Mamata for electoral reforms, cash-free polls
August 14th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, August 14 (IANS) Observing that corrupt practices were rampant in India's electoral process particularly in the northeast, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday called for electoral reforms."Today ... Read more...
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Hegde opposes Hazare move to float political party
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare should not form a political party to fight for his just cause as entering politics would be an expensive proposition, former ... Read more...
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New Pakistani PM Ashraf was an agriculturist before entering politics (Profile)
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) An agriculturist before entering politics and propped by the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as a cover candidate, the country's new prime minister, Raja Pervez ... Read more...
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US varsity honours Narayana Murthy
May 16th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tampa (Florida) May 16 (IANS) The University of South Florida has honoured Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy with the Global leadership and Free Enterprise Awards for his leadership and contributions ... Read more...
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Lata feels she was misfit in parliament, says Sachin can do better
May 4th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Lata Mangeshkar says she was not so comfortable when she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1999. But the singing legend thinks that two ... Read more...
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2G: Raja cross examines former aide
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja Thursday cross-examined his former aide in a special CBI court here during the hearing of the 2G case on ... Read more...
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At 74, no intention to join politics: Anna
October 18th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Anna Hazare Tuesday said he has no intention of entering politics at the age of 74, and warned the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ... Read more...
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Lawyers at centre-stage during impeachment debate
August 19th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The historic debate in the Rajya Sabha on the motion for removing from office Justice Soumitra Sen of Calcutta High Court saw legal lumaniries ... Read more...
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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s first woman PM (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 5 (IANS) Yingluck Shinawatra Friday became Thailand's first woman prime minister, about a month after she led her Pheu Thai party to a major victory in the parliamentary ... Read more...
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Eventually I will give in to politics: Chirag Paswan
August 3rd, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) He could well have followed his father, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ramvilas Paswan, into the electoral battlefield. But Chirag Paswan decided to try his luck ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s eldest daughter not interested in politics
May 6th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 6 (IANS/AKI) The eldest daughter of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed reports that she was interested in following in the footsteps of her 74-year-old father into ... Read more...
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Charlie Chaplin ‘was born in a Gypsy Queen’s caravan’
February 18th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): A set of letters discovered recently has suggested that Charlie Chaplin may have been born into a Gypsy community in the West Midlands.A friendly note from an ... Read more...
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Vijay’s Filmmaker Father S A Chandrasekar Says Vijay Will Enter Politics At 40
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There have been a lot of speculation regarding Tamil star Vijay’s entry into the politics. Now, his filmmaker father S A Chandrasekar has cleared the air saying that his son ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s Milan housing complex branded a ‘whore house’
January 18th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's Milan housing complex has been branded a 'whore house', say prosecution documents sent to parliament.The politician is already under investigation on suspicion of paying ... Read more...
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Berlusconi ‘paid a significant number of women to have sex’
January 18th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of paying a 'significant' number of women to have sex with him at parties he hosted last year.Prosecutors claim to have ... Read more...
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We should not enter into politics with unhealthy mind, says Uma Bharti
December 26th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Dec.26 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday said that one should not enter into the politics with an unhealthy mind.Interacting with mediapersons about her rejoining the ... Read more...
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Rishi Saha is chief of new media at 10 Downing Street (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Rishi Saha, an Indian-origin internet expert who devised the "Pimp My Party" online game, has been made head of new media in Prime Minister David Cameron's government.Saha, ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man chief of new media at Downing Street
November 7th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Rishi Saha, an Indian-origin internet expert who devised a "Pimp My Party" online game for British Prime Minister David Cameron, has been given a 50,000 pounds-a-year post ... Read more...
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Musharraf must return to Pak to earn masses’ wrath: Shahbaz
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has tauntingly welcomed former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's announcement of re-entering politics, saying that he should return to Pakistan as well, so ... Read more...
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Canada’s first Indian-origin woman minister dead
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Vancouver, Sep 22 (IANS) New Delhi-born Sindi Hawkins (earlier Satinder Kaur Ahluwalia), who became the first Indian-origin provincial minister in Canada, died in Calgary Tuesday after a prolonged battle ... Read more...
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‘French Revolution’ knocking at the door of Pak to hang corrupt politicians: MQM chief
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 3(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party will not allow any corrupt political leader or feudal lord to escape, and insisted that all the ... Read more...
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Black leaders criticize Glenn Beck for holding a rally on Martin Luther King’s iconic speech anniversary
August 27th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Aug 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The man who called president Barack Obama a racist has planned a rally with former Alaska governor - Sarah Palin at the location where Martin ... Read more...
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MQM chief calls for ‘martial law’ to rid country of corrupt politicians
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug 23(ANI): The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that his party would support steps similar to martial law against "corrupt politicians" to weed out the menace of corruption.In ... Read more...
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Advani on four-day visit to Madhya Pradesh with family
May 31st, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 31 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and his family who are on a four-day visit to Madhya Pradesh, left for Pachmarhi accompanied by Madhya Pradesh ... Read more...
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Ranbir Kapoor Gets His Wish: Visits IIM Bangalore
May 11th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Ever since he lost the opportunity to be a part of Raj Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots Ranbir Kapoor has been looking for a reason to visit ... Read more...
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Yesteryear Superstar Rishi Kapoor Flattered To Play The Title Role In Chintuji
September 4th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
On the eve of the release of his latest film Chintuji, RISHI KAPOOR takes out time to tell JYOTHI VENKATESH, who he knows since he had made his debut with Bobby, ... Read more...
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‘Election contests are like marketing new products’
May 8th, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) The Mumbai terror attacks may not have prodded Mumbaikars to stir out and vote in large numbers in the Lok Sabha polls but prompted E. ... Read more...
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How Congress candidate woos Delhi ‘pahalwans’ (Poll Prattle)
May 3rd, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Trust politicians to use all weapons in their arsenal to woo prospective voters.
At a recent rally in her north west Delhi constituency, Congress candidate Krishna Tirath ... Read more...
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Mammootty casts vote despite hectic filming schedule
April 16th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 16 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty took time out from shooting for his latest movie "Daddy Cool" to cast his vote here Thursday for the parliamentary polls since he believes that ... Read more...
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No politics for Vijay
April 15th, 2009 - 10:07 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
At the occasional gathering of Vijay's Welfare Association held in Mumbai Ray Road, Vijay's father S.A. Chandrashekar donated 2 computers and 10 sewing machines to the underprivileged students. Vijay's mother Shiba Chandrasekar ... Read more...
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NRI businessman tries ballot luck in Chandigarh
April 14th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) An NRI businessman who returned to the country in 2008 after spending nearly 20 years abroad is trying his luck at the ballot in the Lok Sabha polls ... Read more...
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More and more management graduates enter politics
April 14th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Pupul Dutta
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) This is not a decision taken in haste or forced by the current economic recession. More and more management graduates are entering politics, saying ... Read more...
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A Thackeray daughter-in-law debuts in electoral politics
April 7th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) She is a Punjabi born in Uttar Pradesh, but she has been fielded in the Lok Sabha elections by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a ... Read more...
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Mammootty says politics not his cup of tea
March 22nd, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who considers himself a "liberal Leftist", has said that he was neither interested in entering politics nor predicting the election results as he is ... Read more...
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Obama leads nominations for 2009′’s British Book Awards
March 10th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): US president Barack Obama has landed himself in the top spot of the nominations for this year''s British Book Awards after he was shortlisted for both author ... Read more...
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