Parties criticise bar on press meets in Bengal assembly
February 11th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly's decision to bar press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session Saturday drew ... Read more...
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Peerzada says Sonia rejected his resignation
February 11th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed who resigned Friday following his indictment after his son was found ... Read more...
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Bengal bars media conference at the assembly, CPI-M objects
February 10th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Friday barred press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session, drawing protests ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress during the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The poll panel Thursday censured Congress leader Salman Khurshid for his nine percent job quota announcement for minorities in Uttar Pradesh, and said that as ... Read more...
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Singhvi takes on Amit Mitra over central funds for Bengal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo in the latest standoff with the Trinamool Congress over central assistance for West Bengal, the Congress Wednesday accused the state government ... Read more...
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BJP asks for Rahul’s views on black money
February 7th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to express his views on black money stashed abroad and how to bring it ... Read more...
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Three ministers inducted in Andhra cabinet (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet was expanded Monday with the induction of three ministers.N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Prasad Kumar and Kondru Murali were sworn-in as ministers ... Read more...
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Poll outcome will be solid for Congress: Rahul(Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls would be "solid" for his party. He also said he ... Read more...
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Poll results will be solid for Congress: Rahul
February 6th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said poll results for his party would be "solid" in Uttar Pradesh where elections to elect a new government ... Read more...
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Rahul good enough to be PM but that’s not his central aim: Priyanka
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "good enough" to be the prime minister but occupying ... Read more...
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Congress leader’s email hacked
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Unknown persons have hacked into the email account of a Goa Congress leader Vijay Sardesai, who is seeking to contest the hotly contested assembly seat of ... Read more...
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Court has not blamed PM in 2G scam: Pawar
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 2G ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra’s former chief secretary
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's former chief secretary P. Ramakanth Reddy Friday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case of alleged illegal assets of YSR ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress infighting reaches new high (Kashmir Newsletter)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) A bitter war of attrition between two senior Congress leaders has exposed major chinks in the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit which continues to remain ... Read more...
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Jayant Chaudhary’s wife is cynosure at Congress-RLD rally
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Feb 2 (IANS) Charu Chaudhary, the wife of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Ramlila Ground in Meerut as ... Read more...
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Mayawati launches BSP campaign in UP, spews fire at Congress (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Launching her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) election campaign Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati attacked the Congress, blaming it for anything that she ... Read more...
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Mayawati launches BSP campaign in UP, attacks Congress (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Launching her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) election campaign Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati attacked the Congress, blaming it for anything that she ... Read more...
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Rahul, Ajit Singh’s joint rally at Meerut Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh will address a joint poll rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit praises Modi, retracts
February 1st, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Agra/New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Linking poll wins in states to good governance and development, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday named Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and ... Read more...
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Rahul keeps up attack on Mayawati, Mulayam
January 31st, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday continued to target Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, as he went ... Read more...
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Congress promises jobs, free electricity in UP
January 31st, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 31 (IANS) Massive employment opportunities for the youth, quotas for minorities and free electricity connections to the poor were among the promises the Congress made Tuesday in its ... Read more...
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Kashmir education minister cheated for son’s exam? (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 30 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for senior Congress leader and Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed, a newspaper in Srinagar Monday carried the facsimile of an ... Read more...
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Congress claims victory in Punjab, Uttarakhand
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress Monday claimed victory in Uttarakhand and Punjab assembly polls."Reports from Punjab and Uttarakhand ... clearly speak that the party is winning and forming ... Read more...
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Congress to counter Chouhan’s protest
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's main opposition the Congress Monday said it will hold a counter-protest against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's proposed 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) Thursday.Chouhan's ... Read more...
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Kashmir education minister cheated for son’s exam?
January 30th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for senior Congress leader and Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed, a local newspaper Monday carried the facsimile of an answer sheet in two ... Read more...
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‘Anti-Maoist drive halted in Chhattisgarh’
January 30th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has halted the anti-Maoist drive in the state despite the rising hold of rebels in new areas, Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi ... Read more...
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If Gandhiji had lived for another 10 years…
January 30th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 30 (IANS) Who gained most from Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and what if he had lived a little longer?These questions were posed to leading Gandhians in the Taj city ... Read more...
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Punjab, Uttarakhand set to elect new assemblies (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab and Uttarakhand go to polls Monday to elect new assemblies with the Congress hoping to oust the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine ... Read more...
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Punjab, Uttarakhand set to elect new assemblies
January 29th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab and Uttarakhand will vote Monday to elect new assemblies with the Congress hoping to oust the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in ... 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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Mulayam, Mayawati neglected Muslims, development: Rahul Gandhi
January 28th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Unnao/Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 28 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday blamed both Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for "gross ... Read more...
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Blame will be on Rahul if Congress fails in UP: Pawar
January 28th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will have to take the credit if his party wins or the ... Read more...
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Maoists kill village Congress leader in Maharashtra
January 28th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) Ahead of Maharashtra's civic and zilla parishad (district council) polls, Maoists shot dead a panchayat samiti member of the Congress party near the Dandakaranya forests ... Read more...
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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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