Why a grieving Indira Gandhi joined Shastri’s cabinet
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A grieving Indira Gandhi decided to join Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet after her father Jawaharlal Nehru's death when she realised he would otherwise invite ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole ‘Dating Dancer from the X Factor’
August 16th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cheryl Cole, who has not been in a serious relationship since she split from her husband Ashley Cole looks like she might just be getting in to ... Read more...
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Sangma set to float new party
July 30th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 30 (IANS) After his unsuccessful bid for Raisina Hill, former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma is set to float a new political party next month, an ... Read more...
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Three RJD leaders quit, likely to join JD-U
July 16th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 16 (IANS) In a major setback for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, three senior leaders and former Bihar ministers quit the party Monday and are likely ... Read more...
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Who is SRK’s confidant? (Movie Snippets)
June 27th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan says in the absence of his parents, he confides his secrets and fears in his profession -- acting."Your innermost secrets you should ... Read more...
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CPI-M expels senior leader in Kerala
June 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala, which is going through turbulent times, Sunday expelled senior leader and former legislator Gopi Kottamurikal on grounds ... Read more...
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Gadkari steps in again to paper over BJP in-fighting (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
June 10th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 10 (IANS) BJP president Nitin Gadkari has stepped in again, a second time in a month, to end in-fighting between party factions in Himachal Pradesh ahead of ... Read more...
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Hardly a contest in Mant seat
May 30th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, May 30 (IANS) Though the Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have fielded a joint candidate, it looks like a one-sided contest for the Mant assembly seat here in ... Read more...
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Modi to attend BJP meet, Joshi quits (Third Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Udaipur, May 24 (IANS) Ending days of speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Thursday that its star chief minister, Gujarat's Narendra Modi, will attend the national executive meeting ... Read more...
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BJP meet will discuss differences — within (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive meets in Mumbai Thursday-Friday with plenty on the agenda, a key issue being how to bring peace ... Read more...
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BJP meet will discuss differences — within
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive meets in Mumbai Thursday-Friday with plenty on the agenda, a key issue being how to bring order ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party’s next goal: Mulayam as PM
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Just over two months after Akhilesh Yadav took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party seems to have fast-tracked its campaign to pitch ... Read more...
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Shanta Kumar questions BJP’s ‘back to power’ dream (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) There seems to be no end to the bickering in Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite party president Nitin Gadkari holding a meeting ... Read more...
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Mayawati fast-tracks preparations for Lok Sabha polls
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Humbled in the Uttar Pradesh elections, theBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fast-tracked preparations for the general elections due in 2014.And keeping in line with ... Read more...
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Himachal forester resigns after legislator’s threats
March 25th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 25 (IANS) A forest official in Himachal Pradesh has reportedly resigned from service after being threatened by a legislator for seizing a tractor-load of logs being transported ... Read more...
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Dissent grows in BJP over Rajya Sabha nomination
March 21st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Amid speculation that Anshuman Mishra may not contet for the Rajya Sabha, dissent continued Wednesday in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for failing to ... Read more...
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PM regrets Trivedi’s going; Mukul Roy to be sworn in Tuesday (Roundup)
March 19th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday praised outgoing Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi and regretted that he had to leave, but Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Pakistan gets new ISI chief, air chief (Second Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam took charge Monday as the new chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), succeeding Lt Gen Shuja Pasha. Simultaneously, the Pakistan Air ... Read more...
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Pakistan gets new ISI chief, air chief (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam assumed charge as the new chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Monday, a day when the Pakistan Air Force too got ... Read more...
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No threat to UPA: Trinamool
March 15th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday ruled out any threat to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and said it never asked Railway Minister Dinesh ... Read more...
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SP parliamentary board to decide on government formation: Mulayam
March 6th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday said the party's strategy for government formation will be decided by the parliamentary board. He thanked the people ... Read more...
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Former Himachal BJP chief to become minister
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday announced that he would expand his cabinet by inducting former state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Khimi ... Read more...
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Pakistan mulls successor to ISI chief
February 16th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Pakistan has begun to look for a successor to spy chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha, who retires next month, a media report said. General Pasha ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress leader calls party minister corrupt
January 29th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) A Congress leader in Jammu and Kashmir has accused a minister from his own party of being corrupt.
Former social welfare minister Abdul Gani Vakil, ... Read more...
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Joined BJP to protect backward castes: Kushwaha
January 4th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Professing his innocence of any financial wrongdoing in the Uttar Pradesh rural health scam, newly-joined BJP member and backward caste leader Babu Singh Kushwaha ... Read more...
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Differences in NDA over ex-BSP man Kushwaha
January 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) move take in a tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Wednesday led to differences in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), ... Read more...
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Ailing Anna to end fast (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Bowing to appeals from doctors, Anna Hazare, hit by viral fever, said he was ending his three-day fast a day earlier Wednesday but vowed to ... Read more...
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Chavan pleads, but Hazare continues fast (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday night urged Anna Hazare to end his fast after he developed 102 degrees temperature but the anti-corruption crusader declined ... Read more...
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Hazare ill, refuses to break fast
December 27th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Anna Hazare refused Tuesday night to end his three-day fast in support of a strong Lokpal despite falling sick and running 102 degrees temperature, his ... Read more...
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Team Anna writes to PM ahead of Mumbai fast (Roundup)
December 25th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Team Anna made a Christmas Day appeal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enact the "best possible" Lokpal bill as Anna Hazare prepared for a ... Read more...
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‘Kim Jong-il’s death was extensive intelligence failure’
December 20th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean and US intelligence services failed to pick up any clues even after 48 hours of Kim Jong-il's death last Saturday, demonstrating an extensive intelligence ... Read more...
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Sasikala’s removal from Poes Garden may be permanent: Commentators
December 20th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) The severance of relationship between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her long-time confidante V.K. Sasikala this time around might be final and not an ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa sacks confidant Sasikala & Co (Night Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a sweeping move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa sacked from the AIADMK long-time confidant V.K. Sasikala and 13 others who were known to wield ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa sacks long-time confidant Sasikala (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a dramatic move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa threw out her long-time confidant V.K. Sasikala and 11 others from the basic membership of her ... Read more...
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Kerala ex-minister M.P. Gangadharan dead
October 31st, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Congress leader and former Kerala minister M.P. Gangadharan died Monday here at a private hospital, family sources said.The six-time legislator was a minister in the 1982 ... Read more...
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