Much ado about a newspaper article: Washington Post and India (Comment)
September 7th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Whether or not Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a tragic figure, it is clear that his office's media management is tragically inept.By practically whining about a perfectly ordinary news profile ... Read more...
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Washington Post offers no apology for Manmohan story
September 6th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) As a Washington Post article on the allegedly poor leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh created a strong reaction in Delhi, the influential US daily's ... Read more...
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US daily terms PM ‘tragic figure’, government extracts apology (Intro Roundup)
September 6th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Months after the Time magazine termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "an underachiever", The Washington Post described him as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over ... Read more...
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Washington Post denies apologising for PM article
September 6th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Washington Post Wednesday denied it has offered an apology for an article which described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat ... Read more...
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US daily terms PM ‘tragic figure’, government wants apology (Roundup)
September 5th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Months after the Time magazine termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "an underachiever", an influential US daily described him as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding ... Read more...
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US daily calls PM ‘tragic figure’, government wants apology (Second Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Months after the Time magazine termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "an underachiever", an influential US daily described him as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding ... Read more...
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Government to seek apology from US daily on PM comments
September 5th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday said it will seek an apology from a leading US daily that published an article calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Manmohan ineffectual, presides over corrupt government: US daily
September 5th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been described as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government" by a leading US daily that ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh dithering, ineffectual: US daily
September 5th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been described as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government" by a leading US daily.In ... Read more...
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Credibility of J&K; regime at lowest: Mufti
September 1st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) The credibility of the Omar Abdullah led-coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir is at its lowest due to failure on all fronts and rampant corruption, PDP ... Read more...
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Coal allocation attack will be sharper than Bofors: BJP
August 31st, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Making it clear that it will not allow parliament to run unless its demand on the allocation of coal blocks are met, the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Congress shielding those with black money abroad, says Ramdev (Second Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Yoga guru Ramdev Sunday hit out at the Congress after the government ignored his 5 p.m. deadline for acting on his demands - bringing ... Read more...
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Team Anna urges people to join fast from July 25
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Team Anna Sunday appealed to the people to join its agitation against corruption from July 25 when a fast would be launched here.They have permission ... Read more...
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Time’s criticism of PM reconfirms people’s views: BJP
July 8th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said Time magazine's criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's handling of the government and the economy had "reconfirmed" ... Read more...
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Virbhadra accuses Dhumal of vindictiveness
July 1st, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, who quit as union minister over graft charges Sunday, stepped up attack on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s former army chief vows to topple government
June 14th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said Thursday that he aimed to topple the government and create a new political culture, ruling out any possibility ... Read more...
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Goa civil society activists object to governor’s comments
June 9th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Civil society activists in Goa have expressed outrage at Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo's comments Friday about "self-styled civil society activists questioning the role of legislature".While ... Read more...
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Survey shows UPA losing sheen
May 20th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) After eight years in power, the prospects of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) seem to be going down against the rising graph of ... Read more...
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Russian presidential polls not fair: Candidate
March 5th, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov, whom exit polls placed second after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the presidential elections held Sunday, called the vote "unfair, ... Read more...
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PDP disrupts Kashmir assembly over corruption
February 24th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 24 (IANS) The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved an adjournment motion on corruption and then disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Friday, a day ... Read more...
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From peons to clerks, raids unveil Madhya Pradesh’s millionaires
January 20th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 20 (IANS) "MP gajab hai'...You've heard that touristy catchphrase saying Madhya Pradesh is truly amazing! But the slogan acquires a new meaning in the light of startling revelations ... Read more...
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CPI-M mocks at PM’s initiatives to tackle corruption
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday mocked at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "transformational initiatives" to empower people and fight corruption, and blamed the policies ... Read more...
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Government has brought ‘brokepal’, says Yashwant Sinha
December 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha Tuesday called the Congress-led UPA government "morally bankrupt" which has brought a "brokepal" bill instead of Lokpal bill.
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Leadership crisis in Congress: Jaitley
November 20th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Sunday accused the Congress-led government of suffering from a leadership crisis and trying to malign the opposition."This ... Read more...
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Sushma blames wrong UPA policies for price rise
November 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday blamed the "wrong policies" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for rising prices and accused Prime ... Read more...
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Advani plays down graft charges in Karnataka BJP
October 30th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani late Sunday played down the slew of graft charges faced by the ruling party in Karnataka at a ... Read more...
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People brave rain to hear Advani blast UPA’s corruption
October 30th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 30 (IANS) Thousands of people late Sunday braved a heavy downpour in Bangalore to cheer senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani as he blasted the Congress-led ... Read more...
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UPA government most corrupt: Advani (Lead)
October 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the most corrupt in the history of independent India, Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Government unveils anti-graft steps, to set up fast-track courts
September 15th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Weeks after activist Anna Hazare's fast for a stronger anti-graft law grabbed national attention, the government Wednesday unveiled a host of steps to curb ... Read more...
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Left rejects any patch-up with government
August 9th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of speculation about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wanting to revisit relations with communists, the Left parties Tuesday ruled out any possibility ... Read more...
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Maran out of cabinet, but DMK to stay put in UPA
July 7th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Even as the 25-month-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government dumped Dayanidhi Maran, the second minister from the DMK for involvement in the 2G ... Read more...
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PM’s comments on corruption unsatisfactory: BJP
June 30th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday termed as "unsatisfactory, highly elusive and also deeply deplorable" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on corruption during ... Read more...
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Government’s Lokpal draft punishes the complainant: activists
June 23rd, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The government's draft of the Lokpal bill targets those who complain against graft, rather than the corrupt themselves, civil society members on the bill's joint ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh government most corrupt since independence: BJP
June 11th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) Hitting out at "the most corrupt and repressive" Manmohan Singh government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday termed the prime minister as a CEO working ... Read more...
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BJP meets president, wants parliament session on Ramdev (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Top leaders of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met President Pratibha Patil Monday and demanded a special session of parliament to discuss the ... Read more...
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