CPI-M expresses ‘grave concern’ over Bengal law and order
August 14th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday expressed grave concern over the breach of peace and democratic principles in West Bengal, saying the tendency among the ... Read more...
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Left protests Kerala legislators’ suspension
October 18th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 18 (IANS) The pandemonium created by the Left opposition over Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan's decision to suspend two first-time CPI-M legislators for two days for unruly behaviour spilled ... Read more...
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Anna should not dictate terms to parliament: Hegde
August 26th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 26 (IANS) Signalling a further rift with Team Anna, former Supreme Court judge and civil society member Justice N. Santosh Hegde Friday said Anna Hazare should refrain ... Read more...
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Modi writes to PM for recall of Karnataka governor
May 19th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Joining other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in demanding recall of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday wrote to Prime ... Read more...
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Egyptian VP, top military leaders planning ‘graceful exit’ for Mubarak
February 5th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 5(ANI): Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman along with other top military leaders are reportedly discussing steps to limit President Hosni Mubarak's decision-making authority and possibly remove him from the presidential ... Read more...
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U.S. reexamining its relationship with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.3 (ANI): The Obama administration is rapidly reassessing its tenuous relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, an opposition movement in Egypt whose fundamentalist ideology has long been a source of distrust in ... Read more...
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Obama calls for immediate ‘orderly transition’ in Egypt
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2(ANI): United States President Barack Obama has said an orderly political transition in Egypt "must begin now", and lead to free and fair elections.Obama's comment follows the announcement by ... Read more...
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Building strong economic plank key to taking US-India strategic ties forward: Official
January 28th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.28 (ANI): The United States is of the view that building a strong economic plank with India is the key for building and taking forward the existing strategic partnership into ... Read more...
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Is TV triumphing over conversation in modern life?
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): It's often said that getting the whole brood around the dining table is an important way to nurture a tightly knit family. Beyond health and nutrition, it provides ... Read more...
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Suy Kyi is free — five days after Obama’s Delhi speech
November 13th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's release in Yangon Saturday comes five days after US President Barack Obama denounced the Myanmar military junta while addressing the ... Read more...
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Obama criticises mockery of political process in Myanmar
November 8th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.8 (ANI): The United States President, Barack Obama, here on Monday criticised the way political freedom is being suppressed in Myanmar and a mockery of election process is being ... Read more...
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Oppose the Myanmar junta, Obama tells India
November 8th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Monday urged India to come out against the military junta in Myanmar, gently telling New Delhi that it had often remained silent ... Read more...
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Row over inviting Lankan President Rajapaksa for CWG closing
October 13th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Activists have opposed India's decision to invite Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the guest of honour at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Rajapaksa accepted ... Read more...
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Obama hails India’s thriving democracy to promote freedom
September 24th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) Hailing India for peacefully throwing off colonialism and establishing a "thriving democracy" of over a billion people, US President Barack Obama has pledged ... Read more...
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PML-N urges political parties to sign ‘Charter of Pakistan’ to save democracy in Pak
September 17th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 17 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, while stressing the need for unity, has called for signing of a 'Charter of Pakistan' by the political parties to ... Read more...
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GE and PepsiCo in India among 12 ACE finalists
September 8th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) GE and PepsiCo in India are among 12 American companies selected as finalists for the Secretary of State's prestigious 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE).Chosen from ... Read more...
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European Parliament President Buzek condemns growing violence in Thailand
May 17th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Monday expressed his 'grave concern' about the recent escalation of violence in Thailand, leaving dozens of people dead.""I condemn the violent clashes ... Read more...
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Obama likely to visit India later this year
February 20th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is likely to visit India later this year, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake, has revealed.While he ... Read more...
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We must continue with our democratic principles and way of life, says President Patil
January 26th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Monday called on the people of the country to reflect their aspirations and choices, through democratic means and continue with democratic principles ... Read more...
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Karat slams Trinamool demand for president’s rule in Bengal
November 28th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday slammed Trinamool Congress' demand to impose president's rule in West Bengal, saying it was against "basic democratic principles".
"Anybody ... Read more...
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‘Achuthanandan seeking political mileage through Mullaiperiyar dam’
October 29th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi Thursday alleged that the Kerala government headed by V.S. Achuthanandan was seeking political mileage through the Mullaiperiyar dam issue.
Reiterating that Kerala was repeatedly ... Read more...
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Zardari, Sharif meeting ends without major breakthrough
October 27th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 27(ANI): A much-awaited meeting between Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif concluded without any major breakthrough on Monday. Both parties said it ... Read more...
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Myanmar dissidents offer junta reconciliation plan
August 13th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 13 (DPA) Exiled Myanmar dissidents Thursday unveiled a proposal for a democratic transition and reconciliation in the military-ruled country, offering the junta an "exit strategy".
Members of Myanmar's self-proclaimed government in ... Read more...
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SC verdict a ‘good omen’: Gilani, Zardari
August 1st, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict declaring former President General Pervez Musharraf's November 3, 2007 actions as 'unconstitutional' and 'extra-judicial', both Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President ... Read more...
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Ghana Warmly Welcomes U.S. President Obama
July 11th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
The much awaited wait of all Ghanaian ended on Saturday when the U.S. President, Barrack Obama, at last landed in the capital city of the country, Accra. According to reports the U.S. ... Read more...
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Honduran president’s ouster illegal, says Obama
June 30th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (EFE) US President Barack Obama has said the expulsion of the Honduran president by the country's armed forces was illegal and reminiscent of Central America's "dark past".
Speaking to ... Read more...
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Interfering in Iran prez poll results will be counter productive for US: Obama
June 17th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): President Obama has said that it would be counterproductive for the United States "to be seen as meddling" in the disputed Iranian presidential election.Dismissing criticism from several leading ... Read more...
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Cuba open to more direct talks with the U.S.: Clinton
June 1st, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
San Salvador, June 1 (ANI): Cuba has notified the Obama administration that it is ready to resume talks on migration issues and to negotiate direct postal service between the countries for the ... Read more...
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All-party’ meet to discuss ways to resolve Nepal crisis
May 5th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 5 (ANI): An all-party meeting is being held here today at the UML parliamentary office to discuss ways to resolve the political crisis in Nepal following Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal ... Read more...
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World concern at Nepal upheaval, India says crisis is internal
May 4th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 4 (IANS) The first reactions from the outside world to the upheaval in Nepal following the resignation of Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda started to come in with ... Read more...
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Brazil drops decades-old press censorship law
May 2nd, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, May 1 (EFE) Brazil's Supreme Court struck down a press censorship law that had been on the books for 42 years and was one of the last vestiges of the 1964-1985 ... Read more...
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Nepali Congress presents draft at Constitutional Committee
March 31st, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Mar 31 (ANI): Nepali Congress along with three other political parties presented their respective concept paper at the meeting of the Constitutional Committee here today.Presenting the concept paper which is basically ... Read more...
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Southern African group rejects Madagascar’s new leader
March 20th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 20 (DPA) The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has rejected Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's interim president, saying the manner of his coming to power was "unconstitutional" and called on ... Read more...
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Withdraw Varun’s candidature, CPI-M tells BJP
March 18th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should immediately withdraw Varun Gandhi's candidature from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat if it has any respect for democratic principles, Communist Party ... Read more...
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Koirala says Maoist commitment towards press doubtful
March 2nd, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Mar 2 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala has said that Maoists commitment towards press freedom and human rights is doubtful.
In his meeting with a delegation of Asian ... Read more...
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