Congress slams BJP for walkout from 2G JPC (second lead)
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation scam Wednesday walked out from a meeting of ... Read more...
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BJP members walk out of 2G JPC (Lead)
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation scam Wednesday walked out from a meeting of ... Read more...
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I am delighted, says Ansari
August 7th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Re-elected vice president for the second term, Hamid Ansari Tuesday evening said he was delighted with the result and that he will work for the ... Read more...
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Result satisfying, NDA intact: Jaswant Singh
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP leader Jaswant Singh, who lost the vice presidential race to incumbent Hamid Ansari Tuesday, said he was satisfied with the result which showed ... Read more...
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Voting to elect 14th vice president begins(Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Voting to elect the country's 14th vice president began here Tuesday with MPs from both houses of parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's ... Read more...
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AIADMK to support Jaswant Singh
August 6th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday announced her party's support to the candidature of BJP leader Jaswant Singh in the vice ... Read more...
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Ansari has edge over Jaswant Singh in vice presidential poll
August 6th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) As many as 787 members of parliament will vote Tuesday to elect India's 14th vice president. In the poll, UPA nominee and incumbent ... Read more...
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UPA coordination committee to meet in a few days
August 6th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination committee, formed following a stand-off with coalition partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) late last month, is expected to ... Read more...
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Sonia to host lunch for MPs of UPA, outside supporters Monday
August 5th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for MPs of the ruling alliance and supporting parties Monday, a day ahead of the vice ... Read more...
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NDA reviews vice presidential poll strategy
July 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With the Aug 7 vice presidential poll set to be fought between incumbent Hamid Ansari and BJP's Jaswant Singh, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh to file papers for vice president Friday
July 20th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh will Friday file his nomination for the vice presidential election, party sources said.Jaswant Singh, who has unanimously ... Read more...
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Could not leave farmers for vice presidential poll: Sharad Yadav
July 17th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav Tuesday said he did not contest the vice presidential election because he did not want to leave the farmers."They ... Read more...
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Vice president’s poll: Numbers favour Ansari, says UPA
July 16th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Incumbent Hamid Ansari, who is the ruling UPA's nominee for the Aug 7 vice presidential poll, has an edge over his rival Jaswant Singh, ... Read more...
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Vice presidential hopefull Jaswant Singh comes full circle
July 16th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had once expelled Jaswant Singh for his laudatory views on Pakistan's founder, Monday managed to build consensus on him ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh is NDA choice for vice president (Roundup)
July 16th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Divided over the presidential poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA Monday unanimously named BJP veteran leader Jaswant Singh as its vice presidential candidate.Although numbers ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh is NDA’s vice presidential candidate (Second Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Divided over the presidential poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Monday "unanimously" named senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh as its candidate ... Read more...
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JD-U is with Jaswant Singh: Nitish
July 16th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was united on Jaswant Singh's candidature for the vice president's post."The NDA is ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh as NDA’s vice presidential candidate (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Monday named senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh as its candidate for the vice presidential poll, setting ... Read more...
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BJP for vice presidential contest, to seek NDA nod (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it will contest the Aug 7 vice presidential poll but failed to decide its candidate due to ... Read more...
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Hamid Ansari releases Shashi Tharoor’s new book
July 12th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday released a book on India's foreign affairs, "Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century" by ... Read more...
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BJP to discuss vice presidential poll with NDA allies
July 10th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Treading with caution over the vice presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to call a meeting of its National Democratic Alliance ... Read more...
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Maoist shot dead in Odisha
July 9th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) A member of the Maoist People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) group was gunned down by police in Odisha Monday, a day after a ruling Biju ... Read more...
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BJP to decide presidential nominee Thursday
June 20th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to decide its presidential candidate Thursday, party sources said.The sources said Wednesday that party leaders, including Sushma ... Read more...
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Sangma quits NCP, set to take on Pranab (Roundup)
June 20th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shillong, June 20 (IANS) In a dramatic development, former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Wednesday quit the NCP, saying he was hurt by his party's failure to back ... Read more...
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NDA defers decision on presidential polls (Second Lead)
June 17th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) here Sunday failed to decide on its presidential candidate, and said it will meet again. ... Read more...
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Hockey Olympic gold medallists to get cash awards
June 15th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) will be honouring 34 Olympic gold medallists with Rs.two lakh each at a grand felicitation ceremony June 24, coinciding with the departure ... Read more...
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NDA yet to decide on presidential candidate: Sharad Yadav
June 13th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) convenor Sharad Yadav Wednesday said they had "good relations" with Pranab Mukherjee, but remained non-committal on the finance minister's ... Read more...
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Will consult Trinamool on presidential candidate: Mulayam
June 13th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday said he would consult the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on the candidate for the presidential election."I will ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh meets Mulayam Singh Yadav
June 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh Tuesday briefly met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, giving way to speculations over his lobbying ... Read more...
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Former army chief documents life, views in memoir (With Image)
June 10th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Ethics, morality and corruption are issues that are gaining more relevance particularly with regard to conduct of officers in higher ranks, says former army chief ... Read more...
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Courage, war & Allah on bookshelf (IANS Books this Week)
June 9th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) This week, the book case is a mixed narrative of valour, jihad, conspiracy and Allah. Browse with IANS....1.Book: "A Soldier's General: The Autobiography"; Written by ... Read more...
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Bofors storm rocks parliament, opposition seeks fresh probe (Third Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Almost a quarter century after it surfaced, the Bofors payoff scandal created a storm again Thursday, disrupting parliament, as the opposition vociferously demanded a ... Read more...
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Bofors storm rocks parliament, fresh probe demanded (Second Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Almost a quarter century after it surfaced, the Bofors payoff scandal created a storm again Tuesday disrupting parliament, as the opposition vociferously demanded a ... Read more...
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MPs seek government explanation in Bofors issue (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) There was uproar in both houses of parliament with the BJP and other opposition parties demanding an explanation from the government on former Swedish police ... Read more...
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No reunion, but union possible in subcontinent: Pakistani writer (With image)
March 29th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The subcontinent can become a paradise in the region by retaining cultural, social and political identities of countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says former ... Read more...
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