Russia needs fresh blood, says Hiddink
July 13th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Russia coach Guus Hiddink believes the time has come for some of the national team's big names to step aside in favour of ... Read more...
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Spain names basketball squad for London Olympics
June 20th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 20 (IANS) Euro champions Spain have announced their 12-member men's basketball squad for the London Olympics, where they will attempt to better their silver winning performance four years ... Read more...
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I am not on trial, system is: Trivedi
March 16th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi was a surprise speaker at the India Today Conclave which opened here Friday.Trivedi has been in the eye of the ... Read more...
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Akhilesh Yadav becomes UP’s youngest chief minister (Third Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Nine days after his Samajwadi Party (SP) won a thumping majority in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav was Thursday sworn in as the 33rd chief minister ... Read more...
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Russia can be world champions in 2018: Platini
January 21st, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's national football team has what it takes to win its home World Cup in 2018, UEFA president Michel Platini has said.The world's most prestigious ... Read more...
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Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh is new army vice chief
November 1st, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Shri Krishna Singh, the Indian Army's second senior-most officer, Tuesday took over as the new vice chief, heralding a generational change in the ... Read more...
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FM to TV, cricket marks another generational change in phones
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) If the previous edition of World Cup Cricket marked a shift in the way many in this nation kept track of matches, shifting from transistors ... Read more...
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Congress must take steps to close its fault lines (Part-II)
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
By B. I. SainiThe objective of the opposition no doubt is to create a situation like the one that prevailed in the late 1980s following the anti-Bofors gun deal campaign ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak peace process to restart, what’s in store for Kashmir?
February 22nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 22 (ANI): Since India and Pakistan have agreed to resume peace talks, Kashmir's peacemakers are legitimately asking: what next?'The peace approach comes at a time when a subtle ... Read more...
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Promotion for Sushma, Munde in opposition ranks
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Monday occupied the seat earmarked for leader of opposition in the front row in the Lok Sabha, reflecting the ... Read more...
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Scepticism about Gadkari melted away at Indore: Advani
February 22nd, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The "initial scepticism" about Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari melted away at the national executive and national council meeting in Indore last week, ... Read more...
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Gadkari to unveil his vision for BJP at Indore
February 16th, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Having outlined the broad contours of his political thinking, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari is expected to unveil his vision ... Read more...
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Gadkari may be chief but Advani era continues in BJP (News Analysis)
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Anand
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of ... Read more...
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Gadkari receives warm welcome at Nagpur
December 20th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Dec 20 (ANI): Newly nominated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari received a warm welcome from the party workers and well wishers in his home town Nagpur on Sunday.Gadkari ... Read more...
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BJP leadership change its internal matter: Congress
December 19th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Congress Saturday described the change of guard in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an internal matter of the party, while the Left said it ... Read more...
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Gadkari is new BJP president
December 19th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari Saturday took over as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), succeeding Rajnath Singh.
Gadkari, chief of the BJP's Maharashtra unit, was warmly embraced ... Read more...
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Nitin Gadkari to take over as BJP president
December 19th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit chief, is to arrive in the capital Saturday to formally take over charge from incumbent party president ... Read more...
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Advani era over, hands reins to Sushma Swaraj (Second Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) An era came to an end in Indian politics when veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday paved way for the elevation of Sushma ... Read more...
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Advani hands over reins to Sushma Swaraj (Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday handed over the baton of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to Sushma Swaraj and assumed ... Read more...
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Advani to pass on baton to become BJP’s mentor
December 18th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Heralding a generational change in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), veteran leader L.K. Advani is set to relinquish his post as the leader of opposition ... Read more...
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Key changes in offing in BJP parliamentary party
December 18th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Ushering in a generational change in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior party leader L.K. Advani is likely to resign as Leader of Opposition at the ... Read more...
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Advani to play major role in reorganising BJP
August 31st, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, under attack from some of his colleagues, will play a key role as he passes the baton to a ... Read more...
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Sam Pitroda calls for ICT’s application for development
August 26th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 26 (ANI): Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda has called for the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in the field of education, health, environment and agriculture in order ... Read more...
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BJP admits need to clearly articulate ideology (Roundup)
August 21st, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) A three-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meet that began on a stormy note with the expulsion of veteran leader Jaswant Singh concluded Friday, with the party admitting ... Read more...
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Hasina sidelines party veterans, inducts six new ministers
July 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina Friday removed four "reformists" from the party's presidium and inducted six new ministers in the government as part ... Read more...
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Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells students (Lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) These were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday ... Read more...
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President speech ‘bundle of promises’: BJP
June 4th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday described President Pratibha Patil's address to the parliament unveiling the Congress-led government's agenda as a "bundle of promises".
"Hope the manifesto ... Read more...
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Advani puts younger leaders in key parliament posts (Lead)
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday went for a generational change as party leader L.K. Advani named 57-year-old Sushma Swaraj as his deputy in the Lok ... Read more...
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Chastened Mulayam hands over state baton to his son (Lead)
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Chastened by the disappointing showing in the elections, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday handed over the Uttar Pradesh baton to his Australia-educated son Akhilesh ... Read more...
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Ponting admits 2008-09 playing season has been his toughest
February 15th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.15 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that the Australian cricket summer has been the most challenging seasons of his career.
In his most revealing interview of the summer, ... Read more...
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Tata Motors plans new Indigo model, crossover car (Lead)
August 25th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After launching the next generation Indica Saturday, christened the Indica Vista, auto major Tata Motors is now planning to tread the same path with its Indigo, a ... Read more...
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Pitroda advocates urgent education reforms
August 11th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A groundswell was needed to bring about large-scale reforms in the education system, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) chairman Sam Pitroda said here Monday. Describing the Indian education ... Read more...
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