Rebel activities helping Akali-BJP government: Amarinder
September 2nd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Sunday said that activities of party rebels were helping the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state.Addressing ... Read more...
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Usher’s ex-wife to appeal against custody order
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:10 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 2 (IANS) Singer Usher's ex-wife Tameka is planning to return to court to overturn the ruling regarding their kids' custody.Last week, Usher was granted primary custody of ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh appointed Congress’ Himachal chief
August 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday formally appointed former Union minister Virbhadra Singh as its state unit chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh.It also appointed Commerce Minister Anand ... Read more...
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BJP united, Congress divided ahead of polls (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
July 28th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh seems to have learnt its lessons from the past. With assembly elections a few months away, the party stands ... Read more...
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Congress tries to mollify sulking Virbhadra
July 27th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday made efforts to mollify former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh after the septuagenarian leader offered to resign from party panels ... Read more...
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BJP dissociates itself from Sangma’s petition plan (Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Even as Purno Sangma is preparing to file an election petition against Pranab Mukherjee's nomination in the presidential poll, the BJP Wednesday dissociated itself ... Read more...
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BJP tries to mop up votes with sops (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
July 20th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and five-time former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh's fears have come true. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have ... Read more...
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Congress appoints Virbhadra campaign committee chief for Himachal elections
July 17th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Former union minister Virbhadra Singh, who resigned last month after corruption charges were framed against him by a court in Shimla, was Monday appointed ... Read more...
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Sangma to decide Thursday on petition against Mukherjee
July 5th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Opposition presidential candidate P.A. Sangma said Thursday that a final decision on filing a formal complaint against the approval of Pranab Mukherjee's nomination would ... Read more...
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Virbhadra to head Congress’ Himachal poll campaign
June 30th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed former union minister Virbhadra Singh, who is facing corruption charges, as the chairman of party campaign committee in Himachal Pradesh in the ... Read more...
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Congress Waterloo in Goa due to family raj: Congress
March 6th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Even before the final results are yet to be announced, Goa Congress spokesperson Ramakant Khalap has termed the party's poor showing as the Waterloo of ... Read more...
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Congress claim whittles, BJP coy over seats
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 2 (IANS) After consistently claiming that the Congress-NCP alliance would win 25 seats in the Goa assembly, Congress leader Francisco Sardinha has scaled down the assessment to ... Read more...
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Jaiswal to head Congress’s Uttar Pradesh poll panel
October 11th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal will head the Congress's election campaign committee for the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.Congress president Sonia Gandhi approved Monday the ... Read more...
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Vaghela predicts early polls in Gujarat
September 4th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Former union textile minister Shankersinh Vaghela, who assumed charge as chairman of the Congress' election campaign committee for the 2012 Gujarat assembly polls, Sunday predicted ... Read more...
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Shankarsinh Vaghela to head Congress’ Gujarat campaign panel
September 2nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed former union minister Shankarsinh Vaghela as chairperson of the party's campaign committee for the Gujarat assembly polls due next year.The ... Read more...
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Assam AGP-BJP in secret seat sharing deal?
March 7th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 7 (IANS) A blazing row has erupted in Assam over reports that the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has struck a secret seat sharing deal with the ... Read more...
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Indian-origin Louisiana Guv Jindal facing flak over donation to wife’s charity
March 4th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Orleans (US), Mar. 4 (ANI): Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has attracted controversy over his wife's charity accepting about 790,000 dollars in donations from corporations that have also donated to the ... Read more...
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Rabri Devi files papers for Raghopur, Sonepur seats (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi Saturday filed nomination papers for the Raghopur and the Sonepur assembly seats ahead of the October-November elections in the state.Wearing a ... Read more...
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Lalu dares Nitish, Modi to contest against Rabri
October 5th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday dared Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to contest the state assembly elections ... Read more...
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Lovely Anand, Sadhu Yadav angry as supporters denied tickets
September 28th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress leaders Lovely Anand and Sadhu Yadav Tuesday raised the banner of revolt and expressed anger over denial of tickets to their supporters after the party released the ... Read more...
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Congress denies indecent remarks against BJP lawmakers
May 13th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress Thursday refuted allegations that the party's lawmakers have made indecent remarks against eight ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators, including a woman.
The alleged incident ... Read more...
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Subrata Mukherjee joins Trinamool
May 5th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Subrata Mukherjee, the working president of the West Bengal state Congress unit, Wednesday formally joined the Trinamool Congress, accusing his former party of being hand-in-glove with ... Read more...
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Virbhadra, Anand Sharma to campaign for Himachal bypoll
October 19th, 2009 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 19 (IANS) Union ministers Virbhadra Singh and Anand Sharma will campaign for the Himachal Pradesh by-elections slated for Nov 7, a Congress leader said Monday.
"Virbhadra Singh and Anand Sharma ... Read more...
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Keith Olbermann Special Comments On Health Care Reforms At The Countdown Show
October 9th, 2009 - 2:09 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oct 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The well-known news anchor Keith Olbermann has declared to have a complete show on health care reform of the country. He had declared that the 8th ... Read more...
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Haryana’s splintered opposition - and confident Congress
October 4th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Ambala (Haryana), Oct 4 (IANS) Thanks to a divided and demoralized opposition, Haryana's ruling Congress is confident of retaining power in the Oct 13 assembly elections and break a ... Read more...
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Decision on Congress-NCP alliance Sunday: Vilasrao
September 12th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The final decision on a Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance for next month's Maharashtra assembly elections will be taken Sunday, Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said ... Read more...
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Congress to decide over alliance with NCP on Sunday
September 12th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): Union Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said that the decision on alliance with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls would be taken ... Read more...
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Deshmukh to head Congress’ Maharashtra poll panel
September 11th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh as chairman of the election management committee for Maharashtra polls.
"Congress president Sonia Gandhi has nominated Vilasrao Deshmukh ... Read more...
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Richard Ravitch Appointed As The New Lieutenant Governor
July 9th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
Richard Ravitch, the possible nominee for the post of lieutenant governor by the recommendation of Gov. David Paterson, has been gearing up to serve the newly appointed role that has been offered ... Read more...
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Disinvited for second time, ‘miffed’ Palin may skip GOP gala fundraiser altogether
June 8th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): After being invited and disinvited a couple of times, Sarah Palin may not appear at the gala GOP fundraising dinner at all.After being invited for a second ... Read more...
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Congress springs surprise in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 16 (IANS) The Congress Saturday won 12 out of the 29 parliamentary constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, in a result that left its rivals as well as political analysts surprised ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania Republican Senator Specter opts to become a Democrat
April 29th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.29 (ANI): Pennsylvania's Republican Senator Arlen Specter has decided to quit the GOP to join the Democrats.The five-term senator's stunning defection puts the Democratic Party one vote from being able to ... Read more...
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Congress seeks Presidents intervention in Orissa
March 10th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Mar 10 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday sought the Presidents intervention in the trial of strength of the BJD government in Orissa.The Campaign Committee Chairman of the State Congress Srikanta ... Read more...
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Congress a step ahead in Orissa poll fight
March 5th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Troubled by infighting earlier, the opposition Congress party in Orissa has put its house in order this time and appears well prepared to fight the Lok Sabha and ... Read more...
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Chavan, Deshmukh to lead seat sharing talks with NCP
January 19th, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan.19 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh will lead the seat-sharing discussion representing the Congress party with its ally National Congress Party (NCP) for the ... Read more...
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