Karnataka CM meets BJP leaders over portfolio tussle (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, struggling to allot portfolios to his ministers even two days after taking office, Saturday met Bharatiya Janata Party central ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM meets BJP leaders over portfolio tussle (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, struggling to allot portfolios to his ministers even two days after taking office, Saturday met his Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Myanmar reshuffles cabinet ministers
July 10th, 2012 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, July 10 (IANS) In a Cabinet reshuffle, the Myanmar government has reassigned some six deputy ministers belonging to as many ministries, Xinhua reported.An order issued by the President's ... Read more...
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Medvedev proposes competitive selection of officials
March 15th, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday said deputy ministers as well as chiefs of federal services could be appointed on a competitive basis."We should proceed from ... Read more...
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Bangladesh ministers to declare wealth
July 4th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) The Bangladesh government Monday decided to declare income and wealth statements of the country's ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers and the people holding appointments with ... Read more...
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Iran funding Afghan religious-political leaders, Taliban militants: WikiLeaks
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 3 (ANI): Secret cables released by the whistleblower website 'WikiLeaks' have revealed that Iran is financing a number of Afghan religious and political leaders, grooming Afghan religious scholars, training ... Read more...
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New Lanka Cabinet to be announced on Monday
November 21st, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Nov.21 (ANI): Sri Lanka will have a new cabinet under leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from Monday.According to the Colombo Page web site, the new ministers and deputy ministers are to ... Read more...
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Malaysian hospitality: PM’s wife sings to Indian guests
October 28th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 28 (IANS) Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, sang at a gathering to host Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur.The wives of ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana legislators to get more money
September 7th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Legislators in Haryana and Punjab will get higher salaries and allowances.
In Haryana, the concept of salary has been introduced for the first time for legislators, who will get ... Read more...
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Greek PM reshuffles cabinet to deal with debt crisis
September 7th, 2010 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Sep 7 (DPA) Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his cabinet early Tuesday in an effort to tackle the country's debt crisis.
Government spokesman Giorgos Petalotis made the announcement, saying that new ... Read more...
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Now, ministers need PMO approval for foreign visits
August 31st, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union ministers will now require the prime minister's prior approval before proceeding on official foreign tours and they will also have to keep the Prime Minister's Office ... Read more...
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Israel decides to ease Gaza land blockade (Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 17 (DPA) Israel is to loosen its land blockade of the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Thursday, at the end of two days of discussions by ... Read more...
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Thai PM offers promise of early election
June 7th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told participants and media at the World Economic Forum on East Asia here that if Thailand pursues its ... Read more...
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Myanmar ministers resign military posts
April 27th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 26 (DPA) Myanmar's prime minister and at least 17 other ministers and deputy ministers Monday resigned their military posts in what appears to be a step towards contesting upcoming polls, ... Read more...
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New Sri Lankan cabinet sworn in
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 23 (DPA) Sri Lanka's new cabinet was sworn in Friday, two days after the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa recorded a landslide victory in the ... Read more...
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Kashmir ministers’ salaries to go up
March 26th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday introduced a bill in the state assembly to enhance the salaries of ministers and legislators.
Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh receives his Malaysian counterpart
January 20th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday received Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Tun Abdul Razak, with full ceremonial honours.Dr Singh accompanied by his wife, Gursharan ... Read more...
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Six South African Indians in Zuma cabinet
May 10th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Pretoria, May 10 (IANS) Six South Africans of Indian origin have been included in the cabinet of new President Jacob Zuma, including the much-spoken about Pravin Gordhan as finance minister ... Read more...
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Sole Malay Sikh orphanage gets RM 40, 000 grant
April 29th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 (ANI): The sole orphanage for Malay Sikh kids has received a donation of RM 40,000 from The Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers, which is also ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress to not pull out from government
April 17th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 17 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress will not pull out from the Cabinet and has pledged support to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's Government, party president S. Samy ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress not withdrawing from government
April 13th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 13 (IANS) The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has said it is not planning to withdraw from the government over last week's allotment of portfolios by
Prime Minister Najib Tun ... Read more...
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MIC plans to pull out of Malaysian Government
April 12th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress may withdraw its lone cabinet minister and two deputy ministers from the central Government as a protest measure against ignorance of Indian ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress may pull out of government: Report
April 12th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 12 (IANS) Unhappy over being given the same portfolios again in the government under Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) may withdraw from the ... Read more...
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Malaysian premier unveils new cabinet line-up
April 9th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 9 (DPA) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Thursday announced a new cabinet line-up of 28 ministers and 40 deputy ministers who he said represented the government's focus on reforms ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress seeks second ministerial post
April 7th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr.7 (ANI): The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC Youth, has urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to consider giving another ministerial post to the party.Its coordinator T. ... Read more...
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Samy Vellu told to name successor to curb infighting
March 24th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu, who retained his post for the 11th term last Sunday has been urged to name his successor to prevent ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress president told to name successor
March 24th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 24 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president Samy Vellu, who was re-elected MIC president for a record 11th consecutive term on Monday, has been urged to name his ... Read more...
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Zimbabwean unity government sealed amid climate of distrust
February 14th, 2009 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Harare, Feb 13 (DPA) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore some of his fiercest critics into a power-sharing government Friday, sealing the beginning of a reluctant union which Zimbabweans hope will end the ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe’s deputy minister appointee arrested
February 13th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Feb 13 (DPA) Roy Bennett, a former white farmer appointed deputy agriculture minister in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government, was arrested Friday, a spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said.
He ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress to defend deputy ministers over mortuary incident
January 28th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan.28 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has said that it will defend the two deputy ministers who went to the mortuary where A. Kugans remains were if any ... Read more...
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Five detained before Malaysian Indian’s funeral
January 28th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 28 (IANS) The police Wednesday detained five men who tried to breach a barricade ahead of the funeral procession of a Malaysian Indian youth who died while in custody. ... Read more...
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Ethnic Indian’s custody death causes Malaysian ministerial row
January 26th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 (IANS) The death of an enthnic Indian youth in police custody Monday led to Malaysian ministers exchanging angry words as the second autopsy report was awaited, a media ... Read more...
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Bangladesh poll body to take action against minister, MP
January 23rd, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) has moved to take legal action against a cabinet minister and a ruling party lawmaker for allegedly influencing Thursday's local body elections.Taking place within ... Read more...
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Shiekh Hasina to be sworn-in as Bangladesh PM
January 6th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Jan 6 (ANI): Shiekh Hasina, the President of the Awami League Party (AL), will be sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh here today.
President Iajuddin Ahmed will appoint and ... Read more...
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Scholarships for meritorious Malaysian Indian students
July 14th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (IANS) Meritorious Malaysian Indian students who score 9As and above in the higher secondary schools will be given scholarships from this year to pursue their studies in state ... Read more...
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