54 found guilty for China train crash
December 28th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) Fifty-four people have been found accountable for a fatal high-speed train crash in China in July that killed 40 people, the government said Wednesday.All 54 will ... Read more...
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China to create more jobs for people in cities
December 18th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) The Chinese government now seems to be focussing on employment opportunities in urban areas, as it has decided to keep its unemployment rate among registered city ... Read more...
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BJP says PM not confident; asks cadre to be ready for polls
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Stepping up its attack on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has suffered "loss ... Read more...
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BJP wants Bangladesh land deal details in parliament
October 1st, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Expressing its concern over India-Bangladesh Land Transfer Agreement reached during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka last month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Modi’s absence, talk of PM candidate, cloud BJP meet (Roundup)
September 30th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate? The issue saw differences crop up in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its two-day national executive ... Read more...
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Modi may skip BJP national meet
September 29th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the two-day national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) beginning here Friday, triggering ... Read more...
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Probe Chidambaram’s role in 2G scam: BJP
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should probe the role of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the allotment of 2G telecom spectrum, Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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DMK to discuss organisation, Congress ties at Coimbatore
June 28th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has convened a meeting of its executive and general council July 23-24 at Coimbatore to discuss party matters and other issues, including ... Read more...
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India, China work together for health
June 24th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India and China have worked together to lay down reforms in population, development and reproductive health in 25 developing countries which are part of Partners ... Read more...
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Advani wants campaigns to expose corruption
June 4th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) Raising the pitch against corruption and black money, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani here Saturday called upon party workers to launch country-wide ... Read more...
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BJP slams Congress on black money
June 2nd, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Supporting yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast against illegal wealth stashed in foreign banks, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that the Congress will be exposed ... Read more...
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Corruption, BSP ‘misrule’ main issues at BJP meet
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Corruption linked to the Congress-led government and "misrule" in Uttar Pradesh will be the focus of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) two-day National Executive meeting ... Read more...
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BJP central leaders to meet ahead of executive meeting
June 1st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national office bearers will meet here Thursday to shortlist the issues to be taken up during its two-day national executive ... Read more...
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Chinese economy expands 9.7 percent in first quarter of 2011 (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's economy expanded 9.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from a year earlier, and 2.1 percent from the previous quarter to 9,631.1 billion yuan ... Read more...
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Karuanakaran’s absence a huge loss, says Muraleedharan
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) The absence of Congress veteran K. Karunakaran in the campaigning is a huge loss to the Congress-led front in the poll-bound Kerala, his son K. Muraleedharan ... Read more...
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Now, Raj Thackeray also snubs Gopinath Munde
February 16th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 16 (IANS) After the Shiv Sena rejected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde's suggestion to form a tripartite front with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, MNS chief Raj ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena chief rejects proposal for alliance with MNS
February 15th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday categorically rejected senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopinath Munde's suggestion to form a tripartite front which includes the Sena's bête noire, ... Read more...
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ULFA executive discusses modalities for peace talks
January 20th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Thursday began its central executive meeting aimed at working out modalities for opening formal peace talks with the government.The meet ... Read more...
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Another ULFA leader released on bail, way paved for talks
January 12th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) The last of the eight top leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Chitraban Hazarika, was released on bail Wednesday, brightening hopes ... Read more...
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BJP aims to attack UPA’s scam record to win in 2014 (Night Lead)
January 9th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) two-day national executive meeting concluded Sunday with a clear message that the party was eyeing power in the 2014 ... Read more...
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Gandhi family behind ‘Hindu atankwad’: Gadkari
January 9th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 9(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has described Swami Aseemanand's alleged disclosures in connection with the Mecca Masjid case as a conspiracy hatched by Congress President Sonia ... Read more...
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BJP focuses on corruption at National Executive meeting in Guwahati
January 8th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 8(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National Executive meeting commenced in Guwahati on Saturday.Nitin Gadkari, the party president, along with senior leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the ... Read more...
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BJP will come to power in Assam: Gadkari
January 8th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said the party would be able to form the next government in Assam by ousting the Congress from power ... Read more...
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‘BJP’s Guwahati meet at buoyant time for party’ (Interview)
January 7th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Guwahati from Saturday "comes at a buoyant political situation" for the party after a ... Read more...
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Congress abusing CBI to implicate RSS leaders, says BJP
January 7th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of abusing the CBI to falsely implicate some leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ... Read more...
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Gadkari in Assam, minus security from state government
January 7th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari arrived here Friday for the party's two-day national executive meeting amid protests from party workers at the Assam government's ... Read more...
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Gadkari’s ‘management acumen’ draws plaudits in survey
January 4th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Guwahati Jan 8-9, party party president Nitin Gadkari stands tall amid the party rank and ... Read more...
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Jubilation as ULFA chairman Rajkhowa walks out of jail (Second Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), may have led a violent insurgency spanning more than three decades in Assam, ... Read more...
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ULFA chairman Rajkhowa released from jail (Lead)
January 1st, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and one of India's most wanted fugitives, was released early Saturday from jail ... Read more...
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NCP withdraws support to BJD in Orissa
December 29th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday decided to withdraw its unconditional support to Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the ... Read more...
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Karunakaran’s condition improves slightly, but critical
December 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) The condition of former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran has improved slightly but he continues to be critical, doctors attending on him said Tuesday.The 92-year-old veteran leader, who ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi not likely to campaign in Bihar
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not likely to campaign in Bihar as he does not figure in the list of campaigners submitted to the Election ... Read more...
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Another JD-U leader calls for snapping ties with BJP
September 18th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Another Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Saturday demanded snapping of ties with alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar, saying it would help the party perform better ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh legislator dies of heart attack
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 22 (IANS) A legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died of a heart attack here Sunday, doctors and party leaders said.
Madan Lal Sahu, 47, who won Sanjari ... Read more...
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Shatrughan favours Modi, Varun campaigning in Bihar
August 21st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha Saturday urged his party's central leadership to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and firebrand youth leader Varun Gandhi for campaigning ... Read more...
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