South America backs Ecuador’s asylum offer to Assange
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Quito (Ecuador), Aug 20 (IANS) The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) has voiced its support to Ecuador in granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and strongly condemned Britain ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief lampoons retired officer for complaint(Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 30 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Wednesday lampooned retired Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh for filing a complaint against him with the defence ministry for defaming ... Read more...
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Army chief slaps show cause notice on Lt. Gen.
May 24th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of his retirement May 31, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has slapped a show cause notice on a lieutenant general, who may be ... Read more...
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‘Media should self-regulate, ward off regulator’
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Self-regulation by the Indian media is better than external agencies breathing down its reportage, experts said at an event here even as the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Dikshit slams Lokayukta, calls his action ‘motivated’
March 27th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit slammed the state Lokayukta for seeking the review of his recommendations to President Pratibha Patel to censure her, saying his ... Read more...
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Clean chit for 2 porngate BJP ministers, censure for one
March 19th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) A panel that probed porn viewing in the Karnataka assembly by three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers Monday reportedly gave the clean chit to two and ... Read more...
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BJP demands criminal case against Chidambaram
February 24th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded a criminal case be filed against Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged role in Delhi Police's midnight ... Read more...
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Ramdev promises to agitate again in Delhi
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the Supreme Court's censure of the government for arbitrarily and forcefully ending his Ramlila Ground protest last year, yoga guru Baba Ramdev vowed ... Read more...
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PM should seek Khurshid’s resignation: BJP
February 12th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek Law Minister Salman Khurshid's resignation in the wake of the poll ... Read more...
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Poll panel has last word on code violation: Jurist
February 12th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former solicitor general Harish Salve Sunday said that the Election Commission (EC) has the last word on the violation of model code of conduct ... Read more...
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Poll panel goes to president over defiant Khurshid (Lead)
February 12th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid appeared headed for fresh trouble Saturday as the Election Commission sought President Pratibha Patil's "immediate and decisive intervention" following ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s remarks: Poll panel seeks president’s intervention
February 11th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Taking exception to union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid sticking to his remarks about backward Muslims during campaigning in Uttar Pradesh despite a ... Read more...
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Will get backwards their dues even if poll panel hangs me: Khurshid
February 11th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh)/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Triggering a fresh controversy after he was censured by the Election Commission over promise of nine percent quota for minorities, Congresss leader ... Read more...
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Advani’s adjournment motion on black money defeated
December 14th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Wednesday defeated by a voice vote the adjournment motion moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on the issue ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan denies he called ex-royal family smuggler
August 23rd, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23 (IANS) Following widespread censure, former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday backtracked on his allegation that the ex-royal family of Travancore smuggled jewels from the Sree Padmanabhaswamy ... Read more...
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Karat surprised over Congress-BJP ‘collusion’
August 5th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Friday expressed surprise over the Congress-led central government and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Government favours growth with moderate inflation: Mukherjee (Intro Roundup)
August 4th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday assured parliament of all possible steps to tame inflation and said there was no need to temper growth, even ... Read more...
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Dikshit denies Lokayukta’s allegation
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Stating that there had been no corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday dismissed the Delhi Lokayukta's allegation that she "misrepresented facts" about the ... Read more...
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Lokayukta slams Delhi chief minister
July 18th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta (ombudsman) Manmohan Sarin Monday came down heavily on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, saying she misrepresented facts about the completion of 60,000 low-cost ... Read more...
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UN flays Nepal for appointing murder suspect as minister
May 5th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) A day after Nepal's Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal risked drawing wrath of his partymen, the opposition and rights groups by allocating the powerful home ministry ... Read more...
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Governance, not just winning elections, matters: Advani to partymen
April 28th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 28 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Thursday urged partymen to ensure their conduct did not invite charges as "even minor wrongdoings of BJP ... Read more...
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Compassion, not censure, restores harmony at workplace
April 15th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Even a single act of support or compassion by a manager or co-worker can ease workplace tension.If management shows "an active interest in addressing underlying issues ... Read more...
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Outrage over horrific racist taunts against locals by Oz soldiers in Afghanistan
March 24th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 24(ANI): The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has launched an investigation into racist videos, photos and comments posted by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan on social networking website Facebook.According to the ... Read more...
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BBC apologises for comments made on Mexico during Top Gear show
February 4th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): The BBC has apologised for comments made about Mexicans during TV show Top Gear, after Mexico's ambassador in London found them to be "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating".Top ... Read more...
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Public faith in governance in Italy hits all-time low: survey
January 25th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 25 (IANS/AKI) Italian confidence in public institutions - especially the government - has hit an all-time low, according to a survey by a research agency.The survey by the Eurispes research ... Read more...
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Veena Malik’s censure shows Pak society’s “double standards”: Editorial
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 23(ANI): The conservative censure faced by Pakistani actress Veena Malik for cavorting with a Hindu man during her stint on an Indian reality TV show depicts the Pakistani society's 'double ... Read more...
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Veena Malik credits ‘liberal Pak people’ for her emergence as “hero”
January 23rd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 23(ANI): Veena Malik, a Pakistani actress who faced conservative censure for appearing on an Indian reality TV show, has credited the "liberal people" of her country for her emergence ... Read more...
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Christina Aguilera Commemorates Her 30th Birthday With Her New Boyfriend, Matthew Rutler
December 15th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Christina Aguilera is the well-known American vocalist and actress. The 30-year-old Aguilera’s fondness for her new boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, was rather apparent during the first ... Read more...
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Deshmukh invites Supreme Court censure (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for interfering in the enforcement of a law to regulate private money lending in the ... Read more...
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Apex court refuses to expunge ‘rotten’ remark
December 10th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday refused to expunge the remarks that something was "rotten" with the Allahabad High Court while hearing a petition of the lower court.An apex ... Read more...
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Raja was intemperate in letter to PM: Apex court
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Even as former telecom minister A. Raja told the Supreme Court Thursday that he walked in the footsteps of his predecessors in allocating spectrum to mobile ... Read more...
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Moily assures of steps to make judges more accountable
November 27th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court slammed some judges of the Allahabad High Court for nepotism and corruption, union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Saturday said the ... Read more...
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House ethics committee’s counsel recommends censure for Representative Rangel
November 19th, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The House ethics committee's counsel Blake Chisam on Thursday recommended censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-New York, who was found guilty on multiple counts of ethics violation ... Read more...
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Brit boxing chiefs to probe Haye’s reported betting claims
November 16th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 16 (ANI): WBA champion David Haye may be in trouble with boxing chiefs despite withdrawing his claim that he engineered a betting coup in his knockout win over Audley Harrison.Haye ... Read more...
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Apex court censure makes Nepal parliament review PM’s poll
November 14th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) On the eve of the 17th round of the prime ministerial election, Nepal's parliament Sunday called the top seven parties to an urgent meeting to review ... Read more...
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