANI): Popular social networking site Facebook is in talks with potential partners about how to enter the market in China."We are currently studying and learning about China, as ... Read more...
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Pakistan boycotts talks with US over drone attack
March 19th, 2011 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS/AKI) Pakistan has said it will boycott talks with the US on Afghanistan following a drone attack that killed about 40 people.The three-way talks between Pakistan, the ... Read more...
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SA author boycotts Sri Lankan book festival over human rights issues
January 28th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan 28 (ANI): Internationally acclaimed South African author Damon Galgut has boycotted a book festival in Sri Lanka because of concerns over that country's human rights record.Galgut withdrew his name from ... Read more...
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PPP boycotts Pak’s largest media group, accusing it to be biased against Zardari
October 17th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 17 (ANI): The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has formally announced its decision to boycott the country's largest media organisation, Jang Group, accusing it of being biased toward its co-chairman, ... Read more...
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Israel calls for more action against Iran
June 10th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 10 (DPA) Israel's leadership Thursday called for more action against Iran, including more extensive boycotts by individual countries.
Meeting his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak in Jerusalem, Israeli President ... Read more...
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Bar boycotts court in Gandhinagar
June 4th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) The Gandhinagar Bar Association has announced an indefinite boycott of court proceedings following the arrest of a lawyer three days ago, its president said here Friday.
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Gay men should not be banned from donating blood, say AIDS research pioneers
May 26th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Pioneering AIDS researchers have called for a change in policies that ban gay men from donating blood - calling the move unscientific and wrong.Dr. Mark Wainberg and Dr. ... Read more...
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Arizona immigration law being boycotted
May 7th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Many American cities have registered themselves in the catalog of the boycotters of Arizona’s contentious immigration law. The law is seen as a harsh blow ... Read more...
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BJP boycotts Lok Sabha to join rally against price rise
April 21st, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday boycotted the Lok Sabha proceedings to join its mass rally here to protest against the spiralling prices of essential commodities.
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Congress boycotts Orissa governor’s address
March 8th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 8 (IANS) Congress members boycotted the address of Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Monday and walked out after the 10-day assembly session began over the government's alleged failures.
As soon as Bhandare ... Read more...
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Sting defends decision to perform for Uzbekistan’s president
February 22nd, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): British singer Sting has defended his decision to perform for Uzbekistan's president, insisting that calling off the show would have been a "pointless gesture".The former Police member had ... Read more...
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Mayawati boycotts PM’s meet on price rise
February 6th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday boycotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with state chief ministers in New Delhi to discuss the price rise in the country. ... Read more...
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Salman Khan boycotts critics over Veer review
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
One of the most awaiting films Salman Khan starrer Veer hit the screens on Friday. However, the film critics are not very pleased with the film and thus, haven't written much ... Read more...
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RJD boycotts Jharkhand trust vote
January 7th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Thursday boycotted the trust vote of the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand, blaming the Congress for tacitly allowing the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ... Read more...
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Manipur students form human chain to condemn burning of schools
November 18th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Thoubal (Manipur), Nov 18 (ANI): Hundreds of students from various schools of Thoubal District of Manipur under the banner the Private Schools Development Council formed a human chain to condemn the burning ... Read more...
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Shekhar and Laali boycotts Thakur’s haveli
November 6th, 2009 - 12:45 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo had just crossed its high point of the story where the protagonist Laali (Ratan Rajput) was shown dead. But this has changed Shekhar's (Abhishekh Rawat) ... Read more...
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Israeli Left expresses dismay over Obama’s low popularity
August 30th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Aug. 30 (ANI): The Israeli Left has expressed disappointment over a recent Jerusalem Post poll which found that only four percent of Jewish Israelis believe that US President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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Chief Justice of India concerned over 3.5 crore pending court cases
July 25th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, July 25 (ANI): Chief Justice of India K.G.Balakrishnan on Saturday expressed concern over about 3.5 crore pending cases in courts across the country and said that filing of cases has grown ... Read more...
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Village boycotts polio campaign to protest civic conditions
June 5th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Residents of a Muslim-dominated village in Uttar Pradesh are boycotting the ongoing pulse polio vaccination campaign to protest the authorities' indifference to poor civic conditions in their area.
Residents ... Read more...
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Maoists are dummies of CPI-M: Mamata
May 10th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday said Maoist guerrillas of West Bengal were dummies planted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to split the anti-Left votes in ... Read more...
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Nepal budget session prorogued
January 20th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jan 20 (ANI): The first budget session of Nepal Legislature-Parliament ended, marking a 34-day delay in the Constituent Assembly calendar.
According to the calendar of events passed by the Constituent ... Read more...
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TMDP boycotts Nepal CA session for third time
October 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Oct 21 (ANI): The lawmakers of the Terai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) boycotted the meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) for the third time here today.
The TMDP has been boycotting the ... Read more...
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Drivers of tropical deforestation are changing, say scientists
August 7th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): Scientists have said that the drivers of tropical deforestation are changing from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation, which threatens the worlds tropical forests, but offers new opportunities for ... Read more...
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PCB thanks Indian board for backing on Champions Trophy
July 24th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 24 (IANS) After the International Cricket Council (ICC) backed Pakistan for hosting the Champions Trophy Thursday, the Pakistan Cricket Board thanked the Asian bloc, especially India, for throwing their weight ... Read more...
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Oz Champions Trophy tour to Pak in jeopardy following Islamabad blast
July 7th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 7 (ANI): Yesterdays suicide bombing in Islamabad claiming 20 lives has further cast doubts in the minds of the already-worried Aussie cricketers over Pakistans ability to host the Champions ... Read more...
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Boycotting Champs Trophy would alienate Oz cricketers from Pak fans: PCB
June 24th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne , June 24 (ANI): PCBs chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi has said that Australian cricketers should not boycott the forthcoming Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan from September 11-28, ... Read more...
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France watching progress of China-Tibet talks: Sarkozy
May 31st, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, May 30 (DPA) France is watching the progress of talks between China and representatives of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, before deciding on attending the opening of the Beijing ... Read more...
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Campbell boycotts British Airways
April 17th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
London, April 17 (IANS) Supermodel Naomi Campbell has sworn not to set foot on a British Airways plane after she was arrested for fighting with the flight staff in London. The supermodel ... Read more...
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IOC chief calls for unity of Olympic movement
April 7th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, April 7 (Xinhua) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge Monday called for unity of the Olympic movement. "I'm very concerned with the international situation and what's happening in Tibet. The ... Read more...
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Tennis ace Blake remains neutral on Olympic boycott
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Miami, April 2 (DPA) With the skill of a polished diplomat, US tennis ace James Blake, who has supported US Presidential candidate Barack Obama, has sidestepped the issue of a possible Olympic ... Read more...
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EU rules out boycott of Beijing Olympics
March 18th, 2008 - 12:50 am ICT by admin
DPA
Brdo (Slovenia), March 17 (DPA) European Union officials Monday condemned the latest violence in Tibet, but said boycotting this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing would not be the right answer. "We condemn ... Read more...
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