CBI begins grilling Jagan for second day
May 26th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday began grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the second consecutive day in the disproportionate assets case.Jagan, ... Read more...
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Troubles galore as BJP enters final year of rule (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 26th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) Karnataka's scandals-scarred, dissidence-riven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government completes four years of its maiden rule in the state next week, depending heavily on its troubled ... Read more...
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FIR against Jharkhand speaker for poll violations
May 25th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 25 (IANS) A police complaint was lodged Friday against Jharkhand assembly speaker C.P. Singh for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, an official said. A by-poll for ... Read more...
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CBI grills Jagan for over 7 hours, to continue questioning Saturday (Evening Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday grilled YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for over seven hours in the illegal assets case and will ... Read more...
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Andhra legislators loyal to Jagan add to Congress woes
May 25th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) A day after the arrest of a cabinet minister, the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh received another jolt with a state legislator switching loyalty to YSR ... Read more...
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CBI grills Jagan in illegal assets case (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday continued grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal assets case amid speculation that he ... Read more...
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TDP suspends ex-MP for meeting Jagan (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Friday suspended its former MP M.V. Mysoora Reddy for indiscipline after he met YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.TDP chief ... Read more...
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Jagan appears before CBI team amid tight security (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday began questioning YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal assets case amid speculations that he ... Read more...
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TDP suspends MP following meeting with Jagan
May 25th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Friday suspended its politburo member and former MP M.V. Mysoora Reddy from the party for indiscipline.TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu suspended ... Read more...
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Jagan to appear before CBI today
May 25th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday amid speculation that he would be arrested in ... Read more...
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Congress shocked, opposition hails Andhra minister’s arrest
May 24th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The arrest of Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramna has shocked the ruling Congress party in the state while the opposition parties have welcomed it.YSR Congress ... Read more...
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Andhra minister arrested, sent to judicial custody in Jagan graft case (Evening Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) A special court Thursday sent Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna to judicial custody for 14 days in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR ... Read more...
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Court refuses anticipatory bail to Jagan
May 24th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) In another setback to YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a special court here Thursday dismissed his anticipatory bail petition in the alleged illegal assets ... Read more...
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A tale of two union ministers
May 24th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) They both belong to Shimla and are union cabinet ministers but when it comes to begging for votes for their Congress party, they belong to ... Read more...
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Venkataramana’s arrest sends Andhra ministers into tizzy
May 24th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The arrest of Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana by the CBI Thursday, in connection with a corruption case related to YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan ... Read more...
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Will bring together non-Congress parties on presidential candidate: BJP
May 24th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Keeping mum about its preferences for a presidential nominee, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said it will seek to create a consensus among non-Congress ... Read more...
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Hyderabad tense over Jagan’s possible arrest
May 24th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) Fearing a breakdown of law and order in view of the likely arrest of YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the alleged illegal ... Read more...
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CBI grills Andhra minister in Jagan case
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday questioned a cabinet minister of Andhra Pradesh in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's illegal assets case.Minister ... Read more...
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CBI summons Jagan for questioning May 25
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday summoned YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for questioning in his alleged illegal assets case May 25, ... Read more...
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Jagan writes to PM on ‘conspiracy’ against him
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging that the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh in collusion with ... Read more...
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Maoism is a major problem, says PM (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Speaking on the third anniversary of the UPA-II government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday listed his government's achievements but said Maoism remained "a major ... Read more...
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Mamata, Karunanidhi to skip UPA dinner
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi will not be present at the third anniversary dinner of the United Progressive Alliance-II ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira (Second lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ruling UPA's alliance partner, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ... Read more...
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Court dismisses CBI petition for attachment of Jagan firms
May 21st, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) A city court Monday dismissed the petitions by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking orders to attach the properties of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira, Kalam (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the presidential race, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or ... Read more...
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Jagan asked to make personal appearance in court
May 21st, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) A special court Monday dismissed a petition seeking exemption for YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy from personal appearance in the court on May 28.The ... Read more...
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Mamata backs Meira, Kalam or Gopal Gandhi as president
May 21st, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as president but ... Read more...
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19 years on, water woes continue to haunt Taj city
May 21st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 21 (IANS) Nineteen years after many people died in a water tragedy that struck the Taj city, residents of Agra continue to battle water pollution in the Yamuna ... Read more...
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Evangelist Paul arrested in brother’s murder case
May 21st, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) International evangelist K.A. Paul was Monday arrested by the police in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the murder case of his brother.The police took him into ... Read more...
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Anglo-Indian MP quits Congress posts after being ‘ignored’
May 19th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 19 (IANS) Ingrid Mcleod, a nominated member of the Lok Sabha representing the Anglo-Indian community, Saturday quit all posts of the Congress party peeved over the alleged ... Read more...
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Neyattinkara by-poll crucial for Kerala parties (Kerala Newsletter)
May 19th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) For the rival political groupings in Kerala, the Neyattinkara by-election to the state assembly in June is proving a testing time. The poll is crucial ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra minister in Jagan assets case
May 18th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal ... Read more...
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Jagan case: Industrialist Prasad sent to CBI custody
May 17th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) A special court Thursday remanded leading industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad and bureaucrat K.V. Brahmananda Reddy to Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) custody for 10 days in YSR ... Read more...
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Denial of ads to Sakshi: Court suspends order
May 17th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday suspended the government order which stopped official advertisements to Telugu daily and television channel Sakshi owned by YSR Congress party ... Read more...
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Three CPI-M workers held for Kerala leader’s murder
May 17th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, May 17 (IANS) Three Communist Party of India-Marxist members were arrested Thursday for their involvement in the murder of former party leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, Kerala Police said. With this, ... Read more...
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