Congress leaders tell Mukherjee he will be missed (Third Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Congress Monday bid farewell to its presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee with glowing praise from leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president ... Read more...
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Rahul, Bilawal have much to share
April 7th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, two scions whose respective pasts have uncanny similarities, are expected to talk at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's lunch ... Read more...
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Rs.7.25 crore spent on Rajiv, Indira ads
December 19th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government Monday told parliament that it had spent Rs.4.79 crore and Rs.2.46 crore, respectively, on print media advertisements on the occasion of birth anniversaries ... Read more...
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Rahul becomes part of Congress trinity at Buniyaad (Youth Congress convention sidelights)
November 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) With Rahul Gandhi's portrait finding prominent place alongside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the backdrop at the Youth ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh weakest PM: Advani
October 17th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday once again trained his guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, terming him the "weakest" prime minister ... Read more...
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Pakistan launches website to promote history
August 15th, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IANS) The Pakistani government has launched a website on its 65th Independence Day Sunday to promote the country's political and cultural history.Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq ... Read more...
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Not offended for not being invited to wedding: Blair
April 29th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) Former prime minister Tony Blair has said that he was not offended at not being invited to Friday's wedding of Prince William with Kate Middleton.He ... Read more...
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Nepal devotees await Sathya Sai Baba’s reincarnation
April 25th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 25 (IANS) As thousands in Nepal began mourning the passing away of Indian spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba and Nepali Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal issued an official ... Read more...
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Indian peace delegation meets Sindh Chief Minister in Karachi
March 19th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 19(ANI): A 15-member Indian peace delegation of intellectuals, writers, parliamentarians, educationists and social activists led by veteran journalist Kuldip Nayyar has met Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah ... Read more...
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India-Japan global partnership to give new direction to way world looks today: Upadhyay
February 18th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Feb 18 (ANI): The upcoming India-Japan Global Partnership Summit 2011, which marks ten years of the announcement of the partnership, will initiate a new framework of working together between the ... Read more...
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Pakistan-Multiple Crises (Part I)
January 6th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Vikram SoodNew Delhi, Jan.6 (ANI): Two to three years has been the average life span of elected governments in Pakistan ever since Z A Bhutto was PM from 1973 to ... Read more...
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Congress book mentions Pakistan wars, silent on China
January 2nd, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress has highlighted the role of former prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi in the India-Pakistan conflicts in its book marking 125 years ... Read more...
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Congress condoles death of former Kerala CM Karunakaran
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Congress Party leaders condoled the death of veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, who passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday."I felt rally bad ... Read more...
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Kiran Kumar Reddy is 16th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (Second Lead)
November 25th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) N. Kiran Kumar Reddy took oath Thursday as the 16th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, a day after K. Rosaiah resigned to terminate his 14-month government that ... Read more...
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Kiran Kumar Reddy, a former Ranji cricketer
November 25th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, who will take over as the 16th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Thursday, was once a cricketer and played for Hyderabad in the Ranji ... Read more...
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Lalu Yadav condemns Sudarshan’s anti-Sonia Gandhi remarks
November 13th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 13 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday condemned the insulting remarks made by former Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief ... Read more...
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First Asian transgender activist invited to US programme
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) City-based Kalki Subramanian has become the first Asian transgender activist to be invited to take part in the International Visitors' Leadership Programme (IVLP) to be held in ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi wants Congress in West Bengal strengthened
September 15th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 15 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked party activists to strengthen the party in West Bengal for an all-out fight against the CPI-M in the next ... Read more...
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Becoming PM not the only job: Rahul Gandhi
September 14th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
Shantiniketan, Sep 14 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said becoming the Prime Minister of the country is not the only job in the world, adding that there are ... Read more...
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No differences between Sonia Gandhi, PM: Congress
September 10th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Congress Friday dismissed speculation over differences between party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on issues of environment protection and development.
"The prime ... Read more...
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Brown aiming to pocket 64,000 pounds per public speaking engagement
August 19th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19(ANI): Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reportedly aiming to secure bookings worth 64,000 pounds for speaking engagements in the Middle East and Asia.Anyone wishing to hire ... Read more...
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Australia’s Rudd appointed to UN panel
August 10th, 2010 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 10 (DPA) Australia's Kevin Rudd will serve with other former national leaders on a United Nations panel on global sustainability, the UN said in a statement Tuesday.
UN Secretary-General Ban ... Read more...
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Extension to Gen. Kayani controversial: ex-Army chief Baig
July 28th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, July 28 (ANI): By giving an extension to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, democracy in the country has taken a hit and would not get the protection it ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit to get Tilak award
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be honoured with the 28th Lokmanya Tilak award in Pune Aug 1 - the 89th death anniversary of the freedom fighter.
The ... Read more...
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PPP strong enough to foil conspiracies, says Gilani
July 12th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 12(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is strong enough to foil all conspiracies."The PPP has come to power through ... Read more...
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West Nepal shut down by group seeking Hindu state
March 22nd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 22 (IANS) Violence erupted in western Nepal Monday as a Hindu group clamped a shutdown demanding the restoration of a Hindu state ahead of the promulgation of a new constitution ... Read more...
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Japanese dancer takes Indian dances to the world (Feature)
March 5th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) She decided to learn Odissi as soon as she saw legendary dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra on video in Tokyo. Masako Ono came to India in 1996 and ... Read more...
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450 government schemes named after three people: Advani
March 3rd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) What is in a name, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani asked Wednesday, taking objection to government schemes and institutions being named after members ... Read more...
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A coffee table book in aid of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s descendants
January 4th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Sultana Begum, the great granddaughter of the last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, has found an unusual saviour - a coffee table book on ... Read more...
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Home ministry seeks report on Nepali woman’s ‘abduction’
January 1st, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The home ministry Friday sought a report from the Maharashtra government following reports that Neetu Singh, a Nepali citizen and a final-year student at Pune's Film ... Read more...
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Friends, women see conspiracy behind deportation of Nepalese student
December 31st, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Dec 31 (ANI):Indian women's groups and colleagues of Neetu Singh, a Nepali citizen and final-year editing student at the Film and Television Institute of India, today alleged that she was deported ... Read more...
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BJP trashes Liberhan report, Congress counters (Roundup)
December 9th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in the Rajya Sabha over the Liberhan Commission report Wednesday, with the opposition calling it a "national ... Read more...
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Advani gets a pat from Liberhan
November 25th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Despite holding him guilty for the Babri mosque demolition, Justice M.S. Liberhan has praised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for cooperating with the commission.
"Persons ... Read more...
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SGPC requests Zardari to cancel controversial gurdwara land deal
October 8th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, oct. 8 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has requested Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to intervene and undo the illegal sale of land attached to Sikh shrines in Pakistan.In ... Read more...
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Britain spends Rs.20 lakh a day on protecting exiled Musharraf
September 11th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) The British government is spending around 25,000 pounds (over Rs.20 lakh) a day to protect former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who has made London his new home, ... Read more...
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