Ministers who matter in Manmohan’s cabinet
September 6th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
The slew of ministerial groups set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to assist in consensus-building and decision-making, once headed by Pranab Mukherjee, who was then the finance minister and ... Read more...
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Punjab orders discarded furniture’s removal from secretariat
August 24th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) The corridors of power in the Punjab civil secretariat would soon be decluttered.The Punjab government Friday issued orders to remove discarded furniture lying in the ... Read more...
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To battle Maoists government needs better operational plan (Comment)
July 7th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Although India has faced insurgencies for decades, the security forces still seem to fight their battles in a half-hearted manner without any overall operational plan. They and their mentors in the ... Read more...
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It’s homecoming for Virbhadra Singh (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was desiring to return to politics in Himachal Pradesh, where he has served five terms as chief minister. His resignation ... Read more...
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Use land reforms not gun to check Maoism: Experts
April 7th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Distribution of surplus land to landless tribals would be more effective than using the paramilitary forces to check Maoism, experts suggested to Saturday.Speaking here at ... Read more...
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PM calls report on suspicious army movement ‘alarmist’
April 4th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the media report on two key army units being moved suspiciously closer to the capital from their bases ... Read more...
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Report on suspicious army movement baseless: Government
April 4th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, April 4 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday denied as "baseless and incorrect" a media report that in January two key army units had suspiciously moved closer to the capital ... Read more...
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Akhilesh so far, walks in the shadow of Mulayam (News Analysis)
March 20th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) It may be a little too early to call it the end of the political honeymoon for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. But his choices ... Read more...
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Trivedi proposes, but his own Trinamool opposes
March 14th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Proposing the first fare hike in 10 years, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi may have earned praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the latest ... Read more...
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Goa’s Manohar Parrikar no longer riding pillion (Profile)
March 7th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 7 (IANS) First elected chief minister after a dramatic coup Oct 24, 2000, Manohar Parrikar was expected to arrive that night at the state secretariat, where journalists, ... Read more...
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Low key birthday as Mamata turns 57
January 5th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee turned 57 Thursday, marking her first birthday as West Bengal's chief minister, amid signs of a political storm brewing between her Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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Dev Anand’s brief fling with politics
December 4th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Dev Anand, who passed away at 88 in London early Sunday, was perhaps the first Bollywood star who formally tried his luck in politics. He ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan stuck between bumbling civilians, hardline military’
November 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) A secret memo that claims President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup is a reflection that Pakistanis are "caught between a rock and a hard ... Read more...
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Ramayana controversy: India’s pluralism under threat again (Comment)
October 29th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
As Delhi University's pusillanimous decision to scrap A.K. Ramanujan's essay on 300 versions of the epic Ramayana shows, vice chancellors and professors easily choose the discretion of trashing a book ... Read more...
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Journalist’s book on Indian political history released
October 19th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A bygone era of Indian journalism, politics and social life diligently chronicled by K.P. Srivastava, a veteran journalist and media adviser to former prime minister ... Read more...
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Government questioned on plea on bureaucrats (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday gave the central and state governments another four weeks to file their replies on a petition seeking fixed tenure for bureaucrats ... Read more...
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RGV’s ‘Shabri’ to release after five years on Aug 26
July 28th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Finally Ram Gopal Varma is confident to share the story of a female as told in "Shabri". The film, which was completed about five years ... Read more...
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Government’s resolve will be tested in coming weeks (Comment)
June 25th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Even as the Manmohan Singh government has shown some enterprise by jailing a few of the accused in the recent scams, it still seems to be sleepwalking through its term ... Read more...
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Poll panel seeks more powers to rein in errant parties
June 12th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) The Election Commission Sunday asked the central government for more powers to rein in errant political parties and hoped the proposal to bar candidates with criminal ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M lawmaker meets Mamata, wants to join Trinamool
May 19th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) With the change of guard in the corridors of power in the state, a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) lawmaker Wednesday met Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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I might join politics in future, not now: Mukul Deora (With Image)
May 18th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Mukul Deora comes from a family of politicians. His father Murli Deora is union minister for corporate affairs and brother Milind a member of parliament. ... Read more...
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Queen Park Rangers likely to be stripped of automatic Premier League promotion
April 29th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers look set to be denied automatic promotion to the English Premier League in the wake of evidence suggesting that the club broke strict ... Read more...
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India’s anti-corruption crusade grows, government feels heat (Afternoon Lead)
April 8th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) As veteran social activist Anna Hazare kept up the heat with his anti-corruption campaign Friday, refusing to eat for the fourth day and asking ... Read more...
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Court notice on plea for protecting bureaucrats
March 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and state governments and the union territories on a petition by former bureaucrats of all India ... Read more...
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Will the improvement in Indian internal security scenario last?
February 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The Indian government seems to be in the midst a paradigm shift in its internal security assessment and posture. This is quite visible from ... Read more...
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Faiz is beyond India-Pakistan politics: Daughter
February 12th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Lahore, Feb 12 (IANS) Renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's daughter Salima Hashmi says the poet is beyond the politics of India and Pakistan and can be a bridge ... Read more...
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‘JuD clear example of banned outfit working under new name in Pak Punjab’
February 7th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 7(ANI): The Sunni Ittehad Council, a religious organization in Pakistan, has said that Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) remains a clear example of a banned outfit working under a different name under the ... Read more...
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Sonawane’s widow demands CBI probe; government staff strike work (Lead)
January 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The widow of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane, Vijaya, Thursday demanded a CBI probe into her husband's killing even as 1.80 million Maharashtra government employees struck work and residents ... Read more...
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Use discretion for poor, apex court tells states
January 18th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said state governments should exercise their discretionary power for the poor and not for the rich and well-connected people with political clout.The ... Read more...
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Adarsh Society: High rise of mystery and suspicion
January 16th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The axe has finally fallen on the controversial Adarsh Society in Mumbai with the ministry of environment and forests Sunday ordering the demolition of the ... Read more...
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Ponting must remain captain as Clarke is not ready to lead: Chappell
December 19th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 19 (ANI): Australian selector Greg Chappell has said that Ricky Ponting must remain Test captain because there are no obvious successors at present.In an interview that would completely change the ... Read more...
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The curious case of the fake Taliban: Pakistani daily
November 28th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A man who posed as a Taliban leader and hoodwinked his way into getting access to the corridors of power in Afghanistan and also got his bank ... Read more...
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US president liked Maurya’s special Obama Platter (Lead)
November 9th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) He barely had time to savour the special dish, but US President Barack Obama liked the platter, of lamb dishes and kebabs, named after ... Read more...
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Obama barely had time to sample platter
November 9th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama now has an official platter named after him at the Bukhara, the fine Indian dining restaurant at the ITC Maurya, in the ... Read more...
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Adarsh Society: CBI probing flat owners’ fund source
October 29th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the "source of funds" of public servants who have purchased flats in the controversial Adarsh Co-Operative Housing Society in south ... Read more...
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