Country facing economic emergency: BJP
June 27th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Asserting that the country was facing an "economic emergency", the BJP Tuesday said that the government is trying to protect the business interests of ... Read more...
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Mayawati could be jailed for corruption: Uma Bharti
November 28th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Monday reiterated her controversial threat to "set afire Walmart outlets", but said she has nothing in common with ... Read more...
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Euro zone democracy: Market forces over people’s power? (Comment)
November 25th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Democracy may be an unfinished project, but can its imperfections be an excuse for Euro zone oligarchs to dismiss two elected governments?In the case of Greece, they added extra pressure to ... Read more...
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Only MQM can bring Pakistan out of financial crisis, corruption: Altaf Hussain
February 19th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 19(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement is the only political party that can rescue Pakistan from problems like the financial crunch, nepotism and corruption plaguing the country, party chief Altaf Hussain has ... Read more...
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‘Generals’ have become burden on Pakistan’s population: Altaf Hussain
February 1st, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 01(ANI): 'Generals' have become a burden on Pakistan instead of rendering their services to the motherland, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said.In his telephonic address to a ... Read more...
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CPI-M admits it lost support due to ’shortcomings’
August 9th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 9 (IANS) In an effort at soul-searching, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has admitted that people have moved away from the Left Front due to "certain shortcomings" ... Read more...
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Growers oppose natural rubber import duty cuts
June 6th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Young farmers in northeast India are a concerned lot after the Delhi High Court asked the government to "consider carefully" the user industry's demand ... Read more...
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Globalisation never benefited the working classes: CITU chief
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) president M.K. Pandhe Monday said globalisation never benefited the working classes and urged all the labourers to come under one umbrella to ... Read more...
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Mayawati accuses Centre of promoting capitalist interests
January 14th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Jan 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday hit back at the Union Government for blaming the states for price rise and alleged that the "Centre is working under ... Read more...
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Maoists reject Soren’s offer for talks
December 31st, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 31 (IANS) Maoist rebels have not taken Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's offer to initiate dialogue seriously and his appeal to them to surrender and join the mainstream has been ... Read more...
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KGB files reveal Chelsea owner Abramovich’s tragic family secrets
December 20th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich has named his newborn son Aaron Alexander. And the tragic secret behind the name of billionaire's sixth child was so far hidden in ... Read more...
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India is facing both internal, external threats: RSS chief
December 7th, 2009 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 6 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here Sunday that India is facing internal threats from various quarters and the outside world is trying to take advantage ... Read more...
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Orissa won’t allow genetically modified crop: minister
October 15th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (IANS) Orissa Thursday said it won't allow genetically modified crop, including Bt Brinjal, in the state.
"The Orissa government does not favour genetically modified crop in the state. As a ... Read more...
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Pakistani senators urge government to reject Kerry Lugar bill
October 13th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Pakistani senators Tuesday urged the government to withdraw from the Kerry Lugar bill that places conditionalities on the US aid to the country.
The senators said the government should ... Read more...
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Mayawati launches BSP campaign in Orissa
March 24th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Orissa Tuesday amid a gathering of thousands.
Addressing a public ... Read more...
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Congress flays praise of Gujarat CMs leadership by industry captains
January 14th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.14 (ANI): Congress party on Wednesday described the praise of Gujarat Chief Minister by industrialists like of German industrial honchos'' praise of the Nazi regime and alleged the entire ... Read more...
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Zawahiri challenges Bush to send all his troops to Pak, vows they will all go to hell
November 28th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov 28 (ANI): Al Qaedas number two Al Zawahiri has reportedly challenged US President George Bush that sending more troops to Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan wont make any difference, ... Read more...
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One in 17 Mediterranean men may be descended from a Phoenician
October 31st, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A new study by genographic scientists has found that as many as one in 17 men in the Mediterranean basin may have a Phoenician as a direct ... Read more...
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Historian claims Beatles were ”not heroes” but only ”capitalists exploiting youth culture”
October 9th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 9 (ANI): The Beatles were ''not heroes'', rather, much of their accorded fame and popularity was due to their capitalist exploitation of the then youth culture, claims a Cambridge ... Read more...
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Mayawati eyes power in Delhi, sounds poll bugle
February 24th, 2008 - 10:12 pm ICT by admin
(Roundup)New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Aiming to head the next government in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Sunday wooed Dalits and other sections of ... Read more...
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Mayawati exhorts BSP to get ready for Lok Sabha polls
February 24th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Aiming to head the next government in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Sunday exhorted thousands of supporters gathered at ... Read more...
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