Denied ticket, Goa Congress legislator slams Sonia
February 11th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 11 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's double-speak on 33 percent reservation for women has been exposed, party leader and Goa's only woman legislator Victoria Fernandes said Saturday, ... Read more...
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Ahead of meet with GJM, Mamata rejects Bengal’s division (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 10 (IANS) Ahead of a meeting with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which has threatened to re-start the Gorkhaland campaign, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday ... Read more...
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‘Poll panel raid on priest creating communal tension’
February 10th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) Even as the Congress has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of inciting communalism in Goa, poll officials here have said that they only ... Read more...
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Kashmir education minister resigns (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed Friday quit after police indicted him for the use of unfair means by his son in the ... Read more...
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Congress MP quizzed in missing nurse case
February 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Congress MP Badri Jakhar Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the case of missing Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, official ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s examgate: education minister indicted? (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) After seven days of inquiry, Jammu and Kashmir Police have reportedly indicted state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed for using "unfair means" to favour his son ... Read more...
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Porngate: Caught minister wanted dress code for women!
February 8th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) In a case of the pot calling the kettle black, C.C. Patil, who quit as Karnataka's women and child development minister Wednesday for viewing porn in ... Read more...
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Independent legislator set to join Trinamool
February 8th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress is set to induct an independent legislator who defeated last year the Trinamool candidate with Congress backing.Hamidul Rehman won from Chopra in ... Read more...
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Bhanwari case: CBI gets notice for quizzing suspect’s mother
February 6th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court Monday issued show-cause notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director and other officials involved in missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's case for ... Read more...
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BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar Sunday issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a ... Read more...
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Andhra ministers dare IAS officers to name corrupt
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A day after IAS officers pointed fingers at them, cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh Sunday hit back at top bureaucrats daring them to name the corrupt ... Read more...
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Nurse case: CBI custody of accused extended till Feb 6 (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 4 (IANS) A court here Saturday remanded two accused arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi to judicial custody for 14 days, while the CBI ... Read more...
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Merkel concludes China visit
February 4th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports.During her trip, Merkel ... Read more...
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Ecuador nominates Lenin for Nobel Prize
February 4th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A namesake of Vladimir Lenin, the late Russian communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh politicians fume as cement prices rise again
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 4 (IANS) Politicians cutting across party lines in one of the country's leading cement producing states, Chhattisgarh, Saturday slammed cement companies for raising prices through cartelisation.Ruling BJP leader ... Read more...
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Congress legislator arrested in Ujjain for morphing picture
February 4th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress legislator Kalpana Parulekar was Friday arrested by officials of CID in Ujjain district for using morphed pictures to show Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta P.P. Naolekar ... Read more...
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Protests against ‘harassment’ of Congress legislator’s mother
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 3 (IANS) Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a rally here Friday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by ... Read more...
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Journalists’ delegation meets Chavan to seek action on attack
February 1st, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) A delegation of journalists Tuesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to discuss the action on attack on a media house last week."We met Chavan and ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes arrested legislator’s mother
January 31st, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday quizzed a Congress legislator's mother and some of his other relatives in the disappearance of Rajasthan government nurse Bhanwari ... Read more...
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Court rejects Yeddyurappa plea to quash corruption cases
January 31st, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka high court Tuesday rejected former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's plea to quash two corruption and illegal land deals cases against him for which ... Read more...
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Thousands vow to fight for corruption-free Meghalaya
January 30th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 30 (IANS) Thousands Monday vowed to fight for a corruption-free Meghalaya at a rally held here.The campaign by Team Ardent, named after Meghalaya legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit, aims ... Read more...
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Hazare village headman withdraws from election race
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 30 (IANS) In an abrupt move, Jaisingh Mapare, the sarpanch (headman) of Anna Hazare's village, Monday withdrew his nomination as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate ... Read more...
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Speed up bail process for veteran AMRI doctor: Gorkha party
January 30th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leadership wants the state government to speed up the bail process of Mani Chhetri - a renowned doctor and one of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh legislator threatens to stop NMDC mining
January 29th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 29 (IANS) A ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Chhattisgarh Sunday threatened to stop the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) from mining iron ore, saying the ... Read more...
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Bhanwari Devi case: CBI quiz three accused together
January 28th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday took Pukhraj Bishnoi, an accused in the government nurse Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, to the Jodhpur Central Jail and ... Read more...
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Three held for desecration of Ambedkar statues in Andhra (Lead, With corrections in paras 10, 11)
January 28th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh Saturday arrested three people for the recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar in East Godavari district as Dalit groups continued protests ... Read more...
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Press Club condemns Times of India attack
January 28th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Condemning the attack on The Times of India building here Saturday, the Press Club, Mumbai, said that the assault was against the entire media fraternity."The attack ... Read more...
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Three held for desecration of Ambedkar statues in Andhra
January 28th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police Saturday arrested three people for recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar in East Godavari district as Dalit groups continued protests in ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks storm Times Of India office (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed into the Times Of India building here and damaged furniture and fittings in the reception areas ... Read more...
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Mass rally for clean politics in Meghalaya
January 28th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) After Team Anna launched its anti-graft campaign across India, Team Ardent - named after Meghalaya legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit - is set to host a ... Read more...
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Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh
January 28th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting ... Read more...
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Voting peaceful in Manipur (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Voting was peaceful Saturday morning across Manipur as people came out to exercise their democratic right despite a string of bomb blasts in the past one ... Read more...
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Bhanwari Devi case: Arrested teacher sent to CBI custody
January 27th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 27 (IANS) A court here Friday remanded a government teacher to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till Jan 30, a day after he was arrested for his ... Read more...
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UP cops told to bring legislator to Delhi court Feb 9
January 27th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A Delhi Court Friday told the Uttar Pradesh Police to present before it legislator Mukhtar Ansari for trial in a criminal case Feb 9.Ansari, along ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa drops two ministers, inducts two
January 27th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) In a reshuffle on Republic Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa dropped two cabinet ministers and inducted two new ministers while reallocating a senior minister's ... Read more...
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