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Government will not tolerate attacks on minorities: PM

Government will not tolerate attacks on minorities: PM

November 25th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Aizawl, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated Tuesday his government would not tolerate attacks on religious and other minorities and do every thing possible to ensure that perpetrators of ...

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Terrorism result of Congress misrule: BJP

November 20th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party president M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said "terrorism and separatism were the twin products of Congress misrule." He told reporters here that this attitude ...

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Goa BJP leader warns against temple desecrations

Goa BJP leader warns against temple desecrations

November 17th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 17 (IANS) With less than 10 days to go for the assembly by-election to the lone seat in Pale, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Goa Manohar Parrikar Monday warned ...

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Karunanidhi has asked police to arrest me: Jayalalitha

October 26th, 2008 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Oct 26 (IANS) Leader of the opposition and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary J. Jayalalitha Sunday evening alleged that Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has asked the police officials ...

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Chhattisgarh parties complain to Election Commission against BJP

Chhattisgarh parties complain to Election Commission against BJP

October 25th, 2008 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 24 (IANS) The Congress and several smaller political parties in Chhattisgarh complained to the chief election commissioner (CEC) Friday that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misusing government machinery ...

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Anti-mining protests in south Goa

October 13th, 2008 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) A fresh mining lease in the south Goan region of Quepem has led to a resurgence in anti-mining protests, even as police arrested seven people after villagers and ...

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No urgent hearing to plea for massive relief to flood-hit Bihar

September 2nd, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea seeking massive relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit Bihar.Hearing a public interest lawsuit, ...

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Anupam Kher impresses Narendra Modi with ‘A Wednesday’

August 27th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher held a special screening of his forthcoming film "A Wednesday" for Narendra Modi. And the Gujarat chief minister seemed impressed with the movie based ...

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Landslides hit transportation of apple crop in Himachal Pradesh

August 18th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) Apple growers, particularly in the Shimla district, are up in arms against the Himachal Pradesh government for its failure to clear landslides on various highways during the past ...

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After years of frenzied activity, calm in Beijing before D-day

August 6th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS -
(Attn Sports Editors: V. Krishnaswamy will cover the Olympic Games for IANS. Following is the first of his dispatches) By V. Krishnaswamy Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) It has taken the Chinese seven long years ...

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Himachal Pradesh unprepared to handle disasters

August 4th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS -
By Vishal Gulati Naina Devi (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 4 (IANS) The stampede at the hilltop shrine that killed at least 145 people has made it clear once more that the authorities in Himachal ...

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Mayawati misused government machinery: Samajwadi Party

Mayawati misused government machinery: Samajwadi Party

July 23rd, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, July 23(IANS) Leader of opposition in the state assembly Ahmad Hassan, who is from the Samajwadi Party, Wednesday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing government machinery in her attempt ...

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Farmers call for a shutdown after police firing in Armoor

June 17th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Armoor (Andhra Pradesh), June 17 (ANI): Farmers of Armoor town in Andhra Pradesh called a shut down today against the police firing and disrupted normal life. Police in the area had opened ...

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PML-N hijacks lawyers movement to gain political mileage ahead of by-polls

PML-N hijacks lawyers movement to gain political mileage ahead of by-polls

June 13th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore , June 13 (ANI): Political analysts in Lahore believe that former premier Nawaz Sharifs party the PML-N has hijacked the ongoing lawyers movement demanding judges restoration, ahead of by-elections for ...

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Tailban warns Pak not consider it weak, to abide by peace pact

June 9th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, June 9 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is learnt to have distributed pamphlets among the journalists in the Hangu town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), asserting that the Pakistan ...

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Kerala government hands over golf club back to members

June 3rd, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) A day after taking possession of the century-old Trivandrum Golf Club, the state government Tuesday handed it back after the members obtained an order from the Kerala High ...

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Musharraf contacting likeminded politicians to escape impeachment

Musharraf contacting likeminded politicians to escape impeachment

June 3rd, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , June 3 (ANI): Amid rumours that the PPP-led federal government in Islamabad was planning to remove President Pervez Musharraf though impeachment, the Presidency has hastened its efforts to establish ...

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Court raps Kerala government for Golf Club take-over

June 2nd, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) The Kerala government Monday suffered a setback when the Kerala High Court asked it to return the possession of the Trivandrum Golf Club to the club members Tuesday. ...

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Nirmala Deshpande - a gutsy Gandhian (Obituary)

Nirmala Deshpande - a gutsy Gandhian (Obituary)

May 1st, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by admin -
By Monobina Gupta New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The last time Nirmala Deshpande was in the eye of a media buzz was when her name did the rounds for the highest post of ...

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Meningitis crisis grips Meghalaya

April 21st, 2008 - 11:14 am ICT by admin -
By Sanjoy Hazarika Shillong, April 21 (IANS) A burst of a deadly strain of meningitis has swept the hills of Meghalaya, infecting hundreds, and officials say they are "keeping their fingers crossed" because ...

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Gujarat cricket boss faces dissidence

March 29th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin -
Ahmedabad, March 29 (IANS) Even as Sardar Patel stadium in Motera is decked up to host the second Test between India and South Africa starting Tuesday, there seem to be disquieting developments ...

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Central Secretariat staff to learn HR techniques

March 25th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Central Secretariat staff will, for the first time, get a peek into management techniques and the latest developments in human resource development, hoping these new concepts ...

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Indian government’s wage bill to zoom by Rs.79 bn

Indian government’s wage bill to zoom by Rs.79 bn

March 24th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India's central government may have to provide for an additional Rs.79.75 billion ($2 billion) towards wages and bear a one-time burden of Rs.180 billion if it accepts ...

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Mega celebration on Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary

Mega celebration on Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary

March 12th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin -
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Exactly two months after high profile birthday celebrations of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the state is now preparing for a bigger bash this Saturday to mark the ...

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Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme a big hit in Manipur

March 10th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin -
By L C K Singh Moreh, Mar 10 (ANI): The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is making a good impact in several villages of Manipur. In Moreh block comprising 95 villages, people ...

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Pakistan polls free and fair, but officials were biased: observers

Pakistan polls free and fair, but officials were biased: observers

February 20th, 2008 - 10:56 pm ICT by admin -
By Devirupa Mitra Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistan's general elections Monday were relatively free and fair, but the government machinery was significantly tilted towards the erstwhile ruling party in the run-up to the ...

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PML-N for consensus interim govt before Feb 18 polls

PML-N for consensus interim govt before Feb 18 polls

February 12th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Demanding resignation of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said that a consensus government should be formed to hold free polls on February 18. After ...

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Election results unacceptable if PPP, PML-N are not first and second: Benazir

Election results unacceptable if PPP, PML-N are not first and second: Benazir

December 24th, 2007 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, Dec 24 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that if the PPP did not emerge the winner and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz the runner-up in the general elections, the ...

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PPP criticises EC for inaction on violation of election rules

December 8th, 2007 - 9:04 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Dec 8 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has criticised the Election Commission (EC) for its inaction on the partys complaints regarding violation of election rules across the country. "So far, we ...

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Four children killed in Tamil Nadu wall collapse

November 14th, 2007 - 3:02 am ICT by admin -

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