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BJP dislikes minorities: Vaghela (Lead)


July 4th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dislikes minorities and would like them to go to Pakistan, Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela said Wednesday, a day after ... Read more...

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BJP dislikes minorities: Shankarsinh Vaghela


July 4th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dislikes minorities and would like them to go to Pakistan, Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela said Wednesday, a day after ... Read more...

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RTI activist files case against Delhi Congress legislator


June 23rd, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) An Right to Information (RTI) activist Friday filed a case in a Delhi court against Congress legislator Kanwal Karan Singh for illegally encroaching upon government ... Read more...

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Civic polls: Did trifurcation move boomerang?


April 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's hopes to replicate her winning streak in assembly polls in the civic elections came to naught with the Congress ... Read more...

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BJP worker killed, party councillor detained


April 11th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor has been detained for the murder of a party worker who was stabbed to death ahead of Sunday's ... Read more...

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Prepare for Lok Sabha polls anytime next year: Mulayam (Second Lead)


March 23rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could ... Read more...

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MCD elections: Congress to come up with three manifestos


March 19th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi Congress will release three election manifestos for the upcoming polls in the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi. "We will issue three manifestos for ... Read more...

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Verma’s views on alliance with BSP personal: Congress


March 4th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Distancing itself from union minister Beni Prasad Verma's suggestion to tie up with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress Sunday termed ... Read more...

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Rahul charged with poll code violation, Congress in denial (Lead)


February 20th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi violated the model code of conduct during a road show in this Uttar Pradesh city and action will be ... Read more...

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Congress demands CBI probe into UP engineer’s death (Lead)


January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Suspecting foul play behind the death of engineer Sunil Kumar Verma, allegedly linked to the rural healthcare scam in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress Monday ... Read more...

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Delhi lawmaker hurt in quarrel, three held


December 15th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Delhi Congress legislator Jai Kishan was injured in a quarrel with some residents near his house in Sultanpuri area of north Delhi, police said Thursday. ... Read more...

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Telangana movement gains momentum, Congress to hold further talks (Roundup)


October 1st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The agitation for a separate state gained further momentum Friday with a shutdown called by Telangana groups across the region in Andhra Pradesh badly ... Read more...

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Rajiv killers move high court; Karunanidhi backs plea (Night Lead)


August 30th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) The three men on death row for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi Monday moved the Madras High Court to ... Read more...

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Congress slams BJP for not backing fasting ascetic who died (Second Lead)


June 14th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The death of a 34-year-old ascetic, Swami Nigamananda, after fasting for over two and a half months to save the Ganga from pollution, came ... Read more...

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Congress slams BJP for not backing fasting ascetic who died (Lead)


June 14th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The death of a 34-year-old ascetic, Swami Nigamananda, after fasting for over two and a half months to save the Ganga from pollution became ... Read more...

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Congress, RLD demand probe into Rahul’s allegations (Lead)


May 18th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Varanasi, May 18 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday pressed the Uttar Pradesh government for a probe into party general secretaary Rahul Gandhi's claim that mounds of ash containing human ... Read more...

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Congress, JD-S seek Yeddyurappa’s ouster; BJP woos rebels (Roundup)


May 14th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday mounted pressure on its 11 rebel legislators to back beleaguered Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa as opposition Congress and ... Read more...

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Indian states and their ruling parties


May 13th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) With the results of assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam and the union territory of Puducherry Friday throwing up new ... Read more...

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Sonia intervenes to resolve Meghalaya leadership crisis


May 6th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 6 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has called Friday Lyngdoh, president of the party's Meghalaya unit to New Delhi for talks to resolve the internal bickering among ... Read more...

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Joshi’s 2G scam report one-sided: Soz


May 1st, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 1 (IANS) On the day senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi was re-appointed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, Congress leader Saifuddin Soz Sunday ... Read more...

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Congress criticizes BJP over fresh Wikileaks revelations


March 26th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 26(ANI): The Congress party on Saturday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for denying the fresh revelations by whistle blowing website Wikileaks that one of their leaders said ... Read more...

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Congress, Trinamool reach accord for Bengal polls (Lead)


March 21st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Ending weeks of suspense, the Congress and the Trinamool Congress Monday agreed on seat-sharing for the April-May West Bengal assembly polls. Under the deal, Trinamool ... Read more...

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DMK, Congress in row over seat sharing (Evening Lead)


March 5th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and its ally, the Congress, were Saturday locked in intense negotiations after running into roadblocks over seat sharing for the ... Read more...

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Congress MPs demand Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar


December 20th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 20 (ANI): After his outstanding performance in South Africa, Congress MPs on Monday demanded that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar should be bestowed with the Bharat Ratna.Talking to ... Read more...

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Sonia compensates for low woman power! (Plenary Snippets)


December 19th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Though Congress president Sonia Gandhi repeatedly emphasises her commitment to 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, it was hardly reflected at the party ... Read more...

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Post office, food courts, tented township - all set for Congress plenary


December 15th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Food courts resembling airport hangars, a conference hall large enough for a sprint race, rows of neatly laid out tents and even a post ... Read more...

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PM, Sonia to use chopper to reach party plenary venue


December 14th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Around 15,000 to 20,000 party workers and leaders are expected to attend the Dec 18-20 Congress plenary being held at Burari, on the outskirts of Delhi. ... Read more...

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Sonia visits injured in Delhi building collapse


November 16th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday visited a hospital to meet some of the 130 people injured in a building collapse in east Delhi that has claimed ... Read more...

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Sonia authorised to pick new Maharashtra chief minister


November 10th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party (CLP) late Tuesday authorised Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take a decision on the successor to outgoing Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.The CLP ... Read more...

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Congress party wary over Karnataka developments


October 13th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.12 (ANI): In the normal course the Congress party would have been happy that the Bharatiya Janata Party is having trouble in sticking to office in the State, but ... Read more...

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Rahul’s Bengal visits to galvanise Congress for 2011 polls


September 13th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will Tuesday begin his second visit to West Bengal in less than a fortnight, giving a clear signal ... Read more...

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Congress speaks in different voices on Mamata after accident (Lead)


July 19th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Congress Monday spoke in different voices on the moral responsibility of Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee over the train accident in West ... Read more...

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Congress changes stand on Jagan’s ‘yatra’


July 6th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday blew hot and cold over the 'Odarpu yatra' of its Andhra Pradesh MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, first warning him against going ahead with ... Read more...

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Delhi assembly says ex-speaker yet to return items


April 21st, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Former Delhi speaker Chaudhary Prem Singh is yet to return some items, given to him when he was holding the office, an assembly reply to a Right ... Read more...

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Security personnel, family members protest Inspector General’s suspension


February 21st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 21 (ANI): The Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel and their family members took out a silent protest march against the suspension of Special Inspector General (IG) Binoy Chakraborty in West ... Read more...

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