Russia mulls ban on US child adoption
February 12th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS) Moscow may suspend adoption of Russian children by US citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents."The adoption procedures for the US ... Read more...
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Russian lower house passes paedophile castration bill
February 8th, 2012 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A bill toughening penalties for paedophiles, including life sentences and chemical castration, has been passed by Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma.Under the ... Read more...
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‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
January 27th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday."In fact, ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliament passes resolution supporting Gilani (Night Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan's National Assembly Monday evening passed a resolution supporting democracy in the country, which gave a breather to beleagured Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani against ... Read more...
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Ready to give up presidency: Zardari
January 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he is ready to give up his post if his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and coalition partners so ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill is well thought out: Amartya Sen (Lead, superseding earlier story)
January 3rd, 2012 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Amid fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lokayukta by different political parties, Nobel laureate, economist ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill not well thought out: Amartya Sen
January 3rd, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lakayuka by different political parties, Nobel laureate, economist ... Read more...
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Putin says Russia in stability, wishes all success in 2012
December 31st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday said that Russia "is an island of stability" amid the global financial turmoil and wished all a successful new year."Indeed, ... Read more...
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No chance of early elections in Pakistan: Gilani
December 31st, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has dismissed any chance of early polls and said the general elections would be held after the country's parliament ... Read more...
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Government had no intention to pass Lokpal bill: Team Anna (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the government of having no intention to pass the Lokpal bill, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said all the disturbances in the ... Read more...
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Government had no intention to pass Lokpal bill: Kejriwal
December 30th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the government with having no intention to pass the Lokpal bill, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said all the disturbances in the Rajya ... Read more...
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Political games cloud Lokpal bill’s fate (Intro Evening Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The fate of the long-discussed Lokpal bill, passed in the Lok Sabha two days ago, appeared uncertain Thursday evening with the government trying desperately ... Read more...
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Pranab in talks with Trinamool: Narayanasamy
December 29th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was in talks with Congress ally Trinamool Congress, his colleague V. Narayanasamy said Thursday as the ruling party tried hard ... Read more...
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Why president’s assent was needed for Lokpal bill
December 28th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil's assent was needed for tabling the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha in accordance with a constitutional procedure.The Lokpal bill needed ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha likely later Wednesday: Bansal (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after the Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal Bill, the government Wednesday expressed confidence about bringing the legislation before the Rajya Sabha later ... Read more...
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20 killed in Afghan suicide attack
December 25th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 20 people, including a parliamentarian, were killed and over 50 injured in a suicide blast during a funeral in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province Sunday, ... Read more...
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Government banks on BJP’s support on Lokpal bill
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The government's hope of passing the contentious Lokpal bill in parliament next week rests mainly on the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party and ... Read more...
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Myanmar seeks collaboration with Indian business houses
December 20th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A 34-member parliamentary delegation from Myanmar Tuesday sought co-operation from Indian business houses for strengthening various sectors of their country's economy.The delegation, led by Thura ... Read more...
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Spain’s PM-elect vows to slash deficit, boost pensions
December 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 20 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy Monday unveiled the general policies of his government, including reducing the public deficit by 16.5 billion euros ($21.4 billion) in 2012 ... Read more...
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Parliament okays LIC amendment bill
December 14th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday passed the Life Insurance Corporation (Amendment) Bill that seeks to increase the company's paid-up capital to Rs.100 crore from the existing Rs.5 crore ... Read more...
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No policy paralysis, Indian economy will bounce back, says Pranab
December 13th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Blaming the weakness in the global economy for the recent slowdown in India's industrial output and economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday ... Read more...
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Indian economy in a difficult situation: Pranab
December 7th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India's economy is in a "difficult situation" because of slowing growth, stubborn inflation and a widening fiscal deficit, ... Read more...
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Vote fraud charges require examination: Medvedev
December 7th, 2011 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Complaints of irregularities in Russia's parliamentary elections need to be investigated but videos purporting to show fraud were not incontestable proof of cheating, President Dmitry ... Read more...
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Putin’s party keeps majority in Duma
December 5th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has won 238 of 450 seats in elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, ... Read more...
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Putin’s party fails to acquire Duma majority: exit polls
December 5th, 2011 - 5:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS) As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party failed Sunday to win a majority in legislative elections as per exit polls, he said the vote ... Read more...
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Trinamool retains Kolkata South with massive margin
December 4th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Sunday retained its stronghold Kolkata South Lok Sabha seat, long-identified with party chief Mamata Banerjee, with its candidate Subrata Bakshi trouncing his ... Read more...
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Russians ignore parliament poll campaign: Survey
November 30th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Less than half of Russians -- about 47 percent -- are paying attention to the campaign ahead of the Dec 4 parliamentary elections, an opinion ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister joins Imran’s party
November 28th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister who was dropped from the cabinet and refused to take another portfolio, has joined cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan ... Read more...
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Use power to ensure debate, Aiyar urges presiding officers
November 28th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar Monday urged presiding officers of the two house of parliament to use their "vast powers" to prevent repeated ... Read more...
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Italy’s new Cabinet wins confidence vote
November 19th, 2011 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's Cabinet won a second confidence vote in parliament Friday to secure its right to tackle the country's deepening financial crisis.Lawmakwers ... Read more...
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Italy’s new government wins confidence vote
November 18th, 2011 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS) Italy's newly appointed Prime Minister Mario Monti and his government won the confidence vote in the upper house of parliament here Thursday.The Senate backed the new ... Read more...
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Berlusconi hopes to return to government
November 13th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A day after he resigned as the country's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi Sunday said he plans to return to the Italian government."I share your views ... Read more...
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Italy approves economy stabilisation law
November 13th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 12 (IANS) Italian lawmakers Saturday gave their approval to austerity measures demanded by the European Union (EU), paving the way for the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio ... Read more...
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Berlusconi wins vote but loses majority, asked to quit
November 9th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 8 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his majority in the lower house of parliament in a crucial vote on a financial bill on Tuesday.Berlusconi received less ... Read more...
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Pakistani women helping build nation, says Gilani
October 29th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistani women were being politically and economically empowered and were playing an active role in building the nation, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here ... Read more...
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