Stormy winter session of Madhya Pradesh assembly expected
November 20th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) The winter session of Madhya Pradesh assembly beginning Monday is expected to be stormy with the Congress bringing in a no-confidence motion against the Shivraj ... Read more...
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NDA to back Left in parliament over price rise
November 20th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to back a Left-sponsored adjournment motion over price rise, instead of pursuing its ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh: joining the battle for the heartland of India (Comment)
November 19th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
The bugle has been sounded and the country is poised for another bruising round of elections which will make or mar the reputations of several parties and politicians.Some of the ... Read more...
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BJP contemplating no-confidence motion against BSP
November 16th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Accusing Chief Minister Mayawati of diverting public attention from the corrupt practices of her government by proposing division of Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Andhra speaker accepts resignations of two TDP members
November 13th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar Saturday accepted resignations of two lawmakers, both rebels of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).In a move ahead of the ... Read more...
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BSP, SP have tacit understanding with Congress: BJP
November 11th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Kalraj Mishra Friday demanded that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) clarify whether they would support ... Read more...
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Sensex slips 1.36 percent on Euro debt concerns (Weekly market review)
November 6th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Indian equities markets shed some of their last week's gains with benchmark indices slipping about 1.4 percent as investors across the globe continued to be ... Read more...
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Andhra government not reduced to minority, says governor
October 31st, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh governor Monday said the Congress government in the state has not been reduced to a minority and there is no need ... Read more...
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Surveys show BJP will win in Uttar Pradesh: Gadkari
October 30th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari claimed Sunday that internal surveys conducted by certain agencies indicate his party would attain power in Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Sangma-led government defeats trust vote
September 15th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 14 (IANS) The no-confidence motion brought by the opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) against the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government was defeated by a recorded vote in ... Read more...
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No threat to government: Meghalaya chief minister
September 13th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 13 (IANS) A day ahead of the trust vote in the Meghalaya assembly, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said there is no threat to his coalition government.
"I don't ... Read more...
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No-confidence motion moved against Meghalaya government
September 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope Monday admitted a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) against the ruling Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government."Since ... Read more...
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PM’s appeal for consensus on Lokpal bill hollow: BJP
August 20th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal for national consensus on the Lokpal bill as "hollow" and termed the ... Read more...
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Elected person’s removal by no-trust motion legal: Apex court
August 15th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) An elected person can be removed by way of a no-confidence motion, which is a part of the democratic process, the Supreme Court has ruled."Every ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes scam: Apex court seeks Delhi Police report (Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked Delhi Police to file a status report on their investigations into bribery charges during a trust vote in parliament in ... Read more...
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UPA allies differ on bringing PM under Lokpal
June 18th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Partners in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have expressed differing opinions on having the prime minister within the ambit of the Lokpal bill, ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi’s PRP merges with Congress
June 13th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Monday formally merged with the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, bringing curtains on the party floated by Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi ... Read more...
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Andhra governor prorogues legislature
June 7th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan Tuesday prorogued the state legislature, rejecting the demand from the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) not to do so to ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourns, TDP fumes as trust move is ignored
June 4th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly was Saturday adjourned without taking up no-confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the state's Congress government. The main opposition ... Read more...
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TDP to submit fresh notice for no-trust motion
June 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh will Saturday give a fresh notice for no-confidence motion against the state Congress government as the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wins trust-vote amid walkout, boycott (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Amidst a noisy walkout by the Congress and a boycott by the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday won a trust vote ... Read more...
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TDP to move no trust motion against Andhra government (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Thursday decided to move a no confidence motion against the state's Congress government.TDP chief N. ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wins third trust vote in nine months (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday comfortably
won a trust vote in the state assembly - his third in nine months - amid a noisy walkout ... Read more...
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TDP to move no-trust motion against Andhra government
June 2nd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Thursday decided to move no-confidence motion against the state's Congress government.TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu told ... Read more...
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Punjab law on Panchayati Raj is perverse: apex court
May 27th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said the Punjab law doing away with the provision of no-confidence motion against the sarpanch by others in a panchayat ... Read more...
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Naidu challenges Jagan to show his strength
May 27th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu Friday challenged YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to submit to the governor a list of Congress ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa rules out changing Karnataka assembly speaker
May 18th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka legislative assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah would continue in the post for the next two years of the term irrespective of the Supreme Court strictures ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa leaves for Karnataka, to meet Bhardwaj
May 18th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A day after parading 114 legislators before President Pratibha Patil here, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Wednesday left for Bangalore with them and said ... Read more...
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Karnataka speaker colluded with CM: Governor (Lead)
May 17th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Karnataka Speaker K.G. Bopaiah colluded with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to disqualify 16 lawmakers for extraneous reasons just hours before the crucial floor test Oct ... Read more...
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BJP parades MLAs, governor defends action (Roundup)
May 17th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/ Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday paraded its Karanataka legislators before President Pratibha Patil in a bid to prove its majority in the ... Read more...
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Congress welcomes Supreme Court decision on Karnataka
May 14th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order quashing the Karnataka assembly speaker's decision to disqualify 16 MLAs of the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led ... Read more...
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Kalmadi has not been removed: Malhotra
April 27th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Senior officials of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Wednesday reiterated that Vijay Kumar Malhotra is only the "officiating president" to fill the vacuum created by ... Read more...
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IOA officials lambast Maken for seeking Kalmadi’s removal
April 25th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Influential chiefs of the national sports federations went into a huddle Monday to chalk out their future course of action following the arrest of Suresh ... Read more...
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Canada goes to polls May 2, House dissolved (Second Lead, Changing dateline)
March 26th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, March 26 (IANS) Canadians will go to the polls May 2 to elect a new government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Saturday, a day after his minority government was ... Read more...
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BJP’s dependence on Wikileaks shows political bankruptcy (Comment)
March 26th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) presumed that threatening to move a privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the WikiLeaks revelations and forcing him to clarify his position ... Read more...
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