Russia calls for UN monitors to stay in Syria
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has urged the international community to keep the UN monitors in Syria and uphold the Geneva agreements following the resignation of UN and Arab ... Read more...
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Role and power of India’s president
July 25th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
India's president is the titular head of the state, enjoys certain powers and performs a variety of ceremonial functions. A lowdown on the Indian first citizen's roles and powers as ... Read more...
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President’s office should not be sought after: Pranab (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Kick-starting his presidential campaign from Tamil Nadu, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday that the office of president must not be sought ... Read more...
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GoM didn’t discuss poll code: Narayanasamy (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on corruption did not discuss any proposal to take the model code of conduct out of ... Read more...
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GoM didn’t discuss poll code: Narayansamy
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on corruption did not discuss any proposal to take the model code of conduct out of ... Read more...
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Will oppose any move to weaken poll panel: BJP
February 21st, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Charging the Congress with being a party of "serial offenders" of the Election Commission's model code of conduct, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea against SPOs’ disbanding Sep 22
September 9th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear Sep 22 the central government's plea for the recall of its order on the disbanding of Chhattisgarh's special police officers ... Read more...
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Governor not in RTI ambit? Court asks for affidavit
July 18th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Monday asked the Goa governor to state on oath that he, the president of India and speakers of ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI reserves order on Behura’s bail plea (Lead)
May 27th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday reserved till June 3 its order on the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, ... Read more...
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Don’t give up ceremonial role, Dalai Lama urged
May 25th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 24 (IANS) The grand congregation of exiled Tibetans to deliberate on draft constitutional amendments in the Tibetan Charter concluded here Tuesday with the gathering unanimously approving a proposal ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s retirement: Panel to redraft charter
March 29th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 29 (IANS) In another step for smooth transition of political authority from spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to an elected leader, the Tibetan parliament-in-exile has set up a ... Read more...
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Local bodies poll in Kashmir from April 13
March 14th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will have a 16-phase poll, starting April 13, for the over 4,000 panchayats (village councils) in the state, officials said Monday.Polling for ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir not for national pattern in local polls
March 14th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday said it will hold elections to local bodies as per the state's own laws and will not amend the constitution ... Read more...
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P.J. Thomas to file review petition in apex court
March 12th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) P.J. Thomas, who was removed by the Supreme Court as central vigilance commissioner (CVC), will file a review petition against the judgment, his counsel ... Read more...
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Protests continue as Yemen’s President Saleh proposes new constitution
March 10th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
SANAA, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday announced a new political initiative in the First National Conference, which includes the preparation of a new constitution, Yemen's Saba ... Read more...
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Neurosurgeon Indrajit Roy will be new sheriff of Kolkata
December 24th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Eminent neurosurgeon Indrajit Roy will be the new sheriff of Kolkata, West Bengal government sources said here Friday. Roy will take over from the incumbent noted journalist ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka opposition boycotts parliament
September 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 8 (DPA) The main opposition in Sri Lanka Wednesday boycotted parliament, which was due to vote on proposed constitutional amendments that would boost powers of the president.
The United National Party ... Read more...
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FBI-style force for Europe to fight crime
August 29th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) A pan-Europe FBI-style police force with powers to arrest criminals will be operational within a decade, a media report said Sunday.
Ferenc Banfi, the new director of the EU's ... Read more...
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Second round of tri-partite talks on Gorkhaland held
July 24th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) were Saturday asked to file, in two weeks, their observations on the central government's proposal of an ... Read more...
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General Kayani -Extension or CJCSC?
May 31st, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Mir MohammadIslamabad, May 31 (ANI): For some weeks now there have been articles, sponsored undoubtedly, that say that Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Pervez Kayani will in all ... Read more...
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Government, apex court headed for confrontation on Zardari
May 22nd, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) The Pakistani government and the Supreme Court seemed headed for a major confrontation on reopening a graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari and a statute amendment ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s PM hopes a distant dream? (News Analysis)
May 21st, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) That former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is eyeing the prime minister's post is not surprising considering that the sweeping powers he had taken away from the office ... Read more...
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‘Zardari to shed many of his powers’
March 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has agreed to shed many of his powers, including those to dismiss the federal and provincial assemblies, as recommended by a parliamentary ... Read more...
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Extension unlikely for Pakistan Army chief
March 12th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is due to retire in October, is unlikely to get an extension, a close aide of President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Pakistan president’s powers to be partially pared
January 15th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Pakistani president's powers are to be partially slashed by giving the prime minister the prerogative to appoint the three service chiefs, a media report Friday said. ... Read more...
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Journalist Utpal Chatterjee is new Sheriff of Kolkata
January 11th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Eminent journalist Utpal Chatterjee Monday took over as the new Sheriff of Kolkata.
Chatterjee, who was deputy editor of The Times of India for ten years besides being executive ... Read more...
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Benchmark rulings galore in 2009 (To go with The year apex court judges declared their assets)
December 29th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Whether it was Justice Markandey Katju's obey-your-wife remark or Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan's polluters-must-pay ruling, the Supreme Court continued to hog the limelight in 2009. ... Read more...
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Cuba ready for `respectful’ dialogue with US
December 9th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 9 (EFE) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has said his government was ready for a "respectful" dialogue with the US and noted that there was "less tension" and "less ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks to ascertain its legislative and executive powers
November 11th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday decided to examine and ascertain the scope, ambit and extent of its legislative and executive powers through a five-judge constitutional bench.
A two-judge bench ... Read more...
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‘Zardari’s only options: to quit or have reduced powers’
October 29th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) With terror attacks occurring with frightening regularity in Pakistan, beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari seems to have just two options: give up his executive powers and occupy ... Read more...
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SNL takes a dig at Obama’s accomplishments
October 7th, 2009 - 1:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘Saturday Night Live’ took a grave view of Obama’s accomplishments since assuming office in a sarcastic manner in a skit. It took a dig at the ... Read more...
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Held Kashmir PM Yaqoob Khan manages to hold ‘disgruntled’ allies together
August 26th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.26 (ANI): With the ten-point charter of demands forwarded by the Jammu Kashmir Muslim League being accepted by the Pakistan held Kashmir government, Prime Minister Sardar Yaqoob Khan seems to have ... Read more...
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Infosys not to have co-chairman, post-Nilekani
July 10th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) IT bellwether Infosys Technologies will not have a co-chairman after Nandan M. Nilekani resigned from the post, a top official of the IT bellwether said Friday.
"There will be ... Read more...
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Hindraf supporters hold protests to save Penang village
July 1st, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
George Town (Malaysia), July 1 (ANI): A group of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters gathered at Komtar, demanding that the Penang Government use its "executive powers" to save Kampung Buah ... Read more...
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Madhav Kumar sworn-in as Nepal Prime Minister
May 25th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, May 25 (ANI): Newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal took oath of office and secrecy on Monday.President Dr Ram Baran Yadav administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ... Read more...
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