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Karunanidhi renews pullout threat over military offensive in Sri Lanka

November 15th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Nov 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has renewed his pullout threat from the UPA Government over the ongoing military offensive in Sri Lanka. He said his party members ...

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Tamil television artists express solidarity with Sri Lankan Tamils

November 9th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- Chennai, Nov 9 (ANI): Television artists of Tamil Nadu observed hunger strike on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamils being allegedly killed by the island ...

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South Indian artiste’’s association observe fast in support of Sri Lankan Tamils

November 1st, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Nov 1 (ANI): The South Indian Artiste''s Association today observed a day-long fast to protest against the ongoing conflict in Tamil dominated area of Sri Lanka. South Indian actors Nepolean, Satyaraj, ...

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Chennai shutdown in protest over Sri Lankan Tamil issue

October 31st, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Oct 31 (ANI): Shops and other business establishments observed a 12-hour shutdown in Chennai today to protest against the ongoing conflict in Tamil dominated area of Sri Lanka. City''s major markets ...

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India to send relief to Tamil people in Sri Lanka

October 27th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, Oct 27 (ANI): India will provide 800 tonnes of relief material to the civilian population in conflict-hit Sri Lanka to areas where Indian origin Tamil population is predominant, this was ...

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No need for Muslims to fear in India, says Mahesh Bhatt

October 26th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Aligarh, Oct 26 (IANS) As terrorism takes centre stage in Indian politics and is being debated on communal lines, filmmaker and social activist Mahesh Bhatt said there is no need for the ...

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Somnath Chatterjee for total ban on defections

Somnath Chatterjee for total ban on defections

September 23rd, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday called for a total ban on political defections and said that judicial scrutiny of decisions taken by presiding officers of legislatures was ...

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Indian Muslims safer, but face discrimination: Shabana Azmi

Indian Muslims safer, but face discrimination: Shabana Azmi

August 16th, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Indian Muslims are in a "safer place" as they have a "stake and space in Indian democracy" as compared to Muslims in other parts of the world, ...

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Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmaker (Obituary)

Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmaker (Obituary)

August 1st, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy and Monobina Gupta New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A hardcore nationalist who was known in his youth as "London Tod Singh" (one who breaks London, the centre of colonial ...

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Manmohan beats the Marxist-Mayawati-Manuvadi trio (Opinion)

Manmohan beats the Marxist-Mayawati-Manuvadi trio (Opinion)

July 23rd, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS -
By Amulya Ganguli It will not be wrong to say that Tuesday's trust vote in parliament marked a watershed in Indian politics. At the international level, it will undoubtedly move India into the ...

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Even Kanshi had not foreseen Mayawati as PM

Even Kanshi had not foreseen Mayawati as PM

July 23rd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sharat Pradhan Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati may have suddenly emerged as a contender for the country's top job but even her guide, philosopher and political mentor ...

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UPA wins trust vote by 275 to 256

UPA wins trust vote by 275 to 256

July 22nd, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi: On a tumultuous day in Indian politics, speeches good and bad, drama over cash bribes for votes, the UPA Government won the vote of confidence in Parliament. In electronic ...

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US watching trust vote with fingers crossed, lips sealed

US watching trust vote with fingers crossed, lips sealed

July 20th, 2008 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, July 20 (IANS) With the fate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government hanging in balance over the India-US civil nuclear deal, the Washington establishment is keeping its fingers crossed ...

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Cussedness, underhand dealings mark countdown to trust vote (Commentary)

Cussedness, underhand dealings mark countdown to trust vote (Commentary)

July 19th, 2008 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS -
By Amulya Ganguli The prelude to the July 22 trust vote in parliament on the nuclear deal on which the fate of the Manmohan Singh government depends has added yet another dark chapter ...

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‘Negative’ Muslim response to n-deal a red herring (Commentary)

‘Negative’ Muslim response to n-deal a red herring (Commentary)

July 5th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS -
By Amulya Ganguli The nuclear deal controversy seems to have brought out some of the worst aspects of Indian politics. As much is evident from the cynical manner in which several parties are ...

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IIFA is a ‘family show’: Shatrughan Sinha

June 6th, 2008 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nothing can stop actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha from voicing his opinion - not even his contemporary Amitabh Bachchan's severe response to the former's comments that International Indian Film ...

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Congress must throw weight behind its regional leaders (Commentary)

June 3rd, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS -
By Gilles Verniers The successive defeats of the Congress in regional elections in the past 12 months show such commonalities that one may wonder if the Grand Old Party has any capacity of ...

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Yeddyurappa credits senior BJP colleagues for victory (Lead)

Yeddyurappa credits senior BJP colleagues for victory (Lead)

June 1st, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who stole the show at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting here Sunday, gave credit to his senior party colleagues for the ...

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Yeddyurappa steals show at BJP conclave

Yeddyurappa steals show at BJP conclave

June 1st, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Basking in the glory after leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to first victory in the south, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday stole the show at ...

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BJP meet focuses on inflation, terrorism, farmers

June 1st, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the first day Sunday of its two-day national exectuvie meeting, focused on the issues of farmers' suicides, rising inflation and growing ...

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Karnataka election :Congress or BJP on National scene.

May 28th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by Nksagar -
The assembly elections are due in four states and general election next years make people believe which party Congress or BJP has its chance to take the hotseat.Both party leaders making its ...

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Congress has no information on film on Sonia

Congress has no information on film on Sonia

May 19th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The ruling Congress party seems to be unaware about filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra's announcement that he has the go-ahead from party chief Sonia Gandhi to roll out his ...

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Nana Patekar to play Lord Krishna in ‘Rajniti’

Nana Patekar to play Lord Krishna in ‘Rajniti’

May 10th, 2008 - 8:52 am ICT by admin -
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Prakash Jha has accumulated a formidable cast of actors for his next directorial venture "Rajniti" that blends contemporary Indian politics with chapters from the "Mahabharata". ...

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BSP will be at centre stage of politics: Mayawati

BSP will be at centre stage of politics: Mayawati

April 16th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin -
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to rise in the centre stage of Indian politics soon, party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said after her ...

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Mayawati emerging as a national powerbroker, says Time

Mayawati emerging as a national powerbroker, says Time

April 9th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by admin -
New York, Apr.9 (ANI): In the week gone by, she has indirectly engaged in a verbal duel with young Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and sarcastically remarked that his meetings with Dalits ...

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CPI-M wants to undo India-US military alliance: Karat

March 29th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin -
By Liz Mathew Coimbatore, March 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is committed to opposing the India-US military alliance and the civil nuclear deal, party general secretary Prakash Karat said Saturday ...

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The ‘living legends’ of Communism missing at Coimbatore

March 28th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin -
By Monobina Gupta New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) At the venue of the 19th congress of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Coimbatore, it will be business as usual - except that ...

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Sonia: A decade as AICC President

March 14th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by Nksagar -
Congress Working Committee (CWC) members met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of Sonia Gandhi making history today by becoming the first Congress President to complete ...

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Sonias completes 10 years as Congress President tomorrow

Sonias completes 10 years as Congress President tomorrow

March 13th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Sonia Gandhi will complete 10 years as Congress President on March 14, becoming the longest serving chief of India's oldest political party. A remarkable feat of ...

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South African university starts centre for Indian studies

March 12th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by admin -
By Fakir Hassen Johannesburg, March 12 (IANS) Spurred by rising business interest in trade and investment across the Indian Ocean, the University of the Witwatersrand here has set up a Centre for Indian ...

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