Mulayam promises youth laptops; announces sops for Muslims, farmers
January 20th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS) Once opposed to English and computers, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has now realised the need to tap the youth voters in Uttar Pradesh, promising ... Read more...
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Pawar hits back at Hazare, but asks partymen to be calm
December 7th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday hit back at Anna Hazare for justifying the recent physical attacks on politicians but appealed to his partymen to ... Read more...
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Commission begins probe into NC worker’s death
November 29th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) A one-man commission headed by Justice (retd) H.S. Bedi started its probe here Tuesday into the custodial death of National Conference (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf ... Read more...
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Judicial panel appointed to probe National Conference worker’s death
November 18th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday evening announced a one-man Commission of Inquiry to probe the circumstances of the death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammd ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice to Gujarat on Bhatt’s plea
November 11th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and Gujarat governments on a petition by suspended police officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking that the ... Read more...
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NC worker’s death: Ex-Supreme Court judge sought for probe
October 29th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday asked union Law Minister Salman Khurshid to suggest the name of a retired Supreme Court judge to conduct ... Read more...
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UN: Elections and security a top priority after Libya’s liberation
October 28th, 2011 - 3:45 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) has stressed that organizing an electoral process and establishing public security in war-torn Libya are the country's top prioritiesUN Special Representative for Libya, ... Read more...
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‘Biscuit King’ Pillai’s widow wants more compensation
September 5th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea of Nina Pillai, widow of 'Biscuit King' Rajan Pillai, ... Read more...
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Court stays order to provide Tehelka report to Fernandes
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the defence ministry to provide a report on the Tehelka defence deal expose to former defence minister George ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Congo music festival stampede
July 11th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Brazzaville, July 11 (IANS) Seven people died and 30 were injured in a weekend stampede during a music festival held in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, authorities ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Tamil Nadu secretariat construction
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday appointed a one-man commission of inquiry to look into alleged irregularities resulting in a loss to the exchequer in the construction ... Read more...
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Ashok Chavan shifts Adarsh blame to Deshmukh
June 20th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Maharashtra's former chief minister Ashok Chavan Monday sought to pin the blame for the irregularities in the controversial Adarsh housing society on his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh, ... Read more...
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Congress to expose misrule of Punjab government: Amarinder
June 13th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), June 13 (IANS) The Congress will soon bring out a charge sheet against the misrule of the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government in Punjab, state ... Read more...
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‘Biscuit King’ Pillai’s widow awarded Rs.10 lakh compensation (Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday awarded Rs.10 lakh to Nina Pillai, widow of 'Biscuit King' Rajan Pillai, on her petition seeking compensation from the central ... Read more...
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Court awards Rs.10 lakh compensation to tycoon’s widow
May 13th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday awarded compensation of Rs.10 lakh to Nina Pillai, wife of 'Biscuit King' Rajan Pillai, on her petition seeking compensation from ... Read more...
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CPI-M demands judicial probe into Purulia arms drop case
April 29th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29(ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Purulia arms drop case of 1995.A Latvian aircraft had dropped ... Read more...
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Pike river miners may have survived first blast, evidence reveals
April 28th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth, (New Zealand), Apr 28 (ANI): Workers who died in New Zealand's Pike River mine disaster may have survived the first blast, new evidence has revealed.A video footage shows images of a ... Read more...
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Fully clothed body located in Pike River mine
April 28th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth (New Zealand), Apr 28 (ANI): A fully clothed body has been found and identified inside New Zealand's Pike river coal mine, where 29 workers were killed in a series of methane ... Read more...
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High court reserves order on summoning Modi before Nanavati panel
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 22 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday reserved judgment on whether Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others should be summoned by the Nanavati-Mehta enquiry commission which is ... Read more...
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Fair trial for human rights violations in Cote d’Ivoire: UN
April 13th, 2011 - 8:55 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 13 (IANS) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights office has demanded a fair trial for all perpetrators of violence on both sides of the conflict in Cote ... Read more...
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Malaysian men behind sex video unmasked
March 24th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar.24 (ANI): Two Malaysian politicians and a businessman have been unmasked as the mysterious 'Datuk Trio' that was behind a sex video scandal that shook the nation recently.Former Malacca state ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s ‘Datuk Trio’ want Anwar Ibrahim tried
March 24th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (IANS) Two politicians and a businessman have said they are the mysterious "Datuk T" or "Datuk Trio" behind a sex video which, according to them, ... Read more...
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Plea to quiz Modi over riots to come up April 22
March 21st, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 21 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday fixed April 22 for the next hearing on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be summoned by the Nanavati-Mehta ... Read more...
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Pak Govt must urgently provide accountability for Baloch killings: Amnesty International
February 24th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24(ANI): The Pakistan Government must immediately provide accountability for the "alarming number of killings and abductions in Balochistan attributed to government forces" in recent months, Amnesty International has demanded.In the ... Read more...
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Court queries NGO on non-summoning of Modi by riots panel
February 23rd, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday questioned an NGO on the issue of non-summoning of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others by the Nanavati-Mehta judicial inquiry commission ... Read more...
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HMAS Success engineers blamed for sexual misconduct
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): A report on the sexual misbehaviour aboard the Royal Australian Navy supply ship HMAS Success has blamed a small group of sailors in the engineering department.Defence Minister Stephen ... Read more...
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HMAS Success sexual misconduct report raises concerns about Navy culture
January 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 25 (ANI): The inquiry into the sexual misconduct aboard HMAS Success has raised serious concerns about Navy culture according to Defence Force chief Angus Houston.Air Chief Marshal Houston said he ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet President, seek Bhardwaj’s recall (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President Pratibha Patil Monday and sought Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's recall, with party leader L.K. Advani calling him biased and ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj action politically motivated, says BJP (Lead)
January 22nd, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) An angry Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday night strongly condemned Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's giving the go-ahead for prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as "constitutionally ... Read more...
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Governor Bhardwaj rejects plea to drop proceedings for prosecution of Yeddyurappa
January 21st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 21 (ANI): Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Friday dismissed as 'unwarranted', a resolution moved by the state cabinet asking him to drop proceedings for prosecution of Chief Minister B ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 19 (IANS) Curfew was lifted in Meghalaya's Resulbelpara sub-division Wednesday after 18 days, even as life returned to normal in the riot-hit areas bordering Assam's Goalpara district.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Karnataka Govt. opposes plea for prosecution of Yeddyurappa
January 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 19 (ANI): The Karnataka Government has asked Governor H R Bhardwaj to reject a demand by a lawyers forum for prosecution of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Home Minister ... Read more...
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Day curfew lifted in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 14th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mendipathar (Meghalaya), Jan 14 (IANS) After more than a week of tension, people in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resulbelpara breathed easier Friday as curfew was relaxed during day time.Amid massive security ... Read more...
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Curfew re-imposed in Meghalaya’s riot-hit areas
January 9th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 9 (IANS) Curfew was re-imposed Sunday in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resubelpara sub-division after fresh cases of arson in Assam's Goalpara district, an official said.
More houses of ... Read more...
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Apex court turns down Assam’s plea to reduce compensation
January 7th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined the Assam government's plea seeking reduction in the amount of compensation to be paid to those killed by security forces in violence ... Read more...
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