PM brushes aside resignation demand
August 31st, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday brushed aside the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for his resignation over grant of coal mining ... Read more...
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Mulayam day-dreaming of becoming PM: Beni Prasad
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Monday attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's "prime ministerial ambitions", saying it would never happen.Speaking on the sidelines ... Read more...
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Work culture has vastly improved in Bengal: Mamata
July 26th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Claiming that her Trinamool Congress-led government has fulfilled 99 percent of the promises made in its election manifesto, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday ... Read more...
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Mamata assures shelter for Assam refugees
July 26th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Calling the situation in violence-raved areas of Assam "shocking", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday pledged that the displaced people fleeing to her state ... Read more...
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NCP to stay in UPA but attend no function, skips PM’s dinner (Roundup)
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) standoff continued Monday with the latter saying it will continue to be an "integral part" of the UPA but ... Read more...
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NCP to stay with UPA, but skip functions: Praful Patel (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said it continues to be an integral part of the Congress-led UPA but will not participate in any ... Read more...
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Congress downplays rift with NCP
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Congress Monday downplayed the rift with ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), saying such situations do arise in an alliance but can be solved through ... Read more...
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NCP to remain in UPA, but to skip functions: Praful Patel
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said it continues to be an integral part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) but will not participate in ... Read more...
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‘I am fine, don’t worry,’ Menon tells wife
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chintalnar (Chhattisgarh), May 3 (IANS) Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was released by Maoists Thursday after 12 days of captivity, had to wait one more day to be ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Fourth Lead, With Image)
April 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said. The collector's ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Third Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.Alex Paul Menon, ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Second Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.Alex Paul Menon, 32, ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) The Maoists Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh, police said.Alex Paul Menon, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2006 batch, was abducted by ... Read more...
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UPA’s success owes much to Pranab’s trouble-shooting skills: PM
December 21st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Lavishing praise on Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for his "exemplary public service", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday underlined that the success of the ... Read more...
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Goa’s freedom fighters disillusioned, to boycott liberation’s 50th anniversary
December 16th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
(ATTN NEWS EDITORS: This is the second in a series of stories on the 50th anniversary of Goa's liberation Dec 19. This story is about the disillusionment of those who fought ... Read more...
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Freedom fighters to skip Goa liberation celebrations
December 8th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 8 (IANS) Freedom fighters who battled the Portuguese before the colonial rulers were eventually chased out of Goa by the Indian Army plan to boycott the high-profile ... Read more...
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Can sacrifice our lives, but won’t part with Darjeeling: Mamata Roundup)
October 12th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 11 (IANS) Asserting that the West Bengal government will not give in to the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced wide-ranging ... Read more...
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Mock hijack drill in Goa ahead of Chidambaram’s visit
August 12th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaij, Aug 12 (IANS) Three days before union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is scheduled to land at Goa's Dabolim naval airbase, authorities here conducted an intensive mock hijack drill ... Read more...
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Agreement doesn’t means division of Bengal: Mamata
July 18th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Sukna (West Bengal) July 18 (IANS) The Darjeeling tripartite accord would not lead to any division of the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday, accusing the ... Read more...
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Kenny Britt arrested again
June 10th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hoboken, June 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the second time in three months, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt has been arrested. The footballer was arrested on Thursday for resisting arrest and tampering ... Read more...
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Two-day mourning in Karnataka for Sai Baba
April 24th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Karnataka has declared two days of mourning on Monday and Tuesday as a mark of respect to spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba, who died Sunday morning ... Read more...
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BJP believes in confrontations on communal lines: Digvijay Singh
January 27th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its recent flag-hoisting rally said the party believes in confrontations on communal ... Read more...
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For childrens’ safety, don’t hype schools reopening: Omar
September 27th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 27 (IANS) As schools reopened in the Kashmir Valley Monday after a gap of over three months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah advised the media not to "hype" the event ... Read more...
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West Point Academy Cadets Addressed By President Barack Obama
May 23rd, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, May 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The graduation ceremony held at the West Point Academy or United States Military Academy on Saturday turned out to be a grand affair for ... Read more...
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I would like younger sporting icons as Games ambassador: Kalmadi (Lead)
March 30th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Veturi Srivatsa
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi Tuesday said he would prefer younger sporting icons as brand ambassadors amid demands that Bollywood megastar ... Read more...
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President Obama kicks off forum to modernize government
January 15th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Obama met with numerous CEOs at a White House Forum Thursday to discuss a platform to modernize the U.S. Government.President Obama organized the forum to hear ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Tamil Nadu minister for distributing gifts
April 30th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday censured Tamil Nadu's Transport Minister K.N. Nehru for allegedly distributing free gifts like bicycles, saris and rice to prospective voters.
The poll panel said ... Read more...
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China to prepare draft action plan on human rights
November 4th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 4 (Xinhua) China will draft its first national action plan to protect human rights in the country, the government said Tuesday.The action plan would cover aspects such as improving government ... Read more...
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Mugabe to form government on his own: Report
August 27th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Aug 27 (DPA) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is about to form a new government on his own, effectively breaking off talks with his pro-democracy opponents, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), ... Read more...
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Pak ruling coalition to make Musharraf non-functional president
August 9th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , August 9 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may soon become unwelcome in any government function.According to The News, Pakistan People''s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leaders ... Read more...
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Media boycotts Badal after police clash with women
March 27th, 2008 - 11:35 pm ICT by admin
Bathinda (Punjab), March 27 (IANS) Upset over lack of action against police officials who allegedly misbehaved with women workers and later also manhandled media persons at a government function, local reporters boycotted ... Read more...
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Congress strike hits life in Chhattisgarh
March 8th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Raipur, March 8 (IANS) A daylong strike in Chhattisgarh Saturday called by the opposition Congress party to protest allegedly derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi hit ... Read more...
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Congress strike in Chhattisgarh hits normal life
March 8th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 8 (IANS) A daylong strike called Saturday by the opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh to protest alleged derogatory remarks against party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saw schools ... Read more...
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Uproar in Chhattisgarh assembly over anti-Sonia remarks
March 4th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 4 (IANS) Chaos prevailed in the Chhattisgarh assembly Tuesday and it was adjourned for the day over alleged derogatory remarks a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian made against Prime ... Read more...
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