Team Anna ends fast, spells out political alternative (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Anna Hazare and his three team members Friday ended their fast and spelled out a political alternative to provide a "clean and corruption-free" government.Hazare, ... Read more...
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Vokkaligas protest Gowda’s removal in Karnataka
July 9th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Vokkaligas, including lawmakers and cadres across various parties, Monday protested against the move of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to oust D.V.Sadananda ... Read more...
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Shettar to be Karnataka chief minister (Second Lead)
July 7th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday chose Karnataka's Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar to replace Chief Minister D.V. ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis subsides, nine ministers withdraw resignations (Third Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The crisis in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) subsided Monday with nine ministers withdrawing their resignation after an assurance from party to considertheir ... Read more...
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Will gift PM a set of saffron clothes: Uma
May 30th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, May 30 (IANS) Taking pot shots at the prime minister, firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharati Wednesday said if Manmohan Singh quits public life over allegations of corruptions she ... Read more...
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We want corruption-free government: minister
November 24th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The government wants to provide a corruption free administration, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said Thursday."The government is determined ... Read more...
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‘We are united’, reiterates Team Anna; visits Hazare (Lead)
October 30th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 30 (IANS) Putting up a united front, Team Anna Sunday said there were no differences among its core committee members and accused the Congress of ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to introduce right to service act
August 15th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 15 (IANS) Jharkhand will soon introduce a law to ensure that people are provided government services within a stipulated time-frame, Chief Minister Arjun Munda said Monday."We will bring ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi an ‘Amul Baby’, says Achuthanandan
April 11th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 11 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Congress Party and its leaders, Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan has called Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi an 'Amul Baby'.Everyone ... Read more...
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‘Free press more important than free government’
December 28th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 28 (IANS) A free press, which strives to be the voice of the people, is more vital than free government, Press Council of India (PCI) chairman G.N. Roy said Tuesday.According ... Read more...
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Left did not utilise development funds in Kerala: Congress
October 5th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IANS) Ahead of the local bodies poll in Kerala later this month, the Congress Tuesday said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had utilised only Rs.1,784 crore of the ... Read more...
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We have learnt lessons from past: Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren (Interview-Lead)
December 30th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Jharkhand's new Chief Minister Shibu Soren Wednesday promised to provide a corruption-free government in the state, saying he had "learnt lessons from the past"."We have ... Read more...
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Soren promises corruption-free rule in Jharkhand (Interview)
December 30th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Jharkhand's new Chief Minister, Shibu Soren, promised Wednesday to provide a corruption-free government in the state.Soren said in an interview soon after taking office that ... Read more...
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Decision on Soren joining NDA to be taken: Sharad Yadav
December 29th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): JD (U) chief and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said on Tuesday that a decision would be taken later whether the Shibu Soren-led party will become a ... Read more...
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Soren stakes claim to form Jharkhand government (Second Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 26 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren Saturday staked claim to form the government in Jharkhand with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All ... Read more...
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Shibu Soren stakes claim to form Jharkhand government (Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 26 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren Saturday staked claim to form the government in Jharkhand, with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All ... Read more...
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I want to be king, not kingmaker: Shibu Soren
December 24th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) As speculation mounted over who would be the next Jharkhand chief minister, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren clarified Thursday that he wanted to be king, ... Read more...
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Parties promise corruption free government in Jharkhand
November 22nd, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Nov 22 (IANS) Political parties contesting the Jharkhand assembly elections are promising a corruption free government and cheaper food grain to the poor.The manifestoes of major parties read ... Read more...
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Tribals will benefit from Congress government in Jharkhand: Sonia
November 20th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhanbad, Nov 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday asked the people of Jharkhand to vote for her party in the coming assembly elections so that the state could have a ... Read more...
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Punjab offers house, pension to Jallianwala Bagh hero’s son
July 29th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Embarrassed by recent events which forced Taufique Kitchlew, son of freedom fighter Saifudin Kitchlew, to leave Amritsar city for want of adequate accommodation, the Punjab government Wednesday offered ... Read more...
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US octo-mother has TV reality show deal on horizon: Report
April 12th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lost Angeles, April 12 (DPA) Nadya Suleman, the US single mother of 14 children including recently-born octuplets, has four production companies bidding to create a TV reality show out of her day-to-day ... Read more...
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Kalam awarded AMU doctorate, wants urban-rural divide broken
June 18th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, June 18 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), said he hoped there would be no urban-rural divide in ... Read more...
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Cho compares Rajnikanth to Narendra Modi
March 7th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Veteran commentator Cho Ramaswamy has compared Rajnikanth with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying they are "similar" and that southern cinema's superhero will make a good chief minister. ... Read more...
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Pakistanis in US are ’shocked, sad and deeply concerned’ over emergency rule
November 14th, 2007 - 8:24 am ICT by admin
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