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November 2nd, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa asked Monday why the DMK ministers in the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government remained mute spectators when more than Rs.100,000 ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, Nov 1 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Sunday announced he would not participate in a planned runoff election, saying that political conditions could not guarantee a fair process.
The former foreign ...
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November 1st, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, Nov 1 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Sunday announced he would boycott a planned runoff election, saying that political conditions could not guarantee a fair process.
The former foreign minister's decision ...
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October 31st, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, Oct 31 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai's challenger in the presidential run-off election is widely expected to boycott the poll scheduled for Nov 7 unless his conditions are met by ...
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October 31st, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Shimla, Oct. 31 (ANI): Reacting to the statement of India's Telecom Minister A Raja that a controversy over spectrum allocation took place during their stint, the main opposition questioned why he ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) here, a report said.
The MoU was ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhopal, Oct 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday inducted nine more ministers into his council of ministers while one minister of state was promoted to cabinet rank. One ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 22 (DPA) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono oversaw the swearing in of his newly-appointed cabinet ministers Thursday after receiving a strong mandate in July's election.
In his inauguration speech, Yudhoyono reminded ...
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October 10th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Oct 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged large scale corruption in Goa's mining department, especially for its inability to impose the much-touted 'green cess' on mining ore ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Goa Science and Technology Minister Churchill Alemao Thursday said the floods that ravaged the southern parts of the state were caused by a 'mini tsunami' in the ...
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October 2nd, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
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Nagaur (Rajasthan), Oct.2 (ANI): United Progress Alliance chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that despite efforts there was a deterioration in the rural administration system and villagers' voice ...
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October 2nd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Nagaur (Rajasthan), Oct 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a public meeting here this afternoon to mark the golden jubilee of the launch of the Panchayti Raj program.
Rajasthan ...
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September 29th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Sep 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is in Mysore to hold 'classes' on team building and human resource development for ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...
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September 27th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Sep 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the junior partner in Goa's ruling coalition, has alleged that the Congress is trying to marginalise it, accentuating the rift within the alliance.
"The ...
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September 22nd, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A group of cabinet ministers and MPs from Tamil Nadu Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to send a team to ...
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September 22nd, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Tuesday alleged that cabinet ministers in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) were patronising Maoist rebels in ...
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September 15th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Exports of Sri Lankan clothes and sportswear to Europe face being banned over allegations of human rights abuses, a diplomat from the country confirmed Tuesday.
Although ...
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September 15th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Colombo, Sep. 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's garment making industry, which was being promoted by European Union on the pretext of helping 2004 tsunami victims, may suffer a serious setback, as the Union ...
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September 11th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) The two-day 'Vichar Baithak' (brainstorming session) of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal began Friday at the Peterhoff hotel here, which witnessed the expulsion of senior Bharatiya Janata ...
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September 8th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, Sep.8 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) has condemned Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for refusing to take notice of involvement of his cabinet ministers in large scale corruption.
Senior PML-Q ...
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September 4th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
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By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Yet to recover from the shock of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death, Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress seems to be heading towards infighting over the ...
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September 4th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Sep 3 (DPA) The Iranian parliament Thursday rejected two of the three proposed female cabinet ministers and approved only Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi as health minister, the first-ever female minister in the 30-year ...
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September 3rd, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Sep 3 (DPA) The Iranian parliament Thursday rejected the endorsement of two of the three proposed female cabinet ministers and only approved Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi as health minister, the first-ever female minister ...
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September 3rd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Many Congress leaders Thursday cancelled their official engagements following the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash.
Mourning the death ...
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September 1st, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI): The full Planning Commission will meet here on Tuesday to take stock of the economic situation in the country.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will chair ...
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August 28th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Aug 28 (IANS) After suspending the operation of 13 open cast mines because they lacked the requisite clearances, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has asked the forest department ...
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August 18th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will be leaving on a five-day official visit to India leading a 64-member team on Tuesday afternoon.
Nepal will be accompanied by his ...
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August 16th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has criticised Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni's remarks to give a 'tit-for-tat' treatment to the Americans after Bollywood superstar Shah ...
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August 16th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Aug 16 (IANS) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday named two women among six ministers to his new cabinet, Iranian labour news agency reported.
The names of the rest of his cabinet ministers ...
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August 15th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) Patriotic fervour and the spirit of nationalism prevailed Saturday at the Field Marshal Manekshaw ground here as a parade and a cultural programme marked India's 63rd Independence Day.
Unfurling ...
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