Ralegan-Siddhi villagers back Hazare
July 29th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), July 29 (IANS) Residents of Anna Hazare's native village Ralegan-Siddhi in Maharashtra stood solidly behind the activist who Sunday launched an indefinite hunger strike in Delhi in ... Read more...
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Hazare begins indefinite fast
July 29th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday began his indefinite fast against corruption at Jantar Mantar, joining other Team Anna members who have been agitating here since July ... Read more...
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Lukewarm response to Team Anna fast on Day Four
July 28th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Day Four of Team Anna's indefinite fast against corruption at Jantar Mantar here got off to a slow start Saturday with thin crowds and ... Read more...
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Team Anna begins indefinite fast for a stringent Lokpal (Second Lead)
July 25th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Team Anna members Wednesday began their indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in the capital in support of a stringent Jan Lokpal bill and demanding ... Read more...
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Former BSP minister’s supporters threaten UP Lokayukta
May 7th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Men claiming to be supporters of former UP power minister Ramveer Upadhyay Monday allegedly barged into Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra's office and threatened the staff after ... Read more...
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Akhilesh against bringing chief minister’s post under Lokayukta
April 26th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Thursday ruled out bringing the chief minister's office within the ambit of the Lokayukta.Talking to reporters after inaugurating a photo ... Read more...
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Lucknow gets set for Akhilesh Yadav’s swearing in ceremony
March 14th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) The grounds were being spruced up, the guesthouses were booked and the dignitaries had started trickling in... the stage was set Wednesday for the swearing ... Read more...
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Karnataka yatra exposes Advani’s waning influence (Karnataka Newsletter)
November 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) L.K. Advani, once hailed by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as 'Loh Purush' or iron man, second only to India's formidable first home minister Sardar ... Read more...
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33 TDP legislators from Telangana submit resignations (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) All 33 legislators of Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from the Telangana region Monday submitted their resignations to press their demand for ... Read more...
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$18 bn worth of projects discussed at India-Africa conclave
March 29th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Projects worth $18 billion were discussed at the India-Africa conclave that concluded here Tuesday after two days of deliberations in sectors ranging from education to ... Read more...
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Four NGO workers held for duping Bihar farmers, students
March 15th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 15 (IANS) Four workers of non-governmental organisation Muskan were arrested here Tuesday for decamping with over Rs.150 crore that they collected from thousands of farmers and students in ... Read more...
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India, Indonesia to sign 34 MoUs during Yudhoyono visit
January 22nd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Mahendra Ved
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India and Indonesia will sign a record 34 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), half of them on business and investment, when Indonesian President Susilo Bamgbang Yudhoyono ... Read more...
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It’s Janata Dal ‘disunited’ in Bihar (Lead)
July 27th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 27 (IANS) Assembly elections may be barely months away, but Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) seems anything but united with clashes and violence marring several meetings of party workers in ... Read more...
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Bickering, clashes mark JD-U meetings in Bihar
July 27th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 27 (IANS) With assembly elections just months away, Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) seems anything but united with clashes and violence marring several meetings of party workers in the last ... Read more...
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Graft complaint in court against Nitish Kumar
July 13th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and 45 others have been accused of financial irregularities involving Rs.11,412 crore by a social activist, ... Read more...
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India to host South Africa, Seychelles presidents (Lead)
June 1st, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Highlighting its multi-faceted ties with Africa in areas ranging from business to security and UN reforms, India will host two African leaders this week, starting with ... Read more...
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Business, UN reforms high on Jacob Zuma’s India agenda
June 1st, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With nearly 200 top businessmen and more than half a dozen ministers in tow, South African President Jacob Zuma begins his maiden visit to India Wednesday ... Read more...
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Afghan president describes US visit as successful
May 18th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 18 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday described his recent visit to the United States as very successful.
Relations between United States and Afghanistan had strengthened after his trip last ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists storm seat of government as protests continue
May 9th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Maoist supporters waving red banners and the flag of their once-outlawed party encircled the seat of the government in the capital Sunday, continuing their ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown worst offender in MPs’ expenses scam
February 5th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 5 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been exposed as the worst cabinet offender in the MPs' expenses scandal, with 21,189.53 pounds claimed from taxpayers cash as cleaning ... Read more...
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Junior ministers complain of no work, PM promises action
January 19th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) There was a litany of complaints as many ministers of state voiced dissatisfaction saying they were starved of work or ignored in policy decisions in their ... Read more...
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Nepal ministers talk global warming in icy Everest heights
December 4th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 4 (IANS) Nepal's coalition government Friday basked in the global limelight with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of ... Read more...
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Nepal goes north for climate, diplomats south for justice
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 3 (IANS) As nearly two-dozen Nepal ministers Thursday flew to the mountainous north to hold the first cabinet meeting ever in the lap of Mt Everest, nine western diplomats based ... Read more...
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Everest swaps places with ousted Nepal king’s palace
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 2 (IANS) Four years ago, when Mt Everest was the tallest peak in the world and Nepal's King Gyanendra the emperor of Hindus worldwide, both were considered national icons by ... Read more...
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Campaigning for Himachal by-polls picks up
November 3rd, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 3 (IANS) With less than 56 hours left for the end of campaigning for the by-elections for two assembly constituencies, electioneering has finally picked up in Himachal Pradesh.
Though no ... Read more...
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Tussle for Andhra chief minister: Jagan supporters lie low
September 16th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, would succeed his father if the Congress central leadership considers him suitable for the ... Read more...
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Andhra ministers take oath afresh (Lead)
September 6th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) All the ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet were Sunday evening sworn-in afresh on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara ... Read more...
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“Economic downturn coming to an end”
September 1st, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the global economic downturn is slowly coming to an end."We have been through a difficult year because of the global economic ... Read more...
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India is deficit in energy: PM
September 1st, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India is deficit in energy.“Energy is vital for our economic growth and this is the area where we are a deficit ... Read more...
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YSR leads Congress to renewed mandate in Andhra Pradesh (Night Lead)
May 17th, 2009 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's magic worked once again as the Congress Saturday retained power in Andhra Pradesh with a comfortable majority.
Facing a united opposition alliance and ... Read more...
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Verdict 2009 bad news for some ministers
May 16th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) stole the show with its big victory but the election outcome brought bad news for more than half a dozen ... Read more...
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YSR leads Congress to renewed mandate in Andhra Pradesh (Second Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's magic worked again in Andhra Pradesh as Congress party retained power with a simple majority.
Facing a united opposition alliance and the Praja Rajyam Party ... Read more...
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Congress MP forecasts defeat for Andhra ministers
May 15th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) An MP from the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has predicted that several state ministers will lose the assembly elections held along with the Lok Sabha ballot.
Industrialist ... Read more...
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Regional parties lack national perspective: Mukherjee
April 16th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 16 (IANS) Regional parties have "no uniformity on national issues and no all India perspective", External Affairs Minister and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday, reiterating the views of ... Read more...
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Frenzy in Kerala village over Oscar winner Pookutty’s arrival
March 5th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) A grand welcome awaits Oscar winner Resul Pookutty, who will arrive here Friday. A cavalcade of over 100 vehicles will take him to his village, where a reception ... Read more...
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